A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - November 1968


The Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada present 2200+ of his lectures; 905+ of his conversations; 490+ of his morning walks;
65+ of his interviews and 6,570+ of his letters. This listing covers all available material,

and includes:
  • 10,300+ links to Vanisource - our repository of all of Srila Prabhupada's words;
  • 470+ short audio clips Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks or interviews with subtitles in up to 93 languages sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters are highlighted within quoteboxes;
  • For further study on the different subjects addressed, each statement links to the various categories in our thematic section of Vanipedia named Vaniquotes;

These statements from the Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada offer unparalleled insights into his devotional character; his vision to re-spiritualize human society; his dedication to translate, publish & distribute his books; his expertise to tirelessly lead & manage his worldwide movement; his empowered ability to encourage, care for, train & clearly communicate the disciplines he expects from all his disciples as he engages them in their pursuit of Krsna consciousness & performance of missionary activities. Through all these situations one can also experience how Srila Prahhupada consistently represents the pure teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.



Nov 1 to 30 - Los Angeles

1968 - November 01

Letter to Satsvarupa and Jadurani written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 02

Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 03

Letter to Mukunda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles
Letter to Purusottama written from Los Angeles
Letter to Sivananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Upendra written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 05

Lecture BS 29 - Los Angeles


1968 - November 06

Letter A to Rayarama written from Los Angeles
Letter B to Rayarama written from Los Angeles
Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles
Letter to Uddhava written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 07

Letter to Rayarama written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 08

Conversation A - Los Angeles
Conversation B - Los Angeles


Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles
Letter to Yamuna, Mukunda and Syamasundara written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 09

Lecture BS - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Everything is being supplied by the order of Kṛṣṇa, because prakṛti is working, nature is working... How it is working? Mayādhyakṣeṇa (BG 9.10). Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa carācaram. "Under My order," Kṛṣṇa says. Prakṛti, nature, is not working blindly. You see? It has got its master, Kṛṣṇa. So this life is meant for brahma-jijṣāsā, inquiry, "What is Brahman?" Instead of inquiring Brahman, they are trying to kill Brahman. "There is no soul. There is no Supersoul. It is nature automatically becoming this." These nonsense things are being pushed within the..., this rubbish brain of the human society."
681109 - Lecture BS - Los Angeles


1968 - November 10

Lecture SB 03.25.13 - Los Angeles


1968 - November 11

Letter to Sivananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Umapati written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 12

Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Malati written from Los Angeles
Letter to Mukunda and Gurudasa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Rayarama written from Los Angeles
Letter to Syamasundara written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 13

Lecture - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu: "My dear Lord, I have uselessly spoiled my life." Biphale means uselessly, and janama means birth, and goṅāinu means "I have passed." He's representating a common man, as every one of us is simply spoiling our life. They do not know that they are spoiling their life. They are thinking that "I've got very nice apartment, very nice car, very nice wife, very nice income, very nice social position." So many things. These are the material attraction."
681113 - Lecture - Los Angeles
Letter to Harer Nama written from Los Angeles
Letter to Kris written from Los Angeles
Letter to Patita Uddharana (was Patita Pavana) written from Los Angeles
Letter to Tosana Krishna written from Los Angeles
Letter to Upendra written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 14

Lecture Excerpt on Twenty-four Elements - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So this whole creation, whatever material creation we have got, they are made of these twenty-four el... Just like colors. Varieties of color means three color: yellow, red and blue. Those who are expert in color mixing, they'll mix these three colors into eighty-one colors. Three into three equals nine; nine into nine equals eighty-one. So expert colorists, they can display these three colors into eighty-one. Similarly, the material nature... Of course, this is one, one energy. But within this energy there are three qualities: sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa. By interaction of these three qualities, the manaḥ, buddhi, ahaṅkāra—the subtle elements—are manufactured, and then from the subtle elements, the grosser elements are manufactured."
Lecture Excerpt on Twenty-four Elements - Los Angeles
Letter to Aniruddha written from Los Angeles
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 15

Lecture - Los Angeles
Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Mukunda written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 16

Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 17

Letter to Rayarama and Brahmananda written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 18

Lecture Festival Sri Sri Sad-govamy-astaka - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Premāmṛtāmbho-nidhi: dipped into the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa. You cannot chant and dance for a long time unless you are dipped into the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa. That is the specific qualification of the dancer and chanter. If you ask somebody to chant and dance for one hour, he'll get tired. But this chanting and dancing is so nice that these Gosvāmīns, they can go on chanting and dancing for twenty-four hours. Premāmṛtāmbho-nidhi. Because they were dipped into the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa."
Lecture Festival Sri Sri Sad-govamy-astaka - Los Angeles
Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Upendra written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 19

Letter to Dinesh and Krishna devi written from Los Angeles
Letter to Rayarama written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 20

Letter to Bali-mardana written from Los Angeles
Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Madhusudana written from Los Angeles
Letter to Patita Uddharana written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 21

Letter to Joy Fulcher written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 22

Letter to Gargamuni written from Los Angeles
Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 23

Lecture BG As It Is Introduction - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
Nara-Narayan: What is the proper relationship of the devotee to Rādhā, Rādhikā?

Prabhupāda: Rādhārāṇī is daivī-māyā. Just like we are, in our material conditional life, we are under the material energy. Similarly, in our liberated state we have to become under the spiritual energy. That spiritual energy is Rādhārāṇī. We are acting at the present moment under material energy, because our body is made of material energy. So when you are liberated you will develop your body of spiritual energy. That spiritual energy is Rādhārāṇī. So you have to become under some..., under the control of some energy. You are also energy; you are marginal energy. Marginal energy means you may be under the control of the spiritual energy or you may be under the control of material energy—your marginal position. But when you are under the control of the material energy, that is your precarious condition, struggle for existence. And when you are under spiritual energy, that is your life of freedom. Rādhārāṇī is spiritual energy, and Durgā, or Kālī, is material energy.

681123 - Lecture BG As It Is Introduction - Los Angeles
Letter to Devananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles
Letter to John Darsinos written from Los Angeles
Letter to Malati written from Los Angeles
Letter to Nayanabhirama written from Los Angeles
Letter to Unknown written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 24

Letter to Hansadutta written from Los Angeles
Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles
Letter to Syamasundara written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 25

Lecture BG 02.01-10 - Los Angeles
Letter to Krishna dasa written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 26

Letter to Candravali written from Los Angeles
Letter to Hrsikesa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Upendra written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 27

Lecture BG 02.08-12 - Los Angeles
Letter to Gopala Krishna written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 28

Letter to Hansadutta written from Los Angeles


1968 - November 29

Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Unless one understands this simple fact, that the soul is different from this body, the soul is eternal, the body is temporary, changing... Because without understanding this, there is no spiritual education. A false education. If one identifies with this body, there is no understanding of spiritual knowledge. So the yogīs, they are trying to come to this point by meditation, "Whether I am this body or not." Meditation means that. First meditation, concentration of the mind, the different kinds of sitting posture, that helps me to concentrate my mind. And if I concentrate my mind, meditation, that "Am I this body?"
6681129 - Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles
Conversation - Los Angeles


1968 - November 30

Letter to Hansadutta written from Los Angeles
Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles
Letter to Himavati written from Los Angeles
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Los Angeles