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==== [[Timeline_of_Srila_Prabhupada's_Life#1955_-_age_59_on_August_12| | ==== [[Timeline_of_Srila_Prabhupada's_Life#1955_-_age_59_on_August_12|1955]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:551213 - Letter to R. N. Aggarwal M.A written from Delhi|Letter to R. N. Aggarwal M.A written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I request you to preside over this meeting (of the League of Devotees) and give me some time at your convenience so that the meeting can be arranged accordingly|I request you to preside over this meeting (League of Devotees) and give me some time at your convenience so that the meeting can be arranged accordingly. In this meeting all the members of your committee. as well as other respectable residents of old Delhi will be invited to give it an initiation.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#December 1966|1966]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York|Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/661213CC-NEW_YORK_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"So in His svayaṁ-rūpa, in His personal feature, He always remains at Vṛndāvana, and He is just like a cowherd boy. That is His real feature, Kṛṣṇa. The Kṛṣṇa in the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, that is not the real feature of Kṛṣṇa. Just like a person, high-court judge, where you will find his real feature? His real feature you will find at his home, not on the bench. In the bench, even his father comes, the high-court judge's father, he will have to address the judge, 'My lord'. That is the court. The same person at home and same person in the court is different, although the same person. Similarly, the real Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, He never goes out of Vṛndāvana. He remains always a cowherd boy. That's all."|Vanisource:661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York|661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In His svayam-rupa, in His personal feature, He always remains at Vrndavana, and He is just like a cowherd boy. That is His real feature, Krsna. The Krsna in the battlefield of Kuruksetra, that is not the real feature of Krsna|In His svayaṁ-rūpa, in His personal feature, He always remains at Vṛndāvana, and He is just like a cowherd boy. That is His real feature, Kṛṣṇa. The Kṛṣṇa in the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, that is not the real feature of Kṛṣṇa. Just like a person, high-court judge, where you will find his real feature? His real feature you will find at his home, not on the bench.}} | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/661213CC-NEW_YORK_ND_02.mp3</mp3player>|"Innumerable expansions Kṛṣṇa has got. But some of them were shown when He was present before us just to prove that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, because in future so many fools will imitate to become Kṛṣṇa as the incarnation of God or God, but Kṛṣṇa has in His life so many uncommon features, nobody can show that. Just like Govardhana. You have seen that picture. At seven years old, He lifted the hill. And when He was young He married sixteen thousand wives, and sixteen thousand features... So... And when He was in Battle of Kurukṣetra, He showed the universal form. So before claiming oneself as 'I am God', they should be prepared to show these uncommon features. Otherwise, no sane man will accept any fool as God."|Vanisource:661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York|661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1967#December 1967|1967]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:671213 - Letter to Nripendranath Banerjee written from Calcutta|Letter to Nripendranath Banerjee written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|They are new men, kindly receive them at the station. They can give lectures in Vaishnava cult and if possible you can arrange for their kirtan and lectures; otherwise they may go to Mathura after taking rest for a day or so|They (Sriman Achyutananda Brahmachary and Sriman Ramanuja Brahmachary) are new men, kindly receive them at the station. They can give lectures in Vaishnava cult and if possible you can arrange for their kirtan and lectures; otherwise they may go to Mathura after taking rest for a day or so.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#December 1968|1968]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:681213 - Lecture BG 02.40-45 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 02.40-45 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So this bluffing, these cheating things are going on. And because we are unable to cheat and bluff, nobody cooperates with us. They want to be cheated and bluffed. That is the business|So this bluffing, these cheating things are going on. And because we are unable to cheat and bluff, nobody cooperates with us. They want to be cheated and bluffed. That is the business.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681213 - Letter to Girish written from Los Angeles|Letter to Girish written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I think that now that you are going to public school that you must study hard especially keeping in mind to learn how to read and write and do arithmetic. Perhaps after the summer we will have our own school in New Vrindaban & you will be a student there|I think that now that you are going to public school that you must study hard especially keeping in mind to learn how to read and write and do arithmetic. Perhaps after the summer we will have our own school in New Vrindaban and you will be a student there. But in the meantime, try to acquire these skills. They shall be a great asset to you in reading our literature and so many other services.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681213 - Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As usual, I shall send "KRISHNA" tapes to your husband with hints for you about the pictures so you and your husband can send me the complete materials for the final printing. Please consider these suggestions and do the needful|As usual, I shall send "KRISHNA" tapes to your husband with hints for you about the pictures so you and your husband can send me the complete materials for the final printing. Please consider these suggestions and do the needful.