# Letters by Subject Find letters discussing specific topics, philosophical themes, practical instructions, or areas of devotional service. These categories are based on the Siksamrta compilation of Srila Prabhupada's instructions. *** ## Volume One - Practical Service ### Art - **[[letters/subjects/art-preaching|Art As A Preaching Tool]]** - **[[letters/subjects/art-books|Art For Srila Prabhupada's Books]]** - **[[letters/subjects/art-instructions|Specific Instructions On Art]]** ### Association with Devotees - **[[letters/subjects/association-purpose|The Purpose Of Association]]** - **[[letters/subjects/cooperation|Co-operation, Appreciation & Competition]]** - **[[letters/subjects/criticism|Criticism Among Devotees]]** - **[[letters/subjects/leaving-association|Leaving Association of Devotees]]** ### Astrology - **[[letters/subjects/astrology|Astrology]]** ### Back to Godhead Magazine - **[[letters/subjects/btg-importance|The Importance]]** - **[[letters/subjects/btg-writing|Writing, Editing, Layout And Contents]]** - **[[letters/subjects/btg-ads|Advertisements]]** - **[[letters/subjects/btg-distribution|Distribution]]** - **[[letters/subjects/other-magazines|Other Magazines]]** ### Back to Home, Back to Godhead - **[[letters/subjects/back-to-godhead|Back to Home, Back to Godhead]]** ### Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - **[[letters/subjects/bbt-printing-desire|Srila Prabhupada's Desire To Print Books]]** - **[[letters/subjects/bbt-instructions|Instructions Regarding Book Printing]]** - **[[letters/subjects/bbt-press|BBT Press]]** - **[[letters/subjects/editing-translating|Editing, Proofing and Translating]]** - **[[letters/subjects/printing-covers|Printing, Covers, Layout and Contents]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pamphlets-booklets|Printing of Pamphlets and Booklets]]** - **[[letters/subjects/bbt-management|Loans, Management, Money And Accounts]]** - **[[letters/subjects/fifty-percent|The 50% Principle]]** - **[[letters/subjects/bbt-temples|BBT And ISKCON Temples]]** - **[[letters/subjects/mail-order|Mail Order]]** - **[[letters/subjects/records-tapes|Records And Tapes]]** ### The Bhaktivedanta Institute - **[[letters/subjects/bhaktivedanta-institute|The Bhaktivedanta Institute]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-scientists|Preaching To Scientists And Evolutionists]]** ### Book Distribution - **[[letters/subjects/book-dist-importance|The Importance And Results]]** - **[[letters/subjects/book-dist-colleges|To Colleges, Libraries And Universities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/book-dist-important|To Important People]]** - **[[letters/subjects/book-dist-techniques|Techniques: Honesty And Cheating, Etc.]]** - **[[letters/subjects/door-to-door|Door To Door]]** - **[[letters/subjects/travelling-sankirtana|Travelling Sankirtana Party]]** - **[[letters/subjects/street-chanting|And Street Chanting]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sankirtana-newsletter|And The Sankirtana Newsletter]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sankirtana-dress|And Dress]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sankirtana-worship|And Temple Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/book-dist-reading|Book Distributors Should Read My Books]]** - **[[letters/subjects/book-dist-misc|Miscellaneous Instructions]]** ### Business and Money - **[[letters/subjects/business|Business]]** - **[[letters/subjects/money|Money]]** ### Chanting Hare Krsna - **[[letters/subjects/chanting-importance|The Importance and Results]]** - **[[letters/subjects/songs-bhajans|Songs And Bhajans]]** - **[[letters/subjects/temple-kirtana|Temple Kirtana]]** - **[[letters/subjects/japa|Japa]]** - **[[letters/subjects/harinama-worship|Hari-Nama And Temple Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/harinama-sankirtana|Hari-Nama Sankirtana]]** - **[[letters/subjects/world-sankirtana|World Sankirtana and Padayatra]]** ### Cow Protection, Farms & Self-Sufficiency - **[[letters/subjects/cow-protection|Cow Protection]]** - **[[letters/subjects/farms-simple-living|Farms and Simple Living]]** - **[[letters/subjects/self-sufficiency|Self-Sufficiency]]** - **[[letters/subjects/economic-development|Economic Development]]** ### Deity Worship - **[[letters/subjects/deity-necessity|The Necessity of Deity Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-result|The Result of Performing