Spoken March 30
Purport to Bhajahū Re Mana
Prabhupāda: This is a song which a devotee is praying and asking his mind, bhajahū re mana. Mana means mind. Because, at the present moment, our mind is the driver, and this body is just like a car... In the Bhagavad-gītā also it is stated, bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayāWoman:Prabhupāda:Woman:Prabhupāda:Girl:Woman:Prabhupāda:Woman:Prabhupāda:Woman:Prabhupāda:Woman:Prabhupāda:Woman:Prabhupāda:
Lecture
[Gaurasundara lectures for 25 minutes, then asks for questions] Prabhupāda: Yes, you can question the speaking. Guest: Could you elaborate a little bit on the point of debate of Kṛṣṇa manifesting everything, and therefore He’s attractive? Gaurasundara: Well, the point is, Kṛṣṇa is the fountainhead of everythingGuest:Gaurasundara:Prabhupāda:
Bg 7.4-5 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 7.4–5 Prabhupāda: " om ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave-namaḥ" [I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.] " śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam [break][When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the …
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Just like bodily action. Now you feel call of nature, so you have to pass urine. Chandobhai: No, that is correct. Prabhupāda: That’s all Dr. Patel: Does not attach. Chandobhai: That action, you’re not attached. Prabhupāda: Yes. Dr. Patel: At least, you are, you are... Chandobhai: Udāsī, udāsīnoPrabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandobhai:Prabhupāda:Chandob…
Cc. Ādi 1.6
Nitāi: “Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of Śrīmatī Śacīdevī, as the moon appears from the ocean.Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Conversation with a German Girl and Devotees
Haṁsadūta: So you can begin. Girl: [speaking in German] Haṁsadūta: She makes a suggestion that we should do two things: one, to ask questions Māyāpur as a significant holy place, not only for the devotees, but for the people, karmīs, who have never even heard of MāyāpurGirl:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Girl:Prabhupāda:Girl:Prabhu…
Meeting with GBC
Prabhupāda: ...otherwise, we recommend everyone become sannyāsa. What is the use of not becoming? [laughter] We are giving up this world. We are preparing ourself for entering into the family of Kṛṣṇa. So why should we be very much anxious to maintain this family? So actuallySatsvarūpa:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Brāhmaṇana:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:…
Room Conversation First Day in Juhu Quarters
Gargamuni: One section room was dictation, one section cooking, one section editing. So this is more on a grand style. Prabhupāda: So actually my lift will be used once in a day. Then how it will be in order? Saurabha: We will repair it. It’s not that... We will make it work, and then no one will touch it.Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Gargamuni:Saurabha:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Pr…
Letters March 30
My dear devotees, I am aware that you are feeling my absence just as I am feeling the absence from you. But in the meantime this must be so and Krishna will provide for you as long as you keep chanting Hare Krishna. I want to see each and every one of you, so I am asking Mukunda to arrange my visits since he has volunteered to render this service. If any of you have any particular points you wish...
My dear Jaya Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter of March 7, 1969. At the present time, I am living at Hawaii, therefore your letter was redirected from L.A. temple to here, so I received it late. I am very sorry that I did not reply your last letter but I thank you very much that you are sending me letters every week. Your very strong desire to return to Germany...
Syama My dear Syama dasi, Please accept my blessings. I have received your note along with Satyabhama’s letter. I thank you for your very nice sentiments. I hope by this time you must have improved your health and very soon you will be able to work fully along with your good husband. I think by the will of Krishna you two good souls, Hayagriva and yourself, are combined now to fulfill my mission...
Damodara My dear Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 26th March, 1970. I have initiated Denise Clapper as you have advised, and her spiritual name is Dvijapatni. I am sending her beads enclosed herewith. So now train her up nicely in Krsna Consciousness and when you find a nice brahmacari she may be married. That will be very nice. Then after some...
My dear Cyavana: Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 22nd 1973 and I have examined the contents carefully. Yes, I have received an invitation to visit South Africa and visa application forms but it will take some time for any approval to come through. In the meantime, I am going to Zurich for 10 days and then to London and from there to New York and...
Pranava New Delhi My dear Sriman Pranava das, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 28th March and I have noted the contents. Last time when I was in Vrindaban I saw both the lands and we decided that we shall take both of them. The first land which is front side four bighas on the road and six bighas behind, if they are prepared to give us the land for payment...
Wiesbaden, Germany My dear Nicholas, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 11 March, 1977. Your proposal for arranging a Gita on tapes in different languages for distributing all over the world is very good. You may contact my representative, His Holiness Harikesa Swami, at:
Swami Sri Radhey Baba Swami Sri Radhey Baba Siddha Baba-Ka-Asthan Kachchi Sarak-Mathura, U.P. My dear Sri Radhey Baba, Please accept my greetings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 24 March, 1977. I was expecting to come to Vrndavana to be with my disciples during the Gaura Purnima time but I was suddenly forced to change my plans due to illness. Now, by the grace of Krishna, I am gradually...