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681213 - Letter to Jagadisa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jagadisa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I request you to take full advantage and perfect yourself in Krishna Consciousness. This is my request to all of you. This will be great service not only to yourself, but also to all the living entities with whom we come into contact|Now you have this all important opportunity so I request you to take full advantage and perfect yourself in Krishna Consciousness. This is my request to all of you. This will be great service not only to yourself, but also to all the living entities with whom we come into contact.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681213 - Letter to Paramananda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Paramananda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Such attitude of humbleness which you have so nicely expressed along with your very good service attitude is very beautiful and will take you far to advance more and more|Such attitude of humbleness which you have so nicely expressed along with your very good service attitude is very beautiful and will take you far to advance more and more.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#December 1969|1969]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:691213 - Letter to Nandakisora written from London|Letter to Nandakisora written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You are gradually developing to be a nice Vaisnava, and please continue in this way. Krishna will be very pleased upon you|You are gradually developing to be a nice Vaisnava, and please continue in this way. Krishna will be very pleased upon you.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:691213 - Letter to Satsvarupa written from London|Letter to Satsvarupa written from London]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|They should read our Bhagavatam. The purports are there: They should assimilate them in their own words in a literary career|They should read our Bhagavatam. The purports are there: They should assimilate them in their own words in a literary career.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#December 1970|1970]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:701213 - Lecture SB 06.01.22-25 - Indore|Lecture SB 06.01.22-25 - Indore]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701213 - Conversation A - Indore|Conversation A - Indore]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701213 - Conversation B - Indore|Conversation B - Indore]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/701213R2-INDORE_ND_02.mp3</mp3player>|"Manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye ([[Vanisource:BG 7.3 (1972)|BG 7.3]]). This cultivation of spiritual knowledge means perfection of life. But people do not try for it. Therefore Gītā says, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu: "Out of many thousands of men, one may try to cultivate knowledge for spiritual advancement." And yatatām api siddhānāṁ ([[Vanisource:BG 7.3 (1972)|BG 7.3]]): 'Out of many such persons who are cultivating spiritual knowledge, hardly one can understand what is Kṛṣṇa'."|Vanisource:701213 - Conversation B - Indore|701213 - Conversation B - Indore}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our fighting is very strong. You don't think that we are keeping idly. I have come here to fight with these atheists, you see, and we go everywhere|They say, "There is no God. God is dead. I am God. You are God." We are fighting against these principles. So our fighting is very strong. You don't think that we are keeping idly. I have come here to fight with these atheists, you see, and we go everywhere. We are fighting with atheists all over the world.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701213 - Letter to Jayapataka written from Indore|Letter to Jayapataka written from Indore]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Please do the needful. Keep yourself brave and fit to face the situation with faith in Krsna and Spiritual Master|Please do the needful. Keep yourself brave and fit to face the situation with faith in Krsna and Spiritual Master. Let us do something tangible in Calcutta.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I wish that some of you among my American disciples may try to reclaim these fallen souls to the order of Lord Caitanya's Vaisnavite platform|I went to America and some of the souls were accepted by Lord Caitanya and today, Bengal - being Lord Caitanya's place - they are in such pitiable condition, so I wish that some of you among my American disciples may try to reclaim these fallen souls to the order of Lord Caitanya's Vaisnavite platform.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701213 - Letter to Tamala Krishna and Syamasundara written from Indore|Letter to Tamala Krishna and Syamasundara written from Indore]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Because of the proposed meeting with Indira Gandhi on the 18th instant, our Gorakhpur program is not fixed up. If you have already purchased tickets in the meantime, you may go there as planned|Because of the proposed meeting with Indira Gandhi on the 18th instant, our Gorakhpur program is not fixed up. If you have already purchased tickets in the meantime, you may go there as planned.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#December 1971|1971]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:711213 - Lecture - Delhi|Lecture - Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Just try to understand, you have to preach immortality of the soul, transmigration of the soul. What is the difficulty? Simple logic|Just try to understand, you have to preach immortality of the soul, transmigration of the soul. What is the difficulty? Simple logic.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#December 1972|1972]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Lecture BG 07.01 - Ahmedabad|Lecture BG 07.01 - Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I may not know what is God, but because my predecessors, acaryas, confirm it, the "Here is Bhagavan," we accept it. That's all. We save so much trouble by mental speculation. We accept the parampara system|Our method is very simple: evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (BG 4.2). So we accept this paramparā system. I may not know what is God, but because my predecessors, ācāryas, confirm it, the "Here is Bhagavān," we accept it. That's all. We save so much trouble by mental speculation. We accept the paramparā system. Therefore... And we get the result. So that is the way.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Balavanta written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Balavanta written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|They are little educated or they have got some wealth or fame or ability, so they will be sometimes little puffed-up, but that is all right, they deserve it|I want that we shall recruit more and more our men amongst the intelligent class of men. They, because they are little educated or they have got some wealth or fame or ability, so they will be sometimes little puffed-up, but that is all right, they deserve it.