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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1967#February 1967|1967]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:670217 - Letter to Brahmananda written from San Francisco|Letter to Brahmananda written from San Francisco]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Do not misunderstand me that I have no interest in having a permanent building at New York. I want the house more than you|Do not misunderstand me that I have no interest in having a permanent building at New York. I want the house more than you; my only objection is that "This is not a regular business transaction" as admitted by you. Why not make it regular now as suggested by my letter to Mr Payne?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:670217 - Letter to Carl E. Maxwell-Payne written from San Francisco|Letter to Carl E. Maxwell-Payne written from San Francisco]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If there is sale contract, my students here (SF) and in New york will be able to raise the fund very seriously. In the absence of any sale contract everything appears to be in the air and Mr. Taylor or his lawyer can change his word as he has already done|If there is sale contract, my students here (SF) and in New york will be able to raise the fund very seriously. In the absence of any sale contract everything appears to be in the air and Mr. Taylor or his lawyer can change his word as he has already done.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#February 1968|1968]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680217 - Letter to Hansadutta written from Los Angeles|Letter to Hansadutta written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The more you think as imperfect, the more you make actual progress in Krishna Consciousness. This hankering after perfection is seen in even the most perfect devotees. So we should never think of being perfect at any stage|We should never think of being perfect at any stage. Actually, Krishna Consciousness is unlimited, because Krishna is unlimited, so we do not know at which point the perfection is there. Even Krishna Himself thinks that he is imperfect to understand Radharani's feelings of devotion; and to understand the devotional feelings of Radharani, He became Lord Caitanya, to worship Krishna in the feelings of Radharani. So transcendental activities are so nice that it is all perfection, and still there is no perfect satisfaction.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680217 - Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Anyway by sincerely working by carefully executing the instructions of the Spiritual Master, you will be all successful by Krishna's Grace. I am always praying to Krishna for your advancement in Krishna Consciousness, all of you, sincere souls|Anyway by sincerely working by carefully executing the instructions of the Spiritual Master, you will be all successful by Krishna's Grace. I am always praying to Krishna for your advancement in Krishna Consciousness, all of you, sincere souls.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am glad to know that you are working hard to expand the Krishna Consciousness propaganda in Boston. I may say that this practical devotion is the secret to understanding the Sastras|I am glad to know that you are working hard to expand the Krishna Consciousness propaganda in Boston. This practical devotion is the secret to understanding the Sastras.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Guru Maharaja used to say that for one who is not engaged in devotional service, reading all the books is simply like licking the outside of the honey jar|My Guru Maharaja used to say that for one who is not engaged in devotional service, reading all the books is simply like licking the outside of the honey jar. One who thinks the books is the thing is content in this way. But we should learn the secret to open the jar and taste the honey. In this way, if we can simply understand one book, or one sloka, the perfection is there. Lord Caitanya warned about reading too many books, although I see in America this is very popular to get volumes and volumes of books and not understand one.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680217 - Letter to Rayarama written from Los Angeles|Letter to Rayarama written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We can prepare some preachers so that even if I retire, the missionary work will go on under the able guidance of some of my selected disciples, like you, Brahmananda, Rupanuga, etc|We can prepare some preachers so that even if I retire, the missionary work will go on under the able guidance of some of my selected disciples, like you, Brahmananda, Rupanuga, etc.