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August 15, 2009 1965 August 15: "In the morning I woke up and felt a little better but I felt no hunger. Took only a glass of lemon sikanjie but the head dizziness is continuing. The captain advised me to take more solid food." Jaladuta Journal :: 1965 letters | 15:43 | 1967 August 15: "Those who take Krishna's advent as ordinary are great fools. If one can simply understand the transcendental nature of this event, he becomes immediately liberated. For the last two days I am taking part in the cooking; so this is proof positive of improvement in my health." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 15:40 | 1969 August 15: "We are giving direct contact with Krishna, the Reservoir of all pleasure. A little sample exhibited during Ratha Yatra was very much appreciated by the public. Our administration may be not very perfect, but the fact is that as soon as one is in contact with Krishna, he will be happy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 15:33 | 1969 August 15: "We cannot demand from Krishna to know about Him. When you actually learn to serve Him, He reveals Himself. Knowledge means to know Him, and success means to please Him. And how Krishna is pleased, that can be known through the transparent medium of His confidential servant." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 15:26 | 1971 August 15: "The children of our devotees may live with their parents perpetually. Any family engaged in Krishna's service is living not in this material world. Such a home is considered as Vaikuntha. That is the verdict of Bhaktivinode Thakura." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 15:20 | 1973 August 15: "A faithful devotee offers to Krishna with love and service, Krishna accepts them very gladly. So Krishna's gladness and the devotee's love and sincerity, they are taken into consideration." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 15:18 | 1973 August 15: "So you continue this system of preaching village to village by increasing the number of Sankirtana parties, it will be appreciated by Guru Gauranga. Do it nicely, you are a fit person, Krishna will bless you." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 15:17 | 1975 August 15: "Regarding your feeling yourself as unqualified, whatever you can do, then do it, but you should try your best for Krishna. This is important. Ultimately everything is depending on Lord Krishna. You just have to always remember this." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:09 | August 14, 2009 1958 August 14: "They are continuously holding expensive conferences, meetings, summit talks etc. but because such attempts are being made without any relation of God, they are all manifold creations of the External Potency of the Absolute Truth." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 06:14 | 1965 August 14: "The ship started at about 11 o'clock in the morning majestically. On reaching the Bay of Bengal, there is tilting and little rolling and I felt sea sickness. There was vomiting tendency and dizziness the whole day and night." Prabhupada Letters :: 1965 letters | 06:08 | 1968 August 14: "The whole Srimad-Bhagavatam is full of philosophical discussions and we are prepared for that. But at the same time we are concerned mostly with the mass of people - therefore Hare Krishna kirtana is our life and soul." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:04 | 1971 August 14: "I am sick since the last four days. The climate here in London is not at all suitable for me. There is no sunshine. Almost always there is darkness and rain. So it has affected my health." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:02 | 1971 August 14: "Yes, we were saved by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Road. We shall always expect to be saved by His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja Prabhupada. Whatever success we have had in preaching Lord Caitanya's mission all over the world it is only due to his mercy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:00 | 1971 August 14: "There are complaints against the GBC which is not very favorable. We require to hold this important meeting of the GBC to formulate the rules and regulations how things will be worked on." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 05:56 | 1971 August 14: "I set up the GBC with hope that I shall get relief from administration of the mission but on the contrary I have become the center of receiving so many complaints. So it is not a relief for me, rather it is becoming troublesome." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 05:54 | 1974 August 14: "Yes, I can be made President and Trustee of the Corporation as you have suggested. Now I want to make an International Trust Board for the whole Society. Make a draft and kindly send to me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 05:49 | August 13, 2009 1965 August 13: "Today at 9 a.m. embarked on M.V. Jaladuta. The ship started very slowly from the dock and it is quite steady. I cannot understand in my cabin if it is at all moving. Thanks to Lord Sri Krishna for His enlightening Smti. Sumati Moraji for all these arrangements. I am quite comfortable." Prabhupada Journal :: 1965 letters | 10:50 | 1969 August 13: "So your endeavor to induce the Beatles to cooperate with us is successful. I am very glad to learn that George Harrison was playing on harmonium and guitar and that this record is being played on first class radio stations all day. This is very encouraging." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 10:45 | 1969 August 13: "In the Kingdom of Maya you cannot stop the onslaught of her activities. The only protective measure is Krishna Consciousness. Otherwise there is no alternative." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 10:41 | 1974 August 13: "Regarding moneys collected, do not keep this money. Immediately spend on printing books. This should be strictly followed: 50% for printing and 50% for building. No money should be invested for any business." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:38 | 1974 August 13: "Regarding the society's leaders emphasizing business, you should understand what is the meaning of business. Business means to help the preaching. Preaching needs financial help - otherwise, we have no need for business." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:37 | 1974 August 13: "Our book business is sufficient to support or movement. I do not want the preaching to be at the expense of managing. Manager must also be a preacher - otherwise who will want to follow him?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:32 | 1974 August 13: "Regarding sales figures, please endeavor in this way. The sales figures - this is the only solace in my life. When I hear that my books are selling so nicely, I become energetic like a young man." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:31 | 1974 August 13: "We have to plan our activities in such a way that we become stronger, not weaker. Physically I am becoming weak, so now you boys must become stronger." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:30 | August 12, 2009 1965 August 12: "To start for U.S.A. by MV. Jaladuta from Calcutta port (King George's Dockyard)" Prabhupada Journal :: 1965 letters | 06:28 | 1968 August 12: "Just on Saturday, several devotees have arrived to practice together as our Sankirtana party, then they will all go to London and begin preparations for our center there. We are going to try to make London as successful a venture as Krishna desires." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 06:26 | 1971 August 12: "In the midst of your heavy duties go on writing something glorifying the Lord and put our philosophy into words. Writing articles means to express oneself how he is understanding the whole philosophy. So this writing is necessary for everyone." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:25 | 1971 August 12: "If Indira Gandhi is not available, then forget this program. If it is not possible, then there should be no ceremony. But she has not flatly denied us. She said if she is on the Bengal side she would come. So find out the date when she will be on that side." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:23 | 1971 August 12: "So you all have been trained up under the expert guidance of Visnujana Swami. Stay fit in spiritual life by strictly following. If you will follow faithfully then your going back to home back to Godhead will be certain." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:19 | 1971 August 12: "I don't think that the coupon program will be very successful. It is a long term business. You will need 1100 men to collect 1100 rupees but if you convince one life member then that 1100 Rs. is already there." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:18 | 1971 August 12: "GBC does not mean to control a center. GBC means to see that the activities of a center go on nicely. I do not know why Tamala is exercising absolute authority. He should not do like that." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:17 | 1971 August 12: "We are in the experimental stage. The GBC men cannot impose anything. A GBC member cannot go beyond the jurisdiction of his power. At the next meet the GBC members should form a constitution." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 06:14 | August 11, 2009 1971 August 11: "I am very glad to hear that he has changed his mind and is wanting to preach. If he can go to South America that will be very nice. And he should take to preaching very seriously. A sannyasa should be strong minded, not childish." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 19:00 | 1971 August 11: "I am so much encouraged to learn that you have come to Kathmandu. Please try and organize a center there. It will be a great credit for you. Nepalese will take to this Krishna Consciousness movement very easily. Simply you have to organize it nicely." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 18:59 | 1971 August 11: "I understand that you have been invited by her. I don't advise that you associate with her because she is sahajiya. To associate with her will hamper pure devotional service." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 18:57 | 1971 August 11: "I understand that sometimes you are going to Delhi with Tamala in a plane for visiting some officers but that is of no use. My request is that you go organize a center there for printing our books and magazine and recruiting life members." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 18:56 | 1972 August 11: "Now do everything very peacefully, and always cooperate with each other at all times. Better to cooperate all of you and do something tangible for Krsna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 18:50 | 1972 August 11: "Have a European preaching center and try to enlist all the hippies and tourists who come to Vrndavana. Give them nice prasadam, engage them in chanting, cleaning the temple, reading our books, and give them all facilities for becoming devotees." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 18:49 | 1972 August 11: "Make Krsna your husband, always think of Him, chant without fail sixteen rounds daily, read Srimad-Bhagavatam at least one hour daily, and in this way without any doubt you will very soon become very happy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 18:44 | August 10, 2009 1968 August 10: "Yes, this is very nice that you would like to go to the Brahmacarini asrama. It is not very far so you can come here to visit. And when you come here, we shall talk together, and I shall initiate you as my disciple if you so desire." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 15:00 | 1974 August 10: "Whatever instruction you have received from me, just try to follow to your best. You must keep your sannyasa stage, because you have taken it from me. I do not want any personal service from you - but I want to keep you engaged in Krsna's service." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 14:56 | 1975 August 10: "I am now organizing in Europe and America many farm lands so that my devotees can live there peacefully, grow their own foodstuffs, produce cloth, and save time for chanting Hare Krishna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 14:55 | 1975 August 10: "This place is about 180 miles from Paris, and there are about 100 devotees. They are keeping cows with great enthusiasm. They are also chanting Hare Krishna also village to village in buses." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 14:54 | 1975 August 10: "That you are expecting 30,000 people for Jhulana Yatra is wonderful. You should distribute liberally prasadam. Let each man be given prasadam. That is our special program." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 14:48 | August 9, 2009 1967 August 9 : "I had some talks with my god-brother, Swami Bon, and it is hopeful that he can give us some land for our own building for the students who come here to study sanskrit and the goswami literature." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 10:52 | 1969 August 9 : "I do not think taking on an outside job will be nice. If you can organize sales of BTG and our literature very nicely, there will be no financial strain. Also try to cooperate with the local booksellers." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 10:51 | 1971 August 9 : "Just now I have come to London after spending two weeks in New York. Both these centers are doing very nicely. When I was in Los Angeles, Krishna das came to see me. He was having some doubts but now he is all right." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 10:50 | 1972 August 9 : "I am told such building could be built for less in America, what to speak of India. I shall expect it to be the most first-class building of India, you are spending like it is the Taj Mahal." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:48 | 1972 August 9 : "Chanting and dancing, that's all right - but there must be some tangible results. If you go to the big steel-making cities of India and do not take donation of steel, only some letters, then where is your credit?" Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:47 | 1972 August 9 : "Preaching Krsna is the same as remembering Krsna. You do not have to minimize preaching in order to study. Preach as much as possible and whenever you have time, read and study. This will be the perfect program." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 10:45 | 1974 August 9: "You have mentioned that you want to write a book, but instead of writing books, you should read and explain my books to others. Reading and writing are the same, sravanam kirtanam vishnoh." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:39 | 1974 August 9: "Krsna and Balarama fighting as bulls is completely rejected by me. You have made it demoniac. Make Them as they are themselves, as boys fighting. Never show like this. Everything is there in Krsna Book. Don't imagine." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 10:38 | |
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