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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#February 1966|1966]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:660219-20 - Lecture BG Introduction - New York#Part_One|Lecture BG Introduction, part one - New York]]''' | |||
| | {{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/660219-20.BG-NY_full_part_1_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Not only Arjuna, but every one of us is always full of anxieties due to our, this material existence. Asad-grahāt. It is... Our existence is in the environment, or atmosphere, of nonexistence. But actually, we are not nonexistent. Our existence is eternal, but some way or other we are put into this asat. Asat means which does not exist."|Vanisource:660219-20 - Lecture BG Introduction - New York|660219-20 - Lecture BG Introduction - New York}} | ||
|< | {{VaniQuotebox|At the present status of our life we have not only forgotten the Supreme Lord, but also we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Lord|At the present status of our life we have not only forgotten the Supreme Lord, but also we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Lord. Every living being, out of many, many millions and billions of living beings, each and every living being has got a particular relationship with the Lord eternally. That is called svarūpa. Svarūpa. And by the process of devotional service one can revive that svarūpa of oneself. And that stage is called svarūpa-siddhi, perfection of one's constitutional position.}} | ||
| | {{youtube_ditl|eJLcGOdfRXY|[[Vaniquotes:Bhagavad-gita is known also Gitopanisad, the essence of Vedic knowledge, and one of the most important of the various Upanisads in Vedic literature|Bhagavad-gita is Known also as Gitopanisad, <br/>the Essence of Vedic Knowledge - 1057]]|08:11 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | ||
|} | {{VaniQuotebox|Bhagavad-gita is known also Gitopanisad, the essence of Vedic knowledge, and one of the most important of the various Upanisads in Vedic literature|Introduction to Gītopaniṣad by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, the author of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Easy Journey to Other Planets, editor of Back to Godhead, etc. Bhagavad-gītā is known also Gītopaniṣad, the essence of Vedic knowledge, and one of the most important of the various Upaniṣads in Vedic literature.}} | ||
{{youtube_ditl|pVcDfltwftQ|[[Vaniquotes:The speaker of the Bhagavad-gita is Lord Sri Krsna. He is mentioned in every page of the Bhagavad-gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan|The Speaker of the Bhagavad-gita is Lord Sri Krishna - 1058]]|07:55 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The speaker of the Bhagavad-gita is Lord Sri Krsna. He is mentioned in every page of the Bhagavad-gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan|The speaker of the Bhagavad-gita is Lord Sri Krsna. He is mentioned in every page of the Bhagavad-gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|Rx0rekpSrJ8|[[Vaniquotes:Everyone has got a particular relationship with the Lord and that relationship is evoked by the perfection of devotional service. At the present status of our life we have not only forgotten the Supreme Lord, but also our eternal relationship with Him|Everyone has got a Particular Relationship with the Lord - 1059]]|08:11 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Everyone has got a particular relationship with the Lord and that relationship is evoked by the perfection of devotional service. At the present status of our life we have not only forgotten the Supreme Lord, but also our eternal relationship with Him|Everyone has got a particular relationship with the Lord and that particular relationship is evoked by the perfection of devotional service. At the present status of our life we have not only forgotten the Supreme Lord, but also we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Lord. Every living being, out of many, many millions and billions of living beings, each and every living being has got a particular relationship with the Lord eternally.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|noQ8yaJgKXM|[[Vaniquotes:Unless one receives this Bhagavad-gita in a submissive spirit and aural reception, it is very difficult to understand Bhagavad-gita because it is a great mystery|Unless One Receives this Bhagavad-gita in a Submissive Spirit... - 1060]]|07:18 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Unless one receives this Bhagavad-gita in a submissive spirit and aural reception, it is very difficult to understand Bhagavad-gita because it is a great mystery|At least theoretically, on the statement of Bhagavad-gītā or on the statement, assertion of Arjuna, the person who is trying to understand the Bhagavad-gītā, we should accept Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and then, with that submissive spirit... Unless one receives this Bhagavad-gītā in a submissive spirit and aural reception, it is very difficult to understand Bhagavad-gītā because it is a great mystery.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|G9JE15msxco|[[Vaniquotes:In this Bhagavad-gita the subject matter is comprehending five different truths. The first truth is what is God. It is the preliminary study of the science of God. So that science of God is explained here|In this Bhagavad-gita <br/>the Subject Matter is Comprehending Five Different Truths - 1061]]|07:56 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In this Bhagavad-gita the subject matter is comprehending five different truths. The first truth is what is God. It is the preliminary study of the science of God. So that science of God is explained here|In this Bhagavad-gītā the subject matter is comprehending five different truths. The first truth is what is God. It is the preliminary study of the science of God. So that science of God is explained here. Next, the constitutional position of the living entities, jīva. Īśvara and jīva. The Lord, the Supreme Lord, He is called īśvara. Īśvara means controller, and jīva, the living entities are... Jīvas, the living entities, they are not īśvara, or the controller. They are controlled.