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Bhagavan written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Bhagavan written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Now conduct your preaching in such a way that when anyone becomes attracted to get something from us he may be induced or allured into serving Krishna in his own way as he likes to do it, not being forced to do something else he may not like to do|Now conduct your preaching in such a way that when anyone becomes attracted to get something from us he may be induced or allured into serving Krishna in his own way as he likes to do it, not being forced to do something else he may not like to do.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Candravali written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Candravali written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very much pleased upon him for his doing such prominent work in spreading this Krishna consciousness movement to that part|I am very much pleased upon him for his doing such prominent work in spreading this Krishna consciousness movement to that part. Especially I was happy to see your nice temple in Mexico City, and I am always thinking of that place and all the nice devotees there.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Jayadharma written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Jayadharma written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Have you not heard me on this point? Why these questions are repeated again and again? This individual begging must be stopped. So many questions, it's not good at all|So far your question, how far should the orders of my duly appointed officers like GBC, etc., be obeyed and followed, the answer is that they must always be followed exactly as he says. Have you not heard me on this point? Why these questions are repeated again and again? This individual begging must be stopped. So many questions, it's not good at all.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Of course, my authorities and so-called officers, they sometimes also order in such a way that everything becomes topsy-turvy. So you may write to me your grievance - what can I do? - but meanwhile you must follow him exactly whatever he says|Of course, my authorities and so-called officers, they sometimes also order in such a way that everything becomes topsy-turvy. So you may write to me your grievance - what can I do? - but meanwhile you must follow him exactly whatever he says.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Rasada, Dvijavara and Annada written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Rasada, Dvijavara and Annada written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Just as when the darkness and the light come together the darkness cannot stand before the light, so maya cannot remain in the presence of Krishna|Just as when the darkness and the light come together the darkness cannot stand before the light, so maya cannot remain in the presence of Krishna. Always remember therefore to chant Hare Krishna, and that will save you in all circumstances without any doubt.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Sukadeva written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Sukadeva written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are not dogma or like army-camp, no. We are servants of Krishna|We are not dogma or like army-camp, no. We are servants of Krishna, that means because we understand that Krishna is our Protector under all circumstances, we have no more any anxiety, so we become very liberal and tolerant of all kinds of seeing others' sinful activities, and we see them innocent victims of maya, and we try to help them understand what is the real position of life.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am calling upon you the big leaders to push this idea forward, namely, to attract some educated men to join us|Overall there is shortage of first-class, experienced men to manage things just to the highest standard, as you are doing. Therefore I am calling upon you the big leaders to push this idea forward, namely, to attract some educated men to join us. The idea is that they will only agree to join us if we ourselves conduct ourselves intelligently by the preaching approach. The secret will be to engage them as they like to be engaged.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721213 - Letter to Upendra written from Ahmedabad|Letter to Upendra written from Ahmedabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If we open so many centers and then later there is difficulty to maintain them because insufficient men, or if we have to close them, then what is the use. We are not after so many centers, but we want to make devotees, pure devotees of Krishna|As for your opening still another center, if you are only few men there it will be better to stick there for some time and develop everything first. If we open so many centers and then later there is difficulty to maintain them because insufficient men, or if we have to close them, then what is the use. We are not after so many centers, but we want to make devotees, pure devotees of Krishna, that is all.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#December 1973|1973]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles|Morning Walk - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| "You are seeing the extra chemicals. They are not cause, they are effect." Sometimes when a rascal cannot understand two things, which is cause and which is effect, they misunderstand effect as cause or cause and effect|Try to convince these rascal like that, that "You are seeing the extra chemicals. They are not cause, they are effect." Sometimes when a rascal cannot understand two things, which is cause and which is effect, they misunderstand effect as cause or cause and effect. That is imperfect knowledge, illusion, taking the effect as cause. That is their mistake. Whole basic principle of their knowledge is mistake, illusion, on account of imperfect senses, and they are cheating.