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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#January 1968|1968]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680113 - Letter to Andrea Temple written from Los Angeles|Letter to Andrea Temple written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I appreciate your sincere interest in this Krishna Conscious philosophy and this Sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya. I have also heard how you typed Sri Sri Brahma Samhita and I am very pleased with your sincere service|I appreciate your sincere interest in this Krishna Conscious philosophy and this Sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya. I have also heard how you typed Sri Sri Brahma Samhita and I am very pleased with your sincere service.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680113 - Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Dear Lord, I am not afraid of this your fierceful feature, but I am afraid of the repeated cycle of birth and death in the material existence|The big jaws and nails of the Lord Nrsimhadeva and fiery tongue of the Lord, and gigantic Lion's Head did not create any fierceful havoc before Prahlada Maharaja. He said, "My Dear Lord, I am not afraid of this your fierceful feature, but I am afraid of the repeated cycle of birth and death in the material existence." That instruction is very valuable.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The ecstasy of separation of Spiritual Master is even greater ecstasy than meeting with Him|The ecstasy of separation of Spiritual Master is even greater ecstasy than meeting with Him. Please continue your excellent service and I will always be so pleased with your sincere service, as I am so much happy with you.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680113 - Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Pradyumna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Gaurasundara will be helping me prepare this Brahma Samhita. After you finish transliteration of Brahma Samhita then we shall see for Srimad-Bhagavatam|Please get the copy of Sri Sri Brahma Samhita, and begin the transliteration. I think you know the diacritical marks for transliteration; please use them. Please send me full photostat copy of the original Brahma Samhita. I shall begin writing my own commentation after my Guru Maharaja. Gaurasundara will be helping me prepare this Brahma Samhita. After you finish transliteration of Brahma Samhita then we shall see for Srimad-Bhagavatam.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#January 1969|1969]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:690113 - Lecture BG 04.26-30 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 04.26-30 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690113 - Lecture Excerpt - Los Angeles|Lecture Excerpt - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690113LE-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavata says that "Nobody should desire to become a father, nobody should desire to become a mother, unless one is able to save the child from the impending death." So that is also the duty of spiritual master. One should not become a spiritual master unless one is able to save the disciple from impending death. So what is that impending death? Impending death means... Because we are spirit soul, we have no death. But impending death means of this body. So it is the duty of spiritual master, it is the duty of the parents, it is the duty of the state, it is the duty of kinsmen, friends, everyone, to save people from this impending birth and death."|Vanisource:690113 - Lecture Excerpt - Los Angeles|690113 - Lecture Excerpt - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krsna consciousness will save not only humanity but the living entities from this disastrous position of repeated birth and death|This Kṛṣṇa consciousness will save not only humanity but the living entities from this disastrous position of repeated birth and death. The Bhagavad-gītā, therefore, they stress on this point. Lord Kṛṣṇa stresses that janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam: "You are very much proud of your knowledge, but if you want to be at all a man of knowledge, a man of wisdom, then you should first of all keep before you the problems of birth, death, old age and disease, because your so-called advancement of knowledge cannot make a solution of this birth, death, old age and disease.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Although a physical body is not present, the vibration should be accepted as the presence of the spiritual master, vibration. What we have heard from the spiritual master, that is living|Guruṣu means those who are ācāryas, to accept their body as ordinary man's body, this is denied in the śāstras. So although a physical body is not present, the vibration should be accepted as the presence of the spiritual master, vibration. What we have heard from the spiritual master, that is living.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This movement was started by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, and then it was entrusted to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Then we are trying to serve his word|This movement was started by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, and then it was entrusted to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Then we are trying to serve his word.