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==== [[Timeline_of_Srila_Prabhupada's_Life# | ==== [[Timeline_of_Srila_Prabhupada's_Life#1958_-_age_62_on_September_7|1958]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:580826 - Letter to Jugalkishore Birla written from Bombay|Letter to Jugalkishore Birla written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One of the real devotees of Krishna was Arjuna during the appearance of Lord Krishna and as such the parampara of the Bhagavad-gita, which was broken prior to the occurrence of the battle of Kuruksetra, was reestablished at the battlefield|The purpose of the Bhagavad-gita can be preached only when it is taken up by real devotees of Krishna the Personality of Godhead. One of the real devotees of Krishna was Arjuna during the appearance of Lord Krishna and as such the parampara of the Bhagavad-gita, which was broken prior to the occurrence of the battle of Kuruksetra, was reestablished at the battlefield.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Arjuna was authorized to understand the purpose of the Bhagavad-gita. We should not miss this important point if we are serious about preaching the gospel of the transcendental literature|Arjuna was authorized to understand the purpose of the Bhagavad-gita. We should not miss this important point if we are serious about preaching the gospel of the transcendental literature.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#August 1966|1966]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:660826 - Lecture BG 05.03-7 - New York|Lecture BG 05.03-7 - New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If I am in renounced, I am naked, I eat, only eat fruit, and I live within jungle, and I have got many lady monkeys with me, oh, what sort of renouncement that is? That is not... That is called "monkey renouncement"|If I am in renounced, I am naked, I eat, only eat fruit, and I live within jungle, and I have got many lady monkeys with me, oh, what sort of renouncement that is? That is not... That is called "monkey renouncement."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We don't want monkey renouncement; we want real renouncement. We don't use anything for my personal comfort; everything for Krsna. That is called renouncement|We don't want monkey renouncement; we want real renouncement. We don't use anything for my personal comfort; everything for Krsna. That is called renouncement, not a single farthing for my personal comfort, but millions of dollars for Krsna.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#August 1968|1968]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680826 - Conversation - Montreal|Conversation - Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In His (Caitanya) boyhood He would ask His contemporary friends to argue with Him on a subject matter, and He'll defeat him. And again He'll establish it. The very point on which He defeated His friend, He'll again establish it, and again nullify it|He was great logician, Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In His boyhood He would ask His contemporary friends to argue with Him on a subject matter, and He'll defeat him. And again He'll establish it. The very point on which He defeated His friend, He'll again establish it, and again nullify it. He was so talented. His name was therefore, other name, was Nimāi Paṇḍita. One name is Gaurasundara, another name is Nimāi Paṇḍita.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680826 - Letter to Brahmananda written from Montreal|Letter to Brahmananda written from Montreal]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680826 - Letter to Jayananda, Kartikeya, Syama dasi, Dorothy, Visnujana, Dan, Tom, Russell, Michael, Krishna devi, and all my sons and daughters in San Francisco written from Montreal|Letter to Jayananda, Karatieya, Syama dasi, Dorothy, Visnujana, Dan, Tom, Russell, Michael, Krishna devi, and all my sons and daughters in San Francisco written from Montreal]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| I am very happy to hear of the so many new boys and girls taking a sincere interest in this philosophy, and I am also very eager to meet with them when I come there to San Francisco| I am very happy to hear of the so many new boys and girls taking a sincere interest in this philosophy, and I am also very eager to meet with them when I come there to San Francisco}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#August 1970|1970]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700826 - Letter to Jayapataka written from Tokyo|Letter to Jayapataka written from Tokyo]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I feel very much obliged to you for your nice understanding about my mission. Your offer of service to the cause of our Lord is also welcomed. I hope in future you shall be of great help in my mission and I can count upon|I feel very much obliged to you for your nice understanding about my mission. Your offer of service to the cause of our Lord is also welcomed. I hope in future you shall be of great help in my mission and I can count upon.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#August 1971|1971]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710826 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - London|Lecture SB 01.02.06 - London]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/710826SB-LONDON_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"You can accept any kind of religion, it doesn't matter. You be Hindu or Mussulman or Christian, it doesn't matter. The test is whether you have developed that causeless..., causeless love for God, and whether that execution of loving affair is going on without being stopped by any material reason. That is the test of religion. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, how nice this is, the definition of... | |||
:sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo | |||
:yato bhaktir adhokṣaje | |||
:ahaituky apratihatā | |||
:yayātmā suprasīdati | |||
:([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.6|SB 1.2.6]]) | |||
If you can develop such for love for God, without any cause, without being checked, without being stopped for any material reason, then you will feel suprasīdati, all satisfaction—no more anxiety, no more dissatisfaction. You will feel the whole world full of pleasure."|Vanisource:710826 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - London|710826 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - London}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Anywhere, any part of the world, at home or out of home, anywhere you can, with your ecstasy, you can chant Hare Krsna, and you attain love of God very quickly|So Kṛṣṇa consciousness is so beautiful thing that it does not require any material acquisition, neither it can be checked by any material (indistinct). Anywhere, any part of the world, at home or out of home, anywhere you can, with your ecstasy, you can chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, and you attain love of God very quickly.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710826 - Letter to Karandhara written from London|Letter to Karandhara written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Out of the nine responses you got from GBC members for your proposal to reduce the price of BTG to the temples to 10 cents, there are seven in favor. Therefore I say yes|Out of the nine responses you got from GBC members for your proposal to reduce the price of BTG to the temples to 10 cents, there are seven in favor. Therefore I say yes. By this system of taking a majority vote on any given proposal and then submitting the final decision to me for approval there is no necessity for holding a GBC meeting.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710826 - Letter to Nityananda and Kanya Kumari written from London|Letter to Nityananda and Kanya Kumari written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Your program is going on so nicely there in New Orleans and especially that Sankirtana and BTG distribution are so successful. That is very encouraging|Your program is going on so nicely there in New Orleans and especially that Sankirtana and BTG distribution are so successful. That is very encouraging.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710826 - Letter to Smita Krishna written from London|Letter to Smita Krishna written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I can understand from your letter that you are a very sincere boy and are hankering to make advancement in Krishna Consciousness|I can understand from your letter that you are a very sincere boy and are hankering to make advancement in Krishna Consciousness. These are first class qualifications and if you will continue in this way with enthusiasm and determination your rapid advancement in Krishna Consciousness will be certain.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#August 1972|1972]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720826 - Lecture SB 01.02.23 - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.02.23 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Generally, we see tree downwards, root, but in the reflection you will find the roots upward|Generally, we see tree downwards, root, but in the reflection you will find the roots upward. Therefore ūrdhva-mūlam adhah-śākham means these material varieties are simply an imitation of the original variety.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720826 - Letter to Devotees written from Los Angeles|Letter to Devotees written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Guru Maharaja wanted me to spread this Krishna Consciousness Movement in western world, and you are all helping in this great attempt|My Guru Maharaja wanted me to spread this Krishna Consciousness Movement in western world, and you are all helping in this great attempt.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Spiritual Master knew it that alone I could not do this great work. Therefore He has very kindly sent you all to help me in this task. I accept you therefore as representatives of my Guru Maharaja playing as my affectionate disciples|My Spiritual Master knew it that alone I could not do this great work. Therefore He has very kindly sent you all to help me in this task. I accept you therefore as representatives of my Guru Maharaja playing as my affectionate disciples.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Where have you got this idea to retire and simply translate books? That is not in our line. My Spiritual Master has given me the instruction to spread this movement all over the world and you are my good disciples, are helping me do this|Where have you got this idea to retire and simply translate books? That is not in our line. My Spiritual Master has given me the instruction to spread this movement all over the world and you are my good disciples, are helping me do this. Without your good help I could not have done anything, so practically you can take all the credit for spreading this Krsna Consciousness movement and fulfilling the prophecy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is said that child is father of man. Kindly therefore continue your help in this great task and act as my young father and mother in my old age|It is said that child is father of man. Kindly therefore continue your help in this great task and act as my young father and mother in my old age.