Deity Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-acquiring|Acquiring And Repairing Deities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-installation|Deity Installation]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-standards|Cleanliness And Punctuality Standards]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-dressing|Dressing, Bathing, Etc]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-cooking|Cooking And Offerings]]** - **[[letters/subjects/arati|Arati]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pujari-standards|Pujari Standards]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-festivals|Festivals For The Deities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gaura-purnima|Sri Gaura-Purnima]]** - **[[letters/subjects/chaturmasya|Chaturmasya]]** - **[[letters/subjects/govardhana-puja|Diwali And Govardhana Puja]]** - **[[letters/subjects/ekadasi|Ekadasi]]** - **[[letters/subjects/rama-navami|Sri Rama-Navami]]** - **[[letters/subjects/rasa-lila|Rasa-Lila Ceremony]]** - **[[letters/subjects/jagannatha|Lord Jagannatha]]** - **[[letters/subjects/jhulana-yatra|Jhulana-Yatra]]** - **[[letters/subjects/janmastami|Janmastami]]** - **[[letters/subjects/radhastami|Radhastami]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-preaching|Preaching, chanting, And Deity Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/salagrama|Salagrama-Sila]]** - **[[letters/subjects/personal-deity|Personal Deity Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/deity-misc|Miscellaneous instructions]]** ### Devotional Service - **[[letters/subjects/devotional-service-general|General]]** - **[[letters/subjects/surrender|Surrender]]** - **[[letters/subjects/enthusiasm|Enthusiasm]]** - **[[letters/subjects/prayers|Prayers]]** - **[[letters/subjects/previous-births|Previous Births]]** - **[[letters/subjects/protection|Protection]]** ### Drama - **[[letters/subjects/drama|Drama]]** ### Education - Adult/Higher - **[[letters/subjects/studying-philosophy|Studying The Philosophy]]** - **[[letters/subjects/lecturing|Lecturing On The Philosophy]]** - **[[letters/subjects/writing-philosophy|Writing On The Philosophy]]** - **[[letters/subjects/examinations|Philosophy Examinations And Certificates]]** - **[[letters/subjects/higher-education|Higher Education / Varnasrama Colleges]]** - **[[letters/subjects/learning-sanskrit|Learning Sanskrit And Other Languages]]** - **[[letters/subjects/academic-education|Krsna Conscious And Academic Education]]** ### Education - Gurukula - **[[letters/subjects/opening-schools|Opening Schools]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gurukula-purpose|The Purpose]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gurukula-management|Management]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gurukula-teaching|Teaching]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gurukula-discipline|Discipline]]** - **[[letters/subjects/brahmacari-asrama|Brahmacari Asrama]]** - **[[letters/subjects/parents-gurukula|Parents And Gurukula]]** ### Education - Child Raising and Nursery - **[[letters/subjects/parents-responsibility|Parents' Responsibility For Children]]** - **[[letters/subjects/childrens-nursery|Children's Nursery]]** - **[[letters/subjects/children-kc|Children In Krsna Consciousness]]** - **[[letters/subjects/child-discipline|Child Discipline]]** - **[[letters/subjects/children-playing|Children Playing]]** - **[[letters/subjects/children-health|Children's Health And Diet]]** - **[[letters/subjects/childrens-books|Children's Books]]** ### Films - **[[letters/subjects/films|Films]]** *** ## Volume Two - Personal Life & Management ### Grhastha Asrama - **[[letters/subjects/marriage-preparation|Preparing For Marriage]]** - **[[letters/subjects/marriage-arrangement|Arrangement of Marriages]]** - **[[letters/subjects/marriage-ceremony|Marriage Ceremony]]** - **[[letters/subjects/husband-duties|Duties Of The Husband]]** - **[[letters/subjects/wife-duties|Duties Of The Wife]]** - **[[letters/subjects/couple-duties|Duties Of The Husband And Wife]]** - **[[letters/subjects/conception|Conception]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pregnancy|Pregnancy]]** - **[[letters/subjects/child-birth|Child Birth]]** - **[[letters/subjects/grhastha-maintenance|Grhastha Maintenance And Contributions]]** - **[[letters/subjects/grhastha-sadhana|Grhastha And Sadhana]]** - **[[letters/subjects/grhastha-preaching|Grhastha And Preaching]]** - **[[letters/subjects/vanaprastha-sannyasa|Vanaprastha