Spoken May 18
Arrival Lecture
[kirtana] [01:57] Prabhupāda: [leads prema-dhvanī; “Los Angeles bhakta-vṛnda ki jaya!”] Thank you very much. Devotees: All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances] [break] Prabhupāda: So, my dear boys and girls, six years ago I came to your country single-handed, with these pair of cymbal. Now you are so many chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. That is my success. It was the prediction of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu,Devotees:
Room Conversation about New Vrindavan
Govinda dāsī: ...oh, as soon as [indistinct] come back. Prabhupāda: Why have you [indistinct]? [long pause] Govinda dāsī: May I put a little flowers around the, erm, you know, the little topknot? I don’t know what it’s called. The bunch of hairs on the Deities? Prabhupāda: Put flowers there?Govinda dāsī:Devotee:Govinda dāsī:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Why not translate from the very beginning, in your own way? Devotee: Yes. [long pause; background construction noises and talking] Prabhupāda: This land is especially assembled for becoming New Navadvīpa. But the demons are [laughs] predominating. You gradually take over the charge from the demons.Devotee:Prabhupāda:Govinda dāsī:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:
Letters May 18
Dinesh Candra Brooklyn My dear Dinesh Candra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 24th April, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. Also I have received one letter from Yacov Shames and he acknowledges that he has been corresponding with you in regards to opening one branch there in Jerusalem.
My dear Bhagavan dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 11/5/73, and I have carefully noted the contents. Thank you very much for your complete report of the situation in London. We can understand from this incident that the most important point is that everyone, especially the leaders, must always stick to the basic regulative practices that I have given, especially...
Caracas My dear Citsukhananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your Air Mail Special letter dated 14 of May, 1973, and I have noted the contents. Tomorrow I am going to Dallas because the weather here in Los Angeles is not good for my health. It is too cold and cloudy. So I am going to Dallas to get some sunshine. If the weather there is not suitable, I may come at once to Caracas....
Heidelberg, West Germany My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated May 12, 1973, and have noted the contents carefully. Thank you very much for your report of the London situation. We can understand from this incident that the most important point is that everyone, especially the leaders, must always stick to the basic regulative practices that I have...
Nairobi My dear Brahmananda Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated May 2, 1976, and I have noted the contents with care. Somehow or other I want that the Nairobi center is maintained, not closed. As sannyasi you can come and go, but my only ambition is that the center may not be closed.
Melbourne My dear Gurukrpa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have spoken with Sukadeva das Adhikari, the Honolulu Temple President. It appears that because you had made some derogatory racial remarks against him in the presence of other devotees here in the temple, it has become difficult to manage and win the respect of this devotees. If the GBC undermines the efforts of the temple presidents...
Bhaktivedanta Manor My dear Jayatirtha Das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated May 9, 1976, and I have noted the contents with care. The house that you mentioned in London, if it is necessary, I approve the L40,000 loan. There is another Hindu very sympathetic by the name of Mr. Modi. See if he cannot be of some service in the absence of Mr. Samani. It is very encouraging...
His Holiness Mahamsa Swami c/o ISKCON Hyderbad farm Krsna Balarama Mandir, Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg, Vrndavana, Mathura, (UP) My dear Mahamsa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated May 8th, 1977. I was very surprised to know that you did not receive my letter dated the 13th April, 1977. Enclosed please find a copy of that letter.