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|dUNonnye1zk|[[Vaniquotes:We have the tendency of controlling over the material nature, lording it over the material nature, but we are not the supreme controller. So that thing is explained in the Bhagavad-gita|We Have the Tendency of Controlling Over the Material Nature - 1062]]|08:12 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We have the tendency of controlling over the material nature, lording it over the material nature, but we are not the supreme controller. So that thing is explained in the Bhagavad-gita|This tendency of controlling or creating is there because partially we have got that controlling tendency. But we should know that this tendency is not sufficient. We have the tendency of controlling over the material nature, lording it over the material nature, but we are not the supreme controller. So that thing is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|Ni8_my_2jiM|[[Vaniquotes:We are engaged in various activities undoubtedly, but we do not know what sort of activities we shall adopt that will give us relief from the actions and reactions of all activities. That is also explained in the Bhagavad-gita|Give us Relief from the Actions and Reactions of all Activities - 1063]]|07:35 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are engaged in various activities undoubtedly, but we do not know what sort of activities we shall adopt that will give us relief from the actions and reactions of all activities. That is also explained in the Bhagavad-gita|The effects of karma or activity may be very old. We are suffering or enjoying the results of our activities from a time immemorial, but still, we can change the result of our karma, or activity. That will depend on our perfect knowledge. We are engaged in various activities undoubtedly, but we do not know what sort of activities we shall adopt that will give us relief from the actions and reactions of all activities. That is also explained in the Bhagavad-gītā.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|DeeccJeN26Y|[[Vaniquotes:The Lord lives within the core of heart in every living being, therefore He is conscious of the psychic movements, activities, of the particular jiva. We should not forget|The Lord Lives Within the Core of Heart in Every Living Being - 1064]]|08:25 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The Lord lives within the core of heart in every living being, therefore He is conscious of the psychic movements, activities, of the particular jiva. We should not forget|The Lord lives within the core of heart in every living being, therefore He is conscious of the psychic movements, activities, of the particular jīva. We should not forget. It is also explained that the Paramātmā, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is living in everyone's heart as īśvara, as the controller and He is giving direction. He is giving direction. Sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭhaḥ (BG 15.15), everyone's heart He is situated, and He gives direction to act as he desires.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|e5Bhj0vRsu0|[[Vaniquotes:One has to get free from the bodily conception of life. That is the preliminary activity for a transcendentalist who wants to get free, who wants to be liberated. And he has to learn first of all that he is not this material body|One Has To Learn First Of All That He Is Not This Material Body - 1065]]|08:32 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One has to get free from the bodily conception of life. That is the preliminary activity for a transcendentalist who wants to get free, who wants to be liberated. And he has to learn first of all that he is not this material body|The whole Bhagavad-gītā was explained by the Lord because Arjuna represented himself with bodily conception. So one has to get free from the bodily conception of life. That is the preliminary activity for a transcendentalist who wants to get free, who wants to be liberated. And he has to learn first of all that he is not this material body. So this consciousness, or material consciousness, when we are freed from this material consciousness, that is called mukti.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|kFmF7rBhe9o|[[Vaniquotes:Vigraha means form. Avyaktam vyaktim apannam manyante mam abuddhayah. People with less intelligence, they consider the Supreme Truth as impersonal, but He is a person, a transcendental person. This is confirmed in all Vedic literature|People with Less Intelligence, <br/>They Consider The Supreme Truth as Impersonal - 1066]]|08:25 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Vigraha means form. Avyaktam vyaktim apannam manyante mam abuddhayah. People with less intelligence, they consider the Supreme Truth as impersonal, but He is a person, a transcendental person. This is confirmed in all Vedic literature|Vigraha means form. Avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ. People with less intelligence, they consider the Supreme Truth as impersonal, but He is a person, a transcendental person. This is confirmed in all Vedic literature. Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām. So, as we are also persons, individual living beings, we are persons, we have got our individuality, we are all individual, similarly the Supreme Truth, the Supreme Absolute, He is also, at the ultimate issue He is a person.