Spoken May 9
Gāyatrī Mantra Initiation
Prabhupāda: “...such things in devotion and love,” aśnāmi, “I eat.” So one’s purpose is served. If Kṛṣṇa accepts something from a person, that is the perfection of life. So there are many things, but today we are observing this ceremony, and the other day we also observed. Six boys were offered this facility of this second initiation stage, and today also, they have come from New York because IStudent:Prabhupāda:Student:Prabhupāda:Student:Prabhupāda:Student:Prabhupāda:…
Bg 4.1-2 Lecture
Pradyumna: Bhagavad-gītā, chapter number four, “Transcendental Knowledge.” One: “The Blessed Lord said, I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind. And Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Kṛṣṇa-kāntī: Testing, one, two three.Śrīla Prabhupāda’s morning walk, May 9th, 1973, at Venice beach, in Los Angeles. [break] Svarūpa Dāmodara: Śrīla Prabhupāda, I was going to ask is there any difference between acintya-śakti and mystic yoga power? Prabhupāda: They call it mystic.Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Pra…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Doctor can manage securing medicine, distributing. That is another thing. Gopal Kṛṣṇa: Actually, from his talk I could understand that he actually doesn’t want to do much. He said he will not be able to come and examine the patients even. Prabhupāda: Then? Gopal Kṛṣṇa: He says, Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Gopal Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Bhāgavata:Prabhupāda:Bhāgavata:Prabhupāda:Bhāgavata:Prabhupāda:Bhāgavata:Prabhupāda:Bhāgavata:Prabhupāda:Bhāgavata:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:…
Morning Walk on Beach
[Poor audio for first 1:30 Minutes] Prabhupada: Breaking the law. Amogha: ...unleash the dog. Prabhupada: ... And the master. They should be chained, and they’re let lose. Amogha: They think that catching fish is great sport, great fun. Prabhupada: What bussiness. They haven’t got any business. They must do all of these sinful activities. That is the defect of the modern civilizationJayadharma:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:Prabhupāda:Amogha:…
SB 6.1.8
Evening Darśana
Prabhupāda: [Hindi] Indian man (1): [Hindi] Prabhupāda: The thing is that we have to... Shall I speak in Hindi or in English? There are others... Indian man (1): Most of us, we can follow in English. You speak in English, we can follow. Prabhupāda: So we are trying to imitate the Western way of life, but it is not possible for us to do that. Our constitution is different, spiritual, and their is material. Now they should be combined. Our government, our people, they want Western way of life,…
Letters May 9
Boston My dear Candanacarya and Bharadraja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 4th May, 1970, along with a nice tape of Sankirtana and solo song. So it is very nice. Lord Caitanya has introduced a very nice system of self-realization through arts and songs. Both of you are expert in singing and musical science as well as painting work. Now by the grace...
London My dear Gurudasa, Please accept my blessings. I hope by this time you have received my letter dated 6th May, 1970, along with papers, tapes, etc. I have received one letter from Balmukund Parikh, the copy of which is enclosed herewith. It is understood that he is introducing something new in the name of teaching Devanagari script. The prayer of the Spiritual Master as he has quoted has no...
Boston My dear Patita Uddharana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 24th April, 1970, along with the typical examples of hardbound editions of Sri Isopanisad, and thank you so much for them. This binding work is so nicely made. You have done it very well, and I am completely satisfied. I very much appreciate your efforts in our ISKCON bindery, and if such...
Boston My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of Krsna tape transcriptions #13, 32, and 33, and 34, along with your note from the art department. Regarding the Vedas personified, they should be drawn just like you have seen some pictures of great sages. They are young in appearance like perfect Vaisnavas, and they may be shown with tilak and Vaisnava markings...
Amogha Melbourne My dear Amogha, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 3, 1972, and I have noted the contents. I am very much pleased to hear from you that all the programs in Melbourne are increasing enthusiastically under your supervision. I like Melbourne very much. One thing is, too much competition between centers is not good, the emphasis should...
My dear Bali-mardana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 1, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. I have written one letter to Rupanuga that he should take your help how to organize the weekly inventory and payment for books distributed, so you may see that letter from him and do the needful. I am very much pleased that you are producing so much...
Calcutta My dear Bhavananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 26, 1972, and I have noted the contents with great pleasure. Yes, the attraction should be so made that the Muslims will somehow come to our Mayapur temple, for learning English, for seeing arati, like that. In Bombay, many children are coming and they have all got bead bags and they are...
Damodara My dear Damodara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 19, 1972, and I have noted the contents. Regarding the high school programmes, this is very good opportunity to introduce our movement and try also to introduce our cheap editions of Krishna Book. Every student will be interested to read it. I think the whole set can be purchased for
My dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 5, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. There seem to be vast discrepancies between your figures and those of Karandhara. For instance, he reports that since first of January, 1972, New York has remitted only
Caturbhuja My dear Caturbhuja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 27, 1973. Thank you very much. In answer to your several questions, first; what is meant by conditioned soul? Conditioned soul means one who has accepted something illusion as reality. Conditioned means that due to imperfect desires the spirit soul becomes dependent on material conditions...