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690113 - Letter to Madhavi Lata written from Los Angeles|Letter to Madhavi Lata written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You have tried to explain the reasons for your recent traveling excursions, but there is no need to explain; the reason is that you are restless. I wanted you to concentrate your mind on painting and utilizing your talents for Krishna's service|You have tried to explain the reasons for your recent traveling excursions, but there is no need to explain; the reason is that you are restless. I wanted you to concentrate your mind on painting and utilizing your talents for Krishna's service, but you do not hear me. Any place that you want to live, that is all right, but why don't you use your talents? That you cannot do, and it is your misfortune.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:690113 - Letter to Mrs. Hochner written from Los Angeles|Letter to Mrs. Hochner written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My endeavors might be sincere, but without their cooperation I could not have executed my mission so quickly|My endeavors might be sincere, but without their cooperation I could not have executed my mission so quickly. I thank you once more for your becoming the mother of two devotee girls.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#January 1970|1970]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700113 - Letter to Bank of Baroda Calcutta written from Los Angeles|Letter to Bank of Baroda Calcutta written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am negotiating with one Mr. Javarali for purchasing a piece of land priced near about 13,000 Rs. Now, if I send you the equivalent in American dollars, whether it will be possible for you to pay him the above approximate price?|I am negotiating with one Mr. Javarali for purchasing a piece of land priced near about 13,000 Rs. Now, if I send you the equivalent in American dollars, whether it will be possible for you to pay him the above approximate price on delivery of the registered conveyance deed?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700113 - Letter to Bank of Baroda Delhi written from Los Angeles|Letter to Bank of Baroda Delhi written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700113 - Letter to Punjab National Bank written from Los Angeles|Letter to Punjab National Bank written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700113 - Letter to Sethji written from Los Angeles|Letter to Sethji written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krishna Consciousness Movement is so nice that it can adjust the disagreement between socialism and capitalism|Krishna Consciousness Movement is so nice that it can adjust the disagreement between socialism and capitalism. At the present moment, neither of these isms is perfect from the philosophical point of view, but if both parties take this common formula of Krishna Consciousness each one will supplement the other.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#January 1973|1973]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730113 - Lecture BG 07.01 - Bombay|Lecture BG 07.01 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|9jLXsKW5naM|[[Vaniquotes:There is definition of Bhagavan. Not that any rascal advertises himself Bhagavan and he becomes Bhagavan. No. Parasara Muni, father of Vyasadeva, gave us what we mean by Bhagavan|Definition of Bhagavan - 0709]]|06:13 minutes from a lecture on BG 07.01 in Bombay}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We speak about God, they think that "These people have become crazy. They are, in this modern civilization, talking of God. What is this nonsense?" This is the position. But that is not the fact. God is there|We do not know what is Supreme Personality of Godhead. We do not know what is God. Everything forgotten. If there is, we speak about God, they think that "These people have become crazy. They are, in this modern civilization, talking of God. What is this nonsense?" This is the position. But that is not the fact. God is there.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There is definition of Bhagavan. Not that any rascal advertises himself Bhagavan and he becomes Bhagavan. No. Parasara Muni, father of Vyasadeva, gave us what we mean by Bhagavan|There is definition of Bhagavān. Not that any rascal advertises himself Bhagavān and he becomes Bhagavān. No. Parāśara Muni, father of Vyāsadeva, gave us what we mean by Bhagavān. Bhaga means opulence, and vān means one who possesses opulence.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you love your society, your friends, your country, your family, yourself, your dog, everything, if you love Krsna, all love will be distributed|You pour water on the every leaf, I think you'll have no time. "Oh, there are millions of leaves. How we can...?" No. Take the root and pour water and it will reach. That is the way. Similarly, if you love your society, your friends, your country, your family, yourself, your dog, everything, if you love Kṛṣṇa, all love will be distributed. But if you don't love Kṛṣṇa, if you simply love this, simply love that, simply that, it will be never be perfect.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#January 1974|1974]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:740113 - Lecture SB 01.16.18 - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.16.18 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/740113SB-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"The actually religious principle is lost in this age, and without becoming religious there is no human society; this is animal society. That is the distinction between animal and man: the cats and dogs, they have no church, they have no temple, they have no mosque. They are naked, loitering in the street, having sexual intercourse on the street. There is no restriction—live like anything, do like anything. That is animal life, animal. Dharmeṇa hīnāḥ paśubhiḥ samānāḥ. If religious principles are not accepted, there is lacking in the human society, nārakaī upa(?) kalpate. It becomes a nāra, hell."