Spoken October 11
Lecture
Prabhupāda: [chants] Govindam ādi-puruṣam tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. [devotees respond, repeats several times] Thank you very much. So all newcomer students, you are welcome. Thank you very much. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we are worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme leader. Human society cannot work without leader. Anywhere you go, any country, any nation, any society, any community, any family, there is a leader. So the Govinda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇ…
Bg 13.17 Lecture
Bg 18.45 Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...from Bhagavad-gītā, Eighteenth Chapter, verse number 42 to 45. " sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ svakarma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu [Bg. 18.45]" Sva-karma or sva-dharma, the same thing. The word dharma,Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (3):Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:…
Room Conversation
Devotee: This is one introductory... “Bhaktivedanta Institute Lecture Series on the Origin of Life and Matter, sponsored by Bhaktivedanta Institute.” Devotee (2): Get Prabhupāda’s glasses. Prabhupāda: Get this. Upendra: Here is a copy... Dr. Kapoor: Yes, I was given a copy of this also this morning.Devotee (2):Devotee:Dr. Kapoor:Devotee:Devotee (2):Rūpānuga:Dr. Kapoor:Rūpānuga:Devotee (2):Rūpānuga:Dr. Kapoor:Rūpānuga:Dr. Kapoor:Rūpānuga:Dr. Kapoor:Rūpānuga:Brahmānanda:Dr. Kapoor:Rūpānuga:Dr.…
Room Conversation
[kirtan] [whispering] Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda: What meeting is going on? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We had two meetings today. One meeting was the BBT meeting for the completion of the Bombay project. And then another meeting was our community Gītā-nagarī. Describing how it will bePrabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Girirāja…
Letters October 11
My dear Panchu, Since I have come to America I have not heard anything from you. In the beginning I had to write two or three letter to your revered father, but I did not receive any reply from him. I therefore did not write him again and still I am anxious to hear you all. Please therefore let me know how are you all. How is your mother and Bahuma, your wife, and how is your father. I hope everything...
My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. On my arrival in Calcutta I have duly received your two letters dated __ & 5th instant. Regarding change of dress, I beg to inform you that every Krishna conscious person must be clean shaved, must have Tilakas on the forehead and other eleven places and must have the Sikha on the top of the head besides beads on the neck as usual. Rarely one can continue...
Rayarama My dear Rayarama, I am in due receipt of your letter. Yes you try to make successful BTG as you have recently planned and then you may proceed to London. And because you are so engaged I asked Kirtanananda to go to London on his way back but he did not like the idea and has gone back to New York directly without any reason. Please send me some stationery and copies of Back to Godhead to...
Ananda My dear Ananda, Please accept my blessings. I may inform you that I may go to Vancouver sometimes in the next week or so. When exactly I shall go there, I shall inform you in my next letter. In the meantime, you please drop this enclosed letter in the mail box, after putting on it an airmail stamp (Canadian),
My dear Jagadisa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated October 3, 1969, sent along with a maintenance check of . Regarding the information you heard that it is all right to neglect one’s 16 rounds as a daily minimum, this is wrong. Everyone should strictly follow the regulations of 16 rounds daily. If one is busy for other Krishna Consciousness activities...
Tittenhurst Park, Tittenhurst House, Ascot, Berkshire, ENGLAND My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated October 2, 1969 and have noted the contents carefully. Regarding your question who shall get the money that is collected by you and your assistant, Jimmy, I think that because practically a sannyasi belongs to every center whatever is collected...
Bombay My dear Tamala Krishna and Giriraja, Please accept my Blessings. I am writing this letter aboard the airship from Hawaii to Manila. I am reaching Manila in the morning 7:00 A.M. on the 11th October 1972. As scheduled I am reaching Delhi on the night of the 14th, so if need be you can see me at Vrndavana on the 15th or 16th, but my definite instruction is this,
Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 24, 1974. There is no need of changing the signatures. It is all right that Jayatirtha continue signing checks jointly with you for normal business matters that have been approved by the trustees. So let it go on.
Evanston, Illinois My dear Sri Govinda das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 24, 1974 and have noted the contents. Any discrepancy, that can be corrected. A change of management that is not good. All faults shall be corrected. You are already trained up man. Do not worry. Jaya-tirtha Prabhu is here, and I have advised him in this connection that the three...
Srinathji Temple Srinathji Temple Nathadwara, Rajasthan My dear Sir: Please accept my best wishes. I have received a report from my disciple Murti das Adhikari of the nice program that was held in Nathadwara. I am very thankful for your cooperation for spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world. Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabhacarya were good friends, and Vallabhacarya many times visited...
New Delhi My dear Tejiyas das: Please accept my blessings. One letter from Harikesa has been received regarding getting maintenance money. Gurudasa has all of a sudden left. How will the Vrindaban expenditure be met? Where is the money Gurudasa collected for the Deities? Where is it kept and what is the account? Yamuna is very clever, and I know they have collected huge sum.