# November 19 *Lectures from this day: 5 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1966/661119bg.ny.md|Bg 8.21-22 — November 19, 1966, New York]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/721119bg.hyd|Bg 2.13 — November 19, 1972, Hyderabad]]** We began this verse yesterday. This is the criterion of understanding spiritual life. People generally do not understand that there is another element beyond this body. Generally, people, they are under the impression that "I am this body. I am Indian." Why I am Indian? "Because this body's born in India, therefore, I'm Indian." "I am American." Why? "Because body is born in America, therefore I am American." Similarly, this *dehātma-buddhiḥ,* bodily concept of life, is going on all over the world. This is ignorance, *ajñāna.* This is called *ajñāna. Jñāna* and *ajñāna. Jñāna* means one who knows that he is not this body; he's spirit soul. *Ahaṁ brahmāsmi.* So when one is freed from the bodily concept of life, he's called *jñānī.* Otherwise, *ajñānī.* They are so much proud of *jñāna.* In our India, there are so-called Māyāvādīs. They think of themself as *jñānī-sampradāya.* What is that *jñānī*? "I am Hindu. I am Indian. I am *sannyāsī.*" --- **[[spoken/741119sb.bom|SB 3.25.19 — November 19, 1974, Bombay]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [Prabhup**ā**da interrupts to correct Nit**ā**i's pronunciation: "*Brahma-siddhaye. Brahma-siddhaye. Brahma.*" Chanting of verse continues.] --- **[[spoken/751119mw.bom|Morning Walk — November 19, 1975, Bombay]]** **Śaṅkha:** Today they're going to put the steel on the second floor, and tomorrow they're supposed to start casting. **Dr. Patel:** Yes, Sunday, the sun is the center, and I mean, that is, I recall, first sun, and then Mon..., Monday is next day, then Tuesday, which is next to the earth, and Wednesday is next to the sun. **Dr. Patel:** Our science says so. Your science may not. And we don't want to clash the sciences here. Let us talk about philosophy. --- **[[spoken/761119sb.vrn|SB 5.5.32 — November 19, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. *[devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Translation:** "When Lord Ṛṣabhadeva saw that the general populace was very antagonistic to His execution of mystic *yoga,* He accepted the behavior of a python in order to counteract their opposition. Thus He stayed in one place and lay down. While lying down, He ate and drank, and He passed stool and urine and rolled in it. Indeed, He smeared His whole body with His own stool and urine so that opposing elements might not come and disturb Him." [break] --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/pre-1966/651119_sally.md|Letter to Sally, 1965]] - [[../../letters/1966/661119_sripad_narayana_maharaja.md|Letter to Sripad Narayana Maharaja, 1966]] - [[../../letters/1968/681119_dinesh_krsna_devi.md|Letter to Dinesh Krsna Devi, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681119_rayarama.md|Letter to Rayarama, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/691119_advaita.md|Letter to Advaita, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691119_hayagriva.md|Letter to Hayagriva, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691119_jaya_gopala.md|Letter to Jaya Gopala, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/701119_puri_maharaj.md|Letter to Puri Maharaj, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1973/731119_bhagavan.md|Letter to Bhagavan, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/741119_manager_of_punjab_national_bank.md|Letter to Manager Of Punjab National Bank, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741119_punjab_national_bank.md|Letter to Punjab National Bank, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741119_punjabe_national_bank.md|Letter to Punjabe National Bank, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/751119_dhananjaya.md|Letter to Dhananjaya, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/761119_visvakarma.md|Letter to Visvakarma, 1976]]