Spoken January 11
Purport to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu
The Nectar of Devotion
Pradyumna: [reading] “...service, following in the footsteps of previous ācāryas, can be summarized in the following statement by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī: ‘First-class devotional service is known by one’s tendency to be fully engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, serving the Lord favorably.PrabhupādaSB 4.8.4Cc. Ādi 1.90Gurukṛpā:Prabhupāda:Gurukṛpā:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Nitāi: January 11th, 1974. Morning walk. [break] Satsvarūpa: ...by reading the books, he’d understood that we should become completely desireless. So he wanted more explanation. And in the car coming out Śrīla Prabhupāda just explained that our desire can’t go away, because thatPrabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Candanācārya:Prabhupāda:Gurukṛpā:Prabhupāda…
SB 1.16.16
Prabhupāda: Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. Devotees: Jaya. Haribol. Prabhupāda: [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. [06:12] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:
SB 3.26.34
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.34 Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] " bhūtānāṁ chidra-dātṛtvaṁ bahir antaram eva ca prāṇendriyātma-dhiṣṇyatvaṁ nabhaso vṛtti-lakṣaṇam []" [break] [02:09] “The activities and characteristics of the ethereal element can be observed as the accommodation for the room for the external and internal existences of all living entities, namely the field of activities of the vital air, the senses and the mind.Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Devo…
Conversation on Train to Allahabad
Rāmeśvara: We are going out to sell our books, and even if the person does not want to buy, we are insisting that they buy. Prabhupāda: This is our duty. That is our duty. Rāmeśvara: He thinks it is too aggressive. Prabhupāda: Eh? No, that is your temperament, because everything has got degree according to the man. It is not [indistinct]. That is myRāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Trivikrama:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prab…
Letters January 11
My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. Perhaps you know that I have come to L.A. on Saturday last and before coming here, I received one letter from you regarding publishing of Gita. It is understood that the book is going to be published by the month of August and it will be available for us in the month of September 1968. But I have heard nothing from you the contract which I have sent...
Hansadutta My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your very encouraging letter dated January 3, 1968. Because you are a sincere servant of Krishna, Krishna is giving you gradually facilities to advance in your engagement of Krishna Consciousness. I am so glad to learn that now you have nice apartment of 4 rooms, and also a nice job for meeting your all necessary expenses....
My dear Rayarama, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter of January 3, 1968, on ISKCON PRESS stationery. It is so nice and attractive and all the credit goes to you and your assistants. Please convey my sincere thanks to your two assistants, Jaya Govinda and Purusottama, for their sincere service in the cause of Krishna Consciousness. Please take it for granted that I have...
My dear Gargamuni, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of January 1, 1969 and it is very gratifying to know that Krishna has again engaged you in your own business. When you went to your father sometimes I was thinking whether I have not spoiled the career of this boy, but still I wanted to give your father a chance so he would not think that two of his boys are lost in...
My dear Syamasundara, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of January 7, 1969, and before this I had also received your letter of January 2, 1969, and have noted the contents with great encouragement. Although nothing is settled as of yet, I can understand that things are progressing well and as you write in your letter under reply, the meeting was very successful, and we...
Columbus, Ohio My dear Jaya Gopala, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated January 9, 1970 along with your check, dollars 15, for my maintenance. For a servant of Krishna, there is no distinction of hell and heaven. Our only ambition should be to serve the Lord. It does not matter where the service is demanded. It is exactly like the soldiers are asked to come forward...
My dear Kulasekhara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 3, 1969, and I am pleased to learn that your wife, Visakha, has gone to London to learn more Deity worship from Yamuna devi. And also I am pleased to know that you have taken charge of the Deities at present. This is very nice.
My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your several letters and ISKCON Press Newsletters dated 13, 16 and 27th December, 1970, and noted the contents. I have been travelling considerably and the preaching work is taking up all of our time; so our tour in India is very much welcomed by the people, but I have not the opportunity to write my correspondence very...
Sucandra My dear Sucandra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of December 25, 1971, and I am very pleased to note that you have got a nice place in the central part of Munich city and that a good response has been found by you there. When we become fully engaged in serving Krishna by preaching His message, especially by opening centers in places where there is not much...
Bombay Dear Tamala Krsna Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your GBC report dated January 3, 1974, and I thank you for reporting so completely on the situtation in India. I am very engladdened to hear you have secured one flat on our Hare Krsna Land. I am planning to arrive in India on or before February 1st. I am first going to New Delhi and then to Vrindaban...
Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Raj Bhavan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Personal. Hare Krishna Land, Gandhi Gram Rd. Juhu, Bombay 400 054 My dear Dr. Channa Reddy, Please accept the blessings of Lord Caitanya. I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated December 25, 1974. I hope by this time, you have returned to Lucknow from your long tour in Hyderabad. So, I did not try to reply to this letter...