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720826 - Letter to Gaurasundara written from Los Angeles|Letter to Gaurasundara written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Without your good help I could not have done anything, so practically you can take all the credit for spreading this Krsna Consciousness movement and fulfilling the prophecy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu|My Spiritual Master has given me the instruction to spread this movement all over the world and you are my good disciples, are helping me do this. Without your good help I could not have done anything, so practically you can take all the credit for spreading this Krsna Consciousness movement and fulfilling the prophecy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If there is some incident and I claim that no one is cooperating with me or no one will work with me, that is my defect, not theirs. The Vaisnava devotee must think like this|If there is some incident and I claim that no one is cooperating with me or no one will work with me, that is my defect, not theirs. The Vaisnava devotee must think like this. We should not find fault with others and criticize and go away, that is not the Vaisnava way. Better we should always be willing to offer all respects to others and consider them as our superiors always.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|All along I have been discouraged in every way by my Godbrothers, but still I have stuck to my duty, keeping my Spiritual Master always in front|All along I have been discouraged in every way by my Godbrothers, but still I have stuck to my duty, keeping my Spiritual Master always in front. Because there is some fighting or bickering amongst us, that does not mean that I should go away. If I have understood the order of my Spiritual Master rightly, then I must perform my duty under any circumstances and never one think of going away under disgust.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If I cannot rely on you to assist me in the GBC position, who can I rely on? So I beg you to reassure me that you will continue to help me in this way, and do not become withdrawn from your active role. Kindly relieve me of this great anxiety|If I cannot rely on you to assist me in the GBC position, who can I rely on? So I beg you to reassure me that you will continue to help me in this way, and do not become withdrawn from your active role. Kindly relieve me of this great anxiety.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I want to retire now and simply concentrate on translating work, but how can I do it if I cannot give over the management of my society to you all my advanced senior disciples?|I want to retire now and simply concentrate on translating work, but how can I do it if I cannot give over the management of my society to you all my advanced senior disciples? If one moment you are willing and the next moment there is some small disagreement and immediately you all go away, how can I be calm in my mind?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720826 - Letter to Jayapataka written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jayapataka written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So far the people asking you what is the actual birth site of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, ask them to go to Tirtha Maharaja. We do not bother about these things|So far the people asking you what is the actual birth site of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, ask them to go to Tirtha Maharaja. We do not bother about these things. He is in charge of the Caitanya Math. We are foreigners and we have come here the last. There are so many other temples before us, why don't they go there for asking.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720826 - Letter to Ksirodaksayee written from Los Angeles|Letter to Ksirodaksayee written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is understood that you are not coming in the temple since I left London. Why is this? What you are doing now on behalf of the society?|It is understood that you are not coming in the temple since I left London. Why is this? What you are doing now on behalf of the society?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720826 - Letter to Madhavananda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Madhavananda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You must all jointly make these decisions about my program there, not that whimsically one man shall decide one thing another man shall decide another thing| You must all jointly make these decisions about my program there, not that whimsically one man shall decide one thing another man shall decide another thing.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#August 1973|1973]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730826 - Lecture - London|Lecture - London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We don't ask you to dance, but the chanter automatically dances. These are the spiritual significance of this movement, and anyone is invited. There is no restriction for any caste, creed and color|We don't ask you to dance, but the chanter automatically dances. These are the spiritual significance of this movement, and anyone is invited. There is no restriction for any caste, creed and color. Because God is one, and everyone, according to our philosophy, every living entity... There are, as I have already explained, 8,400,000 different forms of living entities. Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, said that "I am the seed-giving father of all the living entities."}} | |||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|Now you should take advantage of this hankering and the movement (of) Krsna consciousness. That is for your profit. You want something spiritual, and here is the spiritual movement, Krsna consciousness|Now you should take advantage of this hankering and the movement (of) Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is for your profit. You want something spiritual, and here is the spiritual movement, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Simply you have to study this movement very carefully and with intelligence. Then you'll understand that this is the thing we are hankering after.}} | ||
