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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#January 1968|1968]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680129 - Letter to Manager of Bank of Baroda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Manager of Bank of Baroda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:680129 - Letter to Manager of Trade Bank & Trust Co written from Los Angeles|Letter to Manager of Trade Bank & Trust Co written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#January 1970|1970]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700129 - Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Los Angeles|Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am so glad to understand that you have decided to dedicate your life for Krishna Consciousness Movement, this is the right way of perfecting our mission of human life|I am so glad to understand that you have decided to dedicate your life for Krishna Consciousness Movement, this is the right way of perfecting our mission of human life. Many men have dedicated their lives for many engagements in the name of philanthrophy, altruism, nationalism, humanitarianism and so on, but all of them will be finished along with the end of life of this body. Our dedication of life or Krishna-ism, on the other hand, will continue eternally and give us eternal life, bliss and knowledge.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We Gaudiya Vaisnavas, under the guidance of Lord Caitanya, want steady attention for Krishna, not flickering. Therefore, in our line of thoughts and action there is no scope for worshiping any other demigods|If we divert our attention to worship other demigods, then our faith in Krishna will be flickering. We Gaudiya Vaisnavas, under the guidance of Lord Caitanya, want steady attention for Krishna, not flickering. Therefore, in our line of thoughts and action there is no scope for worshiping any other demigods. }} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700129 - Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am hearing indirectly that everything is going well in our London and European centers. Still I would like to know from you what is the situation. I am expecting a report from you on all new developments in the activities of the centers there|I have not received any letter from you in several weeks. Gargamuni also has not received any letter from you. Of course, I am hearing indirectly that everything is going well in our London and European centers. Still I would like to know from you what is the situation. I am expecting a report from you on all new developments in the activities of the centers there.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#January 1971|1971]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710129 - Lecture at the House of Mr. Mitra - Allahabad|Lecture at the House of Mr. Mitra - Allahabad]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:710129 - Lecture SB 06.02.45 - Allahabad|Lecture SB 06.02.45 - Allahabad]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#January 1972|1972]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720129 - Letter to Bhavananda written from Nairobi|Letter to Bhavananda written from Nairobi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So far Calcutta branch is concerned, it cannot be closed. It must be maintained. You have got permits for five men, and all of these men must go to Mayapur immediately and perform Sankirtan day and night|So far Calcutta branch is concerned, it cannot be closed. It must be maintained. You have got permits for five men, and all of these men must go to Mayapur immediately and perform Sankirtan day and night. If Calcutta cannot supply your maintenance food, then Bombay will supply. So with great difficulty we have of the permits for permission, so with the exception of Bhanu who is going to Tokyo others may go to live there.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720129 - Letter to Satsvarupa written from Nairobi|Letter to Satsvarupa written from Nairobi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said that "externally we may behave like ordinary men but internally we remain fixed in the service of Radha-Krishna."|Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said that "externally we may behave like ordinary men but internally we remain fixed in the service of Radha-Krishna." The mayavadi cannot accept this fact and they take Devotional service to be maya; therefore we call them mayavadi. You should never, however, accept the mayavadi philosophy, at any time.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#January 1973|1973]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730129 - Lecture at University - Calcutta|Lecture at University - Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are preaching this philosophy to the Western countries by the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu|We are preaching this philosophy to the Western countries by the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He desired, pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma sarvatra pracāra haibe more nāma. That is His prediction. It is nothing wonderful that we are doing. Simply we are trying to fulfill the prediction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Your anxiety for food, that is not humanly. Even the cats and dogs, they are not anxious for their food. Even the birds, they rise early in the morning, they are also not anxious for the food. God has arranged for food, everyone|Your anxiety for food, that is not humanly. Even the cats and dogs, they are not anxious for their food. Even the birds, they rise early in the morning, they are also not anxious for the food. God has arranged for food, everyone.