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|STF4aMn3xzg|[[Vaniquotes:We accept a certain portion of Bhagavad-gita and reject another portion. That is also not accepted. We must accept the Bhagavad-gita without interpretation, without any cutting, and without our own whimsical participation in the matter|We Must Accept the Bhagavad-gita <br/>Without Interpretation, Without any Cutting - 1067]]|07:10 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We accept a certain portion of Bhagavad-gita and reject another portion. That is also not accepted. We must accept the Bhagavad-gita without interpretation, without any cutting, and without our own whimsical participation in the matter|Arjuna, the student who took lessons of the Bhagavad-gītā, he accepted the whole story as it is, without any cutting. That is also not allowed, that we accept a certain portion of Bhagavad-gītā and reject another portion. That is also not accepted. We must accept the Bhagavad-gītā without interpretation, without any cutting, and without our own whimsical participation in the matter because it should be taken as the most perfect Vedic knowledge.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|46_GzvqGc7I|[[Vaniquotes:In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly explained that there are three kinds of activities according to the different modes of nature: the activities of goodness, the activities of passion, the activities of ignorance|There are Three Kinds of Activities <br/>according to the Different Modes of Nature - 1068]]|08:18 minutes from a lecture on BG Introduction in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly explained that there are three kinds of activities according to the different modes of nature: the activities of goodness, the activities of passion, the activities of ignorance|In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly explained that there are three kinds of activities according to the different modes of nature: the activities of goodness, the activities of passion, the activities of ignorance.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#February 1968|1968]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680219 - Letter to Balai written from Los Angeles|Letter to Balai written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I thank you very much for the Istagosthi notes, and also your nice letter of Feb. 14, 1968. I have read them over, and the question which was asked about why people did not see Krishna as blue, question no. 5; you can't see Krishna with material eyes|I thank you very much for the Istagosthi notes, and also your nice letter of Feb. 14, 1968. I have read them over, and the question which was asked about why people did not see Krishna as blue, question no. 5; you can't see Krishna with material eyes.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#February 1969|1969]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:690219 - Lecture BG 06.30-34 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 06.30-34 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690219BG-LOS_ANGELES_ND_02.mp3</mp3player>|"Simply if you chant "Kṛṣṇa" and if you hear, automatically your mind is fixed up in Kṛṣṇa. That means the yoga system is immediately attained. Because the whole yoga system is to concentrate your mind on the form of Viṣṇu, and Kṛṣṇa is the original personality of expansion of Viṣṇu forms. Kṛṣṇa is... Just like here is a lamp. Now, from this lamp, from this candle, you can bring another candle, you can kindle it. Then another, another, another—thousands of candle you can expand. In each candle is as powerful as this candle. There is no doubt about it. But one has to take this candle as the original candle. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa is expanding in millions of Viṣṇu forms. Each Viṣṇu form is as good as Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa is the original candle because from Kṛṣṇa everything expands."|Vanisource:690219 - Lecture BG 06.30-34 - Los Angeles|690219 - Lecture BG 06.30-34 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|o5vfk4mOEKU|[[Vaniquotes:If you love Krsna, then your universal love is counted. Otherwise it is nonsense|If You Love Krishna, Then Your Universal Love is Counted - 0681]]|08:27 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.30-34 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you love Krsna, then your universal love is counted. Otherwise it is nonsense|As soon as see the energy of Kṛṣṇa manifested in a different way, that means you love that entity because you love Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, if you love Kṛṣṇa, then your universal love is counted. Otherwise it is nonsense. You cannot love. That is not possible.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|jYc2ogCol_o|[[Vaniquotes:This Maha-Visnu is plenary portion of the plenary portion of Krsna. Krsna is the original|God Is Not My Order Supplier - 0682]]|08:45 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.30-34 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This Maha-Visnu is plenary portion of the plenary portion of Krsna. Krsna is the original|This Mahā-Viṣṇu is plenary portion of the plenary portion of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the original. Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. So this Mahā-Viṣṇu again enters into each universe as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. And from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu there is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. That Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is entering in the heart of every living entity.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|xOFSjUcRl8Q|[[Vaniquotes:One who is in Krsna consciousness, he's already on the Brahman platform. That means liberated|Yogi in Samadhi With Vishnu Form, <br/>& Krishna Conscious Person, There’s No Difference - 0683]]|07:12 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.30-34 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One who is in Krsna consciousness, he's already on the Brahman platform. That means liberated|It is said that one who is engaged in unalloyed devotional service unto Me, he has already transcended the material modes of nature. Brahma-bhūyāya kalpate. He's on the Brahman platform - that means liberated. To become liberated means to be situated on the Brahman platform.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|2uAjKh1hyT4|[[Vaniquotes:Here is the crucial test of yoga system - if you can concentrate your mind on the form of Visnu|Crucial Test of Yoga System - <br/>If You Can Concentrate Your Mind on the Form of Vishnu - 0684]]|08:04 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.30-34 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Here is the crucial test of yoga system - if you can concentrate your mind on the form of Visnu|'''Viṣṇujana:''' Verse thirty-three. "Arjuna said: O Madhusūdana, the system of yoga which You have summarized, appears impractical and unendurable to me, for the mind is restless and unsteady (BG 6.33)."<br /> | |||
