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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#January 1966|1966]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:660114 - Letter to Mr. A. B. Hartman written from New York|Letter to Mr. A. B. Hartman written from New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As there is now great difficulty for getting money from India therefore I am requesting you to allow me the place for use of the International Institution For God consciousness at least for some time|As there is now great difficulty for getting money from India therefore I am requesting you to allow me the place for use of the International Institution For God consciousness at least for some time. The house is lying vacant for so many days without any use.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#January 1968|1968]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680114 - Letter to Kancanbala written from Los Angeles|Letter to Kancanbala written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Whatever you are doing at the present moment is approved by me and I think on account of your becoming a sincere soul, Krishna is dictating from within and you are doing things so nicely|My sincere blessings are for you for your nice prosecution of Krishna Consciousness. Whatever you are doing at the present moment is approved by me and I think on account of your becoming a sincere soul, Krishna is dictating from within and you are doing things so nicely.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There are two gurus—one internal and the other external. The internal Guru is Krishna Himself seated in everyone's heart, and the external Guru is the Spiritual Master|There are two gurus—one internal and the other external. The internal Guru is Krishna Himself seated in everyone's heart, and the external Guru is the Spiritual Master. So a sincere devotee is helped both externally and internally. To the sincere devotee the internal Guru Krishna dictates, but the thing has to be conformed by the external Guru then it is all right.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680114 - Letter to Umapati written from Los Angeles|Letter to Umapati written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very poor and therefore I can pray only to Krishna for your guidance. Krishna is Absolute and we are all under His guidance but the bona fide Spiritual Master is accepted as guidance because he is transparent via media between Krishna and the devotee|I thank you very much for your acceptance of my guidance. My guidance means Krishna's guidance. I am very poor and therefore I can pray only to Krishna for your guidance. Krishna is Absolute and we are all under His guidance but the bona fide Spiritual Master is accepted as guidance because he is transparent via media between Krishna and the devotee. The devotee has no access to Krishna without the via media.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Kirtanananda's refusal to accept the Parampara system and authority of the scriptures is the cause of his misfortune|Kirtanananda's refusal to accept the Parampara system and authority of the scriptures is the cause of his misfortune. His version that the sun and the sunshine are one and the same is right, but when the sunshine is in the room it is not correct to say that the sun is in the room. His knowledge therefore is imperfect and therefore he cannot be a preacher. He is therefore contemplating for starting nightclub of the psychedelic type. His association is not desirable for the present neither I can think of his future correction.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My dear boy, please remember that Maya is very strong. Any one of us can be arrested by her at any moment if we are not strongly attached to Krishna Consciousness|My dear boy, please remember that Maya is very strong. Any one of us can be arrested by her at any moment if we are not strongly attached to Krishna Consciousness. So my request to you and all others is to follow the principles of Krishna Consciousness adherently and there is no danger however the Maya may be strong.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#January 1969|1969]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:690114 - Lecture BG 04.39-42 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 04.39-42 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690114BG-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66 (1972)|BG 18.66]]): "You give up all other engagement. Simply surrender unto Me." That is knowledge. So one who has attained this knowledge... Now, this is the beginning. This is the stepping stone in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, that simply..., one who is firmly convinced that "Simply by executing the duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, my all other functions will be nicely done.""|Vanisource:690114 - Lecture BG 04.39-42 - Los Angeles|690114 - Lecture BG 04.39-42 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are following the old principles. We do not say something new. The old saying, as Krsna said five thousand years ago|Out of disgust, everyone is trying to follow his own principle, whatever he likes. And there are some missionary activities. They also advocate that "You can do whatever you like, and you will get God." So people are trying like that. But our process is different. We are following the old principles. We do not say something new. The old saying, as Kṛṣṇa said five thousand years ago, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). So nothing new. We are simply repeating.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So to understand this fact, that simply by engaging oneself into the activities of Krsna consciousness everything is completely done, this is called faith. Faith, strong faith, unflinching faith|So to understand this fact, that simply by engaging oneself into the activities of Kṛṣṇa consciousness everything is completely done, this is called faith. Faith, strong faith, unflinching faith. That is the last instruction of Bhagavad-gītā. Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: BG 18.66 "You give up all other engagement. Simply surrender unto Me." That is knowledge.