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#February 1969|1969]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Lecture BG 06.16-24 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 06.16-24 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690217BG-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Somehow or other the finger is cut off, and it is falling on the ground; it has no value. My finger, when it is cut off and it is lying on the ground, it has no value. But, as soon as the finger is joined with this body, it has got millions and trillions of dollars' value. Invaluable. Similarly, we are now disconnected with God, or Kṛṣṇa, by this material condition. Forget... Not disconnected. Connection is there. God is supplying our all necessities. Just like a state prisoner is disconnected from the civil department; he has come to the criminal department. Actually not disconnected. The government is still taking care, but legally disconnected. Similarly, we are not disconnected. We cannot be disconnected, because there is no existence of anything without Kṛṣṇa. So how can I be disconnected? Disconnection is that by forgetting Kṛṣṇa, instead of engaging myself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, I am engaged in so many nonsense consciousness. That is disconnection."|Vanisource:690217 - Lecture BG 06.16-24 - Los Angeles|690217 - Lecture BG 06.16-24 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|zrqDXP1eFvU|[[Vaniquotes:Whole misconsciousness has come into existence due to this body|Misconsciousness Has Come Into Existence Due To This Body - 0667]]|11:03 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Whole misconsciousness has come into existence due to this body|How can I be disconnected? Disconnection is, that by forgetting Kṛṣṇa, instead of engaging myself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, I am engaged in so many nonsense consciousness. That is disconnection. Instead of thinking myself that I am eternal servant of God or Kṛṣṇa, I am thinking I am servant of my society, I am servant of my country, I am servant of my husband, I am servant of my wife, I am servant of my dog or so many. This is forgetfulness. So how it has happened? Due to this body. Whole thing. Whole misconsciousness has come into existence due to this body.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|hyzqVILsLqQ|[[Vaniquotes:The more you can reduce your sleep and eating, you keep good health, especially for spiritual purposes. But not artificially. But when you advance, naturally you'll not feel, just like Raghunatha dasa Gosvami|At Least Two Compulsory Fastings in a Month - 0668]]|12:44 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The more you can reduce your sleep and eating, you keep good health, especially for spiritual purposes. But not artificially. But when you advance, naturally you'll not feel, just like Raghunatha dasa Gosvami|In the beginning, because we are accustomed to eat voraciously, so don't try to eat less artificially. You eat. But try to minimize it. Therefore there are prescription of fasting. At least two compulsory fastings in a month. And there are other fasting days. The more you can reduce your sleep and eating, you keep good health, especially for spiritual purposes. But not artificially. Not artificially. But when you advance, naturally you'll not feel, just like Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|0YolBBvmuj0|[[Vaniquotes:To fix up the mind means to keep your mind in Krsna, then finished, all yoga. You are perfect yogi|Fix Up The Mind Means To Keep Your Mind In Krishna - 0669]]|04:06 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|To fix up the mind means to keep your mind in Krsna, then finished, all yoga. You are perfect yogi|To fix up the mind means to keep your mind in Kṛṣṇa, then finished, all yoga. You are perfect yogi. You haven't got to do anything. Simply fix up your mind. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha (SB 9.4.18) - if you talk, you talk of Kṛṣṇa. If you eat, eat of Kṛṣṇa. If you think, think of Kṛṣṇa. If you work, work for Kṛṣṇa. So in this way, this yoga practice will be perfect. Not otherwise. And that is the perfection of yoga. Devoid of all material desires.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|MfMM9OZEdYo|[[Vaniquotes:Motionless means, when you are fixed up in Krsna, there is no more material motion. That is motionless. This material propensities will not anymore disturb you|When You Are Fixed Up In Krishna, <br/>There Is No More Material Motion - 0670]]|04:41 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krsna consciousness movement does not say that artificially you simply make some renouncement, all nonsense. And to recompensate we take to some drugs, take to some intoxication, no. You take nice food. Krsna has given nice food|Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement does not say that artificially you simply make some renouncement, all nonsense. And to recompensate we take to some drugs, take to some intoxication, no. You take nice food. Kṛṣṇa has given nice food. Fruits, grains, milk, you can prepare hundreds and thousands of preparations nice with these foodgrains and we are doing that.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Motionless means, when you are fixed up in Krsna, there is no more material motion. That is motionless. This material propensities will not anymore disturb you|Some yogi says that you stop yourself, make yourself motionless. How it is possible to make me motionless? I am moving spirit. This is not possible. Motionless means, when you are fixed up in Kṛṣṇa, there is no more material motion. That is motionless. This material propensities will not anymore disturb you. That is called motionless. But your motion for Kṛṣṇa activities will increase. The more you increase your motion or activities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you become automatically motionless in material activities.