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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#August 1966|1966]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:660824 - Lecture BG 04.39-5.3 - New York|Lecture BG 04.39-5.3 - New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Without faith we cannot step forward even in our daily life. If we have got faith in ordinary dealings, don't you think that we must have very good faith when we are making progress in spiritual line? But faith should not be blind. Blind faith is useless|Without faith we cannot step forward even in our daily life. So if we have got faith in ordinary dealings, don't you think that we must have very good faith when we are making progress in spiritual line? But faith should not be blind. Blind faith is useless. Now we have already discussed that one should go to the spiritual master with surrender and question and service—three things.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1967#August 1967|1967]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:670824 - Letter to Gurudasa written from Vrndavana|Letter to Gurudasa written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Sincere souls who are engaged in the service of Lord Krishna are benedicted by the Lord by revelation|Sincere souls who are engaged in the service of Lord Krishna are benedicted by the Lord by revelation. Sri Krishna, His Name, Form, Entourage, Paraphernalia and Pastimes are not material; they are purely spiritual. Therefore, in the beginning they are not appreciated by our materially conditioned senses, but as we go on chanting Hare Krishna with service mood and attitude, the Name, Qualities, etc., become revealed as Reality.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I very much appreciate your attempt for a photo book of the Sankirtana movement. I have cent percent support for your noble attempt|I am very glad that you are gradually realizing these truths. I very much appreciate your attempt for a photo book of the Sankirtana movement. I have cent percent support for your noble attempt, and I am sure Hayagriva will be able to help you in this respect as he has so many facts at his disposal. I shall try to send some photo.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#August 1968|1968]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Lecture BG 04.01 - Montreal|Lecture BG 04.01 - Montreal]]''' | |||
{| | {{youtube_ditl|mNEVDMERkLI|[[Vaniquotes:Service means that you obey the order of the master. It doesn't matter what it is|Service Means that you Obey the Order of the Master - 0044]]|03:12 minutes from a lecture on BG 04.01 in Montreal}} | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|Service means that you obey the order of the master. It doesn't matter what it is|He doesn't mind that "I am going to be enemy of Kṛṣṇa." The principle is that he's following. If Kṛṣṇa says that "You become My enemy," I can become His enemy. That is bhakti-yoga. Yes. I want to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. Just like a master is asking servant that "You knock me here." So he's knocking like this. So that is service. The others may see, "Oh, he's knocking and he's thinking, 'I am serving'? What is this? He's knocking." But master wants that "You knock me." That is service. Service means that you obey the order of the master. It doesn't matter what it is.}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|Sa kaleneha yogo nastah parantapa. That was lost. Although it is eternal, still, because the parampara system or the disciplic succession broke, therefore the real meaning or real purport of Bhagavad-gita was not received|That was lost. Although it is eternal, still, because the paramparā system or the disciplic succession broke, therefore the real meaning or real purport of Bhagavad-gītā was not received. It was broken. Naṣṭa means the paramparā system broken. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is appointing Arjuna to understand because he is devotee and friend. So if you accept Bhagavad-gītā as Arjuna understood it, then you are directly hearing from Kṛṣṇa. That is the process.}} | |||
| | :'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Letter to Aniruddha written from Montreal|Letter to Aniruddha written from Montreal]]''' | ||
|} | {{VaniQuotebox|If Sankarsana can help us in selling our books, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, it will be a great service to the society|If Sankarsana can help us in selling our books, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, it will be a great service to the society.}} | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Letter to Dayananda and Nandarani written from Montreal|Letter to Dayananda and Nandarani written from Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My sincere devotees|You are always welcome to put questions, and it is my duty to answer all the questions to my sincere devotees.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is the duty of the parents to see that the children are growing luxuriantly not only materially, but spiritually also. So spiritual training should be given from the very beginning|According to Bhagavata, the spiritual family planning is that one should not become a father or one should not become a mother, unless he is able to maintain their children to the extent of liberation. It is the duty of the parents to see that the children are growing luxuriantly not only materially, but spiritually also. So spiritual training should be given from the very beginning.