|Vanisource:740113 - Lecture SB 01.16.18 - Los Angeles|740113 - Lecture SB 01.16.18 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As the religious principles are reducing, so many other things are reducing, of which the duration of life, bodily strength, mercifulness, memory|As the religious principles are reducing, so many other things are reducing, of which the duration of life, bodily strength, mercifulness, memory… In this way we are becoming almost on the level of animals.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#January 1976|1976]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Morning Walk - Calcutta|Morning Walk - Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Dishonest. They are producing only dishonest men|Dishonest. They are producing only dishonest men.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Lecture SB 05.05.02 Bengali - Calcutta|Lecture SB 05.05.02 Bengali - Calcutta]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Letter to Aksayananda written from Calcutta|Letter to Aksayananda written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Dramas are alright if you can perform them nicely. Even if you don't speak them in English, they can be rendered into Hindi on the microphone while the drama goes on. But the puppet shows should be stopped. It is nonsense|Dramas are alright if you can perform them nicely. Even if you don't speak them in English, they can be rendered into Hindi on the microphone while the drama goes on. But the puppet shows should be stopped. It is nonsense.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Letter to Brahmananda written from Calcutta|Letter to Brahmananda written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our movement is so large it requires expert management and strong vigilence. Now you (a GBC member) are finding out so many things were mismanaged, but why didn't you find out before? What is the use of complaining now?|Our movement is so large it requires expert management and strong vigilence. Now you (a GBC member) are finding out so many things were mismanaged, but why didn't you find out before? What is the use of complaining now?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Letter to Jayatirtha written from Calcutta|Letter to Jayatirtha written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So far your suggestion that they sew clothes for the sannyasis Deities it is not possible. Sannyasis may have no connection with women|So far your suggestion that they sew clothes for the sannyasis Deities it is not possible. Sannyasis may have no connection with women.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Letter to Sri K. Raghupati Rao written from Calcutta|Letter to Sri K. Raghupati Rao written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krishna is not an ordinary human being. How can you think that Krishna is contradicting Himself in His own statements? It is your concoction.The jiva is jivatma and Krishna is paramatma. Where is the contradiction?|Krishna is not an ordinary human being. How can you think that Krishna is contradicting Himself in His own statements? It is your concoction.The jiva is jivatma and Krishna is paramatma. Where is the contradiction?}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760113 - Letter to Yamuna and Dinatarine written from Calcutta|Letter to Yamuna and Dinatarine written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|That should be the ideal example. Women when not with husband must live very very humbly and simple life|Sita Devi, Mother Laksmi, wife of Lord Ramacandra, went to live with Valmiki Muni in a cottage. Although she was a King's daughter and a King's wife, she preferred to live very humbly in the cottage of Valmiki Muni with two sons in the absence of Ramacandra. That should be the ideal example. Women when not with husband must live very very humbly and simple life.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1977#January 1977|1977]] - January 13 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:770113 - Lecture - Allahabad|Lecture - Allahabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This Krsna consciousness movement means vairagya-vidya, to become detestful to this material world. Because we are not becoming detestful. The karmis, they are more and more becoming entangled: "Give me this, give me that, give me that"|This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means vairāgya-vidyā, to become detestful to this material world. Because we are not becoming detestful. The karmīs, they are more and more becoming entangled: "Give me this, give me that, give me that"; ultimately, "Give me the post of Brahmā," "Give me the post of Indra." So their business is simply "give me." So they are karmīs.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|He's actually yogi, that always trying to seize the lotus feet of Krsna, so that gradually they’ll be promoted to the pure devotional stage. So unless one is situated in pure devotional stage, the perfection will be not be there|He's actually yogī, that always trying to seize the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, so that gradually they’ll be promoted to the pure devotional stage. So unless one is situated in pure devotional stage, the perfection will be not be there. Mām upetya kaunteya duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam (BG 8.15). Even if he becomes a very big yogī, he has to undergo suffering, duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam. This world is like that.