Dec 31 1973 LA MORNING WALK CONVERSATION Viṣṇujana: They say, “We want to regress and become like India.” If everyone becomes devotees, then they’ll all walk around like us and regress. Prabhupāda: There is no devotee in India, real devotee, at the present moment. Viṣṇujana: So they classify us like that. They say, “You Hare Kṛṣṇa people, you […]
Continuing Devotional Service letters on surrender …”So when we are put into difficulties while discharging Krishna Conscious duties, it is to be understood that Krishna puts us in a field of austerities and penances which help us making progress towards realization of our goal of life.“ …”There is a word in Sanskrit; bhava grahi janardana: This […]
Aug 4 1958 letter Nehru PM India My dear Pandit Ji, Please accept my respectful Namaskar. I beg to inform you that your speech on 2/8/58 at the Gurukul University Haridwar, has given me some inspiration to inform you something about Indian culture. The basic principle of Indian culture is spiritualism which defies the external […]
May 11 1975 letter to Yamuna devi My dear Jamuni devi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 28, 1975 and have noted the contents. Your husband recently came to Delhi and Vrndavana and he has sold so many properties of ISKCON through the Mukutwalla. His only business is […]
Prabhupāda: Who, who is he? Bhavānanda: He‘s a renegade brahmacārī from one of your godbrothers. Prabhupāda: Prabhupāda dāsa. [break] Gargamuni: He seems to be helped by Mādhava Mahārāja. Prabhupāda: Oh. Gargamuni: He‘s the one that purchased the land on the north side of us. Prabhupāda: Yes. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: (indistinct) will go tomorrow? Prabhupāda: Yes. You time fix up. I am ready. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya. [break] Hare Kṛṣṇa. [break] …when I don’t remember, “Get out.” This is Māyāvāda philosophy. “So […]
Prabhupāda: Who, who is he? Bhavānanda: He‘s a renegade brahmacārī from one of your godbrothers. Prabhupāda: Prabhupāda dāsa. [break] Gargamuni: He seems to be helped by Mādhava Mahārāja. Prabhupāda: Oh. Gargamuni: He‘s the one that purchased the land on the north side of us. Prabhupāda: Yes. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: (indistinct) will go tomorrow? Prabhupāda: Yes. You time fix up. I am ready. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. Jaya. [break] Hare Kṛṣṇa. [break] …when I don’t remember, “Get out.” This is Māyāvāda philosophy. “So […]
May 31 1975 letter Kirtanananda– European and American civilization will be finished on account of this sinful activity of killing the cows. May 15 1973 LA Cheviot hills conversations Umāpati: It has been going on from time immemorial I guess they figure they can just keep going on for time immemorial. Prabhupāda: No time immemorial. You are being […]
ARATI PROCEDURES LETTERS GIVEN BY SRILA PRABHUPADA Nov 18 1968 letter Hayagriva Arati is performed at 1 1/2 hour before sunrise to awaken the Deities. Each offering is made by moving it in 7 big circles, starting at the Lotus Feet of the Lord, and going clockwise round. First of all, burning camphor or ghee (5 […]
Dressing bathing arcana Jan 16 1970 letter Yamuna So far colors that may be offered to the Deities, all colors may be utilized just suitable to your scheme. But black should not be used for the Deities dresses or for Temple decorations. Krishna as He is appearing in our Temples is in the Kisora age, and […]
Feb 18 1973 letter Kirtananda Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 20th. and February first along with your enclosed plans of the Radha Govindaji Temple in New Vrindaban. From these plans everything seems to be in order except the domes are making the temple look like a mosque. […]
