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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#April 1968|1968]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680409 - Letter to Aniruddha written from San Francisco|Letter to Aniruddha written from San Francisco]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Milk and salt should never be mixed, it is improper, and will cause leprosy. But salt can be mixed with yogurt|Milk and salt should never be mixed, it is improper, and will cause leprosy. But salt can be mixed with yogurt.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680409 - Letter to Mukunda written from San Francisco|Letter to Mukunda written from San Francisco]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Yes, it is very good idea to build a nice Temple for Krishna, apply all energy for Krishna. How one is successful in his work is tested by whether or not Krishna is satisfied. The Impersonalists cannot enjoy this bliss of how to satisfy Krishna|Yes, it is very good idea to build a nice Temple for Krishna, apply all energy for Krishna. How one is successful in his work is tested by whether or not Krishna is satisfied. The Impersonalists cannot enjoy this bliss of how to satisfy Krishna. They make Krishna dead, so they will remain dead, never to understand Krishna. They cannot understand.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680409 - Letter to Satsvarupa written from San Francisco|Letter to Satsvarupa written from San Francisco]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Generally, as preachers, we are middle class devotees. So we should not remain as neophyte devotee who does not know how to preach. He simply goes to the temple, and offers everything with devotion to the Deity|Generally, as preachers, we are middle class devotees. So we should not remain as neophyte devotee. Neophyte devotee does not know how to preach. He simply goes to the temple, and offers everything with devotion to the Deity, and he doesn't know anything else. So our devotees of the society 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, namely to love God, to make friendship with devotees, and to enlighten the innocent, and to avoid the demons.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Yes, everyone of us should be ideal to the other so everyone can get impetus to make progress more and more|I requested Pradyumna to learn Sanskrit very seriously. He has got the aptitude, and I hope he may come out very successful. Yes, everyone of us should be ideal to the other so everyone can get impetus to make progress more and more.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#April 1969|1969]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:690409 - Lecture - New York|Lecture - New York]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690409LE-NEW_YORK_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Material life means satisfying our own senses, and vairāgya-vidyā, or devotional service, means satisfying Kṛṣṇa's senses. That's all. What is the difference between material so-called love and Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa love? The difference is, in the material world, both the parties, they are trying to satisfy their own senses. It doesn't matter. When a boy loves a girl or a girl loves a boy, the motive is his or her own sense satisfaction. But the gopīs, their view is... Not only gopīs; all the cowherds boys, Mother Yaśodā, Nanda Mahārāja, the Vṛndāvana party. So all of them ready to satisfy Kṛṣṇa."|Vanisource:690409 - Lecture - New York|690409 - Lecture - New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|People are unwilling to accept the Krsna consciousness because they are blind. They do not see actual position of their life. That is the position (of) conditioned soul. They are busy simply for sense gratification|People are unwilling to accept the Kṛṣṇa consciousness because they are blind. They do not see actual position of their life. That is the position (of) conditioned soul. They are busy simply for sense gratification. So vairāgya-vidyā means not sense gratification, but to satisfy Kṛṣṇa.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690409 - Lecture SB 07.06.01 - New York|Lecture SB 07.06.01 - New York]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690409SB-NEW_YORK_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"So this boy, although born in the family of atheist—his father was great atheist—but because he was bestowed benediction by a great devotee, Nārada, he became a great devotee. Now he took the opportunity of spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness where? In his school. In his school. He was five years old boy, and as soon as he would get opportunity he would spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness to his classfellows. That was his business. And so many times the father of Prahlāda Mahārāja called the teachers, 'So, what education you are giving to my child? Why he is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa?' (laughter) 'Why you are spoiling my boy?' (laughter) You see? So don't think that I am spoiling these boys and girls by teaching them Hare Kṛṣṇa. (laughter)."|Vanisource:690409 - Lecture SB 07.06.01 - New York|690409 - Lecture SB 07.06.01 - New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|From Gaurakisora dasa Babaji, my spiritual master, and then we are descended|Fom Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura to Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī, from Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī to Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, from Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura to Gaurakiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, and from Gaurakiśora dāsa Bābājī my spiritual master, and then we are descended.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#April 1970|1970]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700409 - Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This great ocean of material existence shortens like the pit-hole created by the foot of a calf and for him the supreme abode of the Lord is quite fit place for living, but not this miserable material world where there is nothing but danger in every step|This great ocean of material existence shortens like the pit-hole created by the foot of a calf and for him the supreme abode of the Lord is quite fit place for living, but not this miserable material world where there is nothing but danger in every step.