Spoken October 16
The Nectar of Devotion
Pradyumna: [reading] “...is a summary study of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, which was written in Sanskrit by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda. He was the chief of the six Gosvāmīs who were the direct disciples of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When he first met Lord Caitanya, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda was engaged as a minister in the Muhammadan government of Bengal.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Guest [Indian man]:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda…
SB 1.2.5
Prabhupāda: " ...bhavadbhir loka-maṅgalam yat kṛtaḥ kṛṣṇa-sampraśno yenātmā suprasīdati []" So the sages in the Naimiṣāraṇya, their inquiry was that “After departure of Kṛṣṇa, the principles of religion, under whom they are now protected?Devotee:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:…
SB 1.8.36
Nitāi: “O Kṛṣṇa, those who continuously hear, chant and repeat Your transcendental activities, or take pleasure in others doing so, certainly see Your lotus feet, which alone can stop the repetition of birth and death.” Prabhupāda: Where is that boy who said that some Nepali boy has come? You told me some new boy has come?Bhavānanda:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...to these people that “Without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you are trying to become happy by material adjustment. This will never be successful.” So what is their answer? Harikeśa: They might point out how successful they have been in the past. Prabhupāda: What successful?Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Devote…
Room Conversation with Reporter of The Star
Reporter: Your Grace, can I start by asking you what do you think of South Africa? Prabhupāda: [to Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa] That you can reply. [to reporter] Just preach this cult, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. I was expected since a long time. So I could not come here due to my other engagements.Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Reporter:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Reporter…
Bg 9.3 Lecture [Hindi]
Bhagavad-gītā 9.3 [Hindi] Pradyumna: " aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya parantapa aprāpya māṁ nivartante mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani [Bg. 9.3]" Translation: “Those who are not faithful on the path of devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of foes, but return to birth and death in this material world.Prabhupāda:
Press Interview
[reporters from the English-language Times of India, the Press Trust of India, UNI, the Punjabi Akali Patarika and Ajit, and the Hindi and Urdu Hind Samachar] Interviewer: No, I’ve seen this. It is in the library. No, but still I [indistinct]. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Five hundred libraries in India have ordered these books in the last four months.Interviewer:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Interviewer:Interviewer (2):Interviewer:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupā…
Room Conversation About 10th Canto
Prabhupāda: They are taking Hindi books like hotcakes. Abhirāma: But he’s complaining... Prabhupāda: Yes. Abhirāma: ...that they’re not arriving. [break] Prabhupāda: We can work little. [break] ...here and sit down. [break] ...is the spelling of your name Avirāma or Abhirāma? Abhirāma: When you initiated me, Śrīla Prabhupāda, you, at least in the letter, it was spelled Avhi, Avhi. But generally you call me Abhi.Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Abhirāma:Prabhupāda:Abhirāma:Prabhupāda:Abhirāma:Prabhupād…
Room Conversation With Dr. G. Ghosh of Allahabad
Dr. Ghosh: Bowels move regularly? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: No. Actually we were just to give him enema. Dr. Ghosh: Enema. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. Just now we were going to do. He has not had any bowel movement in six days. Dr. Ghosh: So we will? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: But he doesn’t eat anything either, very much. Dr. Ghosh: Ha, but you can give an enema of glucose and a little salt.Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Dr. Ghosh:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Dr. Ghosh:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Dr. Ghosh:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Dr. Ghosh:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Dr. G…
Room Conversation With Baradrāj
Baradrāj: I have an outline with me. An outline. Prabhupāda: You have? Baradrāj: Yes, I have it here. Of the ideas. Perhaps I could read some portion to you? Prabhupāda: Yes. Baradrāj: This is a simple outline here. Theme. The theme of this exhibit is “What is life and what is the purpose of life?Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrāj:Prabhupāda:Baradrā…
Letters October 16
My dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I’ve received your note along with Brahmananda’s for first time since you left to N.Y. You had no desire to stop in London. This is clear to me from Hayagriva’s letter which indicated that you had already planned to go there even before you left India. Since you have returned to N.Y. you have falsely dictated that I do not want the robes or flags....
My dear Rayarama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter (Oct. 12). I’ve received copy of #14 BTG & it is very nice. I do not wish to disturb you in your responsibilities with BTG & you can go to London at your convenience. I am glad that you have started correspondence with Mrs. D.C. Bowtell, & that will settle matters more directly. One of our girl devotees, Srimati Annapurna...
My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated Oct. 10, 1968, and I am so much grateful to you for your kind sentiments for me. It is all Krishna’s Grace that He has sent such a nice assistants to me, for executing the mission of my Spiritual Master. Personally, I am nonentity; I have come here on the order of my Spiritual Master, and He has kindly...