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|That the people of Orissa and Bengal eat fish in their private homes is a fact. But they do not offer anything like that to the Lord Jagannatha. The Lord is offered all nice foodstuffs as we are striving to do in our all our temples here|That the people of Orissa and Bengal eat fish in their private homes is a fact. But they do not offer anything like that to the Lord Jagannatha. The Lord is offered all nice foodstuffs as we are striving to do in our all our temples here.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Letter to Gargamuni written from Montreal|Letter to Gargamuni written from Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am subjoining herewith the letters which I have received from Sivananda, who is now in Amsterdam, and he is proceeding to Berlin. You will be pleased that his little activities for a few days, is now published in a local paper with his photo|I am subjoining herewith the letters which I have received from Sivananda, who is now in Amsterdam, and he is proceeding to Berlin. You will be pleased that his little activities for a few days, is now published in a local paper with his photo. And although he is alone, I think his journey to Europe is a successful one by this time. And similarly wherever we go, we must not come back defeated. That is my idea. So I think Sivananda's enclosed copy of letter will encourage you.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Letter to Nandarani written from Montreal|Letter to Nandarani written from Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Your attempt to serve the cause of the society and my mission is very much appreciated by me. Please go on serving the cause of Krsna Consciousness as far as possible, and try to execute the routine work of chanting|Your attempt to serve the cause of the society and my mission is very much appreciated by me. Please go on serving the cause of Krsna Consciousness as far as possible, and try to execute the routine work of chanting.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Letter to Roland Michener (Governor-General of Canada) written from Montreal|Letter to Roland Michener (Governor-General of Canada) written from Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The aim of ISKCON is not to found a new religious sect, but to invoke the living entity's dormant love of God, and thus provide the human society of all faiths with a common platform of clear theistic knowledge and practice| We are a non-sectarian society, and our members include people from Christian, Jewish and Moslem as well as Hindu faiths. The aim of ISKCON is not to found a new religious sect, but to invoke the living entity's dormant love of God, and thus provide the human society of all faiths with a common platform of clear theistic knowledge and practice. Members of ISKCON may retain their own respective religious faiths, as ISKCON is meant to establish a clear, practical common formulation of the common ideal of all theists, and to defeat the unnecessary dogmatic wranglings that now divide and invalidate the theistic camp. This common ideal of theism is to develop love of God.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|ISKCON is a non-lucrative organization, whose purpose is to promote the well-being of human society by drawing its attention to God. We are a non-sectarian society, and our members include people from Christian, Jewish and Moslem as well as Hindu faiths|ISKCON (the International Society of Krishna Consciousness) is a non-lucrative organization, whose purpose is to promote the well-being of human society by drawing its attention to God. We are a non-sectarian society, and our members include people from Christian, Jewish and Moslem as well as Hindu faiths. The aim of ISKCON is not to found a new religious sect, but to invoke the living entity's dormant love of God, and thus provide the human society of all faiths with a common platform of clear theistic knowledge and practice.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|ISKCON is meant to establish a clear, practical common formulation of the common ideal of all theists|Members of ISKCON may retain their own respective religious faiths, as ISKCON is meant to establish a clear, practical common formulation of the common ideal of all theists, and to defeat the unnecessary dogmatic wranglings that now divide and invalidate the theistic camp. This common ideal of theism is to develop love of God.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Since I have come to the Western countries to preach this cult, my disciples have taken to this principle unhesitatingly although they belong to different faiths and cultures|ISKCON is trying to train people to be situated in that pure condition of life by simple methods, encouraging them to associate always in the matters of God consciousness or Krishna Consciousness, and actually I have good results in the sense that since I have come to the Western countries to preach this cult, my disciples have taken to this principle unhesitatingly although they belong to different faiths and cultures.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680824 - Letter to Sivananda written from Montreal|Letter to Sivananda written from Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Similarly, I came in New York, in 1965, in the same position, and gradually many students like you have come to me. So don't be disappointed. Do and try your best and Krishna will give you all help| I am glad that you are going to West Berlin, and I hope you will duly receive this letter, and be courageous and always chant Hare Krishna. You will be successful. Similarly, I came in New York, in 1965, in the same position, and gradually many students like you have come to me. So don't be disappointed. Do and try your best and Krishna will give you all help.