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| .: Prabhupada Letters :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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July 7, 2011 1953 July 7: "The word 'Hindu' is foreign. The exact word used for this purpose is 'Sanatanam' or the eternal. Sanatana religion is meant not only for the 'Hindus' but for all living beings on earth." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 14:00 | 1958 July 7: "When we speak of humanity it does not mean Indian only, neither it may be restricted within the human society even. Humanity is meant for all the 84 lacs varieties of living beings." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 13:59 | 1966 July 7: "Panchami. Today I saw Mr. Goldsmith in his office. It is expected that the Society shall be registered by the next week. He says everything is alright. In the evening two Indian gentlemen talked with me till 10 at night." Prabhupada Journal :: 1966 letters | 13:55 | 1967 July 7: "I am your Spiritual Father, and Krishna is your Spiritual Husband. A girl can never forget either her father or her husband. So far as remembering me and Krishna, it should be simultaneous." Prabhupada Letters :: 1967 letters | 13:54 | 1968 July 7: "I am in receipt of your letter describing very emotionally the nice success of our Rathayatra Festival. Now you can understand this specimen of transcendental pleasure in which the human society as a whole can take part and realize transcendental bliss." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 13:53 | 1969 July 7: "I am sure Krishna is very much pleased of this incident. Preachers who boldly face all kinds of difficulties, Krishna takes note of such tapasya of the devotee, and the devotee is recognized by Him. So continue preaching." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 13:39 | 1970 July 7: "Concentrate to develop your spiritual power to attract the fallen souls. We must not misrepresent ourselves. All our activities must be open so that no one may criticize our mission." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 13:30 | 1970 July 7: "As our devotees become more devotional, the non-devotees will come to hear. To become advanced means to acquire spiritual strength, and this spiritual strength is for impressing devotional service into the hearts of the fallen souls." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 13:29 | 1974 July 7: "My Dear Sridhara Maharaja: I am so much thankful for your appreciating my preaching work in the Western countries. So I think there is some plot to check up this fast growing movement. We are trying our best to counteract this opposing element but everything will rest upon Krishna." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 13:27 | 1975 July 7: "Sripada Sridhara Maharaja said Caitanya Mahaprabhu's prediction would remain a dream only, but I have done it practically. I do not know how things are going on automatically by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, because I have no other assets except his causeless mercy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 13:23 | July 6, 2011 1966 July 6: "Chaturthi. In the meeting at 26 Second Street Store, it is settled that the Society shall be incorporated and the name of the Society shall be: International Society for Krishna consciousness. Eleven Trustees were agreed." Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 letters | 15:25 | 1968 July 6: "To do business for sense gratification is the cause of material bondage but to act for Krishna is the cause for opening the door of liberation. So, I shall not implicate you in business if you are not ready to award the profit for Krishna's benefit." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 15:23 | 1968 July 6: "If somebody adopts me as a child I can get the permanent visa but what you will do with an old child who is going to die very soon? But if there is possibility then you can try for it." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 15:21 | 1971 July 6: "The restaurant proposal is very nice. In the center should be Guru Gauranga altar. Everything prepared should be offered and kept on a table and the guest should come and take prasadam on a plate to his full satisfaction." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 15:18 | 1971 July 6: "The menu items are kachori, luglu, samosa, sweet balls, simply wonderful, vegetables, chutneys, puspana, halava, etc; Anyone who pays more than $5.00 can be presented with a small book and a copy of our magazine." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 15:16 | 1971 July 6: "All these initiation beads should be kept very carefully and protected. You should be careful and instruct others also. So keep your beads in a bag and keep the bag around your neck. Then you won't lose." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 15:10 | 1973 July 6: "Thank you for appreciating my humble efforts on behalf of my Spiritual Master. Whatever I have done it is due to His potency in Krishna Consciousness. My only achievement is that I have not changed what He has taught." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 15:08 | 1975 July 6: "By chanting and giving prasadam you will get so many devotees. Purity is attractive. Our only asset is our purity. You cannot reach Krsna without being pure, because He is the supreme pure." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:06 | July 5, 2011 1949 July 5: "Gandhiji minus his spiritual activities, is an ordinary politician. If you do not accelerate his spiritual movement, his memory will soon be as dead as has been the lot of other politicians." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947 - 1964 letters | 15:20 | 1949 July 5 : "People should be given chance to become harijana with equal facilities for all. The Gandhi Memorial Fund should be utilized mainly for this purpose. Myself with a batch of sincere workers are ready to take up this work." Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64 letters | 15:19 | 1969 July 5 : "I marked it in your person and I prayed to Krishna that this good soul may be aware of the importance of Krishna Consciousness. With my blessings I am sending herewith your beads, duly chanted upon by me." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 15:18 | 1969 July 5: "Su means auspicious. In the material world the Maya energy is called Bhadra and in the spiritual world Subhadra. Maya works auspiciously in the spiritual workd and in the material world inauspiciously. This auspicious or inauspicious is our own choice." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 15:17 | 1969 July 5 : "You should attract new devotees from your quarters. Instead of importing devotees, it is better to attract devotees from your own area. And the basic principle for doing this is Sankirtana Party." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969: letters | 15:16 | 1971 July 5: "First discuss with him that this marriage business is not a farce, but it must be taken very seriously. There is no question of divorce, and if he will promise not to separate from his wife, then my sanction for the marriage is there; otherwise not." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 15:15 | 1975 July 5: "I think he has given you good, sane advice. You should not think of relinquishing your job without meeting me and discussing the matter deeply. Don't do anything out of sentiment." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:08 | 1975 July 5: "I very much like these bus programs. They are greatly increasing the scope of our book distribution and many new men are being attracted. So hand over the management of your temple affairs and come here immediately." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:06 | July 4, 2011 1968 July 4: "The only process for perceiving Krishna is our sincere service attitude with our senses. I thank you very much for grasping the momentum of Krishna Consciousness. May Krishna give you more and more strength in understanding His transcendental nature." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 15:58 | 1969 July 4: "I know there are many Sanskrit scholars in Germany but I am not going to Germany as a Sanskrit scholar - my attempt will be to deliver the message of Lord Caitanya in the shape of Krishna Consciousness." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 15:57 | 1970 July 4: "Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja did not very much like preaching amongst women, so you should also avoid such meetings. My principle is that where my other Godbrothers cannot preach I shall go there. On my behalf you should follow this principle, also." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 15:56 | 1971 July 4 : "Here things are going on very nicely and just this week forty new devotees were initiated. So the stock of japa beads I brought with me has been depleted. I would like that more beads be sent immediately by air." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 15:55 | 1973 July 4 : "This is very welcome news, that all obstacles are cleared in the way of building our temple at Vrindaban. Similarly in Bombay we have been victorious and gained overwhelming new popular support." Prabhupada Letters :: 1973 letters | 15:54 | 1975 July 4: "So, you begin the work, and money will come to you by the grace of God. Don't worry, just finish the buildings as soon as possible and somehow or other money will come." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:24 | 1975 July 4: "You should be able to sell at least four lakhs of Rupees worth of books per month. You must also keep proper account. Not a single farthing should be wasted. I will see the accounts personally when I return." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:22 | 1975 July 4: "The money sent to you is on loan basis. All money is BBT money and must be paid back by you to the BBT account. You can pay back conveniently. We shall help you - but you must pay back." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 15:18 | July 3, 2011 1968 July 3: "They have simply a faint idea of God as order-supplier. There is no ecstasy in such simple faith; there cannot be any ecstasy." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 14:57 | 1968 July 3: "We want ecstasy, it does not matter where one feels it, this church or the other. But, one who feels the ecstasy of Krishna Consciousness, he finishes his ecstasy of material enjoyment - that is the test." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 14:55 | 1969 July 3: "Please convey my blessings to Jayananda, who is helping so much now in organizing for the Rathayatra Festival. LA temple is now an ideal place for all centers to take example. Now make San Francisco as important." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 14:54 | 1971 July 3: "Politicians pose as the friend of the people, but they are actually not. The real friend is Krishna. Still, if you can make arrangements to meet with Nixon, it will be a great event, so try for it." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 14:53 | 1971 July 3: "I have not heard from you concerning our Mayapur program. Is the fence being constructed? What news of Indira Gandhi? Please let me know. I am very anxious to hear from you." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 14:51 | 1972 July 3: "There are only a handful of you who are convinced beyond any doubt about this Krsna consciousness movement - but that is sufficient to change the entire course of history." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 14:50 | 1974 July 3: "I am relieved to know your whereabouts again after not hearing from you for some time. You want to see me and I also have some important things to discuss with you, so best thing is we meet at the end of July in Vrindaban." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 14:48 | 1975 July 3: "We have received sanction for constructing the Juhu temple. Until further order whatever money you collect should be sent to Bombay. Print books as far as possible, and whatever money you collect send to Bombay." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 14:47 | July 2, 2011 1968 July 2: "By denying my application injustice has been done to me. Please try to convince him that my presence is essential. I am qualified Religious Minister. I have got sufficient money to maintain myself." Prabhupada Letters :: 1968 letters | 16:36 | 1969 July 2: "During my Guru Maharaja's days, thousands of Rupees were being dispatched from Calcutta to London. While under foreign control, Hindustan had the liberty to preach in foreign countries but now being independent, they are prohibiting to send some Murtis and mrdangas." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 16:35 | 1969 July 2: "If the Beatles are chanting, give them all facilities. We want only that Hare Krishna may be very popular all over the world. But we should not try to make a profit out of Hare Krishna Mantra; then our spiritual enlightenment will be hampered." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 16:34 | 1969 July 2: "We should not try to become a very popular musical party. Music is one of our items for chanting, but we are not musicians. We should always remember this fact. We take advantage of the typewriter but that doesn't mean we are professional typists." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 16:20 | 1969 July 2: "She has no knowledge of Krishna Consciousness philosophy. She is interested in Hindus only and otherwise is useless. We require space for so many other purposes. So don't commit any word that she may live there." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 16:18 | 1969 July 2: "It is simply high-sounding words. There is no substance or practical program. So forget about his hallucinations. He has no money, and he wants to take from others, and others wish to sign papers only. So it is a will-o'-the-wisp." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 16:12 | July 1, 2011 1966 July 1 "Today I entered the new house at 26 Second Avenue. For my purpose it is all good. I do not why Krishna is trying to establish me in New York. I am his servant's servant and therefore let His desire be fulfilled through my agency." Prabhupada Letters :: 1966 letters | 17:25 | 1969 July 1: "I am glad to know that one rich Indian is prepared to contribute. But my mission will be more successful if the Americans construct a temple." Prabhupada Letters :: 1969 letters | 17:21 | 1970 July 1: "I do not know what Kirtanananda has told you. If there is scarcity of qualified pujaris, each center should be satisfied only by worshipping Panca Tattva by performance of Sankirtana." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970 letters | 17:17 | 1971 July 1: "I'm very sorry that you are separated from the temple. But don't worry. Krishna will save you, you can be sure. There is no doubt about it. So go on chanting Hare Krishna at all costs and never mind these tribulations of maya." Prabhupada Letters :: 1971 letters | 17:11 | 1972 July 1: "I am so much pleased that you have taken Sannyas and are preaching whole-heartedly. Do not worry about your wife and child, Krishna will take care of them. Just you save the foolish world from going to hell." Prabhupada Letters :: 1972 letters | 17:08 | 1974 July 1: "Let it be a first class, A-1 arrangement. All big officers should be invited. Goswamis and godbrothers also. All the inhabitants of Vrindaban will be invited. There is no question of money." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 17:07 | 1974 July 1: "We do not have to be dependent on taking help from persons who will not even eat with us, thinking us inferior. We are not dependent on any Indian goswami. Let them come as invited but we shall conduct the affair ourselves." Prabhupada Letters :: 1974 letters | 17:06 | 1975 July 1: "Actually we are not fond of having businesses. Regard your main business as trying to become Krsna conscious through reading my books and associating with the devotees in the Sankirtana movement." Prabhupada Letters :: 1975 letters | 17:01 | |
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