Spoken October 9
Bg 7.15-18 Lecture
Prabhupāda: Māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ. Last day we have been discussing four classes of men who come to God and four classes of men who do not come to God. The four classes of men who do not come to God, they are impious, foolish, lowest of the mankind, and their knowledge is taken away by the illusory energy and they are atheists.
Lecture
Prabhupāda: Why don’t you sit on the chair if you feel inconvenient? I’m asking you. You can sit down on the chair. That’s all right? Hare Kṛṣṇa. [chants] Govindam ādi-puruṣam tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. [devotees respond] " cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-Govinda dāsī:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Young man:Prabhupāda:Govinda dāsī:Prabhupāda:Young man (2):Prabhupāda:Young man (3):Prabhupāda:Young man (3…
Arrival Address
[kīrtana] Prabhupāda: [prema-dvani] Thank you very much. Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances] [02:51] Prabhupāda: So I’m very glad to see you again. Devotees: Jaya! Prabhupāda: And I am still more glad to see that the deities are so nicely dressed and decorated.Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:
Bg 13.15 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 13.15 Pradyumna: Translation: “The Supersoul is the original source of all senses, yet He is without senses. He is unattached, although He is the maintainer of all living beings. He transcends the modes of nature, and at the same time He is the master of all modes of material nature.Prabhupāda:
Bg 7.1 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 Prabhupāda: [aside] Fan. You have no fan? Bhagavad-gītā, Chapter Seven, “Knowledge of the Absolute.” There are two things: absolute and the relative. This is relative world. Here we cannot understand one thing without the other. As soon as we speak that Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (1):Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (2):Prabhup…
Morning Walk
Indian man: Pravin. Prabhupāda: Pravin. You were born here? Indian man: Yeah. Prabhupāda: Oh, where is your shoes? Indian man: Oh, I got it here. Prabhupāda: You are Gujarati? So you have been in India? [break] Indian man: No, I haven’t been [indistinct; audio breaking up throughout]...my dad stopped... [break] ...NairobiPrabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian…
Arrival Talk
Prabhupāda: ...very glad to see you again. So this saṅkīrtana is all-glorious. That is the blessings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam. This is His blessing: simply by saṅkīrtana in this age. It is confirmed in the Vedic literature, in Surendra Kumar Saigal:Prabhupāda:Indian man [son of Surendra Kumar]:Prabhupāda:Son of Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:Sur…
Garden Conversation
Prabhupāda: Every father loves his son. Therefore this is contradictory. He is blind, but he has called... [microphone rattling] Surendra Kumar Saigal: He has no locana. Prabhupāda: And he has called padma-locana. Similarly, this harijana movement is a farce because they remain the cāmāra and Devotee:Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation
Hari-śauri: They had that one in the bedroom in New Vrindavan. Prabhupāda: Hmm? Hari-śauri: This picture, the original. It was in New Vrindavan. Prabhupāda: Kīrtanānanda has purchased. Surendra Kumar Saigal: I have washed my hands with nim soap. Prabhupāda: That’s all right. Surendra Kumar: Now I will give you [indistinct].Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Pr…
SB 1.2.5
Prabhupāda: [Conversing in Hindi] " munayaḥ sādhu pṛṣṭo ‘haṁ bhavadbhir loka-maṅgalam yat-kṛtaḥ kṛṣṇa-sampraśno yenātmā suprasīdati []" By the sages in Naimiṣāraṇya, the question was put before Sūta Gosvāmī that “After KṛṣṇaSurendra Kumar Saigal:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Surendra Kumar Saigal:Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation
Kīrtanānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda... [long pause] Prabhupāda: Who is he? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Kīrtanānanda Mahārāja. Prabhupāda: Oh. Hmm. So, what you want? Eh? Kīrtanānanda: [crying] If Kṛṣṇa gives you the choice, don’t go. We need you. Prabhupāda: That is your trouble now, distress. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, Prabhupāda. Brahmānanda: We have all met together, Śrīla Prabhupāda. We want you to remain and lead this movement and finish the Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Kīrtanānanda:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Kī…
Letters October 9
Sri Krishna Panditji All Glory to Sri Guru & Gauranga My dear Sri Krishna Panditji, Please accept my greetings. I am leaving for Calcutta today as it was already settled. You promised to come and see me yesterday at 2 P.M. but you didn’t come; When I was at Vrindaban you several times asked me to come to Delhi for several times and I came and remained here for a month but you did not do anything...
Dayananda Dear Dayananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter and noted the contents. In reply, I may inform you that I have got very good appreciation for you and your good wife, Nandarani, as well as for Aniruddha. I can understand that Nandarani is little displeased with Aniruddha, but I think this is a family quarrel between brother and sister, and you may try to mitigate...
Satsvarupa My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept by blessings. I have received your letter without date, stating the situation in Boston. On the statement of your letter, I can understand that it is a political situation. Of course, although everything includes in Krishna Consciousness, we do not wish to take part directly in controversial politics. We can take part in politics only which is sanctioned...
Bali-mardana Delhi My dear Bali-mardana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5th October, 1971 and have noted the contents. So we all combined together have taken a great task of this Krsna Consciousness movement so I am very glad to learn that you are all gradually understanding the importance of this movement. So let us execute this task very cautiously...
Karandhara My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter post-dated 5th October, 1971 and have noted the contents. I am very glad to learn that Rayarama is going to join us again. He is always welcome. So when he goes to N.Y. he may write to me. Then I shall let him know where to go in India. For the time being, from here I am going to Bombay and then...
Dallas My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated 1st and 4th October, 1971, respectively and have noted the contents. I am very glad to know that you are trying your best to organize a school in Dallas and purchase a building in this connection, and that you are very much anxious to get a
Melbourne My dear Upendra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter 28th September, 1971 and have noted the contents. Also I have received newspaper clipping. So it appears that things are going on very nicely in Melbourne. Please now stick there and develop that center. There is no question of leaving our society. One may think like that but I cannot allow you to leave. That...
Niranjana Saugor, India My dear Niranjana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5th October, 1973, and I have noted the contents. I am very glad to know that you have passed your examination and have been awarded a scholarship. There is no difficulty for arranging your accommodation and Prasadam in Glasgow, as we have got our branch there. When you go I...
Brooklyn My dear Jadurani devi dasi: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter undated and have noted the contents. The answers to your questions are as follows: 1. For the portraits of Gaura Kisora and Jagannatha das Babaji, yes you can use the mangalarcana prayers, and also the same for Bhaktivinode Thakura.
Bombay Dear Mr. Jayakar: Please accept my best wishes. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 13, 1974. I was very ill in Vrndaban as you know. Now I have come to Mayapur, Navadvipa. Here it is a very open place. Sometimes when you come to Calcutta, you can visit this place. You can come direct by motor car. You can contact our man, Gargamuni Swami at 3, Albert Road, and he will...
Brooklyn My dear Pariksit dasa: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 13, 1974 and have noted the contents. The answers to your questions are as follows: 1. Regarding Krsna das Kaviraja, there is no such information, but as far as possible, he was brahmacari.
Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara Das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 9/12/74 and have noted the contents. I have already told you to go on with your business of distributing my books. There is no need of transferring the BBT accounts to New York now. Let it go on as it is.