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The yoga system instructed in this chapter is called sanatana-yoga, or eternal activities performed by the living entity. This yoga has two divisions of action, called sacrifices|The yoga system instructed in this chapter is called sanātana-yoga, or eternal activities performed by the living entity. This yoga has two divisions of action, called sacrifices. One is called sacrifice of one's material possessions, and the other is called knowledge of self, which is pure spiritual activity. If sacrifice of one's material possessions is not dovetailed for spiritual realization, then such sacrifice becomes material. But one who performs such sacrifices for a spiritual objective or in devotional service, makes a perfect sacrifice.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The subject matter of Bhagavad-gita is to know five things, to know what are these living entities, what is God, what is nature, and what is time, and what is work|The subject matter of Bhagavad-gītā is to know five things, to know what are these living entities, what is God, what is nature, and what is time, and what is work. These five subject matters are there: God, the living entities, the nature, the time, and the work. These things are there.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#January 1970|1970]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700114 - Letter to Executive Senior Editor of Los Angeles Times written from Los Angeles|Letter to Executive Senior Editor of Los Angeles Times written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This is the only movement which can save the confused frustrated younger generation. I invite all responsible guardians of this country to understand this transcendental movement and then give us all honest facilities to spread it for everyone's benefit|This is the only movement which can save the confused frustrated younger generation. I invite all responsible guardians of this country to understand this transcendental movement and then give us all honest facilities to spread it for everyone's benefit.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700114 - Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles|Letter to Hayagriva written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I accept you all as assistants or representatives of my Guru Maharaja Who is still helping me because I am so feeble and unworthy|He (my Guru Maharaja) is so kind upon me that when I came to your country, where I was completely unknown, He sent to me some good souls like you unsolicited. So I accept you all as assistants or representatives of my Guru Maharaja Who is still helping me because I am so feeble and unworthy.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The business which we have taken to work together is neither your business nor my business as far we are personally concerned, but it is the business of Lord Caitanya and His bona fide servants like my Guru Maharaja|The business which we have taken to work together is neither your business nor my business as far we are personally concerned, but it is the business of Lord Caitanya and His bona fide servants like my Guru Maharaja.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This is His special mercy upon me and I always think about this with gratitude to this exalted personality coming directly from Vaikuntha World and we had the great fortune to meet Him| This is His special mercy upon me and I always think about this with gratitude to this exalted personality coming directly from Vaikuntha World and we had the great fortune to meet Him. I think that is the only credit on our part that we happened to meet Him by some "ajnata sukriti" or unknown auspicious activities.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In fact I am a worthless person because my Spiritual Master ordered me to take up this work in 1922 but I did not carry his order until 1958|Actually I am not worthy of any one of the words spoken by you but all of them are due to my Spiritual Master Who was so kind to me. In fact I am a worthless person because my Spiritual Master ordered me to take up this work in 1922 but I did not carry his order until 1958, when I was obliged to carry out His order by His arrangement only. This means although I was not very enthusiastic to carry out His order He forced me circumstantially to accept it.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700114 - Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jadurani written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Being in the disciplic succession of Prahlada Maharaja certainly we are not interested for our personal liberation as much as we want to work for the liberation of the conditioned souls because Krishna desires it|Being in the disciplic succession of Prahlada Maharaja certainly we are not interested for our personal liberation as much as we want to work for the liberation of the conditioned souls because Krishna desires it.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There are millions of Krishna Temples in India and there is not a single Hindu who does not worship Krishna. Therefore, this Krishna Consciousness movement is not a concocted idea|So far Hindu religion is concerned, there are millions of Krishna Temples in India and there is not a single Hindu who does not worship Krishna. Therefore, this Krishna Consciousness movement is not a concocted idea. We invite all scholars, philosophers, religionists or members of the general public to understand this movement by critical study. And if one does so seriously, one will understand the sublime position of this great movement.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#January 1972|1972]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720114 - Lecture Hindi - Jaipur|Lecture Hindi - Jaipur]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#January 1973|1973]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730114 - Lecture Pandal - Bombay|Lecture Pandal - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Education means one becomes gentle, sober, cool-headed. Therefore it is said, vidya-vinaya-sampanne. When one is learned, advanced in education, he must be very gentle, not haughty|When one is actually paṇḍita, learned, he becomes sama-darśī. Vidyā-vinaya-sampanne: one learned brāhmaṇa, gentle brāhmaṇa. Vidyā dadāti namratā. Education means one becomes gentle, sober, cool-headed. Therefore it is said, vidya-vinaya-sampanne. When one is learned, advanced in education, he must be very gentle, not haughty. So vidyā-vinaya-sampanne gavi hastini.