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| .: Prabhupada Letters :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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August 8, 2009 1968 August 8 : "This method of chanting in the park, distributing Prasadam, and selling our literature and making some collection, is just the way by which we can make both propaganda and maintain our institution." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 08:12 | 1969 August 8 : "The Vedic system is students go from door to door for begging alms, and because everyone's son is in the asrama, nobody declines to give alms. So there is no financial difficulty; but now we have to adjust to the circumstance." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 08:11 | 1971 August 8 : "First of all you must promise that you will not separate under any circumstances. This marriage is serious business and not to be taken lightly. There is no question of separation in Krishna Conscious marriages." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 08:10 | 1972 August 8 : "How many trustees there are and how many are our initiated members? Our initiated members must be in the majority, and if any deed has to be prepared then I shall send you the wordings." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 08:09 | 1972 August 8 : "They may install Deities later. First let them preach. Preaching is the first thing, and when there is experience then I can install Deities. Now you go on preaching with full vigor and determination." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 08:08 | 1973 August 8 : "He has no sense. Unnecessarily he has canceled our sales agreement and we are suffering so much in litigation. So, he has not gained any experience what is the meaning of going to court. Therefore I cannot agree." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 08:07 | 1973 August 8 : "Yes, before the Spiritual Master a dullheaded fool is required, an over intelligent disciple is not a very good qualification. Chant, dance distribute books and Prasadam and everything will increase automatically." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 08:06 | 1973 August 8 : "I am happy that the preaching is going on. Above all our preaching must go on. If we do not get that land then we may purchase some other land, that is not a very difficult thing - but preaching is our real business." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 08:05 | 1974 August 8: "Regarding your expectation of 10,000 people, that is very good. I am very much pleased. Give the people nice prasadam. This is what is temple - life. Chanting, dancing, prasadam, this is what I want." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 07:28 | 1974 August 8: "I am especially concerned that the second initiations not be taken cheaply. Brahmins are expected to rise early and follow strictly. Everyone must always chant 16 rounds and follow the four regulative principles." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 07:26 | August 7, 2009 1968 August 7: "That is the secret of Krishna Consciousness. The Spiritual Master must be bona fide representative of Krishna, and the disciple must agree to abide by His orders. This is the simple method of spiritual advancement." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 21:23 | 1972 August 7: "I am not very much pleased that you are leaving. Such kinds of disturbances are not at all desirable. Do not be disturbed by the other devotees. You can come here and live with me immediately. You have nothing to do, simply chant and take prasadam." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 21:21 | 1973 August 7: "I have chanted upon the sacred thread and agree to accept him for second initiation. The qualifications of a Brahmana are listed in the the Bhagavad-gita. You must see that our devotees are following. We want to create some ideal men who can give guidance to the human society." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 21:16 | 1973 August 7: "Society is now without any intelligent head, namely Brahmins. So the Brahmins are supposed to serve the whole society by distributing this important information. Please help me in this way and Krishna will bless you." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 21:14 | 1974 August 7: "Yes, the advanced men can distribute big books, and the new men the smaller books. Teach others to distribute books and perform Deity worship, and distribute prasadam. Your entire program is approved by me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 21:12 | 1974 August 7: "I very much like this standing orders program. Try to increase it up to 50,000 such orders from the libraries. Regarding a book for use in college courses, you can pick it up from my other books, articles and speeches." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 21:11 | 1975 August 7: "I think I met you sometimes in 1958. Since then I came to America and started this missionary activity. I have written 50 big books and we are collecting Rs. 20 lakhs per month in sales. The first book was started with your foreword, Easy Journey to Other Planets." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 21:05 | 1975 August 7: "In Jagannatha Puri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's only occupation was holding Sankirtana at least four hours every day and distributing prasadam. He would give to every man prasadam quite sufficient for being eaten by two or three men. So we are trying to follow." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 20:57 | August 6, 2009 1972 August 6 : "If we are there so many months and we cannot do anything, simply eat and sleep and fight amongst ourselves, then where is our credit? Our credit will be when the people see our nice building rising daily. That is the American style." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 07:35 | 1972 August 6 : "If you want to honor me, you will do like this and then I can truly be called the guru of the Americans. Otherwise, it is simply a dishonor to me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 07:34 | 1972 August 6 : "Yes, that is the sannyasi business, to travel from center to center and instruct the devotees in spiritual life. But I do not think it is necessary for you to return to your university for taking further education." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 07:33 | 1972 August 6 : "We are not very much for owning buildings, our real business is to preach and propagate Krishna Consciousness widely. If we spend our whole time simply to pay for big buildings and decorations, what is the value?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 07:32 | 1973 August 6 : "I heard that another Book fund account has been opened. Is this correct? If so what is the balance amount there and who is jointly signing checks? Let me know all these points in detail, this is absolutely necessary." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 07:30 | 1974 August 6: "The Indians there have been cheated by so many rascal swamis who have come simply to collect money and then leave. So when you expect me, let me know, and I shall make my program. Our work will be done locally. " Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 06:53 | 1975 August 6: "Prasad is transcendental, but one should not take too much. Sannyasis may take maha-prasada but not to overeat. Caitanya Mahaprabhu was taking, but on principle he was avoiding." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:42 | 1975 August 6: "So much prasada is being left. This is not good. Guests should not be given so much that there is waste. You can give them a little, and then if they like you can give them more. This system should be introduced everywhere." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:40 | August 5, 2009 1958 August 5: "I am in recept of your invitation. What sort of Bhagavata week can be observed by Mayavadins for misleading the innocent public and therefore I not only restrained myself from attending but also I advised many others not to attend." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 07:04 | 1969 August 5: "You have asked me about my plans: My plan is for preaching with your help. You arrange for everything, and I shall talk about Krishna Consciousness for any length of time, anywhere. That is my mission." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 07:01 | 1970 August 5: "I am getting ready to to lead a Sankirtana Party to Japan and then to India. Everyone has a mother and father but only a very few are fortunate enough to have a bonafide Spiritual Master." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 07:00 | 1972 August 5: "I am very happy to hear of your daily walk through that Brooklyn neighborhood with the Deities. Let all the neighbors come out and offer incense, garlands and other gifts for Radha and Krsna. Their lives will be very much improved." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 06:56 | 1972 August 5: "It is not necessary for you to return to University. Your education is to be found in our books. This material education is finished. Our system of scholarly learning comes from the Spiritual Master." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 06:54 | 1974 August 5: "I am very pleased how the Christian community are appreciating our movement. If we stick to our principles they will come to respect us and our philosophy. Therefore I stress so much the devotional rules and regulations." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 06:51 | 1975 August 5: "If one does not follow the regulative principles, then he will leave. That is a fact. This is the function of the GBC - to see that one may not be taken away by maya." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:46 | 1975 August 5: "I am in the initiator guru, and you should all be the instructor guru by teaching what I am teaching and doing what I am doing. This is not a title - you must actually come to this platform." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:45 | August 4, 2009 1958 August 4: "My dear Pandit Ji Jawaharlal Nehru: My humble advice to you, as I am your old friend from Allahabad, is that you should now take leave from your present responsibility as Prime Minister and by pushing on this authorized spiritual movement you can make a real contribution." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 07:12 | 1958 August 4: "Do you think that horseless carriage or telephone or radio can bring in material prosperity? No they cannot. Do you think your different plans have brought in the ideal standard of material prosperity? The unrest will continue." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 07:09 | 1967 August 4: "Whenever you meet someone important you should strictly speak the Truth without any consideration of future material gains. If we are sincere servants of Krishna, our material necessities will never be hampered." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 06:56 | 1967 August 4: "My declaration of war against maya is certainly a great battle. Maya saw me very successful so it was a great reverse. Therefore she took advantage of my old age weakness and gave me a death dash. But Krishna saved me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 06:54 | 1970 August 4: "We can understand the Absolute Truth by hearing, that is how we become perfect. Simply by hearing and chanting the Glories of the Supreme Lord from the Srimad-Bhagavatam one can become perfect, this example is shown by Sukadeva Goswami and Maharaja Pariksit." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970: letters | 06:49 | 1971 August 4: "We cannot be dictated by others. That is not possible. So if she is making so many demands there then it is not advisable to stay on. Yes, the touring program, preaching and distributing our literatures, is more important." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:46 | 1975 August 4: "All over the world we are training men to produce their own grains, milk, and cloth. The attraction is Krishna consciousness, spiritual enlightenment. The foreigners in Europe and America is where we have already started such centers." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975: letters | 06:42 | 1975 August 4: "Regarding the retired persons, vanaprastha, one room should be for two or three retired men. So there will be no accommodation together with the wife. And, husband and wife must follow all the rules and regulations." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 06:41 | August 3, 2009 1967 August 3: "Go on playing your guitar and make it successful for Krishna kirtana. You do not require to learn about sitar. Our life is short and any type of education is great and long; so best to utilize properly whatever qualifications we have got for the service of the Lord." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 06:20 | 1968 August 3: "His Holiness Pope Paul VI: The Krishna Consciousness movement is meant for overhauling the world. We are creating men of character to become Lovers of God. If you think a meeting will be beneficial for the human society, I shall be very much pleased." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:15 | 1969 August 3: "Our Krishna Consciousness Movement is a declaration of war against the activities of Maya. So your idea of marching 300 soldiers all over the world with the Hare Krishna Mantra is very very encouraging to me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 06:10 | 1972 August 3: "Today we are looking at a very nice place near London with Mr. George Harrison, who has found the place and wants to have our asrama there. He is coming to see me daily and he is a very nice boy and I like him very much." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 06:06 | 1973 August 3: "If we go on preaching vigorously as we are doing for another 25 year then all these so called religions will disappear. So chant, dance and take prasadam - this is our actual solid preaching work all over the world." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 06:03 | 1975 August 3: "They should live comfortably and produce grain, vegetables, milk, and cloth; and for recreation they chant Hare Krishna. They should not come to the cities. I wish to introduce this village ideal now." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 05:54 | 1975 August 3: "If we are successful this cheating civilization will stop. If people do not cooperate, then how will the factories run on? And, if the people are satisfied by our arrangement, then what will the communists do?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 05:49 | 1975 August 3: "So many men are there and you are all simply writing letters to me. Without my personal presence you cannot do anything. Simply correspondence. Why there is so much delay?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 05:40 | August 2, 2009 1958 August 2 : "Now you have gone to foreign countries on business so begin these Paropakara activities there. I shall be in touch with you by correspondence so that I may give you my humble suggestion for this service." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 10:29 | 1967 August 2 : "Physical presence is not essential; Krishna is present by His message which was delivered 5,000 years ago. Never think I am absent; presence by hearing is real touch." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 10:28 | 1970 August 2 : "I hope by now you have occupied the house. On receipt of your reply I shall send you at least ten brahmacaris as you desired. I have not heard anything about the Mayapur land - this is also essential." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 10:27 | 1972 August 2 : "I wish that combinedly you may all pool your resources and purchase one nice van for spreading this Movement in India. Please all cooperate for procuring this dream of mine." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:25 | 1972 August 2 : "We are not canvassing for people to convert or criticize, we are canvassing that people utilize their time for loving God either they are Christian, Catholic or Jew." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:24 | 1972 August 2 : "When Hare Krishna mantra is vibrating on your tongue, and you are hearing attentively, then your consciousness becomes clear, or Krishna conscious, and there is no question of Maya." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:23 | 1972 August 2 : "So preach like this, very simply. We are servants of God. We are after God, that's all. And hold sankirtana widely and everything will be increasingly successful." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:22 | 1973 August 2 : "I simply want to see that the work is going on vigorously and the money used only for construction. If I go to Vrindaban by Kartika Vrata may my quarters be at least habitable." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 10:20 | |
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