# October 30 *Lectures from this day: 8 recordings* --- **[[spoken/681030ip.la|Śrī Īśopaniṣad, Mantra 1 — October 30, 1968, Los Angeles]]** --- **[[spoken/721030nd.vrn|The Nectar of Devotion — October 30, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** "In the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta,* by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, Lord Caitanya states that it is a fortunate person who comes in contact with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. One who is serious about spiritual life is given by Kṛṣṇa the intelligence to come in contact with a bona fide spiritual master." **Prabhupāda:** Yes. Here it is stated, "It is..., it is a fortunate person." Not the unfortunate. "It is the fortunate person who comes in contact with a bona fide spiritual master." This question we were just discussing before coming to the class, how to select a bona fide spiritual master. So that is not very difficult. Just like in our ordinary business life, we accept somebody as representative of the firm who is actually come, canvassing for the benefit of the firm. He's representative. Suppose he's representing some book-seller, publisher, so he should canvass for selling the books published by his firm, not for anything else. Suppose he has taken the advantage of becoming representative of a business firm but he's doing his own business, he's not bona fide. He's not bona fide. --- **[[spoken/721030sb.vrn|SB 1.2.19 — October 30, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] *tadā*—at that time; *rajaḥ*—in the mode of passion; *tamaḥ*—the mode of ignorance; *bhāvāḥ*—the situation; *kāma*—lust and desire; *lobha*—hankering; *ādayaḥ*—others; *ca*—and; *ye*—whatever they are; *cetaḥ*—the mind; *etaiḥ*—by these; *anāviddham*—without being affected; *sthitam*—being fixed up; *sattve*—in the mode of goodness; *prasīdati*—thus becomes fully satisfied. --- **[[spoken/731030bg.vrn|Bg 7.2 [Hindi] — October 30, 1973, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** > jñānaṁ te 'haṁ sa-vijñānam > idaṁ vakṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ > yaj jñātvā neha bhūyo 'nyaj > jñātavyam avaśiṣyate > [[bg/7/2|[Bg. 7.2] ]] --- **[[spoken/751030sb.nai|SB 3.28.20 — October 30, 1975, Nairobi]]** **Harikeśa:** *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* Canto Three, Chapter Twenty-eight, text number twenty. [leads chanting of verse, etc.] *tasmiū labdha-padaṁ cittaṁ sarvāvayava-saṁsthitam vilakṣyaikatra saṁyujyād aṇge bhagavato muniḥ* * [[sb/3/28/20|[SB. 3.28.20] ]] **Translation:** "In fixing his mind on the eternal form of the Lord, the *yogī* should not take a collective view of all His limbs, but should fix the mind on each individual limb of the Lord." --- **[[spoken/761030sb.vrn|SB 5.5.8 — October 30, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Devotee:Translation:** "The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence. On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life's illusions and thinks in terms of 'I' and 'mine.' " **Prabhupāda:** > puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etaṁ > tayor mitho hṛdaya-granthim āhuḥ > ato gṛha-kṣetra-sutāpta-vittair > janasya moho ayam ahaṁ mameti > [[sb/5/5/8|[SB. 5.5.8] ]] This is material world, *ahaṁ mameti,* "I am this," *artho 'ham, balavān aham.* "I am everything," *aham,* "and this is mine. This is my property. This is my country. This is my society. This is my nation." Mine, mine, mine. And I, I, I. This is material world. Kṛṣṇa says, *bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram* [[bg/5/29|[Bg. 5.29] ]].* The Supreme Personality of Godhead declares clearly that "I am the proprietor." *Śāstra* says, *Veda* says, *īśāvāsyam idam sarvam* [Īśo*mantra** 1*]: it is God's property, everything. We are claiming, our country, "This is my country," but as soon as you go on the beach of the sea, your country finishes, the land. Then whose..., the water, whose water that is? But the foolish person: "No, it is in my front, it is mine." So this is *moha,* illusion. We have heard so many times about illusion. This is illusion, *ahaṁ mameti [[sb/5/5/8|[SB. 5.5.8] ]]. "I am this body, and everything in my bodily relationship, that is mine." --- **[[spoken/771030r1.vrn|Room Conversation — October 30, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** No. We were vagabonds. We were loitering in the street, and you invited us into your home. That's actually a fact. You fed us *prasādam,* cooked for us. You taught us how to be human beings. **Pañcadraviḍa:** Just like these *gurukula* kids. You have also taught us even how to dress ourself. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Such a nice building. Who would not like to go to school here in Vṛndāvana? Nice, pure atmosphere. [break] --- **[[spoken/771030r2.vrn|Room Conversation — October 30, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** ...about book sales and sells twelve to fifteen thousand rupees a month. It's very nice to see these foreign people coming to Vṛndāvana, having read your books, coming here. It's like a perfect fulfillment of your books. They're so much impressed with the subject matter that they want to see this Vṛndāvana. Especially if they have read *Kṛṣṇa* book. To them Vṛndāvana is like a magical world. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** No, no joke. That Bengali *Back to Godhead* is very good also. This one has come out very nice, the layout and everything. It's very good. **Bhavānanda:** Viśāla said... I was asking him last night. He said that the most difficult people for selling books to are the Bengalis when they come. They're the most difficult. But everyone else, they are more receptive. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1969/691030_tamala_krsna.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1974/741030_whom_it_may_concern.md|Letter to Whom It May Concern, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1976/761030_srutadeva.md|Letter to Srutadeva, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/761030_tamala_krsna.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna, 1976]]