Candravali My dear Candrabali, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Oct. 16, 1968, and I thank you very much for your questions. You are always at liberty to inquiry from me all such questions in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, and I am so glad that you are reading all these books so carefully. That is our business
My dear Gaurasundara, Please accept my blessings. I am very much glad to receive your letter dated the 11th Oct., and it is good news that you have got a nice room for residential purpose. And you have got now good assistant, Mahapurusa, so combined together, try to establish a very nice center in Hawaii. You organize the center in such a way that we can in future open centers in Hong Kong, Tokyo,...
Honolulu My dear Mahapurusa, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated 11th Oct., along with Gaurasundara’s. So I am enclosing one letter for you received from Nandarani. The incident in Florida is to be forgotten. Now, with new energy, and in good cooperation with Gaurasundara, please try to establish a nice center in Hawaii. In the meantime, Murari might have gone...
Visa Section Rooms 100-101 800 Place Victoria Montreal 3, Quebec Canada BY AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY ISKCON RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE 5516 Roosevelt Way N.E. Seattle, Wash. 98105 RE: MY APPOINTMENT ON OCT. 25, 1968, AT 9.30am Dear Sir, With further reference to your letter No. MTL-V-14 (CAN)10’C dated October 4, 1968, I beg to inform you that my request to transfer my file to your Vancouver office,...
My dear Cidananda, Please accept my blessings. It is a great pleasure to receive your letter dated October 7, 1969, and I am so glad to read it that you have got a nice place for starting our temple. I do not know what is the length and breadth of the space, but a throne of Radha Krishna may be made exactly on the pattern of Los Angeles, and the sample picture is sent herewith for your guidance. When...
My dear Jayapataka, Please accept my blessings. I beg to inform you that I have received a letter from the Gaudiya Mission, Calcutta, in which they write to say as follows: “We have been greatly obliged on receipt of a letter dated August 18, 1969 from Sri Krishna Das of Radha Krishna Temple, Montreal (Canada) offering us a shipment of medical stores and again a letter dated September 1, 1969 from...
Karandhara My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your telegram reading as follows: SUGGEST THAT WE PUBLISH SIMULTANEOUSLY ALONG WITH THE TEN THOUSAND MOROCCO BOUND GITAS TEN THOUSAND PAPERBACK EDITIONS FOR LOWER PRICE RANGE CONSUMER MARKET AND FIVE THOUSAND HARDCOVER GITAS FOR LIBRARIES LETTER TO FOLLOW.; I fully approve of this suggestion.
Delhi My dear Ksirodakasayi, Please accept my blessings. I was just anxious to receive a letter from you since you have gone to India and I am so much pleased to receive your letter dated 8th October, 1971. I am glad that you are going to Gorakhpur to rectify the misunderstanding with Dr. Rao. I have also received no letter from him since a long time.
Denver My dear Kurusrestha Das, Please accept my blessings. . . I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 5, 1973 with enclosed pictures, and you have given me much pleasure. The altar is very nice and so are all the pictures. It appears to be very neat and clean. Please keep this standard. The tulsi also is very nice. It is a fact that the American people are the most fortunate in...
Bhaktivedanta Manor My Dear Puranjana, Bhaja Hari, Jananananda, Rohininandan, Partha das, Maha Visnu, Nara Haridasa, Patita Uddharanadas, and Mukundadas: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated October 14, 1974 hand delivered by Puranjana das: Regarding the intended election, I have no preference for anyone. Whomever gets the majority election, he has my vote.
Pusta Krsna Durban, South Africa My dear Pusta Krishna Swami: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 24, 1974 and am glad to read the contents. Your success with the South Africans there is very good. I have initiated the boy and girl, and their spiritual names are as follows: Gokulendra dasa and Rocani devi dasi. You can chant on their beads. You must get...
Stockholm My dear Ajita dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Oct. 1, 1975 and I have noted the contents carefully. If you see problems in the Stockholm center why don’t you try to reform it by your example and practical application of our philosophy. If I have to be involved in every dispute, then what is the need for the GBC? GBC is there for this purpose....
Taunus, West Germany My dear Hansadutta dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 29, 1975 and I have noted the contents carefully. It is a good idea to have the Russian teacher in Czechoslovakia to do the translating, but it must be checked afterwards by our men with the help of someone competent. It is encouraging to hear of your book distribution there...
Berkeley My dear Jayatirtha das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September 28, 1975 and I have noted the contents carefully. There is no question of removal at the present moment. We shall sit together in Mayapur if there is any complaint against one another. At the Mayapur meeting, whatever we have decided that is good for one year. So if anything has to be...
Los Angeles My dear Kirtiraja dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated October 8, 1975, and I have noted the contents carefully. As soon as someone is trained then go to preach very nicely in Poland. Try to make some literature in Polish and Russian. Anyone can be trained to execute orders in sending out the books but preaching requires special qualification. So...
S. N. Mukurji S.N. Mukurji Senior Divisional Engineer Damodara Valley Corporation P.O. Maithon Dam (P.1) Dist. Dhanbad, Bihar, India My dear sir, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 5/8, and I have noted the contents carefully. In India we have got so many centres. Which ever is convenient for you, you can join and live with us.