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|CVzSuruCueA|[[Vaniquotes:Enjoyment alone is not possible. Enjoyment means two - Krsna and you|Enjoyment Means Two - Krishna and You - 0671]]|06:35 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Enjoyment alone is not possible. Enjoyment means two - Krsna and you|Enjoyment cannot be alone. There must be two. Have you got any experience of enjoyment alone? No. So enjoyment alone is not possible. Enjoyment means two - Kṛṣṇa and you. The Supersoul and the individual soul. That is the way. You cannot enjoy alone, that is not your position.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|oxK7rd4AroM|[[Vaniquotes:When you are in Krsna consciousness, your perfection is guaranteed|When You Are in Krishna Consciousness, <br/>Your Perfection is Guaranteed - 0672]]|04:18 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|When you are in Krsna consciousness, your perfection is guaranteed|When you are in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, your perfection is guaranteed. But you'll have patience, determination. That "I must execute. I should not be impatient." That impatience is due to loss of determination. And how that loss of determination is there? Due to excessive sex life. These are all consequences.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|E9WTX4tySzI|[[Vaniquotes:Just see, a sparrow is trying to dry up the ocean. This is called determination|A Sparrow is Trying to Dry Up the Ocean. This is Called Determination - 0673]]|04:32 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Just see, a sparrow is trying to dry up the ocean. This is called determination|Just see, a sparrow is trying to dry up the ocean. (laughs) This is called determination. Just like our Gandhi. He declared war against the Britishers. War is that non-violent, noncooperation. You see? But the determination was there. That "I must drive away the Britishers." And he did it.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|OfMtyEkCgMQ|[[Vaniquotes:If you commit mistake, by taking less food, that mistake is not bad|Be Intelligent Enough To Know <br/>How Much You Require To Eat To Keep Your Body Fit - 0674]]|02:53 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.16-24 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you commit mistake, by taking less food, that mistake is not bad|'''Devotee:''' Can we trust our own, our own rationalization? Can we trust our own self to try to determine how much…?<br /><br /> | |||
'''Prabhupāda:''' Well, that must be, rationalization must be there. But if you commit mistake, by taking less food, that mistake is not bad. (laughter) Don’t be determined to take more. Suppose you have taken some food which is less than what you ought to take, so that mistake is not bad. But rather, if you take more, that mistake is bad.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Those who are not married should contribute all their income to the temple. Those who are married should contribute 50%. That should be the principle of contribution of the members and followers of the Krishna Consciousness movement|Those who are not married should contribute all their income to the temple. Those who are married should contribute 50%. That should be the principle of contribution of the members and followers of the Krishna Consciousness movement.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Letter to Gargamuni written from Los Angeles|Letter to Gargamuni written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am pleased to note that your store, the Spiritual Sky, is doing successfully. Krishna has given you nice talent for doing business, and I am glad to see that you are using it well|I am pleased to note that your store, the Spiritual Sky, is doing successfully. Krishna has given you nice talent for doing business, and I am glad to see that you are using it well. There is no need for you to contribute to my book fund immediately if you are unable. Do it as it becomes convenient for you.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Letter to Harer Nama written from Los Angeles|Letter to Harer Nama written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Please let me know if Kamalasana arrives there in Sante Fe. He has left the temple here all of a sudden, and no one knows where he is. I am very much anxious for him, so please let me know if you have any word from him|Please let me know if Kamalasana arrives there in Sante Fe. He has left the temple here all of a sudden, and no one knows where he is. I am very much anxious for him, so please let me know if you have any word from him.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Letter to Mukunda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Mukunda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My next program is to distribute at least 20,000 copies of Back To Godhead from four centers, namely New York, London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco|My next program is to distribute at least 20,000 copies of Back To Godhead from four centers, namely New York, London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. So each of these centers will contribute $750 and they will get 5,000 copies free delivery to destination. That means they will get the copies at 15 cents each, and the price fixed up will be 50 cents.