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Dharma generally in English is translated: religion. Religion means a kind of faith|Dharma generally in English is translated: "religion." Religion means a kind of faith, "I believe in such and such faith"—"I believe in the Muhammadan faith," "I believe in Christian faith," "I believe in Buddha faith." But actually, dharma does not mean faith. Dharma means characteristic. What is that characteristic? Just like every thing, every little item has got its characteristic. Just like take for example chili, it is very hot. The more the chili is hot, it is good. But if the sugar becomes hot like chili, immediately rejected. But if the chili is hot, you accept, "It is good chili." Similarly, dharma means characteristics of the living entity.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#January 1975|1975]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750114 - Lecture SB 03.26.39 - Bombay|Lecture SB 03.26.39 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|9HGc1oWsn6o|[[Vaniquotes:Because the mind is now contaminated, and under the creation of senses and sense activities, we are making millions and trillions of ideas and become entangled in that idea|We Are Making Millions and Trillions <br/>of Ideas and Becoming Entangled in Those Ideas - 0710]]|06:13 minutes from a lecture on SB 03.26.39 in Bombay}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Because the mind is now contaminated, and under the creation of senses and sense activities, we are making millions and trillions of ideas and become entangled in that idea|Because the mind is now contaminated, and under the creation of senses and sense activities, we are making millions and trillions of ideas and become entangled in that idea. We have to accept millions and trillions of body and then go on in the cycle of birth, death, old age and disease. This is implication. So purify the mind.}} | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/750114SB-BOMBAY_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"The eternal form is veṇuṁ kvaṇantam (Bs. 5.30): Kṛṣṇa is always playing on His flute. That is eternal form. His eternal pastimes and eternal form is in Vṛndāvana. He does not go anywhere personally, leaving Vṛndāvana. Padam ekaṁ na gacchati (Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.5.461). He is always in Vṛndāvana, but at the same time He is everywhere."|Vanisource:750114 - Lecture SB 03.26.39 - Bombay|750114 - Lecture SB 03.26.39 - Bombay}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The yoga system is for that purpose. Those who are too much bodily concept of life, bodily consciousness, they should practice this yoga—hatha-yoga, astanga-yoga—so that the mind can be purified|The yoga system is for that purpose. Those who are too much bodily concept of life, bodily consciousness, they should practice this yoga—haṭha-yoga, aṣṭāṅga-yoga—so that the mind can be purified. As soon as the mind is purified, then all this expansion into thousands and millions of ideas will be controlled, and the only idea will be Kṛṣṇa.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The Muhammadans, they call it harama. So when he was attacked, he said harama. So harama. But it was taken as "Ha Rama," "O Rama," and he was liberated|There is a verse in Nṛsiṁha-Purāṇa that one Muhammadan died calling hārāma. They say hārāma. Anything against their religion is called hārāma. So he was trapped by a boar, and the boars, the pigs, they... The Muhammadans, they call it hārāma. So when he was attacked, he said hārāma. So hārāma. But it was taken as "Hā Rāma," "O Rāma," and he was liberated.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750114 - Letter to Madhava Maharaja written from Bombay|Letter to Madhava Maharaja written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I understand from the letter of Asita das that he has gone to your place in Jagannatha Puri. He has asked permission from me for taking initiation from you. I have given him my permission and you can initiate him if you like|I understand from the letter of Asita das that he has gone to your place in Jagannatha Puri. He has asked permission from me for taking initiation from you. I have given him my permission and you can initiate him if you like}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#January 1976|1976]] - January 14 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760114 - Lecture SB 05.05.02 Bengali - Calcutta|Lecture SB 05.05.02 Bengali - Calcutta]]''' | |||
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- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1966 - January 14
1968 - January 14
1969 - January 14
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66): "You give up all other engagement. Simply surrender unto Me." That is knowledge. So one who has attained this knowledge... Now, this is the beginning. This is the stepping stone in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, that simply..., one who is firmly convinced that "Simply by executing the duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, my all other functions will be nicely done."" |
| 690114 - Lecture BG 04.39-42 - Los Angeles |
1970 - January 14
1972 - January 14
1973 - January 14
1975 - January 14
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "The eternal form is veṇuṁ kvaṇantam (Bs. 5.30): Kṛṣṇa is always playing on His flute. That is eternal form. His eternal pastimes and eternal form is in Vṛndāvana. He does not go anywhere personally, leaving Vṛndāvana. Padam ekaṁ na gacchati (Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta 1.5.461). He is always in Vṛndāvana, but at the same time He is everywhere." |
| 750114 - Lecture SB 03.26.39 - Bombay |
1976 - January 14
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