| | :'''[[Vanisource:730826 - Lecture BG 02.21-22 - London|Lecture BG 02.21-22 - London]]''' | ||
{{youtube_ditl|NqffsbgcCH0|[[Vaniquotes:A baby has got a shoe, but when he gets the child's body the shoe does not fit. You have to take another shoe. Similarly, when the same child grows or changes body, he requires another shoe|The Soul is Changing his Body Exactly as We Change our Garments - 0579]]|05:53 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.21-22 in London}} | |||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|A baby has got a shoe, but when he gets the child's body the shoe does not fit. You have to take another shoe. Similarly, when the same child grows or changes body, he requires another shoe|The soul is changing garment from childhood, from babyhood. Just like a baby has got a shoe, but when he gets the child's body the shoe does not fit. You have to take another shoe. Similarly, when the same child grows or changes body, he requires another shoe. Similarly, the soul is changing his body exactly as we change our garments.}} | ||
|} | {{youtube_ditl|mnN9IzdxrW8|[[Vaniquotes:You'll find that when the dogs, they have sex life, they have no shame. So, many lusty people stand there and see. Seeing means they are willing, "If I could enjoy in the street like this." And sometimes they do|We cannot Fulfill our Desires without Sanction of God - 0580]]|06:13 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.21-22 in London}} | ||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|You'll find that when the dogs, they have sex life, they have no shame. So, many lusty people stand there and see. Seeing means they are willing, "If I could enjoy in the street like this." And sometimes they do|A human being... You'll find that when the dogs, they have sex life, they have no shame. So, many lusty people stand there and see. Seeing means they are willing, "If I could enjoy in the street like this." And sometimes they do. This is going on. Punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām.}} | ||
| | {{youtube_ditl|FEYxWPHt84Y|[[Vaniquotes:If you engage yourself in the service of Krsna, you'll find new and new encouragement. That is spiritual. If you find it hackneyed, then you must know that you are not yet serving spiritually, you are serving materially|If You Engage Yourself in the Service of Kṛṣṇa, <br/>You'll Find New Encouragement - 0581]]|03:57 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.21-22 in London}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you engage yourself in the service of Krsna, you'll find new and new encouragement. That is spiritual. If you find it hackneyed, then you must know that you are not yet serving spiritually, you are serving materially|If you engage yourself in the service of Kṛṣṇa, you'll find new and new encouragement. That is spiritual. If you find it hackneyed, then you must know that you are not yet serving spiritually, you are serving materially. Formality, stereotype. But if you feel new and new energy, then you know that you are serving spiritually. This is the test. Your enthusiasm will increase, not decrease.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|EZ9L0RMZSmc|[[Vaniquotes:As soon as you are touched with the Supreme Spirit, viraktir anyatra syat, no more enjoyment in this material world. So Krsna is there. Krsna is also sitting within the heart, and I am also sitting within the heart, just like two friends|Kṛṣṇa is Sitting Within the Heart - 0582]]|05:55 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.21-22 in London}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As soon as you are touched with the Supreme Spirit, viraktir anyatra syat, no more enjoyment in this material world. So Krsna is there. Krsna is also sitting within the heart, and I am also sitting within the heart, just like two friends|The test is within our hand. If during maṅgala-ārati we feel laziness, that means I'm not yet spiritually advanced. And if one feels enthused, "Now it is time for maṅgala-ārati, let me stand up, let me do this," then it is spiritual. Anyone can test. Bhakti means spiritual. So as soon as you are touched with the Supreme Spirit, viraktir anyatra syāt, no more enjoyment in this material world. So Kṛṣṇa is there. Kṛṣṇa is also sitting within the heart, and I am also sitting within the heart, just like two friends on the same bar.}} | |||
{| | {{youtube_ditl|cAedSl1r58o|[[Vaniquotes:Where is the difficulty to understand Krsna consciousness? Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gita. If you diligently study and try to understand, you remain fully Krsna conscious always. Everything is there|Everything is There in The Bhagavad-gītā - 0583]]|05:57 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.21-22 in London}} | ||
|- | {{VaniQuotebox|Where is the difficulty to understand Krsna consciousness? Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gita. If you diligently study and try to understand, you remain fully Krsna conscious always. Everything is there|Where is the difficulty to understand Kṛṣṇa consciousness? Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gītā. If you diligently study and try to understand, you remain fully Kṛṣṇa conscious always. Everything is there. What is my position, how I am working, how I am dying, how I am getting body, how I am wandering. Everything is detail is there. Simply one has to become little intelligent.}} | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|We are establishing different centers, not for sense enjoyment, but for good association of devotees|We are establishing different centers, not for sense enjoyment, but for good association of devotees.}} | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|Those who are managers of this institution, they must always know that we cannot make this institution or this center as a brothel. There must be such management and or such arrangement that we must have always good association for advancement|If we miss this, those who are working, those who are managers of this institution, they must always know that we cannot make this institution or this center as a brothel. There must be such management and or such arrangement that we must have always good association for advancement.}} | ||
