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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#December 1966|1966]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:661206 - Lecture BG 09.20-22 - New York|Lecture BG 09.20-22 - New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In military art there is a word, "direct action," this is the spiritual direct action, this Hare Krsna. But because it is very simple, sometimes those who think themselves as very intelligent & advanced, they think, "Oh, what they are doing, Hare Krsna?|In military art there is a word, "direct action," this is the spiritual direct action, this Hare Kṛṣṇa. But because it is very simple, sometimes those who think themselves as very intelligent and advanced, they think, "Oh, what they are doing, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa? We are meditating, we are philosophizing, and we are doing penance and austerities and following the rituals, so many things."}} | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/661206BG-NEW_YORK_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which we are trying to popularize, this is direct method and just suitable for this age. As Lord Caitanya introduced, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā. In this age of Kali, the age of quarrel and hypocrisy—this is called Kali—in this age this is the simplest method and direct, direct action. Just like in military art there is a word, "direct action," this is the spiritual direct action, this Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare."|Vanisource:661206 - Lecture BG 09.20-22 - New York|661206 - Lecture BG 09.20-22 - New York}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#December 1968|1968]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:681206 - Lecture BG 02.26 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 02.26 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/681206BG-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"The yoga process is to clear the mind. The whole process of yoga indriya-saṁyama, controlling the senses and clearing, that is actually yoga system. So the perfection of yoga system—bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga. Because by executing bhakti-yoga you can cleanse up the mind perfectly. Yoga system, the purpose of yoga system is to cleanse up the mind, and this bhakti-yoga process... Just like Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommends, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam ([[Vanisource:CC Antya 20.12|CC Antya 20.12]]). The first benefit of this bhakti-yoga process, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, is cleansing the mind."|Vanisource:681206 - Lecture BG 02.26 - Los Angeles|681206 - Lecture BG 02.26 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Don't be disappointed that the whole day you work, you got no collection, and nobody was interested in Krsna consciousness. No. Don't be disappointed. You have worked sincerely the whole day, that is your credit| Don't be disappointed that the whole day you work, you got no collection, and nobody was interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. No. Don't be disappointed. You have worked sincerely the whole day, that is your credit. That's all. That's your credit. Kṛṣṇa will see, bhāva-grāhī-janārdana. Kṛṣṇa wants to see that how much you are spending your valuable life and energy for Kṛṣṇa. That's all. Don't be disappointed that many men are not coming here or we are very poorly pushing on. Never mind.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#December 1969|1969]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:691206 - Letter to Manager of First National City Bank written from London|Letter to Manager of First National City Bank written from London]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:691206 - Letter to Steven Hebel written from London|Letter to Steven Hebel written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So the way for you to increase the capacity of receiving Krishna's Mercy is to chant Hare Krishna regularly, at least 16 rounds per day, to associate with devotees of Krishna, and to follow the rules and regulations|The Lord is not partial to anyone, but according to one's sincere desire to render unalloyed devotional service, so will He respond to enlighten such devotee. So the way for you to increase the capacity of receiving Krishna's Mercy is to chant Hare Krishna regularly, at least 16 rounds per day, to associate with devotees of Krishna, and to follow the rules and regulations.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#December 1971|1971]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:711206 - Conversation - Delhi|Conversation - Delhi]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:711206 - Letter to Mohanananda written from Delhi|Letter to Mohanananda written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our program is the same everywhere, chanting, dancing, and feasting on Krishna prasadam|Our program there should be the same as everywhere, have our temple and call neighboring persons to hear, especially from Srimad-Bhagavatam. Distribute our books to them, prasadam, like that. Our program is the same everywhere, chanting, dancing, and feasting on Krishna prasadam.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#December 1972|1972]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:721206 - Lecture BG 02.01 - Ahmedabad|Lecture BG 02.01 - Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The symptom of a devotee is they are unhappy by seeing others unhappy. That is the symptom of devotee|The symptom of a devotee is they are unhappy by seeing others unhappy. That is the symptom of devotee. Generally, a person, if he sees somebody happy, he becomes happy. Mātsaratā. That is the world situation. If I see my brother is very happy, he has improved in his material condition, then I become unhappy.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#December 1973|1973]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:731206 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles|Morning Walk - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/731206MW-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|Hṛdayānanda''': They say that God should have created us so that we...<br />Prabhupāda: Why "should have created"? He has created already perfect. Because you are perfect, therefore you have got the independence to misuse. You are not a dead stone. That is perfection. Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante ([[Vanisource:BG 4.11 (1972)|BG 4.11]]). You can go anywhere, sarva-ga. You can go to the Vaikuṇṭha. Yānti deva-vratā devān ([[Vanisource:BG 9.25 (1972)|BG 9.25]]). You can go to the higher planets. You can go to the hell. When you go to the hell, it is your choice. God has given you all perfection. Pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate ([[Vanisource:ISO Invocation|Īśopaniṣad, Invocation]]). Everything is complete, perfect.