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|LYRvoRn9UZw|[[Vaniquotes:You are lamenting because a few yards of land has been taken away from your country as Pakistan, but if you spread this Krsna consciousness movement, the whole world will become Hindustan. There is such potency; I give you my direct perception|This Krishna Consciousness Movement is All-embracing - 0328]]|05:18 minutes from a general lecture in Calcutta}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You are lamenting because a few yards of land has been taken away from your country as Pakistan, but if you spread this Krsna consciousness movement, the whole world will become Hindustan. There is such potency; I give you my direct perception|You are lamenting because a few yards of land has been taken away from your country as Pakistan, but if you spread this Krsna consciousness movement, the whole world will become Hindustan. There is such potency; I give you my direct perception.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I wish that some of you must join this movement, go to the foreign countries, preach this sublime cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu|I wish that some of you must join this movement, go to the foreign countries, preach this sublime cult of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma. There is great need. We have, of course, established so many temples, but still we require to establish temples, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa temples, Caitanya Mahāprabhu's temple, in every village, every town of the world.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have not come to teach you something invented by me. I have come to teach you about Krsna consciousness|I have not come to teach you something invented by me. I have come to teach you about Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And if you are not interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then you must be amongst these four classes of men: duṣkṛtinaḥ mūḍhāḥ, narādhama, māyayāpahṛta-jñānā.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We are introducing this tapasya in nutshell. We are asking our students four principles, four regulative principles. No illicit sex life. Beyond marriage life, there is no sex. No intoxication, up to smoking and drinking tea. No meat-eating. No gambling|We are hankering after happiness, but happiness cannot be enjoyed so long our existence is not purified. So for purification of our existence we have to undergo tapasya. So we are introducing this tapasya in nutshell. We are asking our students four principles, four regulative principles. No illicit sex life. Beyond marriage life, there is no sex. No intoxication, up to smoking and drinking tea. No meat-eating. No eggs, no fish. And no gambling.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730129 - Lecture NOD - Calcutta|Lecture NOD - Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The karmis think that the resources of the world, that is given by nature for our enjoyment. This is the modern theory of economic development. Everyone is thinking like that, that by nature we have got the gold mine, so we shall take it & use it & enjoy|Everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa. This is unknown to the nondevotees. The karmīs also do not know. The karmīs think that the resources of the world, that is given by nature for our enjoyment. This is the modern theory of economic development. Everyone is thinking like that, that by nature we have got the gold mine, so we shall take it and use it and enjoy. This is karmī's view.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730129 - Letter to Amogha written from Calcutta|Letter to Amogha written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am counting on you boys and girls to push on this movement and preach vigorously all over the world, and we shall be successful|I am counting on you boys and girls to push on this movement and preach vigorously all over the world, and we shall be successful.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730129 - Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Calcutta|Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There is no difference between brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasi. Simply grhastha means that he lives outside the temple with wife, that is the only difference|There is no difference between brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasi. Simply grhastha means that he lives outside the temple with wife, that is the only difference. Otherwise grhastha must follow the same regulative principles and remain fully engaged in the temple activities.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730129 - Letter to Ram Prashad written from Calcutta|Letter to Ram Prashad written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our Bombay Hare Krsna Festival has been a grand success. More than 15,000 people attended each night and joined in the kirtana and arati, and listened very attentively to my discourses|Our Bombay Hare Krsna Festival has been a grand success. More than 15,000 people attended each night and joined in the kirtana and arati, and listened very attentively to my discourses.