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#April 1971|1971]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710409 - Lecture SB 01.08.18-19 - Bombay|Lecture SB 01.08.18-19 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In one sense, all these boys and girls who are working for Krsna, they have no other desire. They are all sannyasis because they have no desire to achieve any result out of their work. The only thing they want: the krsna-bhakti|In one sense, all these boys and girls who are working for Krsna, they have no other desire. They are all sannyasis because they have no desire to achieve any result out of their work. The only thing they want: the krsna-bhakti, how Kṛṣṇa will be satisfied. They are engaged in preaching work because they want to satisfy Kṛṣṇa.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Because Lord Caitanya accepted this sannyasa, so we are maintaining that system, but actual point of sannyasa is not mukti, but satisfy Krsna. That is sannyasa, how Krsna will be satisfied, how Krsna's representative will be satisfied|Because Lord Caitanya accepted this sannyāsa, so we are maintaining that system, but actual point of sannyāsa is not mukti, but satisfy Kṛṣṇa. That is sannyāsa, how Kṛṣṇa will be satisfied, how Kṛṣṇa's representative will be satisfied. Because we have to work under Kṛṣṇa's representative. Anything we work, if we want to be expert, then we have to work under some expert.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710409 - Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay|Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|To offer the highest respects to the Supreme Person and as much respect to the Spiritual Master, makes one bona fide to receive spiritual knowledge by revelation|To offer the highest respects to the Supreme Person and as much respect to the Spiritual Master, makes one bona fide to receive spiritual knowledge by revelation; that is the injunction of the Vedas.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The new thrones are actually super-excellent. I wanted that thrones be constructed like this, so you have introduced it. Personally I have already instructed and you are following|Yes, the new thrones are actually super-excellent. So the 24" high Deities might have reached L.A. by this time, so when I return I shall hold like installation ceremony. I wanted that thrones be constructed like this, so you have introduced it. Personally I have already instructed and you are following. So make L.A. the ideal temple for all our temples to follow, in every respect. For this purpose, I purchased that house.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710409 - Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay|Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Best thing is to get Bhagavad-gita printed on our own press, some soft bound and some hard bound, regularly sewn. Now in N.Y. we have got large space. If required we can increase by another press, but try to get all our books printed on our own press|Best thing is to get Bhagavad-gita printed on our own press, some soft bound and some hard bound, regularly sewn. Now in N.Y. we have got large space. If required we can increase by another press, but try to get all our books printed on our own press.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#April 1972|1972]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720409 - Lecture Initiation - Sydney|Lecture Initiation - Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|With this dress you look so beautiful. This Vedic dress is also nice, very beautiful. It increases the beauty hundred times by this dress|Now, with this dress you look so beautiful. This Vedic dress is also nice, very beautiful. It increases the beauty hundred times by this dress.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720409 - Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Sydney|Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Always remember that we are selling books not for making business but for pleasing Krsna, and by preaching we should sell books, not by cheating|Always remember that we are selling books not for making business but for pleasing Krsna, and by preaching we should sell books, not by cheating.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Working so hard to please Krsna only out of love for me, so there can be no question of force if love is there|I do not force anyone. After all, you are only working so hard to please Krsna only out of love for me, so there can be no question of force if love is there.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very much pleased to note that you are making steady growth in all aspects of devotional service, especially in the department of selling so many books monthly|I am very much pleased to note that you are making steady growth in all aspects of devotional service, especially in the department of selling so many books monthly. But always remember that we are selling books not for making business but for pleasing Krsna, and by preaching we should sell books, not by cheating.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We should not ever try to force anyone or reduce our Society to an impersonal business exchange, this will kill everything|We should not ever try to force anyone or reduce our Society to an impersonal business exchange, this will kill everything. Our only purpose in every endeavor is simply to make advancement in spiritual life or in pleasing Krsna.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#April 1973|1973]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730409 - Letter to Tamala Krishna written from New York|Letter to Tamala Krishna written from New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am now here in New York temple where things are going on very nicely, but I am anxious to have from you the report of the Bhopal activities. Please write to me here at your earliest|I am now here in New York temple where things are going on very nicely, but I am anxious to have from you the report of the Bhopal activities. Please write to me here at your earliest.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#April 1974|1974]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:740409 - Lecture BG 04.20 - Bombay|Lecture BG 04.20 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Asuras, they are engaged for fruitive result. They are working, but they are expecting that "I shall enjoy the result" So that freedom is given to everyone, that "You can work at your responsibility and enjoy or suffer"|Asuras, they are engaged for fruitive result. They are working, but they are expecting that "I shall enjoy the result." So that freedom is given to everyone, that "You can work at your responsibility and enjoy or suffer." Just like state has given everyone individuality, everyone freedom: "You act as you like. But if you act criminally, then you will be punished." That you cannot avoid.