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| .: Prabhupada Letters :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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April 11, 2009 1970 April 11: "All of them are pseudo-religions. The Bhagavat condemns such pseudo-religion. Except Krsna Consciousness or Bhagavata Dharma, any other system of religion is only pretension." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 17:46 | 1971 April 11: "Do not worry about the immigration difficulties. It will all be done by Krishna's grace. Don't worry. Take to the right process and it will be done." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 17:42 | 1971 April 11: "Initiated members are for managing the temples and preaching work. We are not after making initiated members very many but our concern is that people understand this philosophy in wider circles." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 17:40 | 1972 April 11: "I am surprised that none of the GBC members detected the defects. It was detected only when it came to me. What will happen when I am not here, shall everything be spoiled by GBC?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 17:38 | 1972 April 11: "So in the GBC Agenda I do not find any programs for reforming our past bad habits. So for the time being, let the GBC activities be suspended until I thoroughly revise the whole procedure." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 17:37 | 1973 April 11: "These children are the future hope of our Society, so it is a very important matter how we train them. The simple method I have introduced is sufficient.Why this Montessori method?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 17:28 | 1974 April 11: "It is extremely assuring that Gurukula is doing nicely. The importance of Gurukula cannot be overestimated, both for our Movement, indeed it is important for the whole world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 17:27 | 1974 April 11: "Human life means tapasya, lie down on the floor, collect alms for the spiritual master - not to make a comfortable material arrangement. We are producing first class brahmanas who can actually do good for their fellow man." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 17:26 | April 10, 2009 1966 April 10: "Sasthi. Today the whole day I remained at Paul's loft and did not go out. Today I am working on Cohen's big Royal Typewriter and it is very good for hard working. Paul is impressed with my mission in America." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 20:59 | 1969 April 10: "I eulogize your attempt for improving the Center. Do it very nicely, and when I go there I shall see that you have done so much for Krishna Consciousness." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 20:58 | 1970 April 10: "As soon as a center is opened it gives me Vaikuntha bliss. Such news is life-giving ambrosia, so the more you open branches, the more I increase my duration of life. Go on opening nice branches as many as possible." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 20:56 | 1972 April 10: "I am very much puzzled by the whole business. You have passed so many resolutions and made so many other changes. Therefore I have not approved of it, and I have suspended the GBC." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 20:51 | 1972 April 10: "Now I have given you everything, but I do not see that even the basic principles of advancement are there and instead we become carried away by big big talk. So I am still thinking how things will go on." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 20:50 | 1974 April 10: "So many criticisms he alleges you are making. This is not good. Let them work peacefully. This fighting spirit will ruin our great movement." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 20:42 | 1975 April 10: "The process of opening a center somewhere is that we go there and hold classes for one week on the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and if the people like, then we'll open a center." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:36 | 1975 April 10: "I am very glad that you have come forward, one of the leaders of the community. Our ideology is standard. It is not anything new, but it is very old. It is not anything concocted." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:34 | April 9, 2009 1966 April 9: "Today I went to Dr. Mishra's apartment. I cooked some khichuri and took it because there was no flour. After a little rest, I took my typewriters and came down to my room at 72nd St. From there I came to Paul's loft." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966: letters | 13:14 | 1968 April 9: "Our devotees should not remain in the neophyte position; neither should they try to imitate the topmost devotee. Best thing is to remain in the via media of middle class position." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968: letters | 13:13 | 1968 April 9: "How one is successful in his work is tested by whether or not Krishna is satisfied. The Impersonalists cannot enjoy this bliss. They make Krishna dead, so they will remain dead, never to understand Krishna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968: letters | 13:13 | 1970 April 9: "We should always remember that we want to understand our business only and not try to become very scholarly because time is very short." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 13:12 | 1971 April 9: "Your very sincere attitude for serving your Spiritual Master is the only way for making advancement. I see that your attitude is quite appropriate and so I pray to Krishna to bestow upon you all his blessings." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 13:12 | 1972 April 9: "We are selling books not for making business but for pleasing Krsna, and by preaching we should sell books, not by cheating. If this simple method is followed, there will be tremendous success." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972: letters | 13:11 | 1972 April 9: "I have consented to accept her as my duly initiated disciple especially because she never talks nonsense. That silence, or only speaking of Krsna-related subjects, is the first sign of the advanced devotee." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972: letters | 13:10 | 1975 April 9: "That is a great misconception. The dust from the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master is never to be used for material benefit." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975: letters | 13:06 | April 8, 2009 1966 April 8: "Chaturthi. Today the whole day and night also I stayed at Mr. Paul's loft. Evening there was meeting. Seven boys & girls attended. Contribution $5.00 and some fruits also. Expenditure-- Busfare .30" Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 20:26 | 1968 April 8: "Anyway, if the public doesn't buy, we don't mind. Why you are anxious for selling? We are meant for satisfying Krishna, not anybody else's senses. That should be the principle of our life." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 20:24 | 1970 April 8: "The western boys and girls are spreading this movement better that any Indian could do. So whatever success is there, it is due to them; I am simply instrumental in giving them direction." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 20:22 | 1972 April 8: "MEMO TO ALL ISKCON TEMPLE PRESIDENTS: Recently some of the Governing Body Commission members held a meeting and they have decided some appointments without consulting me. This has very much disturbed me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 20:20 | 1972 April 8: "I AUTHORIZE YOU TO DISREGARD ANY DECISION FROM THE GBC MEN UNTIL MY FURTHER INSTRUCTION. ALL GBC ORDERS ARE SUSPENDED HEREWITH BY ME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 20:19 | 1973 April 8: "Convince these students to join us. It is our responsibility to recruit these young educated boys and girls before they become degraded. P.S. I have started printing of English version of Caitanya-caritamrta." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 20:14 | 1974 April 8: "In Jagannatha temple people come from all the Indian states. Now when Jagannatha has expanded His jurisdiction over the whole world why the so called servants of Jagannatha should not allow them to see the Lord of the Universe?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 20:11 | 1975 April 8: "If you follow my instructions very carefully as you promise in your letter, then your life will be perfect. I am not saying anything which is not given by my Guru Maharaja. I am simply repeating what I have learned from him." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:09 | April 7, 2009 1966 April 7: "Tritiya. Today I am staying with Paul. I cooked food and dined with him and Sakar. They liked the foodstuff very nice. Circumstances seem favourable. Paul promises to organise. He attended the morning class punctually. Let us see." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 14:15 | 1967 April 7: "If he can write this drama very nicely in poetry so that it can be sung in Western tone all over America and Europe and staged everywhere it will help us financially a great deal." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 14:13 | 1967 April 7: "My Godbrothers did not help me but my Spiritual Master has helped me. By His Grace I have so many good souls so do not think that I can ever forget you even for a moment." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 14:10 | 1970 April 7: "I have established one Radha Krsna temple just adjoining the British Museum and many devotees are coming to see the Deities from distant places. So by the grace of Lord Krsna it is going on." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 14:07 | 1972 April 7: "MEMO TO ALL ISKCON TEMPLE PRESIDENTS: I HAVE NO APPROVAL FOR ANY THESE PLANS. DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING. ACKNOWLEDGE CABLE. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 14:04 | 1973 April 7: "Introduce my books in the colleges. We have to attract the educated men and women so that in future there will be many strong leaders to keep our Krsna Consciousness Movement strong." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 14:00 | 1974 April 7: "Stop the bickering and conflicting camps. If everyone is strictly chanting and reading and observing the regulative principles then management will be at your finger's end." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:58 | 1974 April 7: "This is my prime duty. That you are profusely distributing the books is the crowning success of our movement. We will conquer Europe with these books." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:56 | April 6, 2009 1966 April 6: "Dwitiya. Today I took meals at Dr. Mishra's place. He is not happy that I am gradually shifting to Paul's place. At evening there was meeting, there were seven boys and girls, all attended carefully; some brought rice, atta, and fruits." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 20:33 | 1968 April 6: "For television this 15 or 20 minutes with nonsense questions by interviewer is not very good. We should be given time for Kirtana and for lecture. That will be best." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 20:31 | 1968 April 6: "The late Prime Minister Shastri was very much respectful, and met me three times. He was to help me in so many ways, but he died; he was my friend." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 20:29 | 1968 April 6: "Allen Ginsberg and Denise Levertov's appreciation, they are all nonsense, but if you think their names will actually increase the sale of the book, and MacMillan also thinks so, then never mind, you can add their appreciation." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 20:27 | 1972 April 6: "I HAVE NOT APPROVAL FOR ANY THESE PLANS STOP HE MUST RETURN IMMEDIATELY DON'T LEAVE AGAIN STOP HE HAS NO AUTHORITY FROM ME TO MANAGE ANYTHING REMOVE HIM - BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 20:23 | 1972 April 6: "YOUR MATERIAL LEGAL FORMULA WILL NOT HELP US ONLY OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE CAN HELP US I HAVE NO APPROVAL FOR ANY THESE PLANS - BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 20:20 | 1974 April 6: "As for the shortage of coolies, our men can do this job. Coolie means non expert, and so many of our men are non expert so they may join and work as coolies." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 20:18 | 1974 April 6: "All your programs are approved by me; slowly but surely we will become very solidly situated there with many devotees and books and temples. Krsna simply wants to see our desire." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 20:15 | April 5, 2009 1966 April 5: "Pratipada. The whole day I was at Paul's place. He is a nice boy. I prepared Paratha he was pleased to have it. He is anxious to follow the principles of Vaishnavism. I shall help him to my best. In the evening we held kirtan together. He is hopeful." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 14:16 | 1969 April 5: "Your efforts there are especially nice and pleasing to me. Actually, Sankirtana Party is our main business, and even you do not find a temple there for some time it is not cause for any disturbance." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 14:14 | 1970 April 5: "Your teaching of Sanskrit pronunciation has been very much successful. But we should always remember that our aim is spiritual realization, so in such classes in the beginning there must be Kirtana and at the end also there must be Kirtana." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 14:12 | 1972 April 5: "My plan is to establish a unique International Krishna Conscious Training Center, where hundreds of people from abroad may be educated in the Vedic way of life and where Indian boys and girls may be trained up for pracara work in foreign countries." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 14:02 | 1974 April 5: "There is no question of ill treating Godbrothers because they are sick, nor should you allow such neglect. If is our duty to help him get the proper treatment." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:59 | 1975 April 5: "Your idea is very good. You are giving your forefather's hard-earned money and I don't want to see it spoiled in any way. You are trying to please Krishna, and He is giving you all intelligence." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 13:53 | |
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