# January 23 *Lectures from this day: 9 recordings* --- **[[spoken/670123cc.sf|Cc. Madhya 25.36-40 — January 23, 1967, San Francisco]]** **Prabhupāda:** > nātaḥ paraṁ parama sambhavata..., yad bhavataḥ svarūpam > ānanda-mātram avikalpam aviddha-varcaḥ > paśyāmi viśva-sṛjam ekam aviśvam ātman > bhūtendriyātmakam adas ta upāśrito 'smi > [SB 3.9.3, Cc. Madhya 25.36] So the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, is the ultimate goal. As it is stated in the *Bhagavad-gītā,* In the *Bhagavad-gītā* the Lord says, "There is nothing more superior than Me." So this statement of *Bhagavad-gītā* is also confirmed in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* by this verse. *Ānanda-mātram.* In the transcendental body of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it is simply *ānandam,* blissful. We should note it that this body, our material body, is *nirānandam,* is without *ānanda.* --- **[[spoken/740123mw.hon|Morning Walk — January 23, 1974, Honolulu]]** **Prabhupāda:** Therefore *Bhāgavata* says, *viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt* [[sb/11/9/29|[SB. 11.9.29] ]]. Viṣaya,* the four things—eating, sleeping, mating, defending—in any condition of life they're available. They're available. It doesn't matter in what condition of life you are living, but these things are available: *viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt. Sarvataḥ* means everywhere, in any condition, this is available. A still, people are busy for these four things. That is assured, that any condition of life, you'll have these four things. *Tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ* [[sb/1/5/18|[SB. 1.5.18] ]]. Therefore we should not endeavor for these four things. That is already fixed. I'll get in any condition of life. Then? What for our energy should be employed? Which was not available, wandering up and down, beginning from the heavenly planet down to the Pluto's planet. [aside:] This is a passenger ship? **Sudāmā:** Yes. The ships like this go around the Orient, to Japan and Indonesia.* [*japa] Are the shoes comfortable, Prabhup*ā*da? --- **[[spoken/740123sb.hon|SB 1.16.26-30 — January 23, 1974, Honolulu]]** **Pradyumna:** > satyaṁ śaucaṁ dayā kṣāntis > tyāgaḥ santoṣa ārjavam > śamo damas tapaḥ sāmyaṁ > titikṣoparatiḥ śrutam --- **[[spoken/750123cs.bom|Cornerstone Laying, Bhagavad-gītā 16.7-9 — January 23, 1975, Bombay]]** vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca --- **[[spoken/760123mw.may|Morning Walk — January 23, 1976, Māyāpur]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Yes, there was a six-day period when they sold 650,000 pieces of literature, six days. **Prabhupāda:** Recently we have published abridged edition of *Bhagavad-gītā,* 350,000... Three hundred and fifty hundred thousand. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Already, though, over half of it is sold out. In one month we've sold over half the printing. --- **[[spoken/770123ed.bhu|Evening Darśana — January 23, 1977, Bhubaneswar]]** --- **[[spoken/770123le.bhu|Evening Lecture — January 23, 1977, Bhubaneswar]]** --- **[[spoken/770123r1.bhu|Conversation During Massage — January 23, 1977, Bhubaneswar]]** --- **[[spoken/770123r2.bhu|Room Conversation — January 23, 1977, Bhubaneswar]]** --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/680123_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/680123_rupanuga.md|Letter to Rupanuga, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/690123_aniruddha.md|Letter to Aniruddha, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690123_cidananda.md|Letter to Cidananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690123_nara-narayana.md|Letter to Nara-Narayana, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690123_sivananda.md|Letter to Sivananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700123_hansadutta.md|Letter to Hansadutta, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700123_syamasundara.md|Letter to Syamasundara, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/710123_ksirodakasayi.md|Letter to Ksirodakasayi, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1974/740123_sahadeva.md|Letter to Sahadeva, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/750123_bhavananda_jayapataka.md|Letter to Bhavananda Jayapataka, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/760123_gopala_krsna.md|Letter to Gopala Krsna, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760123_mr._morris_lapidus.md|Letter to Mr. Morris Lapidus, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760123_pusta_krsna.md|Letter to Pusta Krsna, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760123_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760123_sri_chaudhuri.md|Letter to Sri Chaudhuri, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1977/770123_dhiranga.md|Letter to Dhiranga, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770123_mrs._perlmutter.md|Letter to Mrs. Perlmutter, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770123_rupanuga.md|Letter to Rupanuga, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770123_vasudeva.md|Letter to Vasudeva, 1977]]