Jayapataka, Bhavananda Mayapur My dear Jayapataka and Bhavananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated April 30 and am very pleased by the report. Many students from America will very soon go there to learn the art of doll making as desired by you. It is better to go there and learn the art instead of the teacher coming here. Mayapur is already wonderful being the...
Caru Melbourne My dear Caru, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 29, 1974 and have noted the contents. I am glad to hear, although there were many difficulties, that Madhudvisa Maharaja will be able to return to Australia with permanent residence status. Please have him write me as soon as he returns. I do not have the exact date of your Rathayatra...
Gangamayi Bhaktivedanta Manor My dear Gangamayi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your undated letter. I am glad to hear that you are determined to stay and live in the temple now and that you are becoming very much attached to the Deity worship and very serious serving the Deity along with Malati Prabhu. I hope your restlessness is finished and that you will remain a...
Jayapataka , Bhavananda Mayapur My dear Jayapataka and Bhavananda Maharajas, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 28, April, 1974. You write that you are very careful utilizing funds that are sent for that particular purpose. In all matters of management this careful attitude must be taken. I have been requesting my disciples for sometime to release me from...
Paris My dear Madhava devi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 1974. Yes there is no objection to your casting clay forms of Deities into plaster. I understand you are a nice artist in this medium, so make Deities of Gaura-Nitai and send me photographs of the forms. We can discuss this further when I come to Paris.
Manager of Liberty Bank The Manager Liberty Bank, Main Branch Honolulu Dear Sir, This is to introduce Mr. Brent Selden, who is the president of the Honolulu branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I am authorizing him to make a withdrawal from account no. 35785 in the amount of
Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated April 28 and 29 and I have noted the contents. Your letters are a great pleasure for me to read. You are always broadcasting the glories of the Sankirtana movement in the shape of ISKCONs book distribution and surely you will be recognized by Lord Caitanya for your unbounded enthusiasm...
My dear Visala and Visalaini, Please accept my blessings. Thank you very much for your gift of Rs 500/. So you are both exemplary Vaisnavas and I want that you, husband and wife, preach together. So you are part of our Vrindaban center. When you can return there spend your time always studying my books, chanting and preaching to the people of Vrindaban, with real understanding of this science of Krishna...
G.L. Nanda Sri G.L. Nanda 5, Tughlak Road New Delhi 11, INDIA 9 Marimba Crescent, City Beach 6015, Perth, West Australia My dear Sri Nandaji, With further reference to my last letter dated 7th May, 1975, I beg to submit herewith another verse from Srimad-bhagavatam in which it is said (vide Srimad-bhagavatam, 6th canto, 3rd chapter, verse number 19-22). It is said there:
Geoffrey Fletcher St. Ives, Australia My dear Mr. Fletcher, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated April 9th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you for your kind sentiment. You are very fortunate to be taking part in the Krishna Consciousness movement. If you take it very seriously, then you will not have to take another birth in this miserable material world....
Coconut Grove, Miami My dear Pavanadeva dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 21st of April, 1975 and have noted the contents. Do not be discouraged. Simply follow all of the rules and regulations very carefully. Rise early, attend mangala arati, attend class, chant 16 rounds and follow the four basic rules and regulations. This is most important. Without these...
Phoenix, Arizona My dear Satkrita dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated April 8th, 1975 and I was unable to note the contents. Why do you write such a crazy letter? You cannot write like a normal person? Anyway, I hope that you are following all of the rules and regulations very carefully without any deviation. Try to work hard for Krishna and co-operate very...
Captain Cook, Hawaii My dear Balbhadra das, Please accept my blessings. I thank you for your kind offering of some of the honey you produce at your honey farm. As you know, I have requested the devotees here to construct one beautiful temple on the grounds in order that many people may come from all around and see the gorgeous worship of the Deities. It is a big project and will require so much capital....
Gopala Krsna, Tejiyas Bombay My dear Gopala Krishna and Tejyas das, Please accept my blessings. I have received very encouraging reports from the Library Party in India, and it appears that this program will increase more and more. Now, you must be very sure to keep a stock of each and every book so that you can supply all of these orders immediately. You may require a stock of some 300 of each...
Office of the President of the United States White House Washington, D.C. Personal Secretary to the President, Dear Sir: On your new note it is stated “In God We Trust,” and directly beneath “Declaration of Independence, 1776.” On the 200th anniversary of this occasion, why not begin teaching the science of God as described in the Vedic literatures, like the Srimad-Bhagavatam, which...
Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara das Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have received very encouraging reports from the Indian Library Party. Now, there must be sufficient stock of each book in our India warehouse to supply all of these orders immediately. I have written one letter to both Tejyas and Gopala Krishna in this connection, now you should find out their inventory and see that they have...
Bombay My dear Sriman Susheel Asnani, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated April 27, 1976, and I have noted the contents with care. The best thing is that you engage yourself in chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra as many times as possible and Krishna will save you. I wish that all your family members should chant, your wife especially, for your prolonged life. Whenever...
Temple President and GBC for Hawaii My dear disciples, Please accept my blessings. I have consented that when and if a new set of Pancatattva Deities are installed in the Hawaii Temple, the old set of Pancatattva Deities may be given to Govinda dasi. Please comply this at the said time, as Govinda dasi would like to worship these Deities if new Deities are installed in the Temple.