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| .: Prabhupada Letters :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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March 21, 2009 1966 March 21: "Pratipada. I distributed Prasadam to all at Dr. Mishra's Apartment. In the evening there was meeting. Five ladies and gentlemen attended. Geeta explained about individuality of living entities. Income $2.00. No expenditure." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 20:23 | 1967 March 21: "My dear Satsvarupa, you have not followed my instructions and now you are already in trouble. I do not know how I can help in great blunder. I can only hope that Krishna will help you." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 20:16 | 1968 March 21: "ISOKRISHNA means International Society for Krishna Consciousness, and also, that Krishna is the All-Attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead. So it is all-round perfect. Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 20:08 | 1969 March 21: "Your comments about my disciples are so much encouraging for me. One who appreciates a sincere devotee is eligible to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 20:02 | 1971 March 21: "About the guru next door, as well as other so-called sadhus, why be disturbed? Sincere people will be attracted by the purity of your message." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 19:57 | 1973 March 21: "Yes, your Temple is always gathering nice devotees and I accept them. Now recruit many more young people to join our movement, it is their only future hope." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 19:48 | 1974 March 21: "Please impress on him that this second initiation is not awarded cheaply or automatically, and that he must be very strict. Have him hear the tape in the right ear." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 19:39 | March 20, 2009 1966 March 20: "Chaturdashi & Amabasyha. Some four gentlemen and ladies came to see me. We talked for some time. They have given their addresses. No income and no expenditure." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 22:17 | 1969 March 20: "It is not the doctor, or the medicine, or the place, but it is ultimately Krishna Who is the Master to do every thing. With this viewpoint we shall go forward." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 22:13 | 1969 March 20: "Our foremost concern is Krishna. If Krishna's service is well done, then we should forget our personal inconveniences. That will make you victorious in achieving Krishna's blessings." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 22:10 | 1970 March 20: "Regarding the statement that the printing would take eight months, so we cannot wait for eight months. Therefore do not accept a new schedule." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 22:03 | 1970 March 20: "Our first business is this preaching work so. If you think studying 2 1/2 years more can be better used immediately to push our Krishna Consciousness movement, then that will be very nice." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 21:58 | 1971 March 20: "Yes, the big Deities are already shipped. We must have immediately the installation of these big Deities. As soon as I arrive, I shall install Them." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 21:53 | 1974 March 20: "On your word I am accepting the following devotees for second initiation. This initiation should be taken very seriously, and those who accept it have to prove exemplary or it will become a farce." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 21:49 | March 19, 2009 1966 March 19: "Trayodashi. Today I was to go to Ashram but Yolanda did not go. So I also could not go. I prepared one tape recording of Chintamani. Income -- $1.00. No expenditure." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 20:43 | 1969 March 19: "If we speak the naked truth they may get angry. Unpalatable truth is not tolerated. If we call a black man black, he will be angry. So we have to present our case very carefully." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 20:41 | 1969 March 19: "If the MacMillan Company have not replied, then forget. We shall publish our own books. We should not count on them--let us try for our own publications." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 20:38 | 1970 March 19: "Just one good soul fully developed and firmly convinced can reclaim so many fallen souls. And the best way to prepare such Krishna Conscious souls is to train them to up from birth." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 20:33 | 1970 March 19: "To keep your spiritual strength, always observe the regulative principles strictly and chant at least sixteen rounds without fail. And we should always avoid mental speculations." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 20:31 | 1975 March 19: "Anyone who tries to understand these books will become a great realized devotee of Lord Krishna gradually. The original potency of the sastra remains in these books because I have not added or opinionated anything of my own." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:28 | 1975 March 19: "Krishna Consciousness is the only truth that exists. Without it everything is illusion. You must not waste this life away thinking that everything belongs to you. Everything belongs to Krishna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:24 | March 18, 2009 1966 March 18: "Tonight five ladies and gentlemen attended the meeting. Kirtan and lectures performed. Today Chandra Sekhar encourages me to stay in America at least for three years. God bless him." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 14:31 | 1966 March 18: "I have come here in this old age neither for sight seeing nor for any personal interest. It is for the interest of the entire humanity. So it is the duty of every devotee of Lord Krishna to help me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 letters | 14:27 | 1967 March 18: "I am very much surprised that indulgence in liquor is going on. I had personal experience that indulgence in Ganja was freely going on. Please do the needful immediately otherwise things will deteriorate to many more things." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 14:25 | 1968 March 18: "You just remain fixed up in devotional service, and all impediments that may come will be vanquished by the unlimited potency of the Lord. We should have faith in His Power, His Grace, and His Causeless Mercy," Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 14:23 | 1969 March 18: "I am so glad to learn that everyone is working very hard. And Krishna Consciousness is so nice that you are aspiring for still more work. That is the sign of spiritual life." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 14:21 | 1969 March 18: "If one attains perfection in Deity worship, that is called Arcana Siddhi, that simply by Deity worship one goes back to Godhead, immediately after this life. This is given in the Narada Pancaratra." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 14:19 | 1971 March 18: "I am very glad that you are spreading Krsna consciousness but we must not lose our own status of advancement in Krsna consciousness. Everything must be done very intelligently." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 14:17 | 1975 March 18: "He is not under your authority. I never said you were the GBC there. You cannot say that. You must work under my direction, you are not independent." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 14:15 | March 17, 2009 1966 March 17: "Ekadasi. Received letter from Salvation Army Finance Secretary. At once went to see him. By the Grace of the Lord the result is favourable. In the evening two ladies and one gentleman came to see me. There was some discussion." Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 letters | 00:35 | 1968 March 17: "Whenever there is Kirtana, either morning or evening, immediately there is a different atmosphere by the Grace of Lord Krishna. And all people, both devotees and outsiders, begin to dance in ecstasy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 00:33 | 1968 March 17: "Whenever I go to the class, I remember you, how joyfully you were chanting in the Temple, and whistling the bugle so nicely. Whenever I see the cornet lying idle, I remember Hayagriva Brahmacari immediately." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 00:31 | 1970 March 17: "Modern human society is in need of Krishna relationship, so as soon as they will come in touch with our movement, surely they will feel very happy and Krishna will be very happy upon you." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 00:28 | 1970 March 17: "Formerly the Acaryas were generally all Sannyasis, but Lord Caitanya has given open instruction that it does not matter what is the social or ecclesiastical order, if one is fully Krishna Conscious, he can act as Acarya." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 00:27 | 1971 March 17: "My Dear Jayadvaita, I have dictated the missing purports from Chapter IX and they are set enclosed. So far changing the working of verse or purport of 12:12 discussed before, it may remain as it is." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 00:24 | 1974 March 17: "Sometimes I think of going to Allahabad so if I get the opportunity I may go. I am obliged to you for your remembering me even after so many years passed when we were together in Prayag Pharmacy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 00:22 | 1974 March 17: "It will be a great pleasure if you can come and live with me for some time. You are 79 years old. I am also 78. I wish that in the fag end of life you and I together can preach Krsna Consciousness all over the world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 00:21 | March 16, 2009 1966 March 16: "Dashami. In the evening there was meeting. The attendance was three only. Income $3.00 only by contribution. Joan was kind enough to get my sixteen sets from Paragon Book Gallery. The books are brought and kept in stock." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 18:18 | 1969 March 16: "When India was divided into Hindustan and Pakistan, there was good opportunity for the Hindu Indians and the state religion should have been declared Krishna Consciousness." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 18:17 | 1969 March 16: "My Guru Maharaja advised me to give more stress on publishing books and magazines.Temple opening is a secondary consideration. I am trying to open some temples in the Western countries because there are none." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 18:13 | 1969 March 16: "If we have got our own press then we shall print at least four books yearly, and 50,000 magazines every month." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 18:10 | 1970 March 16: "When the large Deities are installed, the small Deities should be worshiped as Vijaya Vigraha which means They may be taken out with Sankirtana Party, not always, but conveniently." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 18:07 | 1971 March 16: "Print 200,000 BTGs without fail. Each center must collect at least 25 cents per copy as donation. Henceforward this policy should be followed amongst the temples." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 17:50 | 1974 March 16: "Our movement is unique, not just India, but from all countries they are joining and becoming Vaisnavas by chanting Hare Krsna and refraining from the pillars of sinful life." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 17:44 | 1974 March 16: "I am now especially concerned to distribute prasadam all over India. If the people do not even have sufficient food how they will be able to receive spiritual instructions." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 17:40 | March 15, 2009 1966 March 15: "Navami. In the evening five ladies and gentlemen visited. There was some talks. Mrs. Leblanc is now losing interest since she has learnt it that Bhagwat Geeta does not support monism. No income today." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 01:06 | 1969 March 15: "No letter from you is useless for me - they are all important. And you can write as long a letter as you can. I shall read them carefully with attention in spite of my various duties always." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 01:04 | 1969 March 15: "Your only business is how to become pure devotee of Lord Krishna. Then everything is all right. Please remember this truth always, and do your duty for strongly pushing on this Krishna Consciousness movement." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 01:02 | 1969 March 15: "Govinda dasi misled me - there is no abundant supply of nice mangos. The fruit will not be ripened until late May or June so I shall soon be returning to the mainland for my other engagements." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 00:59 | 1970 March 15: "When I remember you all and George Harrison, I become very happy. Whenever this nice boy comes to our Temple, please receive him very nicely. Give him Prasadam and talk with him about Krishna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 00:57 | 1973 March 15: "If Members of Parliament join that will be a new chapter for us. India is the spiritual leader of the world but fools and rascals are trying to sabotage." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 00:55 | 1974 March 15: "It is all right if you live independently but speak the philosophy exactly right as it comes in disciplic succession. You must speak Krsna Consciousness knowledge with no interpretation of your own." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 00:53 | 1974 March 15: "History is also eternal. There is a saying, 'History repeats itself.' Why make a distinction between history and eternity? Things are happening eternally; this is history." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 00:51 | 1975 March 15: "Your proposal is very nice. I want to take a party of sankirtana movement all over India if some of the leaders like you co-operate. Please come and see me at my Bombay center." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 00:21 | |
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