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Guru Maharaja used to say that there is no scarcity of anything in this world, save and except Krishna Consciousness. Keep your present attitude, intact; have good faith in your Spiritual Master and Krishna and everything will be all right|My Guru Maharaja used to say that there is no scarcity of anything in this world, save and except Krishna Consciousness. Keep your present attitude, intact; have good faith in your Spiritual Master and Krishna and everything will be all right. You have already taken this secret of success, sincerity, and pull on with that mentality. And Krishna will give you all help.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Please remember always the humble teachings that you have received from me, and that will make you always associated with me, and with your other God-brothers|You write to say, "I really miss Swamiji and my God-brothers' association so much." But I may remind you that I am always with you. And so wherever I am there, and you are there, all your God-brothers are there. Please remember always the humble teachings that you have received from me, and that will make you always associated with me, and with your other God-brothers.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are opening different centers. Why? Just to give opportunity to the people to understand this science of Krsna consciousness. It is not a bluff. We have got authority behind this movement. Whole Vedic literature|We are inviting that you come and let us discuss. This is a very great science, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and it is the, I mean to say, the necessity for the human being. Why? When there is opportunity... This temple is here. We are opening different centers. Why? Just to give opportunity to the people to understand this science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It is not a bluff. We have got authority behind this movement. Whole Vedic literature, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā, we are supported.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#August 1971|1971]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Lecture SB 01.02.03 - London|Lecture SB 01.02.03 - London]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/710824SB-LONDON_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"I have seen one dark well. In your country, when I was guest in John Lennon's house in 1969, we saw in the garden there was a dark well. Dark well means a very deep ditch, well, but it is covered with grass. You cannot know that there is a deep well, but while walking, you may fall down within it. And it is already covered with grass, and it is very deep. If you fall down and you try to get out of it, because it is lonely place, nobody is there, nobody may hear you, and you may simply die without any help. So this materialistic way of life, without any knowledge of the outside world or without any knowledge... Outside world means, just like we are within this universe. It is covered. The round thing which we see in the sky, that is the covering. Just like a coconut shell: a coconut shell, within and without. Within the coconut shell it is darkness, without it is light. Similarly, this universe is just like the coconut. We are within."|Vanisource:710824 - Lecture SB 01.02.03 - London|710824 - Lecture SB 01.02.03 - London}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In our Krsna consciousness movement we are putting the candidate into practice. Without practice, simply knowledge is no good|By theoretical knowledge you cannot escape. It must be practiced. Practiced. So in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we are putting the candidate into practice. Without practice, simply knowledge is no good.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Danavir written from London|Letter to Danavir written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Everything is under Krishna's control. Krishna is the supreme controller. Maya is only an instrumental agent|Everything is under Krishna's control. Krishna is the supreme controller. Maya is only an instrumental agent. The example is given generally that in the rainy season the rain falls down equally everywhere but on the ground different seasonal plants and vegetables grow.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Dr. Bali written from London|Letter to Dr. Bali written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I do not know the price of the house, neither I know what funds will be raised in my presence but I can promise that whatever funds can be raised on that occasion I shall pay to you for your house|I do not know the price of the house, neither I know what funds will be raised in my presence but I can promise that whatever funds can be raised on that occasion I shall pay to you for your house and we can immediately start a center there. If you think it is feasible then I shall cancel my other programs in Africa and other parts of the world.