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730129 - Letter to Sukadeva written from Calcutta|Letter to Sukadeva written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you simply execute with full faith the instructions that I have already given you, then you will see so many people will be sent by Krsna to become devotees because of your sincerity|If you simply execute with full faith the instructions that I have already given you, then you will see so many people will be sent by Krsna to become devotees because of your sincerity.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As you are my appointed leader, you must also see that the others are following very strictly the regulative principles like chanting 16 rounds, reading my books regularly, rising early for mangala aratrika|So as you are my appointed leader, you must also see that the others are following very strictly the regulative principles like chanting 16 rounds, reading my books regularly, rising early for mangala aratrika, these things will keep us purified for advancing more and more in Krsna Consciousness.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The spiritual master is also present in his picture, though more importantly he is present in his teachings|Yes, the spiritual master is also present in his picture, though more importantly he is present in his teachings. I think this is explained in one letter that has already been distributed. If you have further questions try to get them resolved by your GBC man, Karandhar, because now I wish to spend all of my time for translating my books like Srimad-Bhagavatam, so I may give them to you. Thank you very much for assisting me in this way.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This attitude of serving first the spiritual master is the correct one, for only by the mercy of the spiritual master can one obtain the mercy of Krsna|This attitude of serving first the spiritual master is the correct one, for only by the mercy of the spiritual master can one obtain the mercy of Krsna. Just as we sing every morning yasya prasadad bhagavad-prasado yasya prasada na gatih kuto 'pi, in this way the disciple advances more and more in understanding God. So if you simply execute with full faith the instructions that I have already given you, then you will see so many people will be sent by Krsna to become devotees because of your sincerity.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#January 1974|1974]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:740129 - Arrival - Tokyo|Arrival - Tokyo]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Ass is called mudha. Mudha, he works very hard, a big load of washerman's cloth is laden on his back, and he works, and the washerman gives little grass. He thinks, "He is giving me grass; therefore I must bear this load"|This is a civilization of animal education—whole day working like ass. Ass is called mūḍhā. Mūḍhā, he works very hard, a big load of washerman's cloth is laden on his back, and he works, and the washerman gives little grass. He thinks, "He is giving me grass; therefore I must bear this load." He is such a fool that he does not know the grass is available anywhere, free of charges, but he thinks that "This washerman is giving me grass," therefore he must have this load.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#January 1975|1975]] - January 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750129 - Lecture BG 16.01-3 - Honolulu|Lecture BG 16.01-3 - Honolulu]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you stick to Krsna and hear from Him, you haven't got to hear from any rascal, any rascal. Then you will waste time. Don't hear from any rascal. Therefore we are presenting Bhagavad-gita As It Is - as it is, without any change| Acyutānanda Swami went to sell some books in their camp. So his disciple requested him, "Why don't you ask some question from Swāmījī?" So he said, "What I have to ask from him?" He was so convinced that "What this rascal can say to me? I know. I have heard from Kṛṣṇa." This is knowledge. So if you stick to Kṛṣṇa and hear from Him, you haven't got to hear from any rascal, any rascal. Then you will waste time. Don't hear from any rascal. Therefore we are presenting Bhagavad-gītā As It Is—as it is, without any change.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#January 1976|1976]] - January 29 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760129 - Letter to Aksayananda written from Mayapur|Letter to Aksayananda written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We should certainly have a centre in Kanpur. It is the third most important city in India after Bombay and Calcutta| | |||
We should certainly have a centre in Kanpur. It is the third most important city in India after Bombay and Calcutta.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am glad that you are developing the mukut business. Now the devotees must learn so that in the future professionals will not be required|I am glad that you are developing the mukut business. Now the devotees must learn so that in the future professionals will not be required.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760129 - Letter to Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay written from Mayapur|Letter to Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Srimad-Bhagavatam says if there is a real presentation of spiritual understanding, then even if it is presented in broken language, it is accepted by high, saintly persons, because it glorifies the Supreme Person|The Srimad-Bhagavatam says if there is a real presentation of spiritual understanding, then even if it is presented i broken language, it is accepted by high, saintly persons, because it glorifies the Supreme Person. On the other hand, if literature is highly metaphorically composed, if it does not glorify the Lord, it is compared to a place inhabited by the crows.