Spoken November 24
Bg 9.4-7 Lecture
Prabhupāda: " mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ [Bg. 9.4]" So this verse we have discussed last day. The Lord says that “All the universal planets, they are resting on My energy.” The weightlessness energy, according to the modern materialistic science, how it is possible? That weightlessness we cannot manufacture. It is by nature
Cc. Madhya 20.119-121
Prabhupāda: " bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syād īśād apetasya viparyayo ‘smṛtiḥ tan-māyayā ato budha ābhajet taṁ bhaktyaikayeśaṁ guru-devatātmā" Therefore it is advised that our fearfulness, “How I shall live? What I shall eat? Where I shall live? Where IDisciple:Prabhupāda:Paul:Prabhupāda:Paul:Prabhupāda:Paul:Prabhupāda:Paul:Prabhupāda:Paul:Prabhupāda:Paul:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...and therefore they are suffering. Dr. Patel: Yes. [laughs] Prabhupāda: Yes. The whole world is suffering on this misconception. The horse also. As soon as it gets on somebody on his back, he become jubilant immediately. This is the nature. Jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya-nitya kṛṣṇa dāsaDr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Pate…
Room Conversation
Mahāvīra: ...Spanish and Portuguese word, Christo. Prabhupāda: ...Kṛṣṇa? Mahāvīra: Christo is also the Spanish and Portuguese word for Christ. Prabhupāda: What is the meaning? Mahāvīra: Christ. Prabhupāda: Christ. Just see. So write article on this. Mahāvīra: “Krishnian.” Prabhupāda: Wherefrom this Christo came. The Greek word. And the Greek got from India, Mahāvīra:Prabhupāda:Mr. Saxena:Prabhupāda:Mahāvīra:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Akṣayānanda:Prabhupāda:Akṣayānanda:Pra…
SB 5.6.2
Pradyumna: [Chants verse] " ṛṣir uvāca, satyam uktaṁ kintv iha vā eke na manaso ‘ddhā viśrambham anavasthānasya śaṭha-kirāta iva saṅgacchante. []" [02:57] Translation: “Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied: My dear King, you have spoken correctly. However, after capturing animals, a cunning hunter does not put faith in them, for they might run away. Similarly, those who are advanced in spiritual life do not put faith in the mind. Indeed, they always remain vigilant and watch the mindPrabh…
Letters November 24
My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessing to yourself and your good wife, Himavati. I have read with pleasure your letter of November 18th and have noted the contents carefully. You describe that you are seeing more and more how Krishna is your friend and this is very nice. The more one understands that Krishna is my friend and my duty is to serve my Dearest Friend, the more one can know that...
My dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. Just yesterday I received your tape. I could not however play it immediately because the tape recorder that Govinda Dasi has wasn’t big enough to hold the tape. So this morning I got Dayananda’s larger tape recorder and heard with great enjoyment your speech and kirtana. Myself, Purusottama, Kartikeya and Govinda Dasi joined with your kirtana clapping...
Syamasundara My dear Syamasundara, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of November 20th and it has given me great satisfaction to see how the London center is progressing nicely. All six of my disciples which I have sent to London are very sincere servants of Krishna and you simply remember to continue in this way and your activities will continue to bring nice results....
My dear Nara Narayana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated November 5, 1969 and I am so pleased to learn of the nice service you have been rendering to Radha-Krishna in Los Angeles. The cart you have constructed sounds very nice from your description, and when you are able please send me photographs of this cart. I have all approval of your plan to travel...
My dear Bali Mardan, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated November 9th and 11th, 1970. You had mentioned going next to Singapore from Hong Kong. Singapore is also a nice place for organizing a center. There are many Indians and they will support the Movement there. Yes. The several cities you mention are all important cities in the Far East portion. Originally...
Detroit My dear Bhagavan Das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 16th November, 1970 and I thank you very much for your encouraging report. Yes, we are fighting impersonalism and voidism with pure devotional service. Impersonalism and voidism kills the natural aptitude of devotion which is lying dormant in everyone
Kirtanananda His Grace Kirtanananda Swami c/o Dr. R.P. Rao, Reader in Chemistry University of Gorakhpur Gorakhpur, (U.P.) c/o Kailsh Seksaria; 74 Marine Drive; Bombay-20 My Dear Kirtanananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 11th November, 1970 and I have noted the contents carefully. You may be pleased to know our activities are being very much...
My dear Locana das, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter of November 3, 1971, along with the six letters requesting initiation and the daksine sum. By your recommendation, I am happy to accept the six as my disciples and their names shall be as follows: 1) Joan Cerando/Ratnesvari Dasi; 2) Larry Batcheldor/Lokanatha Das; 3) Barbara Batcheldor/Vrajasundari Dasi; 4) John Warren/Yogescandra...
New Vrndaban My dear Kirtanananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. You may be pleased to know that on my way to U.S.A., Los Angeles via New York, I am now staying in London. I have just come yesterday 23rd November, 1973 from Nairobi. The fact is that I was to stay at Nairobi for at least one week, and there was very big arrangement for Hare Krsna festival. The wide circulation of advertisement...
Minister in charge of Immigration, Naturalization Department, Government of Kenya, East Africa. Dear Sir, I beg to inform you that it was so arranged that on my way to America via Europe I was to stop at Nairobi on the occasion of holding a festival known as Hare Krsna Festival, and wide arrangement was made on this account and I was invited to attend the ceremony from India. As such, I arrived...
Bangkok My dear Pancadravida Swami: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 19, 1974 and am glad to read the contents. Never mind if you do not get the visa for India. We can preach anywhere. We have to preach both in heaven and hell. There is a Bengali saying that a husking machine will husk the rice whether in heaven or in hell. So where-ever Krishna desires...
Seattle My dear Sukadeva das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter undated and have noted the contents. I am glad to learn that you are having nice college programs. Regarding there going to be depression and atomic war, who said that? This is all false propaganda. I never said this.
My dear Ādi Kesava, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated November 8, 1976. I have studied all the letters and clippings in our support. It is very good. This is very important. By Krsna’s grace, due to this apparent setback, now this Movement will become more prominent. Sometimes these tactics are also employed in military encounters. Temporarily retreating, then...