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Gargamuni written from London|Letter to Gargamuni written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You are in the midst of unfavorable circumstances as much as you were when you were in Pakistan. So Krishna is desiring that you deliver these persons who are in very awkward circumstances within this material world|You are in the midst of unfavorable circumstances as much as you were when you were in Pakistan. So Krishna is desiring that you deliver these persons who are in very awkward circumstances within this material world. Lord Caitanya is known as Patita Pavana or one who delivers the fallen. He purposely delivered the two fallen souls Jagai and Madhai.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Hansadutta written from London|Letter to Hansadutta written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have received the German magazine and it appears very nice. Of course I could not read a single letter, but that doesn't matter. It was looking very nice|I have received the German magazine and it appears very nice. Of course I could not read a single letter, but that doesn't matter. It was looking very nice.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Jayapataka written from London|Letter to Jayapataka written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The president, secretary and treasurer (of Calcutta) elected by the members of the center cannot be changed at least for one year; better to continue it for three years. All combined together should be responsible for keeping correct accounts|The president, secretary and treasurer (of Calcutta) elected by the members of the center cannot be changed at least for one year; better to continue it for three years. All combined together should be responsible for keeping correct accounts.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Madhudvisa written from London|Letter to Madhudvisa written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You should not close any deal about the house of Dr. Bali without seeing it. Actually there is no need of seeing the house at this time|You should not close any deal about the house of Dr. Bali without seeing it. Actually there is no need of seeing the house at this time. If I go to Madras, then at that time I shall see it and we shall purchase it by local contribution.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710824 - Letter to Vamanadeva written from London|Letter to Vamanadeva written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You are a householder with wife and children. You can't move very often. Better you stick to one place and develop it nicely|You are a householder with wife and children. You can't move very often. Better you stick to one place and develop it nicely. Whenever you move you have to take so much trouble to move your whole family. I do not know what is the situation there in St. Louis but in every center there is potential to improve more and more.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#August 1972|1972]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720824 - Lecture SB 01.02.21 and Initiations - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.02.21 and Initiations - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Hrdaya-granthi. Hrdaya means heart, and granthi means knot. So our everyone's heart is knot. What is that knot? The knot is sex|Hrdaya-granthi. Hrdaya means heart, and granthi means knot. So our everyone's heart is knot. What is that knot? The knot is sex. Pumsah striya mithuni-bhavam etam SB 5.5.8 . This is knot. The material enjoyment begins There is, everyone's heart, man, woman... Man wants to have woman; woman wants to have man. This is searching after. And some way or other, if they unite, the knot becomes tied up, very strong.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720824 - Letter to Gargamuni written from Los Angeles|Letter to Gargamuni written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Do not fight with anyone, try to remain always very humble and meek like the advanced Vaisnava devotee, always thinking yourself lower than the straw in the street and more tolerant than the tree|Do not fight with anyone, try to remain always very humble and meek like the advanced Vaisnava devotee, always thinking yourself lower than the straw in the street and more tolerant than the tree, and in this way very quickly you will be come relieved of so many anxieties.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720824 - Letter to Madhudvisa and Amogha written from Los Angeles|Letter to Madhudvisa and Amogha written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|His service can be once again very much valuable there in Australia, I know he is very good boy. Do not drive him away, that will be the discredit to all of you leaders|He is young boy, so we should not take his actions too seriously, better to forget the past and try to reform him. His service can be once again very much valuable there in Australia, I know he is very good boy. Do not drive him away, that will be the discredit to all of you leaders. But if there is great difficulty, he may come and live with me here in Los Angeles for the time being, I have no objection.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Madhudvisa is GBC man for South Pacific zone, so his direction must be followed by everyone and all of the devotees there should address their problems to him for his consideration|Now I want all of you to work cooperatively and very frankly, that is our process, not that we shall always plot and scheme and write letters. Madhudvisa is GBC man for South Pacific zone, so his direction must be followed by everyone and all of the devotees there should address their problems to him for his consideration.