|} | :'''[[Vanisource:730826 - Conversation - London|Conversation - London]]''' | ||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|At the present moment the first-class men who can understand God, who can speak about God, the science of God, that is missing|At the present moment the first-class men who can understand God, who can speak about God, the science of God, that is missing, as well as the arm, real kṣatriya, who can give protection.}} | ||
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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#August 1975|1975]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Lecture BG 07.01 Hindi - Vrndavana|Lecture BG 07.01 Hindi - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Āsakti, just like you have attachment for your child, attachment for your husband, attachment for your wife. Similarly if you can develop attachment for the Lord then you can understand Him. Not by any other method|Asakti, just like you have attachment for your child, attachment for your husband, attachment for your wife. Similarly if you can develop attachment for the Lord then you can understand Him. Not by any other method.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Conversation - Vrndavana|Conversation - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Guesthouse, if it is organized, yesterday we calculated we can get five hundred, six hundred rupees daily. So why it should not be done?|Guesthouse, if it is organized, yesterday we calculated we can get five hundred, six hundred rupees daily. So why it should not be done?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Deoji Punja written from Vrndavana|Letter to Deoji Punja written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krishna will bless you for this work, rest assured. He will give you all facilities; that is His promise, and actually it is so. You are all respectable gentlemen, and I have full confidence in you|Krishna will bless you for this work, rest assured. He will give you all facilities; that is His promise, and actually it is so. You are all respectable gentlemen, and I have full confidence in you.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Giriraja written from Vrndavana|Letter to Giriraja written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The point is that in the foreign countries they are accepting this a bona fide religion and making holidays and our Ratha Yatra is regularly established. But, in our own country they are giving so many hindrances|The point is that in the foreign countries they are accepting this a bona fide religion and making holidays and our Ratha Yatra is regularly established. But, in our own country they are giving so many hindrances.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Gurukrpa written from Vrndavana|Letter to Gurukrpa written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Check means two signatures, so in this way this nonsense will be stopped. Please see that all temples are following this system. These report are very much disturbing to me. How can I translate?|The best procedure is that the Treasurer takes all money collected and immediately writes it in the book and then daily deposits everything in the bank. None of the collection should be used for spending. All expenditures should be done by check as far as possible. All expenditures should be done by check as far as possible. Check means two signatures, so in this way this nonsense will be stopped. Please see that all temples are following this system. These report are very much disturbing to me. How can I translate?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Jagannatha-suta written from Vrndavana|Letter to Jagannatha-suta written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Now you have everything, respect, philosophy, money, temples, books, all these things I have given, but I am an old man and my notice is already there. Now it is up to you all how to manage it|Our philosophy is perfect, and we cannot be defeated by anyone. So it is up to you to learn it and be able to present it nicely. Now you have everything, respect, philosophy, money, temples, books, all these things I have given, but I am an old man and my notice is already there.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you cannot increase it, you should at least maintain what I have given you. You cannot accuse me that I have not given you anything. So it is a great responsibility you now have|If you cannot increase it, you should at least maintain what I have given you. You cannot accuse me that I have not given you anything. So it is a great responsibility you now have.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Radhavallabha written from Vrndavana|Letter to Radhavallabha written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding the English editing discrepancies, that how can I know? Let them point out which part and on which page so I can see|Regarding the English editing discrepancies, that how can I know? Let them point out which part and on which page so I can see.