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760129 - Letter to Hansadutta written from Mayapur|Letter to Hansadutta written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Yes, begin the bus program village to village, distributing kirtana, prasadam and books. That will make our foundation strong|Yes, begin the bus program village to village, distributing kirtana, prasadam and books. That will make our foundation strong.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760129 - Letter to Karandhara written from Mayapur|Letter to Karandhara written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The guru should be treated as good as God. This is stated in all the sastras. The difference is that God is master-God and guru is servant-God. So the installation ceremony for such a murti should be similar to that done for other Deities|The guru should be treated as good as God. This is stated in all the sastras. The difference is that God is master-God and guru is servant-God. So the installation ceremony for such a murti should be similar to that done for other Deities.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760129 - Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Mayapur|Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Mayapur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In the philosophy section there should be a class dealing with all the Vaisnava philosophies (the four sampradayas). Music class can be based on the Sama Veda. In the Political Science class Maharaja Prthu's life may also be studied|In the philosophy section there should be a class dealing with all the Vaisnava philosophies (the four sampradayas). Music class can be based on the Sama Veda. In the Political Science class Maharaja Prthu's life may also be studied. There should also be a discussion with the GBC regarding what titles should be awarded to students who pass.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1977#January 1977|1977]] - January 29 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Morning Walk - Bhuvanesvara|Morning Walk - Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/770129MW-BHUVANESVARA_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Religion means you believe in God and love Him. That's all, three words, religion. 'You believe in God' means know God, what is God. And love Him. That's all. This is religion. So it doesn't matter whether you understand God through Christian method or Hindu method. But you love God, and you abide by the orders of God—then you are religious."|Vanisource:770129 - Morning Walk - Bhuvanesvara|770129 - Morning Walk - Bhuvanesvara}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|No, too much authority if the authority is wrong. But if the authority is right, then it is very better to submit in one place and get everything. Just like we go to some supermarket. We get everything there, we go there|'''Satsvarūpa:''' One person said, "This kind of thing reminds me of Hitler's Germany. If there's too much authority or blind following, it's not healthy."<br />'''Prabhupāda:''' No, too much authority if the authority is wrong. But if the authority is right, then it is very better to submit in one place and get everything. Just like we go to some supermarket. We get everything there, we go there.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Lecture BG 07.01 - Bhuvanesvara|Lecture BG 07.01 - Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|God is there. There is no doubt of it, but because, due to our foolishness, we think there is no God, there is no father, that is our foolishness. But what is that God, how He is, what is His business, how He is formed - all these things we want to learn|God is there, and there is no doubt of it, but because, due to our foolishness, we think there is no God, there is no father, that is our foolishness. But what is that God, how He is, what is His business, how He is formed—all these things we want to learn, and human life is meant for that purpose. In the life of cats and dogs we cannot understand God, but in the human life we can understand.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Conversation A - Bhuvanesvara|Conversation A - Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Kirtana and prasada distribution. This is our preaching mainly. And if they hear little philosophy, that is very good. Otherwise simply kirtana and prasada distribution is sufficient. Caitanya used to do that. He was not speaking philosophy to everyone|Kīrtana and prasāda distribution. This is our preaching mainly. And if they hear little philosophy, that is very good. Otherwise simply kīrtana and prasāda distribution is sufficient. Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to do that. He was not speaking philosophy to everyone. Kīrtana and prasāda distribution. So our men can perform very nice kīrtana, and if they come to take little prasādam, that is preaching. You have to maintain this standard, that kīrtana must go on and prasādam should be distributed.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our movement has changed in America in the past six years or so. Now devotees are not much seen on the streets chanting. So there's different feelings. Some say it is all right, because everyone is now distributing books more|'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. By selling books, by contribution, somehow or other maintain. Everywhere.