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is better to correct him to the standard point by friendly gestures. We can reject anyone, that is very easy, but to reform him that requires great skill and tact and if you can reform him there by kind words and dealings, that is best| If possible you can send to the U.S.A., but it is better to correct him to the standard point by friendly gestures. We can reject anyone, that is very easy, but to reform him that requires great skill and tact and if you can reform him there by kind words and dealings, that is best.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So far the presidents are concerned, they should not be abruptly changed in future. If there is any complaint they should be first of all informed to me|What you have is all right, now go on preaching as you are doing. So far the presidents are concerned, they should not be abruptly changed in future. If there is any complaint they should be first of all informed to me.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One thing we should always remember is that all of our devotees picked up here are accustomed to all of these bad habits in their past life, so if sometimes they reveal their old characteristics, instead of rejecting them, it is up to us to rectify them| One thing we should always remember is that all of our devotees picked up here are accustomed to all of these bad habits in their past life, so if sometimes they reveal their old characteristics, instead of rejecting them, it is up to us to rectify them as far as possible.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Now I want all of you to work cooperatively and very frankly, that is our process, not that we shall always plot and scheme and write letters|Now I want all of you to work cooperatively and very frankly, that is our process, not that we shall always plot and scheme and write letters.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720824 - Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One thing is, I have just received one letter from the black devotees in Cleveland who wish start their own ISKCON Center independently of the white devotees there. In principle, it is alright, birds of a feather will flock together|One thing is, I have just received one letter from the black devotees in Cleveland who wish start their own ISKCON Center independently of the white devotees there. In principle, it is alright, birds of a feather will flock together. We should not discourage them in any way from opening their own center, but I want you to go there and see how their things are going on and that the standard of Krishna consciousness is being maintained on the highest level.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You should give them all assistance for organizing their Center and be fully convinced that they can manage everything properly and then I have no objection if they open their Center in Cleveland|You should give them all assistance for organizing their Center and be fully convinced that they can manage everything properly and then I have no objection if they open their Center in Cleveland.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720824 - Letter to Tusta Krsna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Tusta Krsna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you have got opportunity to travel and hold kirtana with your music group over the South Pacific, why not take advantage?|I am very glad to understand that all of the programs there in Auckland are going on very nicely. If you have got opportunity to travel and hold kirtana with your music group over the South Pacific, why not take advantage? I shall be very pleased to see the new album "Cause of All Causes".}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720824 - Telegram to Giriraja written from Los Angeles|Telegram to Giriraja written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#August 1973|1973]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730824 - Lecture BG 02.18 - London|Lecture BG 02.18 - London]]''' | |||
{| | {{youtube_ditl|MB7O8ztdFtY|[[Vaniquotes:This body, antavat, it will be finished. However you may try, so scientifically, applying cosmetic and other things, you cannot save the body. That is not possible|You Cannot Save the Body. That is not Possible - 0505]]|05:47 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.18 in London}} | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|This body, antavat, it will be finished. However you may try, so scientifically, applying cosmetic and other things, you cannot save the body. That is not possible|This body, antavat, it will be finished. However you may try, so scientifically, applying cosmetic and other things, you cannot save the body. That is not possible. Antavat. Antavanta means, anta means end, and vat means possessing. So "You have got your duty to fight, and you are lamenting that the body of your grandfather or teacher or kinsmen, they'll be destroyed and you will be unhappy. That's all right, you'll be unhappy, but even if you do not fight, their body will be finished today or tomorrow or say a few years after. So why should you go back from discharging your duty? This is the point.}} | ||