'''Prabhupāda:''' Now, here is the crucial test of yoga system - if you can concentrate your mind on the form of Viṣṇu.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|Jq9evafLjVM|[[Vaniquotes:This is the only yoga system, bhakti-yoga system, that one can practice for quick result and self-realization and liberation even in this life. He hasn't got to wait for another life. It is so nice, Krsna consciousness|Bhakti-yoga System - <br/>Quick Result, Self-realization and Liberation Even In This Life - 0685]]|05:33 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.30-34 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This is the only yoga system, bhakti-yoga system, that one can practice for quick result and self-realization and liberation even in this life. He hasn't got to wait for another life. It is so nice, Krsna consciousness|This is the only yoga system, bhakti-yoga system, that one can practice for quick result and self-realization and liberation even in this life. He hasn't got to wait for another life. It is so nice, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|0ckuUImEe1U|[[Vaniquotes:One who has concentrated his mind, someway or other in Krsna, he has already attained the perfection of yoga. This is the substance of Krsna consciousness movement|One Cannot Capture the Blowing Wind - <br/>And Even More Difficult to Capture the Agitated Mind - 0686]]|04:26 minutes from a lecture on BG 06.30-34 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One who has concentrated his mind, someway or other in Krsna, he has already attained the perfection of yoga. This is the substance of Krsna consciousness movement|Each Viṣṇu form is as good as Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa is the original candle, because from Kṛṣṇa everything expands. So one who has concentrated his mind, someway or other in Kṛṣṇa, he has already attained the perfection of yoga. This is the substance of Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690219 - Letter to Prabhas Babu written from Los Angeles|Letter to Prabhas Babu written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In the future also many Sri Murtis may be dispatched from Vrindaban and you will have to take care of them. They are all free gifts|In the future also many Sri Murtis may be dispatched from Vrindaban and you will have to take care of them. They are all free gifts.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#February 1970|1970]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700219 - Letter to Linda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Linda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If they ( following the regulative principles and chanting on your beads regularly) are made the center of our activities, then Krsna will begin to answer all questions from within how to become further advanced in His loving devotional service|I hope that you are trying to follow the regulative principles and that both you and your husband are chanting your beads regularly daily. These two duties are essential for advancement in Krsna Consciousness, and if they are made the center of our activities, then Krsna will begin to answer all questions from within how to become further advanced in His loving devotional service.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So far your dreams are concerned, it is very nice that you are thinking about Krsna Consciousness even while sleeping. Krsna is so nice that we want to remember Him even more than twenty-four hours daily|So far your dreams are concerned, it is very nice that you are thinking about Krsna Consciousness even while sleeping. Krsna is so nice that we want to remember Him even more than twenty-four hours daily. Regarding instructions from the Spiritual Master, there is no need of taking instructions spoken in dream while the Spiritual Master is still present. Lord Jagannatha is very kind, and He can also appear in mind in His own form, so why not in your dream.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700219 - Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am now delivering some lectures every Sunday at the L.A. Temple and the series may be called "Sinful Activities and Their Resultant Reactions.'' They will be transcribed here weekly, and sent to you for editing|I am now delivering some lectures every Sunday at the L.A. Temple and the series may be called "Sinful Activities and Their Resultant Reactions.'' They will be transcribed here weekly, and sent to you for editing.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700219 - Letter to Sucandra written from Los Angeles|Letter to Sucandra written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that this devotional service is so powerful that even if a devotee occasionally falls down from the standard there is no loss for him|It is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that this devotional service is so powerful that even if a devotee occasionally falls down from the standard there is no loss for him. If he is sincere, he will automatically rectify his error and Lord Krsna immediately purifies him from within. This is stated in the Bhagavad-gita also.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#February 1971|1971]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710219 - Lecture CC Madhya 06.154-155 - Gorakhpur|Lecture CC Madhya 06.154-155 - Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So long we shall want something for our sense gratification, without serving Krsna we shall suffer. That is the proposition. In different ways we shall suffer|So long we shall want something for our sense gratification, without serving Kṛṣṇa we shall suffer. That is the proposition. In different ways we shall suffer.