# December 9 *Lectures from this day: 10 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1968/681209db.la.md|Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Disappearance Day, Lecture — December 9, 1968, Los Angeles]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/721209bg.ahm|Bg 18.67-69 — December 9, 1972, Ahmedabad]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...about Kṛṣṇa's forbidding Arjuna not to speak this *Bhagavad-gītā* to a person who is not very much advanced in austerity and penance. The verse is on the Eighteenth Chapter, verse number 67, in which Kṛṣṇa says to Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa says, "This confidential knowledge may not be explained to those who are not austere or devoted or engaged in devotional service, nor to one who is envious of Me." --- **[[spoken/731209ch.la|Chanting Cc Ādi-līlā 7th Chapter — December 9, 1973, Los Angeles]]** Let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the ultimate goal of life for one bereft of all possessions in this material world and is the only meaning for one advancing in spiritual life. Thus let me write about His magnanimous contribution of devotional service in love of God. Let me offer glorification to the Supreme Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One who has taken shelter of His lotus feet is the most glorified person. In the beginning I have discussed the truth about the spiritual master. Now I shall try to explain the Pañca-tattva. --- **[[spoken/731209mw.la|Morning Walk — December 9, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** You are still pious. Otherwise, how you have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness? You are still pious, but you are misguided. Your, your nation is very good. I like the American nation. Simply little reformation required. Now just, for example, this "In God We Trust." This is very nice example. Now, they do not know what is God, how to trust. That is..., that has to be done. That has to be learned. **Prabhupāda:** Eh? Just like Arjuna. While Arjuna was fighting the battle, he completely dependent on Kṛṣṇa. But he was not idle. Completely..., to depend completely on God does not mean idleness. Arjuna is the example. Kṛṣṇa never advised Arjuna that "You are My friend. You are My devotee, completely dependent upon Me. So you can sit down." Never said like that. Similarly, we should remain always completely dependent upon God. That does not mean we shall be lazy and idle and gossiping. We must fully utilize the intelligence which God has given us, but at the same time, we must completely depend on God. This is called "In God We Trust." **Prabhupāda:** "We trust in God." I am speaking that American currency notes bears the slogan "In God We Trust." --- **[[spoken/731209r1.la|Room Conversation with British Professor — December 9, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** Just like this sun, the sunshine, the sun globe, and within the sun globe. In the *Bhagavad-gītā* you'll find, Fourth Chapter, the person sun, whose name is Vivasvān, he was instructed by Kṛṣṇa. *Imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam* [[bg/4/1|[Bg. 4.1] ]]. You are a Sanskrit scholar. **Dharmādhyakṣa:** That was the gentleman whose works he translated. In other words, the gentleman that he worked for was the Sanskrit scholar. **Prabhupāda:** I see. So... Oh, you have no seat? They are giving him? All right. So from *Bhagavad-gītā* we understand that *Bha...* Just like in this planet we are so many persons, or the President Nixon is the president; similarly, in every planet there are living entities, and the president of the sun planet is called Vivasvān. So he was instructed by Kṛṣṇa long, long ago. In the higher planetary system, the time is different. That was proved when the Russian aeronautics were on the sky. --- **[[spoken/731209sb.la|SB 1.15.31 — December 9, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] *viśokaḥ*—free from bereavement; *brahma-sampattyā*—by possession of spiritual assets; *sañchinna*—being completely cut off; *dvaita-saṁśayaḥ*—from the doubts of relativity; *līna*—merged in; *prakṛti*—material nature; *nairguṇyāt*—due to being in transcendence; *aliṅgatvāt*—because of being devoid of a material body; *asambhavaḥ*—free from birth and death. [break] --- **[[spoken/741209sb.bom|SB 3.25.41 — December 9, 1974, Bombay]]** **Devotee:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] "[The terrible fear of birth and death can never be] ...forsaken by anyone who resorts to any shelter other than Myself, for I am the almighty Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original source of all creation, and also the Supreme Soul of all souls." --- **[[spoken/751209mw.vrn|Morning Walk — December 9, 1975, Vṛndāvana]]** **Akṣayānanda:** Sometimes I think our big building is too much Westernized. Disturbs the atmosphere. **Akṣayānanda:** Like you wrote in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta* that when Caitanya Mahāprabhu had many disciples behind him, He was criticized that He should not take them to Vṛndāvana; it might disturb the nice atmosphere. We have to be careful that we don't disturb with our big buildings and things. [break] **Akṣayānanda:** ....**Prabhupāda.** Did Giridharilal see you last night, from the Mathurā Janmasthan? [break] ...influence Dalmia, but I don't know. We haven't seen any results yet regarding the *gośālā.* [break] --- **[[spoken/751209sb.vrn|SB 7.6.7 — December 9, 1975, Vṛndāvana]]** **Harikeśa:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* Seventh Canto, Sixth Chapter, seventh verse. [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Prabhupāda:** > mugdhasya bālye kaiśore > krīḍato yāti viṁśatiḥ > jarayā grasta-dehasya > yāty akalpasya viṁśatiḥ > [[sb/7/6/7|[SB. 7.6.7] ]] --- **[[spoken/761209r1.hyd|Preparation for Gītā Pratiṣṭhāna (Conference) — December 9, 1976, Hyderabad]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...jail, it is not due to overpopulation. It is due to overcriminality. Similarly, whenever there is scarcity of supply or scarcity of food, it is not due to overpopulation. It is due to overcriminality or over-sinful activities. Due to over-sinful activities, not overpopulation. It is a bogus theory. That is stated, *tān ahaṁ dviṣataḥ krūrān* [[bg/16/19|[Bg. 16.19] ]]. Those who are devils, who are demons... **Prabhupāda:** For the demons. Demons and godless people must be suffering. You cannot make a solution. You cannot surpass the law of nature. *Daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā* [[bg/7/14|[Bg. 7.14] ]]. There is enough water in the ocean, but still you are suffering for scarcity of water. Why? What is the answer? **Prabhupāda:** What their answer, these rascals? Just like in Europe there is scarcity of water, they proposed to import, rascal. But there are so many oceans. So where is the scarcity of water? But why you cannot use it? Unless there is intervention by the nature's law you cannot use it. Therefore you are completely under the laws of nature. Nature will punish you, nature will reward you, according to your acts. *Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi,ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā* [[bg/3/27|[Bg. 3.27] ]]. You are falsely thinking that you are independent. A slight deviation from the laws of nature will put you into difficulty. Immediately there are. You can close this door. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/681209_gurudasa.md|Letter to Gurudasa, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681209_janaki.md|Letter to Janaki, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681209_upendra.md|Letter to Upendra, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681209_yamuna.md|Letter to Yamuna, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/691209_govinda.md|Letter to Govinda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691209_hit_sharanji.md|Letter to Hit Sharanji, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691209_manager_of_first_national_city_bank.md|Letter to Manager Of First National City Bank, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/701209_tamala_krsna_syamasundara.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna Syamasundara, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/711209_jayatirtha.md|Letter to Jayatirtha, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/711209_sankara.md|Letter to Sankara, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1973/731209_babhru.md|Letter to Babhru, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/741209_sama.md|Letter to Sama, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/751209_dr._w.h._wolf-rottkay.md|Letter to Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751209_mahamsa.md|Letter to Mahamsa, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751209_ramesvara_prabhu.md|Letter to Ramesvara Prabhu, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751209_sri_tikandas_j._batra.md|Letter to Sri Tikandas J. Batra, 1975]]