{{youtube_ditl|iy1jJMTRrdI|[[Vaniquotes:So many rascals come, they challenge, "Can you show me God?" So... Yes. We can show you God, provided you have got the eyes. God can be seen by different type of eyes. Not these eyes. That is stated in the sastra|Your Eyes Should be the Sastra. Not these Blunt Eyes - 0506]]|07:11 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.18 in London}} | |||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|So many rascals come, they challenge, "Can you show me God?" So... Yes. We can show you God, provided you have got the eyes. God can be seen by different type of eyes. Not these eyes. That is stated in the sastra|So many rascals come, they challenge, "Can you show me God?" So... Yes. We can show you God, provided you have got the eyes. God can be seen by different type of eyes. Not these eyes. That is stated in the śāstra. Ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ. Indriya means these senses, these material senses. With these material senses, you cannot experience directly what is the form of the Lord, what is His quality, what does He do.}} | ||
{{youtube_ditl|rp0T-e6ze9g|[[Vaniquotes:You cannot calculate. You cannot go to Brahma, you cannot go even to the moon planet. And what to speak of Brahmaloka is the ultimate, the remotest part of this universe. So by your direct experience, you cannot calculate|By Your Direct Experience, you Cannot Calculate - 0507]]|04:01 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.18 in London}} | |||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|You cannot calculate. You cannot go to Brahma, you cannot go even to the moon planet. And what to speak of Brahmaloka is the ultimate, the remotest part of this universe. So by your direct experience, you cannot calculate|You cannot calculate. You cannot go to Brahmā, you cannot go even to the moon planet. And what to speak of Brahmaloka is the ultimate, the remotest part of this universe. So by your direct experience, you cannot calculate, and neither you can go. They estimate, the modern aeronautics, they estimate, that in order to go to the topmost planet will require forty thousands of years by going in the light year. Just like light year, we have got calculation.}} | ||
| | {{youtube_ditl|KA0TL-aBxh0|[[Vaniquotes:How we can say there is no soul? No. This is foolishness. The whole world is going on under this foolishness. Not only now, before also. Like Carvaka Muni, he was atheist, he did not believe|Those who are Animal Killers, their Brain is Dull as Stone - 0508]]|06:05 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.18 in London}} | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|How we can say there is no soul? No. This is foolishness. The whole world is going on under this foolishness. Not only now, before also. Like Carvaka Muni, he was atheist, he did not believe|How we can say there is no soul? No. This is foolishness. The whole world is going on under this foolishness. Not only now, before also. Like Cārvāka Muni, he was atheist, he did not believe. Lord Buddha also said like that, but He cheated. He knew everything because He is incarnation of God.}} | ||
| | {{youtube_ditl|JV7UryJMI4Y|[[Vaniquotes:These people say the animals have no soul. But that's all right, but he's feeling pain when you are killing the animal. So you also feel pain. So why should you give pain to others? That is Lord Buddha's theory|These People say the Animals Have no Soul - 0509]]|05:18 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.18 in London}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|These people say the animals have no soul. But that's all right, but he's feeling pain when you are killing the animal. So you also feel pain. So why should you give pain to others? That is Lord Buddha's theory|These people say the animals have no soul. But that's all right, but he's feeling pain when you are killing the animal. So you also feel pain. So why should you give pain to others? That is Lord Buddha's theory.}} | |||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|How I can believe Krsna? Krsna says ukta, it is already settled up by authorities. Ukta. This is parampara system. Krsna also says ukta. Krsna does not say that "I speak," no. Ukta, there is Vedic evidence. Where it is? In the Upanisads there is|You can perceive also by consciousness where there is presentation of soul, but if you want to measure by experiment, that is not possible. Therefore it is called aprameya. Prameya means direct perception. I can see or I can touch, I can handle. So that is... Kṛṣṇa says no, it is not possible. Aprameya. Then, how I shall accept? Now Kṛṣṇa says. So how I can believe Kṛṣṇa? Kṛṣṇa says ukta, it is already settled up by authorities. Ukta. This is paramparā system. Kṛṣṇa also says ukta. Kṛṣṇa does not say that "I speak," no. Ukta, there is Vedic evidence. Where it is? In the Upaniṣads there is.}} | ||
|- | :'''[[Vanisource:730824 - Letter to Guru-gauranga and all other Paris devotees written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK|Letter to Guru-gauranga and all other Paris devotees written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK]]''' | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|When I was at the Hotel de Ville I thought that this is better than London. So Paris is a most important city of the world. Work with great enthusiasm and make Krishna more prominent than Napoleon and Eiffel tower|When I was at the Hotel de Ville I thought that this is better than London. So Paris is a most important city of the world. Work with great enthusiasm and make Krishna more prominent than Napoleon and Eiffel tower.}} | ||