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710219 - Letter to Gerald written from Gorakhpur|Letter to Gerald written from Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Just as it is recorded that Lord Jesus Christ said that the first commandment is that one should love God with all his heart, and soul and mind. Similarly Krsna instructs that everyone should surrender unto Him in Love|Just as it is recorded that Lord Jesus Christ said that the first commandment is that one should love God with all his heart, and soul and mind. Similarly Krsna instructs that everyone should surrender unto Him in Love. Lord Jesus says that the first thing is to develop your love for God. Krsna is God. Krsna says to love Him only. So what is the difference between the original teachings of Lord Jesus Christ and Krsna?}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Lord Jesus explains that he kept his disciples faithful to the Lord in His Holy Name. And the process of Lord Caitanya is the same - to keep one always in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead by constantly chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra|Lord Jesus explains that he kept his disciples faithful to the Lord in His Holy Name. And the process of Lord Caitanya is the same—to keep one always in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead by constantly chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, the Holy Names of the Lord. Please go on with your chanting regularly and attend the Temple classes as far as possible and be happy in Krsna Consciousness. This is the practical way to revive our dormant love of God. No other way is so effective in this age as the chanting of Hare Krsna Mahamantra.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Study our literatures with the help of other devotees and render some devotional service in the Temple or on Samkirtan Party|Study our literatures with the help of other devotees and render some devotional service in the Temple or on Samkirtan Party. As your heart becomes more and more purified by the chanting process you will feel constant happiness in Krsna's service and at that time Krsna takes all the sinful reactions from the devotee thus protecting him from all distresses of life.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710219 - Letter to Rupanuga written from Gorakhpur|Letter to Rupanuga written from Gorakhpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I expect every one of my students to come to your standard and remain steadfast in pushing on this movement of Krishna Consciousness|I expect every one of my students to come to your standard and remain steadfast in pushing on this movement of Krishna Consciousness.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#February 1972|1972]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720219 - Lecture at Caitanya Matha - Visakhapatnam|Lecture at Caitanya Matha - Visakhapatnam]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The jiva are explained in the Bhagavad-gita as part and parcel of Krsna. The example is given, just like the fire, big fire, and the sparks. The sparks are small, but, but in quality they are fire|The jīva are explained in the Bhagavad-gītā as part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. The example is given, just like the fire, big fire, and the sparks. The sparks are small, but, but in quality they are fire.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720219 - Lecture at Gaudiya Math - Visakhapatnam|Lecture at Gaudiya Math - Visakhapatnam]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The whole world is suffering on this false predominating position. The human form different parties, this party and that party. But if you have got the same disease, same disease means spirit of predominating|The whole world is suffering on this false predominating position. The human form different parties, this party and that party. But if you have got the same disease, same disease means spirit of predominating.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720219 - Letter to Sudama written from Calcutta|Letter to Sudama written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I thank you very much for the news that many cassette-tapes you have sent for continuing the taping process of my lectures and translating. Otherwise they are either unobtainable or very costly here in India, so it is a very nice service|I thank you very much for the news that many cassette-tapes you have sent for continuing the taping process of my lectures and translating. Otherwise they are either unobtainable or very costly here in India, so it is a very nice service.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Without books and magazines, what authority or what basis have we got for preaching?|Without books and magazines, what authority or what basis have we got for preaching?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720219 - Letter to Upananda written from Calcutta|Letter to Upananda written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have noted with pleasure that you are increasing your book distribution and that you have "struck at the very heart of the city of Melbourne"|I have noted with pleasure that you are increasing your book distribution and that you have "struck at the very heart of the city of Melbourne." You have understood our philosophy rightly, that we boldly challenge anyone—philosopher, scientist, educationist—to understand our philosophy, and for that we enter without hesitation into the heart of the biggest cities and preach to anyone and everyone the message of Lord Caitanya, who himself was like the lion in strength.