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| .: Prabhupada Letters :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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December 27, 2008 1968 December 27: "When I put on the hat sent by you on my head, everyone says that it is brilliant, and because one has to dress according to the taste of friends this hat has become an important factor of my dressing." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 13:35 | 1972 December 27: "That is advancement, to stick tightly to the orders of the Spiritual Master. Because my Guru Maharaja ordered it, I am also ordering it. Go on preaching, spread this Krsna Consciousness all over the world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 13:34 | 1974 December 27: "What is this alone? Vaisnava is never alone. When I first came to your country I was alone for one year. But I never felt alone. I always felt the presence of my Guru Maharaja." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:28 | 1974 December 27: "Under all circumstances you must remain in the association of devotees. Continue to make nice milk preparations for the Deities. When I come in the spring I will be glad to accept them three times a day." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:25 | 1974 December 27: "I can come immediately. Try to arrange many programs with respectable gentlemen, philosophers, scholars, etc. If you can arrange nice programs in Brazil then I will be very pleased to go there also." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:09 | 1974 December 27: "Thank you very much for installing the very nice Radha-Krsna Deities. So do like that in every village and town. The matter is in the American hands. It must go on very nicely. That is my desire." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 12:48 | 1974 December 27: "So local men are coming daily. By good association and good preaching they can all become devotees. This is Lord Caitanya's mission to go to every town and village and create Vaisnava spirit in the local men." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 12:46 | 1975 December 27: "'Christmas week book distribution despite closed airport 112,000 BTGS, 8,000 Gitas sold.' Thank you very much. This is very good. Fight and depend on Krsna, that will bring you victory." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 07:05 | December 26, 2008 1971 December 26 : "The American Ambassador and the Indian High Commissioner have agreed to come. Now, if you can convince the President of Kenya, Mr. Jomo Kenyatta, then I shall also consent to come for a few days to meet him." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 04:20 | 1971 December 26 : "So never think dissatisfaction. Because you are serving Krishna, that is my satisfaction enough. But because you are also preaching so nicely, then I am more than satisfied. Why he does not write me?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 03:49 | 1971 December 26 : "We should always cling to the Lotus Feet of the Lord by following very strictly. If routine work - sixteen rounds, rising early, street Sankirtana, etc.- becomes slack or neglected, then all other attempts will fail." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 03:34 | 1971 December 26 : "As long as we keep ourselves pure for preaching, then we shall have all good results - of that there is no doubt. That is the proof of your preaching work - it becomes touchstone and turns iron to gold." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 03:30 | 1972 December 26 : "They are able to give enough money, but don't bother to try to mix with or preach to the Hindus excessively. Real business is to convert the local men to become Krishna Conscious and carry on the work." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 03:18 | 1972 December 26 : "Except for some rare soul like George Harrison, big personalities will not help us. Now George is practically converted and he is only preaching about Krishna, and he has done that from the beginning." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 03:17 | 1972 December 26 : "We want that the mass shall support us, but we want that the class shall preach for us, that is the distinction. Is it clear?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 03:16 | 1972 December 26 : "I remember how you used to bring so many big men to see me at John Lennon's house. So if you sincerely desire to serve Him in that way, Krishna will give you every opportunity and intelligence." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 03:14 | December 25, 2008 1955 December 25: "The League program is: (1) To hold consecutive meetings for impressing the ideas of the mission. (2) To train at least 7 to 10 educated young men (3) To publish a monthly paper for the English knowing heads of society." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 06:16 | 1969 December 25: "This movement is greatly needed for the human society, so we are not working like any political party, but we are trying to execute the Will of the Supreme Lord." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 06:09 | 1972 December 25: "It is not very much advisable to make lies. Lies will not help us to train ourselves in truthfulness. Lie to some, not to others, that is not a good philosophy. Rather the brahmanas are always truthful, even to their enemies." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 06:08 | 1972 December 25: "We may do anything for Krishna, but that is reserved for very advanced experts in Krishna Consciousness - they know how to catch the big fish without themselves getting wet." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 06:06 | 1973 December 25: "I request you not to go to see him any more. This is not approved by me. Whatever is to be learned of Bhaktivinode Thakura can be learned from our books. There is no need whatsoever for any outside instruction." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 06:04 | 1974 December 25: "So one who gives class must read and study regularly and study the purport and realize it. Don't add anything or concoct anything - then you can preach very nicely." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 05:56 | 1974 December 25: "The qualification for leading class is how much one understands about Krsna and the surrendering process. Not whether one is male or female. Of course, better she has heard nicely then she will speak nicely." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 05:52 | 1974 December 25: "We can collect a lot of money for ISKCON Food Relief program with this film. But not a single farthing of that money should be used for any other thing. It should all go to our ISKCON Food Relief fund, nothing else." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 05:50 | December 24, 2008 1967 December 24: "All these changes of lives one after another are considered to be dreams. Less intelligent persons are very much interested in dreaming life, but one who is intelligent enough he searches after eternal life." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 06:44 | 1968 December 24: "The idea of prasadam distribution is long standing, and I suggested this from the very beginning of my missionary activities but it has never come to any practical shape till now." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:42 | 1968 December 24: "If you can start a Prasadam distribution program, it will be very very nice. But it is to be done in the temple premises, do not start a separate restaurant for this purpose." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:41 | 1968 December 24: "When the husband advances, automatically the wife shares in his success. So a good wife is a great boon to her husband and to her children so please continue in this way." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:40 | 1968 December 24: "Chestnuts and pomegranates take time to fructify. So Krishna Consciousness is the greatest of all good fruits. We must therefore have necessary endurance and enthusiasm to get the result." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:37 | 1973 December 24: "Whatever has been done in the past we shall not try to make up for but I want that now this Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust money not be spent under any circumstances without my direct order." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 06:23 | 1973 December 24: "So I have never seen Haridwar also and I am getting older so before my last days I wish to visit the holy places in Northern and Southern India so you may fix up the program." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 06:20 | December 23, 2008 1967 December 23: "Regarding Boston and Harvard University Kirtana, I very much appreciate your noble activities. Our Kirtana movement is genuine, and if the unsophisticated students take it seriously, it will be a great achievement." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 03:19 | 1967 December 23: "We don't want many rascal followers. We don't want cheap popularity. We shall always remain distinct from all these cheaters. If we can convert even one person in Krishna consciousness, that is our success of life." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 03:18 | 1967 December 23: "There is no need of editing the final manuscripts. I do not want that it should be edited again and typed again. I do not like too much editorial work. In future, one man should edit it and be sufficient." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 03:14 | 1972 December 23: "New York City, one single old man, with only a few books to sell for barely getting eatables, how he can survive, what to speak of introducing God consciousness movement? That is Krishna's miracle." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 03:11 | 1974 December 23: "I was also grhastha but now I am sannyasi. As grhastha I was thinking it would be very difficult to leave my householder life and take up preaching full time. But actually it has become very easy by the grace of Sri Krsna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 03:00 | 1974 December 23: "So many great kings and saintly persons finished their lives living as mendicants, sannyasis. If there are any difficulties you can write me for further advise and it will be my duty to serve you in this way." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 02:58 | 1974 December 23: "I want to know what has happened there. How the situation can be rectified? You must analyze these problems very carefully and make frequent reports and I will give you further instructions." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 02:54 | 1974 December 23: "I am depending on you as one of my elder disciples to set a nice example for the others to follow. This is very much wanted. You must become ideal in all respects." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 02:50 | |
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