# June 2 *Lectures from this day: 5 recordings* --- **[[spoken/740602mw.gen|Morning Walk — June 2, 1974, Geneva]]** And the swan is considered to be the highest of the birds. Therefore it is called *paramahaṁsa.* Example is given to the *haṁsa. Haṁsa* means swan. Supreme *haṁsa.* **Prabhupāda:** Ah. So the crows came to pick up the grapes, and the king was passing, he picked up, "Oh, who is that artist?" He became rich man in association. No, I have seen in that hall. So first-class picture. I have never seen such nice picture. Exactly life. [*japa*] [break] **Prabhupāda:** Just see. It is a country... People are not bad. I have seen. They are very nice. The government, the rascals, a few men who are controlling the government, they are all rogues and thieves. The same thing in India. Everywhere the mass population, they are innocent. These rascals made them..., misleading. In Russia I have seen. The mass people, they are very nice. *Andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ* [[sb/7/5/31|[SB. 7.5.31] ]]. --- **[[spoken/740602sb.gen|SB 1.13.11 — June 2, 1974, Geneva]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Translation:** "My uncle, you must have visited Dvārakā. In that holy place there are our friends and well-wishers, the descendants of Yadu, who are always rapt in the service of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. You might have seen them or heard about them. Are they all living happily in their abodes?" --- **[[spoken/750602mw.hon|Morning Walk in the Botanical Gardens — June 2, 1975, Honolulu]]** **Śrutakīrti:[introducing recording] **The following conversation takes place on Prabhupāda's morning walk, June 2nd, 1975, in the Botanical Gardens in Honolulu, Hawaii. [indistinct] **Devotee (1):** It's a type of Pandanus. May they weave with that, Prabhupāda. They make rugs. [break] ...*chiku* tree, Śrīla Prabhupāda. **Manasvī:** This one? Oh, the big one. Yeah, yeah, that is. Yes, this one is *chiku. Very big chiku.* --- **[[spoken/760602sb.la|SB 6.1.34-36 — June 2, 1976, Los Angeles]]** *cakṣu-dāna dila yei, janme janme prabhu sei, divya jñāna hṛde prakāśita prema-bhakti yāṅhā haite, avidyā vināśa yāte, vede gāya yāṅhāra carito* "The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Kṛṣṇa." "My only wish is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from his lotus mouth. Attachment to his lotus feet is the perfection that fulfills all desires." --- **[[spoken/770602dc.vrn|Discussions Will & Affidavit — June 2, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** If they voluntarily give contribution, that's all right. Otherwise we shall provide. We have got guesthouse. It is very nice. Even they do not pay, we shall pay. **Svarūpa Dāmodara:** We can make a scientific propaganda. And we can also do the same thing in Bombay. Bombay will be bigger. **Girirāja:** So we drafted a will, including the trust for the properties of India and some of the other... --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1969/690602_bharadraja.md|Letter to Bharadraja, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690602_gaurasundara.md|Letter to Gaurasundara, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700602_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700602_sudama.md|Letter to Sudama, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1974/740602_jayatirtha.md|Letter to Jayatirtha, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740602_mahamsa_giriraja_gargamuni_gargamuni_jayapataka_tejiyas_gurudasa.md|Letter to Mahamsa Giriraja Gargamuni Gargamuni Jayapataka Tejiyas Gurudasa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/750602_manager_central_bank_of_india.md|Letter to Manager Central Bank Of India, 1975]]