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The Bhagavata says that system of religion is the first class wherein love of Godhead is aroused spontaneously without any material impediment. So our movement gives practical proof that there is no impediment of body or mind|The Bhagavata says that system of religion is the first class wherein love of Godhead is aroused spontaneously without any material impediment. So our movement gives practical proof that there is no impediment of body or mind. That is the proof it is enacted from the spiritual platform wherein there is no distinction of material higher or lower gradation. So we have to push our philosophy very nicely. This means we shall simply become sincere to Krishna and the teachings of the disciplic succession.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Letter to Prabhas Candra Mittra written from Los Angeles|Letter to Prabhas Candra Mittra written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding the letter of credit, I beg to inform you that I have got good accounts in some of the very respectable banks in America in which there are branches in Calcutta|Regarding the letter of credit, I beg to inform you that I have got good accounts in some of the very respectable banks in America in which there are branches in Calcutta. I am sending herewith one letter of declaration from the Bank of America as well as from the First National City Bank of America for your kind perusal.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690217 - Letter to Tosana Krishna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Tosana Krishna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krsna consciousness movement does not say that artificially you simply make some renouncement, all nonsense. And to recompensate we take to some drugs, take to some intoxication, no. You take nice food. Krsna has given nice food|Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement does not say that artificially you simply make some renouncement, all nonsense. And to recompensate we take to some drugs, take to some intoxication, no. You take nice food. Kṛṣṇa has given nice food. Fruits, grains, milk, you can prepare hundreds and thousands of preparations nice with these foodgrains and we are doing that. Our purpose for inviting you in the love feast is that: replace Kṛṣṇa prasāda with your all nonsense foodstuff.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#February 1970|1970]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700217 - Letter to Krishna Devi written from Los Angeles|Letter to Krishna Devi written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Siddhantic conclusions are being mentioned in all my books, and the boys and girls in our Krsna Society should now give more attention for studying the books very attentively|Siddhantic conclusions are being mentioned in all my books, and the boys and girls in our Krsna Society should now give more attention for studying the books very attentively. And to get the strength, one should chant the beads sixteen rounds without fail.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|When the devotee is constantly engaged in Krsna Consciousness, at that time, Krsna will give all intelligence from within how to make steady progress in Krsna Consciousness|When the devotee is constantly engaged in Krsna Consciousness, at that time, Krsna will give all intelligence from within how to make steady progress in Krsna Consciousness.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700217 - Letter to Rupanuga written from Los Angeles|Letter to Rupanuga written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is most essential that all the initiated devotees study our books and learn this philosophy very well. And to get the strength for understanding these, everyone must chant sixteen rounds of beads daily without fail|It is most essential that all the initiated devotees study our books and learn this philosophy very well. And to get the strength for understanding these, everyone must chant sixteen rounds of beads daily without fail. In this way, when the devotee is constantly engaged in Krsna Consciousness, following the regulative principles rigidly, Krsna will give all intelligence from within how to make steady progress in Krsna Consciousness.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700217 - Letter to Sridama written from Los Angeles|Letter to Sridama written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The potency of spreading Krsna Consciousness is everywhere the same. That was experimented by me in your country, where I came alone without any support; and Krsna is so kind that He has sent me so many boys and girls like you|The potency of spreading Krsna Consciousness is everywhere the same. That was experimented by me in your country, where I came alone without any support; and Krsna is so kind that He has sent me so many boys and girls like you. Lord Caitanya said that every village and town on the surface of the world will know the message of the Sankirtana movement. This very statement affirms that in every village and town all over the world there are many candidates who are awaiting this message.