Spoken January 9
Cc. Madhya 22.11-15
Bg 4.19-25 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 4.19–25 Prabhupāda: Page? Hm? Who will read? You’ll read? Yes. Which page? Devotee: One-hundred-twenty-three. Devotee: “Transcendental Knowledge.” Text number nineteen. “One is understood to be in full knowledge whose every act is devoid of desire for sense gratification. He is said by sages to be a worker whose fruitive action is burned up by the fire of perfect knowledge.Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:D…
Purport to Gaurāṅga Bolite Habe
Prabhupāda: This nice song was sung by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, one of the great ācāryas of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. That is the sect of Vaisnavism started by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Gauḍīya means belonging to Bengal. There are five Gauḍa-deśa in the northern part of India, out of which, part of Bengal, West Bengal, is called Gauḍa-deśa. So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura
The Nectar of Devotion
Pradyumna: [reading] “Impersonalists are very fond of merging into the Supreme, like rivers that come down and merge into the ocean. The ocean can be compared with liberation, and the rivers with all the different paths of liberation. The impersonalists are dwelling in the river water, which eventually comes to mix with the ocean. They have no information, however, that within the ocean, as within the river, there are innumerable aquatic living entities. The sharks who dw…
Morning Walk
Nitāi: January 9th, 1974, Los Angeles. Morning walk. [break] Prabhupāda: ...origin of everything, animate or inanimate. Prajāpati: Jaya. Your lecture this morning was brilliant, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Your logic could defeat anybody. [Prabhupāda chuckles] The theological rascals, though, they will not accept any authority except their own mind. They are such nonsense.Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Bahulāśva:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Svarū…
SB 1.16.12
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " bhadrāśvaṁ ketumālaṁ ca bhārataṁ cottarān kurūn kimpuruṣādīni varṣāṇi Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
SB 3.26.32
Morning Walk
Acyutānanda: “...Please, everyone join and say, 'Rāma ki jaya.’ ” Nobody... Complete silence. Again he said, “Everyone say, 'Sai Rāma,’ ” and somebody yelled out, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa,” and the whole audience said, “Hare Kṛṣṇa,Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Yaśodānandana:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Yaśodānandana:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Yaśodānandana:Prabhupāda:Yaśodānandana:Indian man (1):Acyutānanda:Indian man (1):Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Acyutānanda:Prabhupāda:Yaśod…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: That you’ll find everywhere. There is no such thing. Dr. Patel: Americans are more sophisticated. [break] Prabhupāda: They are thinking like that. Dr. Patel: The court’s ruling like that, then it will be... Prabhupāda: No, we have got our own fight. The thought-checking. So “I am thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Why you are checking me?Trivikrama:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Pr…
Morning Darśana with Ramkrishna Bajaj and friends
Girirāja: This is Mr. Sharma, the head technician at the airport, radar. Prabhupāda: Oh. When I went to your MIT, I challenged that “Where is that technological department where a dead man can be brought into life?” It was interesting speech. The students gathered. This body is mentioned in the Mr. Sharma:Prabhupāda:Mr. Bajaj:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Indian man (3):Prabhupāda:Indian man (3):Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Then somebody must be there to look after the construction. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: We can send one boy, Vijeta, from here. He’s not doing very much, and he’s on the construction department. I was just waiting for Saurabha to come back. Prabhupāda: So he can go, because Gaura-Govinda will be engaged for collecting.Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gop…
Discussion on Deprogrammers
Prabhupāda: [Hindi] Jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam. [Hindi] Jñāna vairāgya. [Hindi] " vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam [SB 1.2.7]" Indian man: [Hindi with other guests and Prabhupāda] Prabhupāda: [Hindi] " dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣvHari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prab…
Letters January 9
My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 4, 1969, and I have carefully noted the contents. One thing that I beg to bring to your notice the printing of my books. In 1954, I left my home, and for 5 years I lived as Vanaprastha here and there, and then in 1959 I took sannyasa. Of course even when I was a householder I was publishing...
