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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#November 1966|1966]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:661129 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.137-142 - New York|Lecture CC Madhya 20.137-142 - New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|By the order of the sastra, by the guidance of the spiritual master, you are being trained up as apprentice. This is called abhidheya - practice|This devotional service, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, doing everything in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, this is just like, what is called, apprenticeship to reach that highest stage. The same thing will be there in your liberated stage in the spiritual kingdom. But here, by the order of the śāstra, by the guidance of the spiritual master, you are being trained up as apprentice. This is called abhidheya, abhidheya, practice, practice. But even in practice you will feel that "I am making progress."}} | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/661129CC-NEW_YORK_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"So if you want God, Kṛṣṇa, then there is no other way except this devotional service. Neither yoga, neither philosophical speculation, neither ritualistic performances, nor study in the Vedic literature, neither penance, austerities... All these formulas which are recommended for transcendental realization, they may help us to advance to a certain extent, but if you want personal touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then you have to adopt this devotional service, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. There is no other way."|Vanisource:661129 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.137-142 - New York|661129 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.137-142 - New York}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#November 1968|1968]] - November 29 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681129 - Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles|Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/681129BG-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Unless one understands this simple fact, that the soul is different from this body, the soul is eternal, the body is temporary, changing... Because without understanding this, there is no spiritual education. A false education. If one identifies with this body, there is no understanding of spiritual knowledge. So the yogīs, they are trying to come to this point by meditation, "Whether I am this body or not." Meditation means that. First meditation, concentration of the mind, the different kinds of sitting posture, that helps me to concentrate my mind. And if I concentrate my mind, meditation, that "Am I this body?"|Vanisource:681129 - Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles|6681129 - Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|eX86uUtnXkY|[[Vaniquotes:Utsahad dhairyan niscayat. The first principle is one must be very enthusiastic. He must believe that Krsna has said that, na me bhaktah pranasyati, "My devotee will never be vanquished." So "Let me become Krsna's devotee sincerely"|The Six Things we have to take Particular Care - 0613]]|05:05 minutes from a lecture on BG 02.13-17 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Utsahad dhairyan niscayat. The first principle is one must be very enthusiastic. He must believe that Krsna has said that, na me bhaktah pranasyati, "My devotee will never be vanquished." So "Let me become Krsna's devotee sincerely"|utsāhād dhairyān niścayāt. The first principle is one must be very enthusiastic. He must believe that Kṛṣṇa has said that, na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati, "My devotee will never be vanquished." So "Let me becomes Kṛṣṇa's devotee sincerely. I must become Kṛṣṇa's devotee sincerely." This is called enthusiasm. Then dhairyāt. "I have become Kṛṣṇa's devotee, but still I'm not feeling happy. How is that?" So therefore you have to become patient. The enthusiasm must be there, you must be patient also. And niścayāt. Niścayāt means you must be confident. "Oh, Kṛṣṇa has said that His devotee will never be vanquished, so surely I shall not be vanquished, even though I don't feel now. Let me do my duty."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If you are actually executing devotional service, you must feel happy. If you don't feel happy, then you are not executing. There is some flaw|If I am actually rendering devotional service and I'm not getting any happiness, that means there is some māyā's play. Otherwise there is no such reasoning. He must feel happy. Then he has to rectify the process of his service. Not to change but rectify the process. It cannot be. If you are actually executing devotional service, you must feel happy. If you don't feel happy, then you are not executing. There is some flaw.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is not in our power to serve Krsna perfectly. That is not... Because we are very teeny. But be assured that the desired result will come if we act sincerely to the point|Kṛṣṇa sees only how much sincere I am, how much sincerely I'm executing the duties entrusted upon me. That's all. Otherwise it is not in our power to serve Kṛṣṇa perfectly. That is not... Because we are very teeny. But be assured that the desired result will come if we act sincerely to the point. Yes.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|One must be enthusiastic, patient, confident, one must execute the duties, associate with devotees, and one must be very honest in dealing. Six things. If these six things are there, sure success|There should be no duplicity. Sato vṛtteḥ means plain dealing, straight dealing. Sato vṛtteḥ, and sādhu-saṅge, and in the company of devotees. So one must be enthusiastic, one must be patient, one must be confident, one must execute the duties, one must associate with devotees, and one must be very honest in dealing. Six things. If these six things are there, sure success.