Spoken October 5
Arrival
Prabhupāda: ...For your participating in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Do not take this movement as any sectarian. [break] It is a scientific, philosophical, cultural movement. People at the present moment they have forgotten themselves, the modern civilisation is based on. On the bodily concept of life. But actually we are not this body, we are spirit soul part and parcel of the Supreme Lord.Devotees:Chandanācārya:Press (1):Prabhupāda:Press (1):Press (2):Prabhupāda:Press (2):Prabhupāda:Pre…
Departure, Brahma-saṁhitā 5.1
Prabhupāda: [Govindam prayers playing; sings along] Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. So we are worshiping the original person, Govinda. People are embarrassed to find out the cause of all causes. The scientists, the philosophers, they are embarrassed, the religionists. But we have got information of the original cause:Devotees:
SB 1.3.30
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.30 Prabhupāda: [Govindam prayers playing; sings along] [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances] [break] Prabhupāda: Hums. Go on. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...similarly, this planet is also an island in the air. [break] These new boys, they are understanding our philosophy? Cyavana: Yes, gradually. They are attracted. Prabhupāda: Hmm? You are reading books? Indian boy (1): Yes. Prabhupāda: That’s nice. Cyavana: One boy last night, he said he was ready to move into our Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cyavana:Prabhupāda:Cya…
Room Conversation
Guest (1) [Indian man]: [Hindi] Prabhupāda: English. Brahmānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda will speak in English or Hindi? Guest (1): ...you know Hindi. Prabhupāda: Which you...? No, just I want to end this verse. Shall I speak in Hindi or English? That I am... Guest (1): Hindi. Prabhupāda: Hindi. [Hindi] You read it thoroughly and you explain it either in English or Hindi, as you think befitting to your friends. So we have got so many literatures in French language. We are also asking some men fr…
SB 1.2.6
Prabhupāda: " sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati []" This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, First Canto, Chapter Two, text number six. There was a big meeting of great sages, saintly persons, 2,500 years ago at Naimiṣāraṇya. Naimiṣāraṇya stillIndian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (3):Prabhupāda:Indian man (3):Prabhupāda…
Letters October 5
My dear Sripada Gosvami Maharaja, Kindly accept my humble and respectful dandabats. I am in due receipt of your letter of the __ __ while you’re staying at Howrah Gaudiya Math. I hope by the time this letter reaches your hand you might have come back to calcutta. I was anxiously awaiting your articles for October. Today is the 5th and I thought that by the 15th of this month the paper might be be...
My dear Cidananda, Please accept my blessings. I have received acknowledgement of my letter dated 26th Sept., 1968, from Mr. S.S. Sethi, whom you saw. So I am replying him and the copy of the letter is enclosed, herewith. You can immediately go and see him and deliver the wrong passport, and take receipt signature on the copy of the letter. And keep the copy of the letter with the receipt signature,...
Bombay My dear Gurudasa, Please accept my blessings you all. You are welcome in India. Now my going to Bombay is postponed and my enclosed letter to Sri Bajoriaji will speak for itself. Now if your preaching work in Bombay is going nicely, then you can stay there for some time and do preaching work as they are doing here in Calcutta. Otherwise, you can immediately come here and work jointly. We...
Bharata Sadhu Samaj Bombay Dear Sri Bajoriaji, Please accept my greetings. In continuance of my telegram dated October 2nd, 1970, and letter dated October 3rd, 1970, I beg to inform you that although my party from London has reached there in Bombay, I am unable to join you there in Bombay because there was no arrangement for my passage. Therefore, if my disciples there can do the work, then I do...
Delhi My dear Gurudasa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 29th September, and previous to this I had received one letter from you also. Now I may inform you that Nara Narayana has already gone to Calcutta especially for the purpose of making a model of Mayapur construction work. So immediately you can contact him. Regarding the other models like New Vrindaban,...
Calcutta My dear Jayapataka Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 26th September, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. So far purchasing adjacent land is concerned, that is also my opinion that if they are available at reasonable price we should purchase. So with the consultation of the lawyer and Mr. Sarkar do the needful. We have got a very...
Glendon Tremaine Tremain, Shenk, Stroud, Wright & Roberts Suite 1414, 606 So. Olive St. Los Angeles, Calif. 90014 Dear Glendon Tremaine: Please accept my respects. I thank you very much for your letter dated October 4, 1972, with enclosure from Ambubhai & Diwanji. I am surprised to learn how he has ceased to become my attorney without my advice, nor do I have any information as to who is acting...
New Vrindaban My dear Kirtanananda Maharaja: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 24, 1974 with enclosed check for Dollars 500.00, color photos, building plans, and one letter and check for Dollars 50.00 forwarded by you. I was thinking that I have not received any check from Kirtanananda since considerable time passed, so immediately Krishna has sent the...
Sriman Bhagavan das Adhikary ISKCON 4, Rue Le Sueur Paris, 16 France My dear Bhagavan das: Please accept my blessings. Here in Mauritius there is a very good potency for introducing Krsna consciousness on a wide scale. The government is not opposed to our movement. Yesterday we had one meeting and all big government officers, ministers, ambassadors came to hear me speak. And they appreciated....
New York My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter from Nairobi dated 3rd inst. and have noted the contents. Africans should not be allowed to live in the temple there unless they are dangerproof. Of course you must preach, but if you allow them to live, you must be little careful