|Vanisource:731206 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles|731206 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731206 - Lecture SB 01.15.28 - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.15.28 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|rD_9tBJrBus|[[Vaniquotes:Our Krsna consciousness is eternally a fact. Otherwise you European, American boys and girls, you, three or four years ago, you did not know what is Krsna. Why you are so much attached to Krsna?|Krishna Consciousness is Eternally a Fact - 0177]]|08:00 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.28 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our Krsna consciousness is eternally a fact. Otherwise you European, American boys and girls, you, three or four years ago, you did not know what is Krsna. Why you are so much attached to Krsna?|Krsna consciousness movement is beneficial for everyone just to try to revive your original consciousness. That is already there, nitya-siddha krsna-bhakti. Our Krsna consciousness is eternally a fact. Otherwise you European, American boys and girls, you, three or four years ago, you did not know what is Krsna. Why you are so much attached to Krsna? Why you are attached? Unless you are attached to Krsna, you cannot sacrifice your valuable time in this temple or for preaching Krsna's glory.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|bJXDWb9wcbM|[[Vaniquotes:Krsna consciousness movement means you have to keep yourself always connected with the original powerhouse|Always Connected with the Original Powerhouse - 0321]]|03:07 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.28 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krsna consciousness movement means you have to keep yourself always connected with the original powerhouse|If you have got connection with the original powerhouse, then there is electricity. Otherwise it is simply wire. What is the value? Simply wiring will not help you. The connection must be there. And if you lose the connection, then it is of no value. Therefore Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means you have to keep yourself always connected with the original powerhouse. Then wherever you'll go, there will be light. There'll be light. If you're disconnected, there will be no light.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You become a spiritual master under my order, under His order. Don't manufacture yourself. Under the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is called parampara system, one who is following in disciplic succession the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu|You become a spiritual master under my order, under His order. Don't manufacture yourself. Under the order of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. That is called paramparā system, one who is following in disciplic succession the order of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. And what is the order of Caitanya Mahāprabhu? Yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa (CC Madhya 7.128).}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731206 - Letter to Gunagrahi written from Los Angeles|Letter to Gunagrahi written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I hereby accept on your recommendation, Hasyakari Prabhu and his wife Nari devi dasi as my second initiated disciples|I hereby accept on your recommendation, Hasyakari Prabhu and his wife Nari devi dasi as my second initiated disciples. Enclosed find one thread duly chanted on by me and two gayatri sheets. You may take instruction from Rupanuga Maharaja on the proper performance of a yajna and the mantra may be heard through the right ear from the cassette tape recording.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731206 - Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731206 - Letter to Kirtida Kanyaka written from Los Angeles|Letter to Kirtida Kanyaka written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Thank you very much for the Tulasi leaves offered to Lord Caitanya's lotus feet. If one is fortunate enough to receive such holy prasadam then all sinful reactions are immediately purified within the heart |Thank you very much for the Tulasi leaves offered to Lord Caitanya's lotus feet. If one is fortunate enough to receive such holy prasadam then all sinful reactions are immediately purified within the heart and pure devotional service is very easily obtained.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731206 - Letter to Locanananda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Locanananda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|From the Vedic point of view a man can have more than one wife provided he can maintain each of them very nicely. The practical example is our Lord Krsna. He had 16,108 wives but for each wife he maintained a palace with servants and everything|From the Vedic point of view a man can have more than one wife provided he can maintain each of them very nicely. The practical example is our Lord Krsna. He had 16,108 wives but for each wife he maintained a palace with servants and everything. We do not encourage more than one wife, but provided the man is highly responsible and conscientious and the woman agrees then we have no objection.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#December 1974|1974]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:741206 - Lecture SB 03.25.37 - Bombay|Lecture SB 03.25.37 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The material position is one wants to become religious, dharma. Why? Now, he can get material opulence. Oh, why material opulences? Now, because he can gratify his senses, kama. And when he is frustrated, then he wants moksa|The material position is one wants to become religious, dharma. Why? Now, he can get material opulence. Oh, why material opulences? Now, because he can gratify his senses, kāma. And when he is frustrated, then he wants mokṣa. Dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa. Generally, people are very much attached, those who are human being. Not the cats and dogs; they do not know anything. But those who are elevated in the living condition, they want to become religious or economically very prosperous.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:741206 - Letter to Dennis written from Bombay|Letter to Dennis written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The best policy is to chant Hare Krishna all together husband, wife, and son at least a half hour daily. If your wife joins with you in chanting, then the whole problem will be solved|The best policy is to chant Hare Krishna all together husband, wife, and son at least a half hour daily. If your wife joins with you in chanting, then the whole problem will be solved.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:741206 - Letter to Pusta Krsna written from Bombay|Letter to Pusta Krsna written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| I am trying to go on like a young man, but sometimes the health does not allow. That is beyond my jurisdiction| I am trying to go on like a young man, but sometimes the health does not allow. That is beyond my jurisdiction.