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700217 - Letter to Sudama written from Los Angeles|Letter to Sudama written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Please therefore work very seriously. Chant your daily beads regularly. You have got a very nice devotee wife, she will help you in all respects|Please therefore work very seriously. Chant your daily beads regularly. You have got a very nice devotee wife, she will help you in all respects. So try to follow the footsteps of the disciplic succession, and everything will come out successful.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#February 1971|1971]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710217 - Lecture - Gorakhpur|Lecture - Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Humbler than the grass and tolerant more than the tree. We have to give all respect to everyone|Humbler than the grass and tolerant more than the tree. We have to give all respect to everyone.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710213 - Lecture SB 06.02.24-25 - Gorakhpur|Lecture SB 06.02.24-25 - Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|All big, big yogis, there may be, but a person who is always absorbed in thought of Krsna within himself, he is greater than all such big, big yogis|All big, big yogis, there may be, but a person who is always absorbed in thought of Kṛṣṇa within himself, he is greater than all such big, big yogis. Greater than the greatest yogi. Yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntarātmanā. Mad-gata means his life is so molded that he cannot stay without thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Mad-gata. He has become absorbed. That is samādhi. Mad-gatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvān. Not for artificial makeshow, but śraddhāvān, with faith and love. Śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There are so-called mahatmas. They think that they are very much exalted, they do not require this sankirtanam. Sridhara Swami says that this sankirtana movement is not only for the persons who are sinful, but mahatam api|There are so-called mahatmas. They think that they are very much exalted, they do not require this sankirtanam. Sridhara Swami says that this sankirtana movement is not only for the persons who are sinful, but mahatam api.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710217 - Lecture CC Adi 07.119 - Gorakhpur|Lecture CC Adi 07.119 - Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Somebody is realizing the Absolute Truth as imperson and somebody is realizing the Absolute Truth as all-pervading Paramatma, Antaryami, and some persons are realizing the Absolute Truth as the Supreme Personality of Godhead|They're one and the same. It is the process of realization only, that somebody is realizing the Absolute Truth as imperson and somebody is realizing the Absolute Truth as all-pervading Paramātmā, Antaryami, and some persons are realizing the Absolute Truth as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. But they are advaya-jñāna, identical, the same thing. It is our power of perception only that makes the difference. The object is the same.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710217 - Conversation - Gorakhpur|Conversation - Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I'll tell you another story about Mahatma Gandhi. My Guru Maharaja invited him in our matha|I'll tell you another story about Mahatma Gandhi. My Guru Maharaja invited him in our matha, Mahatma Gandhi. So Mahatma Gandhi inquired... The, my godbrothers went to invite him. "What you are doing in your maṭha?" They replied that "We are worshiping Lord Kṛṣṇa." So he inquired, "Are you pulling on charka?" They said, "No sir," He said, "Charka is my God. If there is no charka, I am not going there." He said like that.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you are so much addicted to sleeping, you simply chant sixteen rounds and whole day sleep. But don't take food also. Don't get up taking prasadam|Don't talk nonsense. If you are so much addicted to sleeping, you simply chant sixteen rounds and whole day sleep. But don't take food also. Don't get up taking prasādam. "Now I have to honor prasādam. Let me eat sumptuous, then again sleep more."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|That's all right. If you cannot do anything else, you simply chant sixteen rounds, take prasadam, and sleep. It is special prerogative for you. There is no then. This is, this is order for you|That's all right. If you cannot do anything else, you simply chant sixteen rounds, take prasādam, and sleep. (laughter) It is special prerogative for you. There is no then. This is, this is order for you.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#February 1972|1972]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720217 - Lecture Hindi - Visakhapatnam|Lecture Hindi - Visakhapatnam]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#February 1973|1973]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730217 - Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Sydney|Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This Krsna consciousness movement means we are preaching the cult of Bhagavatam. It is a scientific method|This Krsna consciousness movement means we are preaching the cult of Bhagavatam. It is a scientific method.