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Lecture SB 01.15.35 - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.15.35 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|When you become in service attitude, just to serve Krsna with humble attitude, with devotion, then Krsna will reveal. Otherwise you cannot understand Krsna. It is not possible|When you become in service attitude, just to serve Kṛṣṇa with humble attitude, with devotion, then Kṛṣṇa will reveal. Otherwise you cannot understand Kṛṣṇa. It is not possible. If you think that "I am very rich man, I can offer Kṛṣṇa so many things, nice dress, nice foodstuff. Kṛṣṇa now is within my grip." No. Kṛṣṇa is not so cheap.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are trying to save them, "Don't become dog. Just become god or godly." This is our movement. But they are persistent to become dog. Even they are coming here, again falling. Persistent to become dog. So that is nature's law, what can be done?|Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to rescue these rascals from this ignorance and give Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Most philanthropic work. They will become dog next life; we are trying to save them, "Don't become dog. Just become god or godly." This is our movement. But they are persistent to become dog. Even they are coming here, again falling. Persistent to become dog. So that is nature's law, what can be done?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Lecture Festival Disappearance Day, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati - Los Angeles|Lecture Festival Disappearance Day, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|xw76mAGpop8|[[Vaniquotes:Although this is the disappearance day of Srimad Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, so there is nothing to be lamented. Although we feel separation, that feeling is there, but spiritually, there is no difference between appearance & disappearance|Spiritually, there is No Difference <br/>between Appearance and Disappearance - 0841]]|07:43 minutes from a festival lecture in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Although this is the disappearance day of Srimad Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, so there is nothing to be lamented. Although we feel separation, that feeling is there, but spiritually, there is no difference between appearance & disappearance|Spiritually, there is no such difference, appearance or disappearance. So although this is the disappearance day of Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, so there is nothing to be lamented. Although we feel separation, that feeling is there, but spiritually, there is no difference between appearance and disappearance.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I was at that time a fool, but I opined like this. And I accepted him as my spiritual master immediately. Not officially, but in my heart. That was in 1922| I was at that time a fool, but I opined like this. And I accepted him as my spiritual master immediately. Not officially, but in my heart. That was in 1922. Then, in 1923, I left Calcutta on my business tour. And I made my headquarter at Allahabad. Allahabad is about five hundred miles from Calcutta. So I was thinking that "I met a very nice saintly person." That was my thinking always.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is by the grace of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura that I was forced to give up my family life, my so-called business life, and he brought me some way or other into preaching his gospel|It is by the grace of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura that I was forced to give up my family life, my so-called business life, and he brought me some way or other into preaching his gospel.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to All Centers written from Los Angeles|Letter to All Centers written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We improve on Deity worship by regulated puja, purified chanting and bold and enthusiastic preaching work. Those are the real ornaments with which to decorate the Lord|Prabhupada said to "write elaborately to all Centers on this point. Try to understand the principle." We improve on Deity worship by regulated puja, purified chanting and bold and enthusiastic preaching work. Those are the real ornaments with which to decorate the Lord.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to Amogha written from Los Angeles|Letter to Amogha written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Thank you for understanding this Krsna Consciousness philosophy more and more. Now that you have a little taste, kindly keep it as the most valuable asset of life|Thank you for understanding this Krsna Consciousness philosophy more and more. Now that you have a little taste, kindly keep it as the most valuable asset of life.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to Balabhadra written from Los Angeles|Letter to Balabhadra written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I understand from Sudama Goswami that Gaurasundara has handed over to you some portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Temple there. I do not know why he has sold the Temple without my permission. He had no right to do such a thing|I understand from Sudama Goswami that Gaurasundara has handed over to you some portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Temple there. I do not know why he has sold the Temple without my permission. He had no right to do such a thing.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to Beharilal written from Los Angeles|Letter to Beharilal written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The "communal form of Krsna Consciousness" which you mention is not approved by me. It is all concoction. My Guru Maharaja condemned this practice. We must stay together and vigorously preach the Krsna Consciousness philosophy to the world|The "communal form of Krsna Consciousness" which you mention is not approved by me. It is all concoction. My Guru Maharaja condemned this practice. We must stay together and vigorously preach the Krsna Consciousness philosophy to the world. That is the real spirit of Lord Caitanya's Movement.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Do not fall victim to this sentimental idea of peaceful life in seclusion. That is not our dharma|We must stay together and vigorously preach the Krsna Consciousness philosophy to the world. That is the real spirit of Lord Caitanya's Movement. Do not fall victim to this sentimental idea of peaceful life in seclusion. That is not our dharma.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to Govinda dasi written from Los Angeles|Letter to Govinda dasi written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Karandhara and Sudama goswami are prepared to help you in every way. Your husband has gone away so what can be done. But you should return to our Temple and again take up devotional service as I have designed and directed at our Centers|Please come here to Los Angeles or return to the Temple in Hawaii. Karandhara and Sudama goswami are prepared to help you in every way. Your husband has gone away so what can be done. But you should return to our Temple and again take up devotional service as I have designed and directed at our Centers.