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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#August 1975|1975]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750824 - Morning Walk - Delhi|Morning Walk - Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Many of the members are reading the books now, Srila Prabhupada. One man, he is coming tonight, he has read your Bhagavad-gita six times now. He is very enthusiastic. Now he is thinking that he has wasted his whole life. That's the way he talks|'''Tejiyas:''' Many of the members are reading the books now, Śrīla Prabhupāda. One man, he is coming tonight, he has read your Bhagavad-gītā six times now. He is very enthusiastic. Now he is thinking that he has wasted his whole life. That's the way he talks.<br />'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. If he comes to that conclusion, then he becomes perfect.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750824 - Letter to Certification (for Jayapataka) written from Vrndavana|Letter to Certification (for Jayapataka) written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I support Sri Jayapataka Swami's/ Mr. Gordon John Erdman's application for naturalization and I can vouch for his good character and loyalty|I support Sri Jayapataka Swami's/ Mr. Gordon John Erdman's application for naturalization and I can vouch for his good character and loyalty.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750824 - Letter to Miss Wanda Bonner written from Vrndavana|Letter to Miss Wanda Bonner written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have noted your problems. My suggestion is that you please chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. This maha mantra cleanses the dust from the mirror of the mind and awakens us to a pure life of devotional service to the Lord, free from all anxieties|I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 20, 1975 and have noted your problems. My suggestion is that you please chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare; Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. This maha mantra cleanses the dust from the mirror of the mind and awakens us to a pure life of devotional service to the Lord, free from all anxieties.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#August 1976|1976]] - August 24 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760824 - Morning Walk - Hyderabad|Morning Walk - Hyderabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There's Muslims who go to the mosque in the morning just here. There's a mosque here, very big mosque. They go to the mosque for the five o'clock prayer and they come and have a wash|'''Mahāṁsa:''' There's Muslims who go to the mosque in the morning just here. There's a mosque here, very big mosque. They go to the mosque for the five o'clock prayer and they come and have a wash and...<br />'''Prabhupāda:''' Oh. Very good. But they have no temple here.<br />'''Devotee:''' No. This was all built by the Nizam.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760824 - Conversation A - Hyderabad|Conversation A - Hyderabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My life is ended, now eighty-one. But so long I shall live I shall make no compromise, krsnas tu bhagavan svayam. Drdha-vrata. And that is a fact. Why shall I mislead people?|My life is ended, now eighty-one. I do not... But so long I shall live I shall make no compromise, kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28). Dṛḍha-vrata. And that is a fact. Why shall I mislead people?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760824 - Conversation B - Hyderabad|Conversation B - Hyderabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have got a sister. She is three years younger than me. So sometimes I chastise her like anything, because we have the same feeling. She is younger. Seventy-seven years, younger sister. But the feeling is there, younger|I have got a sister. She is three years younger than me. So sometimes I chastise her like anything, because we have the same feeling. She is younger. Seventy-seven years, younger sister. But the feeling is there, younger. You know I sometimes chastise her.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760824 - Conversation C - Hyderabad|Conversation C - Hyderabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The Western countries, their brain is not so sharp to clearly understand the difference between visistadvaita, suddhadvaita advaita-dvaita, dvaitadvaita or advaita. (laughs) Their brain does not allow to think very deeply|The Western countries, their brain is not so sharp to clearly understand the difference between viśiṣṭādvaita, śuddhādvaita advaita-dvaita, dvaitādvaita or advaita. (laughs) Their brain does not allow to think very deeply about... So we are simply teaching them, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru (BG 18.65). That includes all philosophy.}} | |||
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| "I have seen one dark well. In your country, when I was guest in John Lennon's house in 1969, we saw in the garden there was a dark well. Dark well means a very deep ditch, well, but it is covered with grass. You cannot know that there is a deep well, but while walking, you may fall down within it. And it is already covered with grass, and it is very deep. If you fall down and you try to get out of it, because it is lonely place, nobody is there, nobody may hear you, and you may simply die without any help. So this materialistic way of life, without any knowledge of the outside world or without any knowledge... Outside world means, just like we are within this universe. It is covered. The round thing which we see in the sky, that is the covering. Just like a coconut shell: a coconut shell, within and without. Within the coconut shell it is darkness, without it is light. Similarly, this universe is just like the coconut. We are within." |
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