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730217 - Letter to Govinda dasi written from Sydney|Letter to Govinda dasi written from Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You should always inform me before sending the Deities to the Temples. We cannot send them indiscriminately to anyone who has the whim of worshiping the Deities|I am glad to hear that you are opening another workshop in Kauai for the manufacturing of the Gaura-Nitai Deities and this is a very great service to our society and devotees. But one thing. You should always inform me before sending the Deities to the Temples. We cannot send them indiscriminately to anyone who has the whim of worshiping the Deities. We must be very very careful as to not commit offenses in worshiping the Deities, so therefore there must be sufficient facilities and Brahmins to worship the Deity.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730217 - Letter to Hansadutta written from Sydney|Letter to Hansadutta written from Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It was brought to my attention that our Sriman Hayagriva das has become deviated from the four basic principles which I have given to all my students for adherence to when they are first initiated|It was brought to my attention that our Sriman Hayagriva das has become deviated from the four basic principles which I have given to all my students for adherence to when they are first initiated. I do not know why he is living in such a way but I feel that he must be brought back to the standard immediately. So I am requesting you as my Governing Board Commissioners to help me bring him back to the standard. He has very good talent, but he is spending it by living such an unrestricted life.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730217 - Letter to Karandhara written from Sydney|Letter to Karandhara written from Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am requesting you as my Governing Board Commissioners to help me bring him back to the standard. He has very good talent, but he is spending it by living such an unrestricted life|I am requesting you as my Governing Board Commissioners to help me bring him back to the standard. He has very good talent, but he is spending it by living such an unrestricted life.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#February 1974|1974]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:740217 - Morning Walk - Bombay|Morning Walk - Bombay]]''' | |||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|The sound is not only in the ether, but sound is on the air. The sound is in the fire, the sound is also in the water, and sound is also on the land. So the basic principle of santa-rasa is there|The sound is not only in the ether, but sound is on the air. The sound is in the fire, the sound is also in the water, and sound is also on the land. So the basic principle of santa-rasa is there.}} | ||
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<div style="float:right">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_February_16|February 16]] '''[[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_February_16|February 16]] - [[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_February_18|February 18]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_February_18|February 18]]</div> | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#February 1975|1975]] - February 17 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750217 - Lecture BG 02.17 - Mexico|Lecture BG 02.17 - Mexico]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|God is also present. He spreads heat and light, and therefore we find so many varieties of manifestation|Similarly, God is also present. He spreads heat and light, and therefore we find so many varieties of manifestation. Just like... This example is very perfect: just like the light is here, it is localized, but it is spreading its illumination all over this room.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750217 - Letter to Gurudasa and Prajapati written from Mexico City|Letter to Gurudasa and Prajapati written from Mexico City]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding the dance troupe, I request you to prepare 7 different dances (a new one each day) from the Caitanya Caritamrta for displaying and performing during the Mayapur festival|Regarding the dance troupe, I request you to prepare 7 different dances (a new one each day) from the Caitanya Caritamrta for displaying and performing during the Mayapur festival.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#February 1976|1976]] - February 17 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760217 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Mayapur|Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/760217SB-MAYAPUR_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"One should not be falsely proud. Everyone... Material world means everyone is falsely proud. Everyone is thinking, āḍhyo 'smi dhanavān asmi ko 'sti mama samaḥ. Everyone. This is the disease. 'I am the richest', 'I am the powerful', 'I am the very intelligent'. Everything, 'I am'. This is called ahaṅkāra. Ahaṅkāra vimudhātmā kartāham iti manyate ([[Vanisource:BG 3.27 (1972)|BG 3.27]]). This false prestige, when one is absorbed with false things, he becomes vimūḍha, rascal. Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate. This is false prestige. We have to give up this false prestige."|Vanisource:760217 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Mayapur|760217 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Mayapur}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This is Prahlada Maharaja's instruction, that don't be falsely proud unless you have got the qualification. That is our mistake, dambha, dambha. And the pure life begins when we give up dambha, false prestige|This is Prahlada Maharaja's instruction, that don't be falsely proud unless you have got the qualification. That is our mistake, dambha, dambha. And the pure life begins when we give up dambha, false prestige.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760217 - Letter to Madhava written from Mayapur|Letter to Madhava written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Matter originally is spirit and when spirit is not distinctly understood, that is matter|Regarding your questions, matter originally is spirit and when spirit is not distinctly understood, that is matter. Just like a tree is also a manifestation of spirit soul, but the consciousness is covered. When the tree is cut, it does not protest. But the moving entity has stronger consciousness than the tree. There is consciousness in the tree though. Also consciousness in a dormant state is matter; consciousness in a completely developed state is spirit. Matter is the symbol of undeveloped consciousness.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760217 - Letter to Prabhas written from Mayapur|Letter to Prabhas written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760217 - Letter to Raja Laksmi written from Mayapur|Letter to Raja Laksmi written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My advice is always chant 16 rounds minimum and follow the four regulative principles. All of my disciples must agree on this point otherwise they are not my disciples|My advise is always chant 16 rounds minimum and follow the four regulative principles. All of my disciples must agree on this point otherwise they are not my disciples. Let one live anywhere, but stick to the principles. Disagreements will continue in this material world. So one may live in a suitable place, but one must follow these five principles. My disciples must follow these principles living either in heaven or hell.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760217 - Letter to Vic Pizzolato written from Mayapur|Letter to Vic Pizzolato written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Thank you for the nice sentiments expressed therein. Go on chanting and reading our books, and gradually you will advance in Krishna Consciousness|Thank you for the nice sentiments expressed therein. Go on chanting and reading our books, and gradually you will advance in Krishna Consciousness.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1977#February 1977|1977]] - February 17 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770217 - Lecture SB 07.09.03 - Mayapur|Lecture SB 07.09.03 - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|-LbZypTQTSA|[[Vaniquotes:We should not take lessons of God from these rascals. We should take lessons of God from sastra, from guru and from sadhu -- one who has seen God, tattva-darsina|We Should Take Lessons <br/>of God from Sastra, from Guru and from Sadhu - 0448]]|07:29 minutes from a lecture on SB 07.09.03 in Mayapur}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We should not take lessons of God from these rascals. We should take lessons of God from sastra, from guru and from sadhu -- one who has seen God, tattva-darsina|Even in our so-called Vedic Ārya-samājī, they assert that God cannot take incarnation. Why? If God is all-powerful, then why He shall not be able to accept incarnation? Therefore we should not take lessons of God from these rascals. We should take lessons of God from śāstra, from guru and from sādhu—one who has seen God, tattva-darśina. Tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā, upadekṣyanti tad jñānam (BG 4.34). Tad jñānam means spiritual knowledge.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|UsV7jPlIXvk|[[Vaniquotes:Prahlada Maharaja, being very exalted devotee, he could appease the Lord. Bhaktya, by bhakti, you can control the Supreme Lord. That is the only way|By Bhakti, You Can Control the Supreme Lord. That is the Only Way - 0449]]|09:57 minutes from a lecture on SB 07.09.03 in Mayapur}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Prahlada Maharaja, being very exalted devotee, he could appease the Lord. Bhaktya, by bhakti, you can control the Supreme Lord. That is the only way|Prahlāda Mahārāja, being very exalted devotee, he could appease the Lord. Bhaktyā, by bhakti, you can control the Supreme Lord. That is the only way. Bhaktyā maṁ abhijānāti. The understanding is also through bhakti, and through bhakti you can control God. Vedeṣu durlabham adurlabha ātmā-bhaktau. You cannot understand God by studying Vedas. Vedeṣu durlabham adurlabha ātmā-bhaktau. But for His devotees, He is very, very easily available. Therefore bhakti is the only source.