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February 7, 2009 1968 February 7: "He is very clever man to collect fund. He is proposing individual mantra and he is charging and allowing his disciples to enjoy life as they like. It is folly to be wise where ignorance is bliss." iPrabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 07:19 | 1968 February 7 : "If some of my selected followers form a Kirtana party and have an extensive tour all over the world I am very much hopeful of being successful . We shall consult together. " Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 07:16 | 1968 February 7 : "Regarding your proposal for opening a center in London: I am prepared to go there at any moment. Even I do not mind the severe cold." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 07:09 | 1968 February 7 : "Man proposes, God disposes. I do not know what is Krishna's desire, but I have chalked out my program. Pray to Krishna that He may give me strength to render some service to you and humanity at large." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 07:08 | 1969 February 7: "Why this mentality of suppressing the facts? Will you kindly let me know why you have suppressed so many facts? Don't you know the history?" letters | 06:52 | 1969 February 7: "This is against the will of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura and Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. I therefore request you to give me a plot of land within the precincts of Sri Caitanya Math." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 06:51 | 1975 February 7: "It is the mercy of Krishna that you are getting fair warning of your nearing death. You must be very careful and always praying to Krishna that you will not forget Him at the time of dying." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975: letters | 05:48 | 1975 February 7: "Everyone has to die sometime. Take advantage of this advance notice, consider it a blessing and prepare yourself to go back to home, back to Godhead." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975: letters | 05:44 | February 6, 2009 1966 February 6 "Cohen with Salak and other two ladies attended today's meeting. I took meals at Dr. Mishra's apartment. President Case replied to his letter. There was no expenditure." Journal :: 1966 letters | 01:17 | 1969 February 6: "I have sent six boys and girls, neither elderly nor very conversant with Vedic philosophy but by their character, behavior, and devotion, they are attracting many people in London." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 00:11 | 1969 February 6: "Poet Tagore became very popular in the West by presenting his Gitanjali which is full of Vaisnava sentiments. We have immense literatures. These should all be presented to the Western world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 00:10 | 1971 February 6 : "If we can get some Chinese followers it will be a great success. I know amongst them there are many scholars and learned cultured gentlemen. I shall be glad to go there whenever you will call me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 00:09 | 1973 February 6: "This taking of sannyasa should not be an excuse for becoming irresponsible. Sannyasis have great responsibility to become fearless preachers of our Krsna Consciousness movement." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 00:09 | 1975 February 6: "Every volume of Srimad-Bhagavatam as well as Caitanya Caritamrta must be fully complete with an index, list of references, glossary, Sanskrit pronunciation guide, and index of Sanskrit verses. This will be best." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 00:08 | 1975 February 6: "Thank you for distributing my books everyday. This is a nice program for the press workers to increase enthusiasm. I will be glad to see all 15 of you in Mayapur for our festival." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 00:06 | February 5, 2009 1966 February 5: "The Tape record of my kirtan practically charmed the auduence. Now I am confident the transcendental sound of Harinama can do good even to the birds and the beasts." Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 letters | 10:05 | 1968 February 5 : "Use your time in the prison house for spiritual advancement. Haridasa Thakura was taken to jail and he told the prisoners, 'Oh, you are so fortunate to have this opportunity to sit and chant without the maya distractions.'" Letters :: 1968 letters | 10:04 | 1969 February 5: "Feelings of love are reciprocal, especially on the spiritual platform. I know what is your feelings about me, and in the same way I am always dependent on your kind affection." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 06:05 | 1970 February 5 : "In 1961 I was your guest in the Gita Bagicha. You were very kind to help me partially for publishing my first volume of Srimad Bhagavatam. With great difficulty, I then published the second and third volumes until 1965, when I prepared myself to come to this country with some books." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 06:01 | 1972 February 5 : "If, as you say, you are only preaching among the Indians there, then I think the people of Trinidad may not be taking up this philosophy very seriously." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 05:50 | 1974 February 5: "After taking into consideration all of the points I prefer his plan the most. Now immediately begin construction and make this one of the great temples of the south." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 05:08 | 1974 February 5: "I accept the plan submitted by you. Krsna is Bhavagrahi Janardana. He has many Temples big and small and his own abode in the Spiritual Sky. So all our plans are under the jurisdiction of Bhavagrahi." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 05:04 | 1975 February 5: "You want to make apologies. This policy is not at all good. Our policy should be to protest against this persecution." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 04:53 | February 4, 2009 1968 February 4 : "I am so proud to have such spiritual sons and daughters like you, who are so humble in their dealings but who are so high in their spiritual understanding." Letters :: 1968 letters | 09:52 | 1969 February 4: "Our movement is not for theoretical teaching but it is for developing practical character. Our exemplary character depends on strictly following the four principles - and this will conquer the whole world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 09:45 | 1972 February 4: "I am not very much anxious to just speak to the Hindu community, but I want to speak to the Japanese people and students. If you can arrange for me to meet with the Emperor of Japan, I shall be most happy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 09:44 | 1972 February 4 : "Yes, actually this Hindu religion is a dead religion. It has no philosophy, therefore it has died. What the people really want is a philosophy to give their life meaning." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 09:43 | 1972 February 4 : "If you give intelligent presentation of our Krishna philosophy in all the schools and colleges, there will be no end of devotees to push this movement on all over the world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 09:42 | 1972 February 4: "That is our policy, we enter a place, sit down, and gradually lay down then occupy everything! If the preaching is sincere, there will be no lack of temple or of devotees to fill it." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 09:41 | 1972 February 4 : "So speak to them very frankly and with strength and conviction, and if only a few such big businessmen become devotees, they can change the whole world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 09:40 | February 3, 2009 1974 February 4: "Be vigilant. He has made a scandal by taking the society's money and investing it in business. This kind of thing should be carefully watched." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 20:38 | 1975 February 4: "Now I am serious to purchase at least one bus and I have secured money. So, arrange for this immediately. As soon as I return to India, I shall take up this Bus sankirtana very seriously." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:33 | 1966 February 3: "Today there was a very nice demonstration of tape-record Samkirtan by me. These Americans cannot understand even a word's meaning yet they were so much attracted? It is all Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's power." Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 letters | 08:11 | 1967 February 3: "I think you are now expert account keeper and may Krishna bless you for your talents. Now you should become little cautious to sign checks. " Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 08:10 | 1970 February 3: "Our duty is heavy. If we can save even a single soul from the clutches of Maya, the value of such act is millions of times better than any kind of altruistic and philanthropic activities." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 07:58 | 1970 February 3: "Mr. Allen Ginsberg promised before me that everywhere he would chant Hare Krishna Mantra, and actually he is doing it. So he may be able to understand our philosophy in the future." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 07:01 | 1974 February 3: "Sankirtana is imported from Goloka Vrindaban - it is not material rock and roll. Work combinedly and Europe can be made filled with Sankirtana." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 06:30 | 1974 February 3: "I am glad you are cooperating. That I want. As long as we are sincere there is no question of split amongst us. Split means only someone is not sincere, otherwise there is no question of it." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 06:29 | 1975 February 3: "Without accepting our basic rules and regulations seriously, there is no question of spiritual life. So, I hope you understand the utmost necessity of these things and are remaining pure in your activities." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:22 | 1975 February 3: "I have given all of my disciple instructions to follow for making spiritual advancement, but if they do not have the desire to follow, then what can I do?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:20 | February 2, 2009 1966 Prabhupada Journal: "Delivered one set of books to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Posted one letter to the President. Expenditure Busfare .30 Potato, Banana and apple - .73 One Estey Tape Recorder for $54.02 Guaranteed for 90 days. 55.05" Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 13:28 | 1968 February 2 : "Please incorporate our association in the U.N. In the future, we will have very great scope for introducing our Krishna Consciousness amongst the leaders of all the nations." Letters :: 1968 letters | 13:27 | 1970 February 2 : "Sumati Morarjee, you will be pleased to know that I now have 24 branches and my Back to Godhead paper has increased in circulation and we are now printing 50,000 copies per month." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 13:26 | 1970 Prabhupada Letters : "Everyone says what their Mission could not do in 80 years time, we have done in three. So nobody can check this genuine movement of Krishna Consciousness by artificial means of bluff." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 13:24 | 1970 Prabhupada Letters: "There is no need of anything artificial. We do not want any false pretenders in numbers - but we want a single sincere soul." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 13:20 | 1975 February 2: "Book distribution is solid. Even if they do not read, simply by touching they are benefited. It is so much powerful." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 09:47 | 1975 February 2: "Try you best to develop an ideal varna-asrama society to set a perfect example for the human society of how one can live very simply, chanting Hare Krishna and developing love for Krishna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 09:45 | 1975 February 2: "Go ahead with obtaining Phd and become a learned scholar in the science of loving Krishna. This will be a wonderful credit for you and you will surely get recognition from Krishna for such an attempt." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 09:32 | February 1, 2009 1966 February 1 : "It is arranged today by phone that the Universalist Church will allow house for holding meeting on every Wednesday evening from 7/30 to 9 pm. Expenditure - Busfare .30" Journal :: 1966 letters | 07:39 | 1968 February 1: "You are always engaged in Krishna's service is the greatest pleasure for me. Actually bodily I am not getting much strength, but spiritually I am getting much strength because my spiritual children are growing in spiritual stength." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 07:38 | 1969 February 1: "Now you have got our books, so you can immediately start a center. I have always had a great desire to open a center there." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 07:36 | 1969 February 1: "Make a small center immediately. Simply you have to sit down together as you have seen done in New York chanting Hare Krishna in the accompaniment of a beating drum." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 07:34 | 1969 February 1 : "If they are actually serious to receive instructions from Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, they absolutely must read Bhagavad-gita As It Is. If they want some nonsense there is nothing we can do to help them." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 06:42 | 1969 February 1 : "Besides attending class, you should always read the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Then I can surely recommend to the draft board that you are a very serious student of Bhagavad-gita under my supervision." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 06:38 | 1969 February 1 : "As soon as there is a slackness on our part Maya can take Krishna's place in our heart. Otherwise, if Krishna is seated always, maya has no opportunity." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 05:02 | 1975 February 1: "Your Bhagavad-gita study aids seem alright. The thing is, you must see that the meaning of the verse is in no way altered or changed. Simplification is alright but do not change anything." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 03:58 | |
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