<br />'''Satsvarūpa:''' Our movement has changed in America in the past six years or so. Now devotees are not much seen on the streets chanting. So there's different feelings. Some say it is all right, because everyone is now distributing books more.<br />'''Prabhupāda:''' That is also nice.<br />'''Satsvarūpa:''' That's also a kind of kīrtana. But then the public, they hardly ever see us anymore. They used to say, "Oh, the saffron-robed people chanting on the streets."<br />'''Prabhupāda:''' But they come to the love feast.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Conversation B - Bhuvanesvara|Conversation B - Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Now you all GBC make a plan how to introduce the books in every home. The same policy in other languages also. We have got much work ahead. Don't think our business is finished| Now you all GBC make a plan how to introduce the books in every home. The same policy in other languages also. America is English language. Similarly, we can do here also in Hindi language, in Oriya language, or in Europe. So we have got much work ahead. Don't think our business is finished. No. Simply very intelligent we have to do it.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Letter to Charles Gold written from Bhuvanesvara|Letter to Charles Gold written from Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Although they (material scientists) spend billions of dollars of the public's money for ventures like going to the moon and collecting dust there, they cannot solve the basic miserable conditions of birth, death, old age and disease|Our method is not the so-called research conducted by imperfect beings by their imperfect senses and mental speculation. It is difficult to understand why this inductive process is being credited as the highest form of knowledge, since the material scientists who follow this method are not able to do anything towards solving the basic problems of humanity. Although they spend billions of dollars of the public's money for ventures like going to the moon and collecting dust there, they cannot solve the basic miserable conditions of birth, death, old age and disease.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Letter to Jayapataka written from Bhuvanesvara|Letter to Jayapataka written from Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I want you to negotiate with the municipality so that we can take over management of Raghava Pandit's house. Our first project will be to take pictures of this house, and then tear it down for exact reconstruction|What is the position of the Panihati scheme? I want you to negotiate with the municipality so that we can take over management of Raghava Pandit's house. Our first project will be to take pictures of this house, and then tear it down for exact reconstruction. Therefore, complete the negotiations so we can proceed. More when we meet.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Letter to Prity Ghose written from Bhuvanesvara|Letter to Prity Ghose written from Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you can cooperate with our troupe we can have many presentations from Krsna Leela, Ramayana, etc. We are attempting to establish the movement of pure devotional service to Lord Krsna all over the world, and we welcome your joining us in this endeavor|If you can cooperate with our troupe we can have many presentations from Krsna Leela, Ramayana, etc. We are attempting to establish the movement of pure devotional service to Lord Krsna all over the world, and we welcome your joining us in this endeavor which will bring the highest benefit to the suffering humanity.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770129 - Letter to Ramesvara written from Bhuvanesvara|Letter to Ramesvara written from Bhuvanesvara]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|He has done "The world Examiner" expertly, in the style of "The Reader's Digest", taking articles from different newspapers. Combinedly, it is a strong statement against the criminal position of "deprogramming". Distribute them widely|I have received your letter of January 24 with the enclosed newspaper, "The world Examiner". He has done this expertly, in the style of "The Reader's Digest", taking articles from different newspapers. Combinedly, it is a strong statement against the criminal position of "deprogramming". Distribute them widely, and if you can do it freely that is also good.}} | |||
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1968 - January 29
- Letter to Manager of Bank of Baroda written from Los Angeles
- Letter to Manager of Trade Bank & Trust Co written from Los Angeles
1970 - January 29
1971 - January 29
1972 - January 29
1973 - January 29
1974 - January 29
1975 - January 29
1976 - January 29
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We should certainly have a centre in Kanpur. It is the third most important city in India after Bombay and Calcutta. |
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Yes, begin the bus program village to village, distributing kirtana, prasadam and books. That will make our foundation strong. |
1977 - January 29
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Religion means you believe in God and love Him. That's all, three words, religion. 'You believe in God' means know God, what is God. And love Him. That's all. This is religion. So it doesn't matter whether you understand God through Christian method or Hindu method. But you love God, and you abide by the orders of God—then you are religious." |
| 770129 - Morning Walk - Bhuvanesvara |
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