And Sannyasa]]** - **[[letters/subjects/disagreement-divorce|Disagreement, Separation And Divorce]]** - **[[letters/subjects/remarriage|Re-marriage]]** - **[[letters/subjects/polygamy|Polygamy]]** ### Governing Body Commission - **[[letters/subjects/gbc-spiritual|Spiritual Responsibilities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gbc-managerial|Managerial Responsibilities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gbc-president|GBC And The Temple President]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gbc-authority|Authority Of The GBC]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gbc-meetings|Annual Mayapur And General Meetings]]** - **[[letters/subjects/iskcon-history|ISKCON'S History And Objectives]]** - **[[letters/subjects/iskcon-legal|ISKCON Legal Affairs, Registration, Etc.]]** - **[[letters/subjects/immigration|Immigration]]** - **[[letters/subjects/draft|Draft]]** ### Health - **[[letters/subjects/health|Health]]** ### Hearing - **[[letters/subjects/hearing-importance|The Importance Of Hearing]]** - **[[letters/subjects/everything-in-books|Everything Is In Srila Prabhupada's Books]]** - **[[letters/subjects/other-books-hearing|Other Books That Can Be Heard]]** - **[[letters/subjects/books-avoid|Books To Be Avoided]]** ### Humility - **[[letters/subjects/humility|Humility]]** ### Krsna Consciousness in the Home - **[[letters/subjects/kc-in-home|Krsna Consciousness in the Home]]** ### Life Membership - **[[letters/subjects/life-membership|Life Membership]]** ### Living Entity - **[[letters/subjects/living-entity|Living Entity]]** ### Mahamaya and Yogamaya - **[[letters/subjects/mahamaya-yogamaya|Mahamaya and Yogamaya]]** ### Personality Descriptions Extensive list of personalities including: - Acaryas (Advaita Acarya, Madhavacarya, Ramanujacarya, etc.) - Incarnations (Rama, Varaha, Kapila, Buddha, etc.) - Devotees (Haridasa Thakura, Six Gosvamis, etc.) - Demigods (Brahma, Siva, Durga, etc.) - Historical figures (Gandhi, Einstein, Hitler, etc.) **[[letters/subjects/personalities|View all personality descriptions →]]** ### Prasadam - **[[letters/subjects/prasadam-importance|The Importance Of Prasadam]]** - **[[letters/subjects/purchasing-bhoga|Purchasing Bhoga]]** - **[[letters/subjects/recipes|Recipes]]** - **[[letters/subjects/cooking-rules|Cooking And Kitchen Rules]]** - **[[letters/subjects/offering-prasadam|Offering Prasadam]]** - **[[letters/subjects/taking-prasadam|Taking Prasadam]]** - **[[letters/subjects/prasadam-preaching|Prasadam Distribution And Preaching]]** ### Preaching in the West - **[[letters/subjects/kc-philosophy|The Krsna Consciousness Philosophy]]** - **[[letters/subjects/not-the-body|About Not Being The Body]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-results|And The Results]]** - **[[letters/subjects/comparative-philosophy|And Comparative Philosophy]]** - **[[letters/subjects/iskcon-bonafide|That ISKCON Is Bona Fide]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-importance|Importance And Guidelines]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-compassion|With Compassion And Risk]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-door-to-door|Door To Door]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-purity|With Purity And Conviction]]** - **[[letters/subjects/yukta-vairagya|With Yukta-vairagya]]** - **[[letters/subjects/no-compromise|Without Compromise]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-worship|And Temple Worship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-students|To Students]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-mayavadis|To Mayavadis And Voidists]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-communists|To Communists]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-vegetarians|To Vegetarians]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-yogis|To Yogis And Meditators]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-business|To The Business Community]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-christians|To Christians]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-indian|To The Indian Community]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-others|To Other Minor Groups]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-leaders|To Leaders And Politicians]]** - **[[letters/subjects/preaching-scientists|To Scientists, Evolutionists]]** ### Preaching in India - **[[letters/subjects/india-before-west|Before Coming To The West]]** - **[[letters/subjects/india-general|India In General]]** - **[[letters/subjects/vrndavana|Vrndavana]]** - **[[letters/subjects/mayapur-calcutta|Mayapur And Calcutta]]** - **[[letters/subjects/bombay|Bombay]]** - **[[letters/subjects/jagannatha-puri|Jagannatha Puri And Bhubaneswar]]** - **[[letters/subjects/delhi|Delhi]]** ### Public Relations - **[[letters/subjects/public-relations-general|General Public Relations]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pr-harinama|Hari-nama Sankirtana]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pr-politicians|Politicians And Leaders]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pr-parents|Parents]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pr-media|Radio, Television And Advertising]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pr-press|Press Propaganda]]** - **[[letters/subjects/food-relief|Food Relief]]** *** ## Volume Three - Spiritual Life & Organization ### Qualities - Divine and Demoniac - **[[letters/subjects/divine-qualities|Divine Qualities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/demoniac-qualities|Demoniac Qualities]]** ### Ratha-yatra and General Festivals - **[[letters/subjects/ratha-yatra|Ratha-yatra Festivals]]** - **[[letters/subjects/general-festivals|General Festivals]]** ### Relationship with Krsna - **[[letters/subjects/relationship-krsna|Relationship with Krsna]]** ### Restaurants - **[[letters/subjects/restaurants|Restaurants]]** ### Sadhana-bhakti and Regulative Principles - **[[letters/subjects/sadhana-necessity|The Necessity Of Sadhana-bhakti]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sadhana-result|The Result Of Sadhana-bhakti]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sadhana-neglect|The Result Of Neglecting Sadhana-bhakti]]** - **[[letters/subjects/four-principles|The Four Regulative Principles]]** ### Sannyasa - **[[letters/subjects/accepting-sannyasa|Accepting Sannyasa]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sannyasi-duties|Duties Of A Sannyasi]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sannyasi-maintenance|Sannyasi Maintenance]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sannyasa-etiquette|Sannyasa Etiquette]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sannyasi-women|No Connection With Women]]** ### Sense Control - **[[letters/subjects/eating-control|Eating/Tongue Control]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sex-attraction|Sex Attraction]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sleep|Sleep]]** - **[[letters/subjects/regulation|Regulation]]** - **[[letters/subjects/mind-control|Control Of The Mind]]** - **[[letters/subjects/austerity|Austerity]]** ### Spiritual Master and Disciple - **[[letters/subjects/guru-qualifications|Qualifications Of A Spiritual Master]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-humility|The Humility Of A Spiritual Master]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-credit|A Guru Gives All Credit To His Guru]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-acceptance|Acceptance Of A Spiritual Master]]** - **[[letters/subjects/siksa-guru|Siksa Guru]]** - **[[letters/subjects/pre-initiation|Connection Before Formal Initiation]]** - **[[letters/subjects/diksa-initiation|Diksa Initiation]]** - **[[letters/subjects/initiation-qualifications|Initiation Qualifications]]** - **[[letters/subjects/initiation-meaning|The Meaning Of Initiation]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-daksina|Guru Daksina]]** - **[[letters/subjects/initiation-ceremony|The Initiation Ceremony]]** - **[[letters/subjects/initiation-other|Other Instructions]]** - **[[letters/subjects/gayatri-initiation|Gayatri Initiation]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-relationship|Relationship With Spiritual Master]]** - **[[letters/subjects/paternal-relationship|Paternal Relationship]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-duty|The Duty Of A Spiritual Master]]** - **[[letters/subjects/disciples-appreciation|Appreciation Of Disciples' Service]]** - **[[letters/subjects/chastising-disciple|Chastising The Disciple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/absorbing-sins|Absorbing Sinful Reactions Of Disciple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/rebirth-disciple|Rebirth For Disciple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/guru-compassion|Compassion Of A