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to Mukunda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Mukunda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|A letter has just been received here from Syamasundara, about selling jewels. I do not approve of our Temples purchasing jewels|A letter has just been received here from Syamasundara. about selling jewels. I do not approve of our Temples purchasing jewels. I have instructed Karandhara to issue a newsletter to all our Centers to this effect. It is not a good program.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731213 - Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Just now I was reading Krsna Book. It is very interesting and entertaining and written so even a child can follow. In our childhood days we were reading one book, "Folk Tales of Bengal". It was very widely read, especially by children|Just now I was reading Krsna Book. It is very interesting and entertaining and written so even a child can follow. In our childhood days we were reading one book, "Folk Tales of Bengal". It was very widely read, especially by children. So why not introduce the Krsna book for the same purpose? You may get some sanction from the Minister of Education. It is a very nice book for student study.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#December 1974|1974]] - December 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:741213 - Lecture SB 03.26.01 - Bombay|Lecture SB 03.26.01 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| It may be like that. No. There is no question of "maybe" Exact knowledge. Exact knowledge. That is called Vedic knowledge|Unless one has got complete knowledge, how he can say things complete? It is not the so-called scientist: "perhaps," "it may be." No, not that kind of knowledge, simply theorizing, "It may be like that." No. There is no question of "maybe." Exact knowledge. Exact knowledge. That is called Vedic knowledge.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:741213 - Letter to Dr. Channa Reddy written from Bombay|Letter to Dr. Channa Reddy written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The whole history of the battle of Kurukshetra is based on this principle of finding out a rajarsi on the throne of the kingdom|The whole history of the battle of Kurukshetra is based on this principle of finding out a rajarsi on the throne of the kingdom. Lord Krishna Himself took part in this battle of Kurukshetra to install Maharaj Yudhistira on the throne of the world empire and to pluck out the usurper king like Duryodhana from the seat of the ruling power.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#December 1976|1976]] - December 13 ==== | ||
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{{VaniQuotebox|This is the relationship between the government and the citizens. The citizens must be law-abiding, and the government must rule over them just like father|This is the relationship between the government and the citizens. The citizens must be law-abiding, and the government must rule over them just like father. Father is not unaffectionate. Father is affectionate, and even the father chastises the son, that is not 'out of affection'; that is also affection. So that was the relationship. So the asuras, they do not know this. Only the devatās, they know.}} | |||
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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.
1955 - December 13
1966 - December 13
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "So in His svayaṁ-rūpa, in His personal feature, He always remains at Vṛndāvana, and He is just like a cowherd boy. That is His real feature, Kṛṣṇa. The Kṛṣṇa in the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, that is not the real feature of Kṛṣṇa. Just like a person, high-court judge, where you will find his real feature? His real feature you will find at his home, not on the bench. In the bench, even his father comes, the high-court judge's father, he will have to address the judge, 'My lord'. That is the court. The same person at home and same person in the court is different, although the same person. Similarly, the real Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, He never goes out of Vṛndāvana. He remains always a cowherd boy. That's all." |
| 661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York |
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Innumerable expansions Kṛṣṇa has got. But some of them were shown when He was present before us just to prove that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, because in future so many fools will imitate to become Kṛṣṇa as the incarnation of God or God, but Kṛṣṇa has in His life so many uncommon features, nobody can show that. Just like Govardhana. You have seen that picture. At seven years old, He lifted the hill. And when He was young He married sixteen thousand wives, and sixteen thousand features... So... And when He was in Battle of Kurukṣetra, He showed the universal form. So before claiming oneself as 'I am God', they should be prepared to show these uncommon features. Otherwise, no sane man will accept any fool as God." |
| 661213 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.164-173 - New York |
1967 - December 13
1968 - December 13
1969 - December 13
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You are gradually developing to be a nice Vaisnava, and please continue in this way. Krishna will be very pleased upon you. |
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They should read our Bhagavatam. The purports are there: They should assimilate them in their own words in a literary career. |
1970 - December 13
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye (BG 7.3). This cultivation of spiritual knowledge means perfection of life. But people do not try for it. Therefore Gītā says, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu: "Out of many thousands of men, one may try to cultivate knowledge for spiritual advancement." And yatatām api siddhānāṁ (BG 7.3): 'Out of many such persons who are cultivating spiritual knowledge, hardly one can understand what is Kṛṣṇa'." |
| 701213 - Conversation B - Indore |
1971 - December 13
1972 - December 13
1973 - December 13
1974 - December 13
1976 - December 13
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