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:741206 - Letter to Sri Govinda written from Bombay|Letter to Sri Govinda written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I blindly follow my guru maharaj. I do not know what is the result. So I am stressing on this point of book distribution. He told me this personally|If you do this sincerely, it is a fact that Krishna will supply everything else required. So you say that your men are like the four Kumaras disobeying Lord Brahma. Does it mean you are Brahma? But, it is a fact. Here in India we are not arranging for publishing Hindi books and other languages for profuse distribution in India. That is my immediate program. I blindly follow my guru maharaj. I do not know what is the result. So I am stressing on this point of book distribution. He told me this personally.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As far as possible both should go on in parallel lines but still bhagavata marga is more important than the other. So you are all intelligent boys, so you should judge the desire of my guru maharaj and help me in that way|As far as possible both should go on in parallel lines but still bhagavata marga is more important than the other. So you are all intelligent boys, so you should judge the desire of my guru maharaj and help me in that way. Regarding the temple management, one man can be left behind, while the others go out, to take care of the Deity. And, you can come home at night and take prasadam sumptuously. Once eating sumptuously is enough to maintain body and soul together.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#December 1975|1975]] - December 06 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:751206 - Lecture Initiation Sannyasa - Vrndavana|Lecture Initiation Sannyasa - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You (sannyasis) have to teach only these things (patram puspam phalam toyam). Where is the difficulty? You do it personally and teach them. Then you become guru. It doesn't require to learn big, big, I mean to say, grantha like Vedanta|Anyone can bring little flower, little fruit, little tulasī leaf, and offer to Kṛṣṇa. Māṁ namaskuru. If you cannot do anything, simply offer your obeisances: "Kṛṣṇa, I am so poor, I cannot even secure a little fruit, flower, and water." That is not possible. Everyone can secure this patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam and offer to Kṛṣṇa and offer your obeisances. So you have to teach only these things. Where is the difficulty? You do it personally and teach them. Then you become guru. It doesn't require to learn big, big, I mean to say, grantha like Vedānta. This is not possible in this Kali-yuga.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:751206 - Letter to Jagadisa written from Vrndavana|Letter to Jagadisa written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I said from the very beginning that we should not move, but you proposed moving, so now you are proposing staying at Dallas. So it is all right, stay at Dallas and develop there|I said from the very beginning that we should not move, but you proposed moving, so now you are proposing staying at Dallas. So it is all right, stay at Dallas and develop there.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:751206 - Letter to Jay Krishna Thakura written from Vrndavana|Letter to Jay Krishna Thakura written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding your question about my birth. I was born September 1, 1896, Tuesday at about 4:00 in the afternoon. My rasi is Metthuna|Yes I remember you were coming to see me daily at Bhaktivedanta Manor during my stay there in 1973. Regarding your question about my birth. I was born September 1, 1896, Tuesday at about 4:00 in the afternoon. My rasi is Metthuna.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:751206 - Letter to Saksi Gopala written from Vrndavana|Letter to Saksi Gopala written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Marriage is not recommended. Are you prepared to get a job, live outside the temple in apartment, provide the wife with bangles, saris and sex? Better you concentrate on this chanting and hearing process, teach others and give them prasadam|Chant, dance, take prasadam and be happy. Marriage is not recommended. Are you prepared to get a job, live outside the temple in apartment, provide the wife with bangles saris and sex? Better you concentrate on this chanting and hearing process, teach others and give them prasadam.}} | |||
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1966 - December 06
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "The Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which we are trying to popularize, this is direct method and just suitable for this age. As Lord Caitanya introduced, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā. In this age of Kali, the age of quarrel and hypocrisy—this is called Kali—in this age this is the simplest method and direct, direct action. Just like in military art there is a word, "direct action," this is the spiritual direct action, this Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare." |
| 661206 - Lecture BG 09.20-22 - New York |
1968 - December 06
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "The yoga process is to clear the mind. The whole process of yoga indriya-saṁyama, controlling the senses and clearing, that is actually yoga system. So the perfection of yoga system—bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga. Because by executing bhakti-yoga you can cleanse up the mind perfectly. Yoga system, the purpose of yoga system is to cleanse up the mind, and this bhakti-yoga process... Just like Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommends, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam (CC Antya 20.12). The first benefit of this bhakti-yoga process, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, is cleansing the mind." |
| 681206 - Lecture BG 02.26 - Los Angeles |
1969 - December 06
- Letter to Manager of First National City Bank written from London
- Letter to Steven Hebel written from London
1971 - December 06
1972 - December 06
1973 - December 06
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| Hṛdayānanda: They say that God should have created us so that we... Prabhupāda: Why "should have created"? He has created already perfect. Because you are perfect, therefore you have got the independence to misuse. You are not a dead stone. That is perfection. Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante (BG 4.11). You can go anywhere, sarva-ga. You can go to the Vaikuṇṭha. Yānti deva-vratā devān (BG 9.25). You can go to the higher planets. You can go to the hell. When you go to the hell, it is your choice. God has given you all perfection. Pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate (Īśopaniṣad, Invocation). Everything is complete, perfect. |
| 731206 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles |
1974 - December 06
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I am trying to go on like a young man, but sometimes the health does not allow. That is beyond my jurisdiction. |
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