# May 4 *Lectures from this day: 8 recordings* --- **[[spoken/680504sb.bos|SB 5.5.3 — May 4, 1968, Boston]]** First of all I have to thank Jadurāṇī for the nice pictures. She is giving us light about spiritual understanding. So Kṛṣṇa will bless her with greater energy for Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Thank you. It is a very great science. The Absolute is one, but in order to enjoy transcendental bliss... there is a pleasure potency in the Absolute Truth, Personality of Godhead, which He expands as Rādhārāṇī, and She also expands in Her associates, Lalitā, Viśākhā—all these damsels. --- **[[spoken/690504in.bos|Initiation of Baradrāj and Chandanācārya Dāsās — May 4, 1969, Boston]]** Begin from here. Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Then take next. In this way you'll come this side. You don't cross this. Again from..., begin here, and come to this. Such sixteen rounds must be done every day. Your spiritual name is Chandanācārya dāsa. Chandanācārya. C-h-a-n-d-a-n-c-h-a-r-y-a dāsa. Chandanācārya, a great preacher of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. So you are servant of that. You have to preach very nicely. Bow down. --- **[[spoken/700504ip.la|Śrī Īśopaniṣad, Mantra 1 — May 4, 1970, Los Angeles]]** **Gargamuni:** "In the *Bhagavad-gītā* the Lord directly states that He accepts the vegetable foodstuffs from the hands of a pure devotee. Therefore, a human being should not only become a strict vegetarian, but he should also become a devotee of the Lord and offer to the Lord all his food, and only then partake of the *prasādam,* or mercy of God. Such a devotee can properly discharge the duty of human life. Those who do not do so are eating only sins and thus will be subjected to the different types of distress which are the result of the various sins." **Prabhupāda:** Yes. This is stated in the *Bhagavad-gītā,* Fourth Chapter: *yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ* [[bg/3/13|[Bg. 3.13] ]]. Our this conditioned life is so situated that in every step we are committing some sins. In every step, without knowing, ignorance, because we, we are born ignorant. Therefore *Bhāgavata* says, *parābhavas tāvad abhodha-jātaḥ* [[sb/5/5/5|[SB. 5.5.5] ]] *Abodha-jātaḥ. Abodha-jāta* means every living entity is born fools. Therefore there are so many educational institution. If the man born... May be in very high family or in high nation, but he is a fool. Otherwise, what is the necessity of so many educational institution? It is a fact. --- **[[spoken/720504sb.tok|SB 2.9.15 — May 4, 1972, Tokyo]]** **Pradyumna:** [leads chanting of verse] [**Prabhupāda and devotees respond] > dadarśa tatrākhila-sātvatāṁ patiṁ > śriyaḥ patiṁ yajña-patiṁ jagat-patim > sunanda-nanda-prabalārhaṇādibhiḥ > sva-pārṣadāgraiḥ parisevitaṁ vibhum > [[sb/2/9/15|[SB. 2.9.15] ]] **Translation:** "Lord Brahmā saw in the Vaikuṇṭha planet the Personality of Godhead, who is the Lord of the entire devotee community, the Lord of the goddess of fortune, the Lord of all sacrifices and the Lord of the universe, and who is served by the foremost servitors like Nanda, Sunanda, Prabala, Arhaṇa, His immediate associates." **Prabhupāda:** Hm. So here, as Brahmā saw God, His abode, His associates, so anyone can see also. Brahmā is also living being. Just like if Mr. Nixon can become president, you can also become president. But not that you can become God. You can become president, but you cannot become God. That is not possible. --- **[[spoken/730504mw.la|Morning Walk — May 4, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Svarūpa Dāmodara:** [introducing recording] April [wrong month] 4, 1973, Los Angeles. [break] Brahmānanda **Mahārāja. **Prabhupāda:** Yes. We have to teach life from life, not from matter. Just against. And if you come out... Not if. You must. Because we are standing on truth. They are standing on untruth. **Prabhupāda:** *Harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma...* [*Cc Ādi* 7.76]*. Sattvam...* There is an Indian government slogan, "*Sattvam eva*..." --- **[[spoken/730504sb.la|SB 1.8.42 — May 4, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] "[O Lord of Madhu, as the Ganges forever flows to the sea without hindrance, let my attraction be constantly] ...drawn unto You without being diverted to anyone else." --- **[[spoken/740504mw.bom|Morning Walk — May 4, 1974, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** Everything is perverted reflection. *Janmādy asya yataḥ:* "Everything is born from the Absolute Truth." So unless there is something in the Absolute Truth, how it can be reflected here? Everything is there. **Girirāja:** [reading from *Kṛṣṇa* book] "They began to say that 'The chief *gopī,* Rādhārāṇī, who was taken alone by Kṛṣṇa, must be very proud of Her position, thinking Herself the greatest of the *gopīs.