Spiritual Master]]** - **[[letters/subjects/disciple-service|Disciples' Service Attitude]]** - **[[letters/subjects/becoming-guru|Qualifications For Becoming A Guru]]** - **[[letters/subjects/vani-vapu|Vani And Vapu]]** - **[[letters/subjects/parampara|Our Parampara And Other Sampradayas]]** - **[[letters/subjects/general-etiquette|General Etiquette]]** ### Spiritual World - **[[letters/subjects/spiritual-world|Spiritual World]]** ### Srila Prabhupada's Godbrothers and Associates Individual entries for each associate including: - Bon Maharaja, Sridhara Maharaja, Madhava Maharaja - Narayana Maharaja, Puri Maharaja, Tirtha Maharaja - And many others **[[letters/subjects/godbrothers|View all godbrothers and associates →]]** ### Srila Prabhupada's Personal History - **[[letters/subjects/sp-birth|Birth]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sp-childhood|Childhood]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sp-family|Family Life]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sp-business|Business]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sp-health|Health]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sp-history|Personal History]]** - **[[letters/subjects/radha-damodara|Radha-Damodara Temple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sp-letters-tapes|Letters And Tapes]]** ### Srila Prabhupada's Sayings and Proverbs - **[[letters/subjects/sayings-proverbs|Sayings and Proverbs]]** ### Temple Management #### Land - **[[letters/subjects/opening-temple|Considerations For Opening A Temple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/best-location|The Best Location To Open A Temple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/grhasthas-temples|Grhasthas Opening Temples]]** - **[[letters/subjects/bhet-nama|Bhet-Nama]]** - **[[letters/subjects/moving-temple|Moving A Temple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/never-closing|Never Closing A Temple]]** #### Capital - **[[letters/subjects/maintain-temple|How To Maintain A Temple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/utilize-money|How To Utilize Money]]** - **[[letters/subjects/keep-accounts|How To Keep Accounts]]** #### Organization - **[[letters/subjects/manage-temple|How To Manage A Temple]]** - **[[letters/subjects/rules-policies|Rules And Policies]]** - **[[letters/subjects/center-independent|Every Center Should Be Independent]]** - **[[letters/subjects/time-place-circumstance|Adjustments For Time, Place And Circumstance]]** - **[[letters/subjects/decorating-framework|Decorating The Skyscraper Framework]]** - **[[letters/subjects/temple-programs|Temple Programs]]** - **[[letters/subjects/marriage-ceremonies|Marriage Ceremonies]]** - **[[letters/subjects/doll-exhibits|Doll Exhibits]]** - **[[letters/subjects/security|Security]]** - **[[letters/subjects/stationary|Stationary, Letterheads And Signs]]** #### Labor - **[[letters/subjects/manage-devotees|How To Manage And Engage Devotees]]** - **[[letters/subjects/execute-duties|Devotees Should Execute Their Duties]]** - **[[letters/subjects/president-responsibilities|Temple President's Responsibilities]]** - **[[letters/subjects/president-qualifications|And Qualifications]]** - **[[letters/subjects/recruiting|Recruiting Devotees]]** ### Tulasi Devi - **[[letters/subjects/tulasi-devi|Tulasi Devi]]** ### Vaisnava Etiquette - **[[letters/subjects/vaisnava-etiquette-general|General Vaisnava Etiquette]]** - **[[letters/subjects/vaisnava-dress|Dress]]** - **[[letters/subjects/death|Death]]** - **[[letters/subjects/vaisnava-definition|Vaisnava Definition]]** ### Vaisnava History - **[[letters/subjects/vaisnava-history|Vaisnava History]]** ### Varnasrama - **[[letters/subjects/varnasrama-importance|The Importance of Varnasrama]]** - **[[letters/subjects/kc-above-varnasrama|Krsna Consciousness Is Above]]** - **[[letters/subjects/varnasrama-college|Varnasrama College]]** - **[[letters/subjects/brahmanas|Brahmanas]]** - **[[letters/subjects/ksatriyas|Ksatriyas]]** - **[[letters/subjects/vaisyas|Vaisyas]]** - **[[letters/subjects/sudras|Sudras]]** *** ## Using This Index Each subject page will contain: 1. All letters mentioning that topic 2. Chronological ordering by date 3. Brief excerpt showing context 4. Links to full letter text *** ## Contributing As letters are reviewed, they can be tagged with relevant subjects in their frontmatter. This creates an automatic categorization system. *** **[[letters|← Back to Letters Home]]**