# August 7 *Lectures from this day: 6 recordings* --- **[[spoken/710807sb.lon|SB 1.1.1 — August 7, 1971, London]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [**Prabhupāda interrupts chanting: "Not all at a time. Practice, then..." Pradyumna resumes chanting one word at a time, then a line at a time] Prabhupāda: So, next, anyone? [devotees chant, with Prabhupāda correcting] Any girls? [lady devotee chants with Prabhupāda correcting] Any other girl? [lady devotee chants] Very good. So? Word meaning.Pradyumna:** [leads chanting of synonyms] --- **[[spoken/720807r1.lon|Room Conversation — August 7, 1972, London]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...Kṛṣṇa, not Kṛṣṇa's money. [laughter] That is taken by Rāvaṇa. [laughter] Just like Sītā belonged to Rāma, but it was taken by Rāma, er... Rāvaṇa. And that is... And Hanumān become perplexed. So we are perplexed that Rāma..., Sītā has been taken by Rāvaṇa, and so we are trying to rescue her. And that is our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Sītā-Lakṣmījī, eh? Rāmacandra-Lord Rāma, Nārāyaṇa. So Rāvaṇa thought that "Let me make profit taking away Sītā." The result was that he became vanquished with everything. He could not get the favor of Sītā, but the whole family, whole kingdom became vanquished. So this policy is being followed at the present moment. Everybody is interested with Sītā, not with Rāma. You see? But the foolish people do not know that without Rāma you cannot keep Sītā. You see? That is happening. When you go to ask for some money in India, they give us one thousand, two thousand. And when there is war within Pakistan and Hindustan, somebody is giving fifty *lakhs,* somebody is giving hundred *lakhs*. And what is being used? *Namo "bombayah" namaḥ*. *"Bombayah."* --- **[[spoken/730807bg.lon|Bg 2.7 — August 7, 1973, London]]** **Translation:** "Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of weakness. In this condition, I am asking You to tell me clearly what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me." **Prabhupāda:** Hmm. This is very important verse in *Bhagavad-gītā.* It is a turning point of life. *Kārpaṇya-doṣa.* Miserly. *Doṣa* means fault When one does not act according to his position, that is fault, and that is called miserly. So everyone has got his natural propensities, *svabhāva. Yasya hi svabhāvasya tasyāso duratikramaḥ. Svabhāva,* natural propensities. It is a common example, it is given, that *yasya hi yaḥ svabhāvasya tasyāso duratikramaḥ.* One..., habit is the second nature. --- **[[spoken/730807r1.lon|Room Conversation with Reporter — August 7, 1973, London]]** **Reporter:** [indistinct] what happened [indistinct] photographer, who is coming any time, any time now. Haṁsadūta: Oh, I think in May. George Harrison, he donated this house to Prabhupāda for spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Haṁsadūta: Prabhupāda means the master at whose feet, or at whose lotus feet, all the other masters take shelter. --- **[[spoken/750807mw.tor|Morning Walk — August 7, 1975, Toronto]]** **Jagadīśa:** Yesterday I saw a statistic saying that in the United States, 21% of the population is in poverty. **Brahmānanda:** But that poverty means that they earn five thousand dollars or less. Less than five thousand is the line. **Prabhupāda:** Well, it is all proportionate, that... You are paying rent for this room where I am staying, \$175 per month? --- **[[spoken/760807r1.teh|Room Conversation — August 7, 1976, Tehran]]** --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/680807_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/680807_nathan_baruch.md|Letter to Nathan Baruch, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/690807_brahmananda_advaita.md|Letter to Brahmananda Advaita, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1971/710807_acyutananda.md|Letter to Acyutananda, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/710807_citsukhananda.md|Letter to Citsukhananda, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/710807_hansadutta.md|Letter to Hansadutta, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1972/720807_gargamuni.md|Letter to Gargamuni, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1973/730807_bhutatma.md|Letter to Bhutatma, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1973/730807_gbc_members.md|Letter to Gbc Members, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1973/730807_madhudvisa.md|Letter to Madhudvisa, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1975/750807_candradevi.md|Letter to Candradevi, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/750807_dr._y.g._naik.md|Letter to Dr. Y.G. Naik, 1975]]