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770113 - Conversation - Allahabad|Conversation - Allahabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|They thought, "This man is grhastha. He is embarassed with family life. What he'll do?" That was their impression. But I never neglected. Guru Maharaja told me|I started my activities when I was seventy years old. So they thought, "This man is gṛhastha. He is embarassed with family life. What he'll do?" (laughs) That was their impression. But I never neglected. Guru Mahārāja told me. I was simply thinking, "How to do it? How to do it?" I thought, "Let me become a rich businessman. The money will be required." That was my thought. But Guru Mahārāja was asking me, "You give up this. I'll give you money." That I could not understand. I was planning. My plan was not wrong. But I was thinking "The money required, so let me earn some money. Then I shall begin."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Materially he helped Guru Maharaja how to organize. Therefore he liked him, that "This man is expert manager"|Materially he helped Guru Maharaja how to organize. Therefore he liked him, that "This man is expert manager."}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770113 - Letter to Jayatirtha written from Allahabad|Letter to Jayatirtha written from Allahabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|When there was another party, then the 105 brothers (Kurus and Pandavas) were together. In this way, we must cooperate to spread Krsna consciousness|This transcendental competition is very encouraging. But combined together, we must defeat Maya and her influence. When the Kurus and the Pandavas used to fight, there were 100 brothers on one side, and 5 brothers on the other side. But when there was another party, then the 105 brother were together. In this way, we must cooperate to spread Krsna consciousness.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770113 - Letter to Sudama written from Allahabad|Letter to Sudama written from Allahabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have no objection to your worshiping my murti for Guru Puja. But for placing in the temple there must be a pair of murtis, (my Guru Maharaja must be there) as in Krsna-Balarama Mandir, and they must be permanently installed|I have no objection to your worshiping my murti for Guru Puja. But for placing in the temple there must be a pair of murtis, (my Guru Maharaja must be there) as in Krsna-Balarama Mandir, and they must be permanently installed. This may be done in accord with the temple authorities. Or else you may worship one murti of myself privately in your room.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770113 - Letter to Uthal written from Allahabad|Letter to Uthal written from Allahabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Getting and managing a farm is a good proposal. I am encouraging farm projects everywhere. That is a very important, solid program|Getting and managing a farm is a good proposal. I am encouraging farm projects everywhere. That is a very important, solid program. So do this enthusiastically and Krsna will be pleased.}} | |||
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1968 - January 13
1969 - January 13
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Śrīmad-Bhāgavata says that "Nobody should desire to become a father, nobody should desire to become a mother, unless one is able to save the child from the impending death." So that is also the duty of spiritual master. One should not become a spiritual master unless one is able to save the disciple from impending death. So what is that impending death? Impending death means... Because we are spirit soul, we have no death. But impending death means of this body. So it is the duty of spiritual master, it is the duty of the parents, it is the duty of the state, it is the duty of kinsmen, friends, everyone, to save people from this impending birth and death." |
| 690113 - Lecture Excerpt - Los Angeles |
1970 - January 13
- Letter to Bank of Baroda Delhi written from Los Angeles
- Letter to Punjab National Bank written from Los Angeles
- Letter to Sethji written from Los Angeles
1973 - January 13
1974 - January 13
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "The actually religious principle is lost in this age, and without becoming religious there is no human society; this is animal society. That is the distinction between animal and man: the cats and dogs, they have no church, they have no temple, they have no mosque. They are naked, loitering in the street, having sexual intercourse on the street. There is no restriction—live like anything, do like anything. That is animal life, animal. Dharmeṇa hīnāḥ paśubhiḥ samānāḥ. If religious principles are not accepted, there is lacking in the human society, nārakaī upa(?) kalpate. It becomes a nāra, hell." |
| 740113 - Lecture SB 01.16.18 - Los Angeles |
1976 - January 13
 vanipedia.org |
Dishonest. They are producing only dishonest men. |
1977 - January 13
 vanipedia.org |
Materially he helped Guru Maharaja how to organize. Therefore he liked him, that "This man is expert manager." |
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