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720219 - Letter to Upendra written from Calcutta|Letter to Upendra written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Although there is no GBC man for Far East for addressing your questions, still, as I am now old man and inclined for philosophy and translating, I am asking my disciples to kindly give me some relief from so much administrative work and asking questions|Although there is no GBC man for Far East for addressing your questions, still, as I am now old man and inclined for philosophy and translating, I am asking my disciples to kindly give me some relief from so much administrative work and asking questions. I have appointed this GBC for that purpose, and you are also senior member, and I have given you already everything, so you please consult among yourselves if you have questions.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I never asked my Spiritual Master one question except one: "How shall I serve you?"|If you are sincere to serve continuously and always chanting, all such questions become answered automatically. I never asked my Spiritual Master one question except one: "How shall I serve you?}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Kindly inform the others that I may be relieved to give you so many more nice books - that is my real desire|Kindly inform the others that I may be relieved to give you so many more nice books—that is my real desire.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#February 1973|1973]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730219 - Letter to Kirtika written from Sydney|Letter to Kirtika written from Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If your prayers are sincere then Krishna will accept them and if Krishna accepts them then automatically I accept them, and if I accept them then automatically Krishna accepts them. So like this Krishna is everywhere|If your prayers are sincere then Krishna will accept them and if Krishna accepts them then automatically I accept them, and if I accept them then automatically Krishna accepts them. So like this Krishna is everywhere. He is even between the atoms. So therefore wherever you are He will accept your prayers, and therefore I automatically accept. But the most important part again, the prayer must be sincere.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730219 - Letter to Sankarasana written from Sydney|Letter to Sankarasana written from Sydney]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I request that you write and consult with Visnu Jana Maharaja and the local GBC men, in order to bring about the realization of this proposal|All of your programs sound very pleasing to me and I request that you write and consult with Visnu Jana Maharaja and the local GBC men, in order to bring about the realization of this proposal.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#February 1974|1974]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:740219 - Morning Walk - Bombay|Morning Walk - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have got little taste of krsna-bhakti. So I have no distinction that "This is Indian. This is American. This is African." Everyone, I am giving this hari-nama. This is sarva-bhuta-hite ratah, no distinction|I have got little taste of krsna-bhakti. So I have no distinction that "This is Indian. This is American. This is African." Everyone, I am giving this hari-nama. This is sarva-bhuta-hite ratah, no distinction. We are trying to give protection to the cows, to the animals, to the trees. This is sarva-bhuta-hite ratah.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:740219 - Lecture BG 07.04 - Bombay|Lecture BG 07.04 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|nJRP86izxgk|[[Vaniquotes:Wherefrom the citric acid chemical comes? Because the living entity's there in the tree. Therefore the conclusion should be the chemicals come from life; life does not come from chemical|Chemicals Come From Life; Life Does Not Come From Chemical - 0723]]|05:35 minutes from a lecture on BG 07.04 in Bombay}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Wherefrom the citric acid chemical comes? Because the living entity's there in the tree. Therefore the conclusion should be the chemicals come from life; life does not come from chemical|Now, take one lemon tree. It is a living entity, and it is producing at least hundreds of pounds of citric acid, lemons. Everyone knows. You take fifty lemons today, again take fifty lemons, and if you extract the lemons, you'll find extensive quantity of citric acid. So wherefrom the citric acid chemical comes? Because the living entity's there in the tree. Therefore the conclusion should be the chemicals come from life; life does not come from chemical.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Everyone has got experience. When we want to do something wrong, there is conscience: "Don't do it." "No, no, let me do." There is struggle. So this is the struggle between the soul and the Supersoul|Everyone has got experience. When we want to do something wrong, there is conscience: "Don't do it." "No, no, let me do." There is struggle. So this is the struggle between the soul and the Supersoul. But when you're persistent, that "I must do it," then the Supersoul orders, "All right, you can do at your own risk." That is called karma-phala.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One must go to the guru. And who is guru? Guru, srotriyam brahma-nistham - "One who has heard from the parampara system and he has become completely convinced in the understanding of Brahman"|One must go to the guru. And who is guru? Guru, śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham—"One who has heard from the paramparā system and he has become completely convinced in the understanding of Brahman."}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#February 1975|1975]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750219 - Conversation - Caracas|Conversation - Caracas]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This life, human life, is distinguished from animal life because the animal cannot inquire about transcendence|This life, human life, is distinguished from animal life because the animal cannot inquire about transcendence. The human life, if it is not interested in transcendence, then he is animal.