Paramananda My dear Paramananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of January 4, 1969 along with your note for Purusottama who is here now and will give you his note along with this letter. I understand that you are anxious to go to New Vrindaban. I think that it is Krishna
Candravali Berkeley My dear Candrabali, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 5, 1970. I am so glad to learn that you are going to be married with Citsukhananda on Sunday, 11th January, at the Radha-Krishna Temple. I like this marriage ceremony because it has given practical proof of my ideas that boys and girls of this country better be married and engaged...
Montreal My dear Raktaka, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge I am in due receipt of your letters dated 24th and 31st of December 1969. So, I am very glad that you are determined to go ahead in Krishna Consciousness and, if you remain serious and steady, certainly you will make infallible progress. Of course, Maya is very strong, there is a chance of our falling down at any moment, but...
Philadelphia My dear Vrndavana Candra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 4, 1970 and noted the contents. The girl referred to is certainly very nice as I can understand from her letter, and she has sent me her beads for chanting and Subala has recommended to initiate her. So they are all good news. I am sending her the beads duly chanted, and her initiated...
Nayanabhirama Philadelphia My dear Nayana Bhirama, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 27th December, 1970 and have noted the contents carefully. I am glad to hear that Philadelphia is such a good place for pushing on our Sankirtana movement and it is also very encouraging to hear that BTG distribution is increasing. Also, now that you
Bhavananda My dear Bhavananda: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 24, 1972 and have noted the contents carefully. Things here are going on very nicely. Enclosed is one clipping. Last night at the festival meeting one government official spoke very highly of my movement and everyone was very pleased.
Hariprasada Hyderabad My dear Hariprasadaji, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated December 27, 1972 and January 2, 1973, and I have noted the contents with great care. Now your brother is here with me and I am talking with him daily what we shall do in Hyderabad. So you needn
My dear Sons and Daughter, Please accept my blessings. Upon the recommendation of Damodara I have gladly accepted all of you as my duly initiated disciples. Now you may send your beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban for chanting them, as I have empowered him to act on my behalf. Or you may write him and request him to send you new beads, as you arrange. I have given you the spiritual names as follows:...
Prahladananda Austin, Texas My dear Prahladananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 31, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. Yes, that will be the best idea, to move your Austin temple closer to the University where there are so many potential devotees. Of course, we may set up our camp below any tree and preach anywhere, but because they will...
Dallas My dear Satsvarupa and Hrdayananda, Please accept my blessings. Your letters dated December 25, 1972, are in hand and I am very much encouraged also to see the nice photos you have sent me. Especially I am glad to hear that Mohanananda has returned to Dallas School for taking charge of things there. Yes, he was the original pioneer member of Dallas Temple, so he has returned to develop now...
Revatinandana London My dear Revatinandana Swami, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter Jan. 4, 1974 with the enclosed cookbook. I know you are a very good cook and I can understand that you have found the books useful for distribution. I have no objection to your printing it with the name
Dear Sukadeva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 4, 1974 and I have examined the contents. It is good news for me that our Seattle, Washington temple is growing under your able guidance, and I am much obliged to you. It would not be possible for me to preach all over the world except for your cooperation, you and your Godbrothers and sisters who...
Temple Presidents All ISKCON Centers My dear temple president, Please accept my blessings. This letter is to inform you that Hari das Brahmacari has received permission to go to all of our centers in the west for visiting and gaining the experience of preaching there. He is from Bengal and he can cook nicely, go out on sankirtana, lead kirtanas, classes, as well as teach Bengali bhajans. Please...
London My dear Devamaya devi dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Jan. 6th 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you for your burfis. Regarding your questions, there is no special planet for the Lord in His form of Lord Jagannatha. This particular lila was performed with His brother and sister when They were on this planet. If you are attracted to worshiping...
Abhirama Miami My dear Abhirama, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 8th December, 1975. I have replied your previous letter. I do not know why you have not received it. I accept all the candidates for first initiation as my duly initiated disciples. Their spiritual names are:
Nitai Vrindaban My dear Nitai, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your unsigned letter dated January 1, 1976. Regarding the translators, I like the work of Nrsimha Vallabha Goswami best, and I want to settle up with him. I have already written Visvambhara in this regard. Sri Tripathi is after money, so we do not want him. Dr. Premlata Paliwal