Spoken August 16
Janmāṣṭamī
Devotees: govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. Prabhupāda: " cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa- lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [Bs. 5.29]Janārdana:Prabhupāda:Gaurasundara:[I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.]Prabhupāda:Gaurasundara:Prabhupāda:Gaurasundara:Mukunda:Prabhupāda…
SB 1.2.13
[no audio] Prabhupāda: " ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam []" So ataḥ, therefore, in the previous verse it was decided who is qualified to see God. God is there within yourself. He is not far away. Not that you have to go many miles away to see God.
Bg 2.10 Lecture
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] " tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasann iva bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye viṣīdantam idaṁ vacaḥPrabhupāda:Revatinandana:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:
Evening Darśana on night of arrival
Prabhupāda: ...not Paris. Paris we have got rented. What is the...? Devotee: It’s a hundred miles away from Paris. Prabhupāda: It is a big name. What...? Hari-śauri: Lucay de La Male. Prabhupāda: It is interior, near Orleans. So we have got very nice, beautiful palace. We have installed Gaura-Nitāi and Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma.Mr. Badruka:Prabhupāda:Mahāṁśa:Mr. Badruka:Prabhupāda:Mahāṁśa:Prabhupāda:Mr. Badruka:Prabhupāda:Mr. Badruka:Prabhupāda:Mr. Badruka:Prabhupāda:Mr. Badruka:Prabhupāda:Mr. Badruka:…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Vairāgya is there. Dr. Patel: Sir, shall I say, vairāgyaṁ jñeyam [indistinct]. Prabhupāda: Yes, bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir anyatra syāt [SB 11.2.42]. This is vairāgya. So unless he has attained this stage, virakti, then where is bhakti? BhaktiYaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Devotee:P…
Room Conversation
Hari-śauri: That’s all right. Okay. You’re recording this. Devotee: What to pause it, though? [break] Prabhupāda: [Hindi with Indian man] They are thinking, “Let it be green or yellow, it doesn’t matter. We shall cut the source of this [indistinct].” But how long is that animal, if there is no greenness? They are already cutting the animals premature. There is no [Hindi]. [Hindi conversation] Prabhupāda:Indian man:Harikeśa:Indian man:Indian lady:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Indian ma…
Letters August 16
My dear Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I am very much thankful to you for your letter dated August 14th, 1969, and it is very encouraging. The Sankirtana Movement is the panacea for all problems of the world. The people are suffering on account of illusory happiness of this material world, and we have got great responsibility to enlighten them with Krishna Consciousness. I understand that you...
Hayagriva 1975 So. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, Cal. 90034 My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 12th, 1969, and I have noted the contents. Enclosed please find the Conversation With Allen Ginsberg Part 2 and An Ancient Science for Modern America, along with the corrected Sanskrit verses duly typed. Regarding Macmillan publishing...
My dear Pradyumna, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your two letters, one dated August 5th and the other dated August 14th, and I have noted the contents. I understand that the machine is already in the IBM office in Columbus and it will be delivered by the 22nd instant. I do not know why you arranged for rental payment. You say
My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 5th August, 1970. Now I am staying in our Japan center looking after the publication of books, dealing with Dai Nippon Printing Co., and I have already placed order with them for different books and magazines to the extent of
Boston My dear Uddhava, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your telegram dated 14th August, 1970 and reading as follows:---will send Hindi BTG by 14 special delivery should reach you on 16 or 17 your eternal servant uddhava das isokrishna boston. However until today there has been no arrival of the Hindi BTG, so I am still waiting for it.
My dear Jayadeva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 10, 1972, and I am very much pleased to hear that you are making spiritual progress and you are more serious to attend to the real matter of your life. Go on in this way, reading, chanting, worshiping the deity, and offering the fruits of your labor to Krishna, and attend Mangala Arati at the temple...
New Orleans My dear Nityananda das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 4, 1972, and you may know I have just arrived here from London. I am very pleased to hear that all of the programs there in New Orleans center are improving more and more under your capable supervision. Especially I am glad to note the judges decision in your recent court case and the nice...
Sukadeva My dear Sukadeva, I have received your letter dated August 7, 1972 and I am very happy to note that things are improving more and more there in our Seattle Center. Yes, the program of increasing book distribution is very much appreciated by me, and especially if you can preach very widely to the university students nearby to your place, that is the best program. Try to get a course of instruction...
Turya Mexico City My dear Turya dasa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 1, 1972 and I have noted the contents carefully. Yes, I shall be very glad to hear that you have installed the Deity of Lord Jagannatha, Subhadra, and Balarama, provided you and your wife are going to stick there in Mexico City and you will not go away. I have heard that you...
Cleveland My dear Batu Gopala Das: I have received your letter dated 3/8/74. Please accept my blessings. It is all right that you have remained there to do your duty. One should not leave a place if there is important business to do. That should be the principle. Here the temple opening has been postponed until the temple and asrama are fully completed. Yes, send the photos of your Deities, and I...
Giriraja Bombay My dear Giriraja das: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated August 14, 1974 and have noted the contents. I was very glad to learn that you had such a nice Janmastami celebration and that even our Mr. Setti was dancing during the kirtana. Actually it is due only to him that the plans for the residence quarters were approved by the Municipality....
Los Angeles My dear Jayatirtha das: Please accept my blessings. With regard to the collections of Gurukrpa Swami that he pays to DNP henceforth, the equivalent amount should be transferred to India as follows: 50% to Mayapur Project in care of American Express Calcutta ISKCON a/c # 090031; and 50% to Vrindaban Project direct.
Bhaktivedanta Manor My dear Madhavananda Das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your telegram dated August 14, 1974 and am very glad to learn that you had a very successful Janmastami celebration. This is Krishna’s special mercy upon you. I think our next big upcoming project will be in London. You are a fortunate boy, both you and your wife. Wherever you go, you are successful...
San Diego My dear Gunagrahi das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 5, 1975. Your letter to the newspaper is nice. Upon your recommendation I accept for second initiation Sona puri devi dasi. Enclosed is the mantra sheet. Hold a fire sacrifice and let her hear the mantra from my recorded tape through the right ear.
Boulder Creek, Ca. My dear Sama Priya devi dasi: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 30, 1975 with enclosed checks for Dollars 50.00 and 5.00. Thank you very much for it. I appreciate your sentiments for your spiritual master, and I will pray to Krsna for your continued spiritual advancement. You simply have to keep yourself always in the fire of Krishna consciousness....