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750219 - Letter to Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay written from Caracas|Letter to Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay written from Caracas]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I shall seriously see that all such undesirable things may not happen in the future|I shall seriously see that all such undesirable things may not happen in the future.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750219 - Letter to Govinda Datta written from Caracas|Letter to Govinda Datta written from Caracas]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very glad that you are eager to see our foreign temples and that you wanted my advice in this connection|I am very glad that you are eager to see our foreign temples and that you wanted my advice in this connection.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750219 - Letter to Gunagrahi written from Caracas|Letter to Gunagrahi written from Caracas]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have accepted upon your recommendation Dan for first initiation. His name is Dvarakaraja dasa|I have accepted upon your recommendation Dan for first initiation. His name is Dvarakaraja dasa. His beads may be chanted upon by Kirtanananda Svami or Satsvarupa Maharaja. I have also accepted Matanga das and Vamsi dasa for 2nd initiation.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#February 1976|1976]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760219 - Morning Walk - Mayapur|Morning Walk - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The other day one professor came to see me from Khabudvipa(?). He was very submissive, but still, he would argue like this, that "Whatever Krsna is making me to do, I am doing." So I told him, "Krsna is asking you to surrender. Why don't you surrender?"|The other day one professor came to see me from Khabudvipa(?). He was very submissive, but still, he would argue like this, that "Whatever Krsna is making me to do, I am doing." So I told him, "Krsna is asking you to surrender. Why don't you surrender?" "No, when He will will, I shall surrender."}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760219 - Lecture SB 07.09.12 - Mayapur|Lecture SB 07.09.12 - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Anu means repetition, and anu means following the footsteps of authority, spiritual master, anu. Our process is anu. We don't manufacture anything. We simply follow|Anu means repetition, and anu means following the footsteps of authority, spiritual master, anu. Our process is anu. We don't manufacture anything. We simply follow.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The central point is to love Krsna and offer Him service, but that service may be of variety|The central point is to love Kṛṣṇa and offer Him service, but that service may be of variety. Variety. You cannot claim that because you are serving Kṛṣṇa in a type, and therefore... If somebody is serving in a different way—must be approved by the authorities—you cannot criticize him. Varieties. Variety is the mother of enjoyment. The same vegetable, the same ghee, the same salt, same spices, but there are varieties of preparations. That is required. We Vaiṣṇava, we want varieties. Bahūnmukhi-sevā.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760219 - Letter to Manager, Central Bank of India written from Mayapur|Letter to Manager, Central Bank of India written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760219 - Letter to Dwipen Chakravorty written from Mayapur|Letter to Dwipen Chakravorty written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Please kindly come to see me here. I can provide all accommodations for you and your good wife, Uma and any others you wish to bring|Please kindly come to see me here. I can provide all accommodations for you and your good wife, Uma and any others you wish to bring.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760219 - Letter to Sridhara written from Mayapur|Letter to Sridhara written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Herewith Vrindaban is going to you. Please hand over the key as I instructed you and take the letters signed by him. Make three (3) copies in the letter heading of Vrinda Book Co|Herewith Vrindaban is going to you. Please hand over the key as I instructed you and take the letters signed by him. Make three (3) copies in the letter heading of Vrinda Book Co. Keep two (2) copies with you and one (1) copy give to Vrindaban. I hope you have already furnished the room, if not do it quickly because they will enter the house tomorrow in the morning.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1977#February 1977|1977]] - February 19 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:770219 - Conversation A - Mayapur|Conversation A - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Some more money is spent or less money, that doesn't matter. We want to see whether the result is there. I understand in that way|Some more money is spent or less money, that doesn't matter. We want to see whether the result is there. I understand in that way. Phalena paricīyate. Account... You may spend ten rupees more or less; it doesn't matter. I never kept. I want to see the result, that's all. I was asking Tripurāri that whether this opposition has hurt our book selling. He said no. Is it all right?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770219 - Conversation B - Mayapur|Conversation B - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Yes, it is worst. Because I am spirit soul, I am now imprisoned with this material body. It is my unnatural state, and I am eternal, and because I have accepted this material body I have to undergo birth, death, old age and disease|Yes, it is worst. Because I am spirit soul, I am now imprisoned with this material body. It is my unnatural state, and I am eternal, and because I have accepted this material body I have to undergo birth, death, old age and disease. So that is my effort, how to get out of this material body and remain in my original spiritual identity. That is our whole propaganda. We think material atmosphere is our imprisonment, suffering. Material body means suffering. Otherwise I am eternal, blissful, full with knowledge. That is my position.