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770217 - Conversation - Mayapur|Conversation - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Cats and dogs, they also beget children, but they cannot relieve the child from the cycle of birth and death|Apart from the scriptural injunction, if one comes to the argument, then such kind of father is there in the animal society also. Cats and dogs, they also beget children, but they cannot relieve the child from the cycle of birth and death. And Bhagavad-gītā says, janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam. First of all you have to see what is the actual distress in this material life. Janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi. Tathā dehāntara-prāptiḥ. So in this life you are my father, and next time I become a cat or dog, so who cares for this father?}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Srila Prabhupada? Sometimes we find a dilemma in preaching, in the sense that if we preach very vigorously we invoke the attention of the authorities|'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' Śrīla Prabhupāda? Sometimes we find a dilemma in preaching, in the sense that if we preach very vigorously we invoke the attention of the authorities. That is to say, if we were to preach a little less vigorously, there might be less objection, but then again there would be the less benefit because we would not be preaching as vigorously. It's very hard to know sometimes just how forcefully to preach.<br />'''Prabhupāda:''' No, we are not to satisfy the authorities. We have to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. Just like Arjuna. He wanted to satisfy his family members, but Kṛṣṇa did not like that.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770217 - Letter to BBT - Gopal Krsna written from Mayapur|Letter to BBT - Gopal Krsna written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Please supply me the following BBT information: 1) What amount of order is the Vrinda Book Co. giving monthly, and 2) how much are they paying monthly. What happened to the advertisement?|Please supply me the following BBT information: 1) What amount of order is the Vrinda Book Co. giving monthly, and 2) how much are they paying monthly. What happened to the advertisement?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770217 - Letter to Mayesvara written from Mayapur|Letter to Mayesvara written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding whether to follow Tamal Krsna Goswami and work at architecture and mechanical plans in the Pennsylvania farm or to come and work in the same way with Saurabha in India, now Tamal Krsna himself is in India|Regarding whether to follow Tamal Krsna Goswami and work at architecture and mechanical plans in the Pennsylvania farm or to come and work in the same way with Saurabha in India, now Tamal Krsna himself is in India. So you can also come to India and work with both of them.}} | |||
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- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1967 - February 17
1968 - February 17
1969 - February 17
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Somehow or other the finger is cut off, and it is falling on the ground; it has no value. My finger, when it is cut off and it is lying on the ground, it has no value. But, as soon as the finger is joined with this body, it has got millions and trillions of dollars' value. Invaluable. Similarly, we are now disconnected with God, or Kṛṣṇa, by this material condition. Forget... Not disconnected. Connection is there. God is supplying our all necessities. Just like a state prisoner is disconnected from the civil department; he has come to the criminal department. Actually not disconnected. The government is still taking care, but legally disconnected. Similarly, we are not disconnected. We cannot be disconnected, because there is no existence of anything without Kṛṣṇa. So how can I be disconnected? Disconnection is that by forgetting Kṛṣṇa, instead of engaging myself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, I am engaged in so many nonsense consciousness. That is disconnection." |
| 690217 - Lecture BG 06.16-24 - Los Angeles |
1970 - February 17
1971 - February 17
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Humbler than the grass and tolerant more than the tree. We have to give all respect to everyone. |
1972 - February 17
1973 - February 17
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This Krsna consciousness movement means we are preaching the cult of Bhagavatam. It is a scientific method. |
1974 - February 17
1975 - February 17
1976 - February 17
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "One should not be falsely proud. Everyone... Material world means everyone is falsely proud. Everyone is thinking, āḍhyo 'smi dhanavān asmi ko 'sti mama samaḥ. Everyone. This is the disease. 'I am the richest', 'I am the powerful', 'I am the very intelligent'. Everything, 'I am'. This is called ahaṅkāra. Ahaṅkāra vimudhātmā kartāham iti manyate (BG 3.27). This false prestige, when one is absorbed with false things, he becomes vimūḍha, rascal. Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate. This is false prestige. We have to give up this false prestige." |
| 760217 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Mayapur |
1977 - February 17
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