* Yet how could Kṛṣṇa take Her alone, leaving all of us aside?' " [break] **Prabhupāda:** *Gokula-taruṇī maṇḍala-mahite. Rādhe jaya jaya mādhava-dayite, gokula-taruṇī,* all the *maṇḍala-mahite.* She is the most beautiful amongst all the young girls in Gokula. *Rādhe jaya jaya mādhava...* Rūpa Gosvāmī's praying, --- **[[spoken/760504r1.hon|Room Conversation — May 4, 1976, Honolulu]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** ...just on the Sunday easily. Charge them... You know, like in Los Angeles, we used to charge a dollar a... **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Oh, yes. They have a... They are very expert at financing now, these..., the men who are in charge now. They're claiming that within two or three months all of the debt will be completely cleared. They have a plan, very easily. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Yes. And the restaurant is very successful. Also, they have not advertised that, but every day at least about fifty people come for the lunch, and at least another seventy, eighty people come in the evening for dinner. For a full meal each person pays an average of about \$2.50. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1967/670504_malati.md|Letter to Malati, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1967/670504_syamasundara.md|Letter to Syamasundara, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1967/670504_upendra.md|Letter to Upendra, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1969/690504_sivananda.md|Letter to Sivananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_citsukhananda.md|Letter to Citsukhananda, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_damodara.md|Letter to Damodara, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_gurudasa.md|Letter to Gurudasa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_iskcon_temple_presidents.md|Letter to Iskcon Temple Presidents, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_sudama.md|Letter to Sudama, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700504_vamanadeva.md|Letter to Vamanadeva, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1972/720504_gurudasa.md|Letter to Gurudasa, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/720504_hrdayananda.md|Letter to Hrdayananda, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/720504_karandhara.md|Letter to Karandhara, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/720504_ksirodakasayi.md|Letter to Ksirodakasayi, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1973/730504_bhavananda.md|Letter to Bhavananda, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/740504_bhavatarini.md|Letter to Bhavatarini, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740504_hansadutta.md|Letter to Hansadutta, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740504_madhudvisa.md|Letter to Madhudvisa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740504_prabhakar.md|Letter to Prabhakar, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740504_the_management_of_tirupati-tirumala-devasthanam.md|Letter to The Management Of Tirupati-Tirumala-Devasthanam, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/750504_aksayananda_dhananjaya.md|Letter to Aksayananda Dhananjaya, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_all_gbcs_in_the_u.s.a.md|Letter to All Gbcs In The U.S.A, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_gaurasundara.md|Letter to Gaurasundara, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_giriraja.md|Letter to Giriraja, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_kashinath_mullick.md|Letter to Kashinath Mullick, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_kirtanananda.md|Letter to Kirtanananda, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_nityananda.md|Letter to Nityananda, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_puranjana.md|Letter to Puranjana, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_radhavallabha.md|Letter to Radhavallabha, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760504_whom_it_may_concern.md|Letter to Whom It May Concern, 1976]]