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The rascals, they agree to die. We do not agree to die. We want to come to our original position, no more death. This is our motto|Why shall I die? The rascals, they agree to die. We do not agree to die. We want to come to our original position, no more death. This is our motto, because we get information from the Bhagavad-gītā, na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre (BG 2.20).}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Jesus Christ was crucified. He didn't mind. So if you are unnecessarily prosecuting us, we don't mind. We must go on with our duty. We cannot give it up|Jesus Christ was crucified. He didn't mind. So if you are unnecessarily prosecuting us, we don't mind. We must go on with our duty. We cannot give it up.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770219 - Conversation C - Mayapur|Conversation C - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|By this agitation our position will be improved. Prahlada Maharaja was suppressed in so many means. What was loss on his part? He improved more and more, more and more|By this agitation our position will be improved. Prahlāda Mahārāja was suppressed in so many means. What was loss on his part? He improved more and more, more and more. If Christ were not crucified, then his cult would not have spread so much all over the world.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770219 - Conversation D - Mayapur|Conversation D - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We have got tremendous business. Village to village, distribute these books and sankirtana. You don't require language. Chant Hare Krsna and distribute the... Bas. And prasada distribution. It doesn't matter who is doing|We have got tremendous business. Village to village, distribute these books and sankirtana. You don't require language. Chant Hare Krsna and distribute the... Bas. And prasada distribution. It doesn't matter who is doing.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770219 - Conversation E - Mayapur|Conversation E - Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Therefore we say that "Why not in the fire?" If there is life in water, why not in the fire? You cannot see. You have no eyes. There is life, and Krsna says, nainam dahati pavakah (BG 2.23)|They're alive. Sarva-ga. Therefore we say that "Why not in the fire?" If there is life in water, why not in the fire? You cannot see. You have no eyes. There is life, and Kṛṣṇa says, nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ (BG 2.23). Fire does not burn the living being, so why they will be not in fire? And Kṛṣṇa said, imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham (BG 4.1). He entered the sun planet.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770219 - Letter to Pusta Krsna written from Mayapur|Letter to Pusta Krsna written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As for your idea that your preaching will be more appreciated in the west if you are a professional or professor, we are already being appreciated by the professors. We don't want more|As for your idea that your preaching will be more appreciated in the west if you are a professional or professor, we are already being appreciated by the professors. We don't want more. That is not our achievement. Real achievement is how we are advanced in Krsna Consciousness. That does not depend on degrees. As stated in the Bhagavatam, ahaituki apratihata, devotional service has to be executed without any condition, and there is no impediment. One doesn't become a great devotee on account of university degrees.}} | |||
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1966 - February 19
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Not only Arjuna, but every one of us is always full of anxieties due to our, this material existence. Asad-grahāt. It is... Our existence is in the environment, or atmosphere, of nonexistence. But actually, we are not nonexistent. Our existence is eternal, but some way or other we are put into this asat. Asat means which does not exist." |
| 660219-20 - Lecture BG Introduction - New York |
1968 - February 19
1969 - February 19
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Simply if you chant "Kṛṣṇa" and if you hear, automatically your mind is fixed up in Kṛṣṇa. That means the yoga system is immediately attained. Because the whole yoga system is to concentrate your mind on the form of Viṣṇu, and Kṛṣṇa is the original personality of expansion of Viṣṇu forms. Kṛṣṇa is... Just like here is a lamp. Now, from this lamp, from this candle, you can bring another candle, you can kindle it. Then another, another, another—thousands of candle you can expand. In each candle is as powerful as this candle. There is no doubt about it. But one has to take this candle as the original candle. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa is expanding in millions of Viṣṇu forms. Each Viṣṇu form is as good as Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa is the original candle because from Kṛṣṇa everything expands." |
| 690219 - Lecture BG 06.30-34 - Los Angeles |
1970 - February 19
1971 - February 19
1972 - February 19
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Kindly inform the others that I may be relieved to give you so many more nice books—that is my real desire. |
1973 - February 19
1974 - February 19
1975 - February 19
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I am very glad that you are eager to see our foreign temples and that you wanted my advice in this connection. |
1976 - February 19
- Letter to Manager, Central Bank of India written from Mayapur
- Letter to Dwipen Chakravorty written from Mayapur
1977 - February 19
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