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#April 1975|1975]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750409 - Morning Walk - Mayapur|Morning Walk - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Lomarsa Muni. He would die when all the hairs on the body will fall down. And each hair will fall down after the death of one Brahma|Lomarṣa Muni. He would die when all the hairs on the body will fall down. And each hair will fall down after the death of one Brahmā. So he was chanting on the sea, and Nārada Muni was passing: "Why don't you make a cottage?" "How long I shall live? What is the use of cottage?" He's also thinking, "I'll die".}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750409 - Lecture CC Adi 01.16 - Mayapur|Lecture CC Adi 01.16 - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We have to, according to the sastric injunction, according to the spiritual master instruction, everywhere we have to organize this Krsna family|We have to, according to the śāstric injunction, according to the spiritual master instruction, everywhere we have to organize this Kṛṣṇa family. So Kṛṣṇa family does not mean starvation. Kṛṣṇa family means to enjoy simply. Simply minus this material contamination. Chāḍi anācāra. Anācāra. Anācāra means not proper behavior. Proper behavior means to remain always pious, and improper behavior means to become impious, sinful. If you become sinful, then you cannot enter into the family of Kṛṣṇa; that is not possible.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750409 - Letter to Indupati written from Mayapur|Letter to Indupati written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am advising my men in Vrndavana to begin the function (of inaugurating Krsna-Balarama Temple) from the 16th of April as desired by you. Thanking you for your suggestion|I am advising my men in Vrndavana to begin the function (of inaugurating Krsna-Balarama Temple) from the 16th of April as desired by you. Thanking you for your suggestion.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750409 - Letter to Yasomatinandana, Pranava and Pradyumna written from Mayapur|Letter to Yasomatinandana, Pranava and Pradyumna written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our deity installation ceremony is to be held on the 20th and the function was to begin three days before, namely, the 17th of April. So, instead of the 17th, you can make it the 16th. That will satisfy everyone|Our deity installation ceremony is to be held on the 20th and the function was to begin three days before, namely, the 17th of April. So, instead of the 17th, you can make it the 16th. That will satisfy everyone. Srimad Bhimasena Vedacarya may be informed in this way and do the needful.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#April 1976|1976]] - April 09 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760409 - Morning Walk - Vrndavana|Morning Walk - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Give up the connection with woman is recommended. So in our Society it will be a good test. We are mixed up with men and women. If you, in spite of this allurement, if you do not become attracted by woman, then you should know you are paramahamsa|Give up the connection with woman is recommended. So in our Society it will be a good test. We are mixed up with men and women. If you, in spite of this allurement, if you do not become attracted by woman, then you should know you are paramahaṁsa.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760409 - Lecture Hindi - Vrndavana|Lecture Hindi - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Pious activities (dharma), economic development (artha), satisfaction of the senses (kama), and finally liberation from material bondage (moksa) are all external factors. And the real dharma or religious principle is devotional service to the Lord|Sridhara Swami in his commentary has said, that pious activities (dharma), economic development (artha), satisfaction of the senses (kama), and finally liberation from material bondage (moksa) are all external factors. And the real dharma or religious principle is devotional service to the Lord. This is real.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760409 - Lecture SB 07.09.54 - Vrndavana|Lecture SB 07.09.54 - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|bIJPqJNgSBc|[[Vaniquotes:You believe or not believe, the words of Krsna cannot be false. That's a fact. You may be rascal, you do not believe, but those who are dhira, they believe|You Believe or Not Believe, The Words of Krishna Cannot be False - 0745]]|04:46 minutes from a lecture on SB 07.09.54 in Vṛndāvana}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You believe or not believe, the words of Krsna cannot be false. That's a fact. You may be rascal, you do not believe, but those who are dhira, they believe|If we are sincerely Kṛṣṇa conscious, if we believe Kṛṣṇa... We have to believe. You believe or not believe, the words of Kṛṣṇa cannot be false. That's a fact. You may be rascal, you do not believe, but those who are dhīra, they believe. They believe.}} | |||
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Milk and salt should never be mixed, it is improper, and will cause leprosy. But salt can be mixed with yogurt. |
1969 - April 09
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Material life means satisfying our own senses, and vairāgya-vidyā, or devotional service, means satisfying Kṛṣṇa's senses. That's all. What is the difference between material so-called love and Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa love? The difference is, in the material world, both the parties, they are trying to satisfy their own senses. It doesn't matter. When a boy loves a girl or a girl loves a boy, the motive is his or her own sense satisfaction. But the gopīs, their view is... Not only gopīs; all the cowherds boys, Mother Yaśodā, Nanda Mahārāja, the Vṛndāvana party. So all of them ready to satisfy Kṛṣṇa." |
| 690409 - Lecture - New York |
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "So this boy, although born in the family of atheist—his father was great atheist—but because he was bestowed benediction by a great devotee, Nārada, he became a great devotee. Now he took the opportunity of spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness where? In his school. In his school. He was five years old boy, and as soon as he would get opportunity he would spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness to his classfellows. That was his business. And so many times the father of Prahlāda Mahārāja called the teachers, 'So, what education you are giving to my child? Why he is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa?' (laughter) 'Why you are spoiling my boy?' (laughter) You see? So don't think that I am spoiling these boys and girls by teaching them Hare Kṛṣṇa. (laughter)." |
| 690409 - Lecture SB 07.06.01 - New York |
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