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Ramesvara written from Vrndavana|Letter to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750826 - Letter to Sri Raj Kapoor written from Vrndavana|Letter to Sri Raj Kapoor written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita; yad yad acarati sresthas, tad tad evetaro janah, sa yat paramanam kurute, lokas tad anuvartate (BG 3.21)|As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita; yad yad acarati sresthas, tad tad evetaro janah, sa yat paramanam kurute, lokas tad anuvartate (BG 3.21). "Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.". Your donation to this movement and your becoming the Patron Member is a very great thing, and it will ensure others who will also follow in your footsteps.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#August 1976|1976]] - August 26 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760826 - Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Delhi|Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Be serious to push on this sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and certainly He will bless you and your life will become perfect, na ca tasmad manusyesu kascit me priya-krtama|Be serious to push on this sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and certainly He will bless you and your life will become perfect, na ca tasmad manusyesu kascit me priya-krtama, anyone who preaches this message of the Bhagavad-gita is the most dear servant of the Lord.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760826 - Letter to Brahmananda written from Delhi|Letter to Brahmananda written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have read your Vyasa Puja offering, so it will be a great pleasure to know whether Vyasa Puja was officially held in Nairobi. I am always anxious to know about Nairobi affairs. If you kindly send a report at least once a month, that will be appreciated|I have read your Vyasa Puja offering, so it will be a great pleasure to know whether Vyasa Puja was officially held in Nairobi. I am always anxious to know about Nairobi affairs. If you kindly send a report at least once a month, that will be appreciated.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760826 - Letter to Dinesh Candra Sarkar written from Delhi|Letter to Dinesh Candra Sarkar written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am sorry to learn that you are not well. Pray to Krishna and chant Hare Krishna. The body is a temple of disease, janma mrtyu jara vyadhi (BG 13.9). Disease is our inevitable companion|I am sorry to learn that you are not well. Pray to Krishna and chant Hare Krishna. The body is a temple of disease, janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi (BG 13.9). Disease is our inevitable companion. We still have to execute our duty of Krishna consciousness as far as possible and Krishna will help us.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760826 - Letter to Radhavallabha written from Delhi|Letter to Radhavallabha written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You may title this book, Teachings of Lord Kapila, but it must be subtitled, "The Son of Devahuti". That will remain, do not try to change it|You may title this book, Teachings of Lord Kapila, but it must be subtitled, "The Son of Devahuti". That will remain, do not try to change it. The Americans may like it or not like it, but we must make the distinction between devahuti putra kapila, and the atheistic Kapila. Do not try to change anything without my permission.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760826 - Letter to Sri Kuwar Chandraprakash Simha written from Delhi|Letter to Sri Kuwar Chandraprakash Simha written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It will be a great pleasure for me to see you personally and if possible we may talk about a program how you may be engaged in the service of Krishna Balarama. You are a very qualified person and can render many valuable services to the Lord|It will be a great pleasure for me to see you personally and if possible we may talk about a program how you may be engaged in the service of Krishna Balarama. You are a very qualified person and can render many valuable services to the Lord.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760826 - Letter to Sri Tripathi written from Delhi|Letter to Sri Tripathi written from Delhi]]''' | |||
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Srila Prabhupada's letters, lectures and conversations throughout consecutive years
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- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1958 - August 26
1966 - August 26
1968 - August 26
- Letter to Brahmananda written from Montreal
- Letter to Jayananda, Karatieya, Syama dasi, Dorothy, Visnujana, Dan, Tom, Russell, Michael, Krishna devi, and all my sons and daughters in San Francisco written from Montreal
1970 - August 26
1971 - August 26
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"You can accept any kind of religion, it doesn't matter. You be Hindu or Mussulman or Christian, it doesn't matter. The test is whether you have developed that causeless..., causeless love for God, and whether that execution of loving affair is going on without being stopped by any material reason. That is the test of religion. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, how nice this is, the definition of...
If you can develop such for love for God, without any cause, without being checked, without being stopped for any material reason, then you will feel suprasīdati, all satisfaction—no more anxiety, no more dissatisfaction. You will feel the whole world full of pleasure." |
| 710826 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - London |
1972 - August 26
1973 - August 26
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We are establishing different centers, not for sense enjoyment, but for good association of devotees. |
1975 - August 26
1976 - August 26
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