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681129 - Conversation - Los Angeles|Conversation - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I think in our apartment also somebody must remain. In New York also I lost my typewriter, tape recorder. In 72nd St. at daytime, at nine o'clock. I went to take my meals in Dr. Misra's place at about nine, and when I came back I saw the door is broken|I think in our apartment also somebody must remain. In New York also I lost my typewriter, tape recorder. In 72nd St. at daytime, at nine o'clock. I went to take my meals in Dr. Misra's place at about nine, and when I came back I saw the door is broken.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#November 1970|1970]] - November 29 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701129 - Letter to Bali-mardana written from Bombay|Letter to Bali-mardana written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This is the greatest service that you are all rendering in the matter of spreading Krsna Consciousness and Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu will certainly bless you all my sincere students more and more in Krsna Consciousness|Regarding the two students in Sydney, I shall arrange to initiate them as soon as possible. I am very glad that Janne will soon be joining Bhurijana and they will open our branch in Hong Kong. This is the greatest service that you are all rendering in the matter of spreading Krsna Consciousness and Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu will certainly bless you all my sincere students more and more in Krsna Consciousness.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is my ultimate desire that all the cities of the world have such centers for Krsna Consciousness and I am sure this will come about because it is the desire of Lord Caitanya| It is my ultimate desire that all the cities of the world have such centers for Krsna Consciousness and I am sure this will come about because it is the desire of Lord Caitanya.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701129 - Letter to Damodara written from Bombay|Letter to Damodara written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You should not try to speculate on the "level of consciousness" of the pure devotee of the Lord|You should not try to speculate on the "level of consciousness" of the pure devotee of the Lord.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701129 - Letter to Krsnakanti written from Bombay|Letter to Krsnakanti written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am glad that you have decided to give your time now fully to serving Krsna directly, but do not misunderstand the position of "outside" jobs. Any work performed by a devotee in KC is never work on the material platform although it may appear to be so|I am glad that you have decided to give your time now fully to serving Krsna directly, but do not misunderstand the position of "outside" jobs. Any work which is performed by a devotee in Krsna Consciousness is never work on the material platform although it may appear to be so. Such a Krsna Conscious person is never associating with the materials of mundane work or with the mundane workers, he is always associating with Krsna by devotional service whatever his position may be.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I hope you are trying to place our books in the libraries and school & colleges. The program is everywhere very successful, so you please do this very thoroughly in your area and it will be a great service|I hope you are trying to place our books in the libraries and school/colleges. The program is everywhere very successful, so you please do this very thoroughly in your area and it will be a great service.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#November 1971|1971]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:711129 - Lecture - Vrndavana|Lecture - Vrndavana]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:711129 - Parikrama on the Way to Gokula - Vrndavana|Parikrama on the Way to Gokula - Vrndavana]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#November 1972|1972]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:721129 - Lecture BG 02.25 - Hyderabad|Lecture BG 02.25 - Hyderabad]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/721129BG-HYDERABAD_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"The modern civilization is how we can eat very nicely, how we can sleep nicely, how we can have sexual intercourse nicely, how we can defend nicely. Only these four principles are being taught. They have no idea what is soul, what is God, what is the relationship with the soul. So this is, this type of civilization is increasing. So just imagine how much it will be increased after four hundred thousands of years. The Kali-yuga has begun only five thousand years. Within this five thousand years, we have so much degraded, illusioned by the māyā as advancement of civilization. This is māyā. So the more days go, we shall be more illusioned. So there will be no capacity to understand about God. At that time, God will come to destroy all this population by cutting their throat. That is kalki-avatāra."|Vanisource:721129 - Lecture BG 02.25 - Hyderabad|721129 - Lecture BG 02.25 - Hyderabad}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Anyone who knows that the living entity, soul, is avinasi, indestructible, then where is the question of killing? But that does not mean the Bhagavad-gita is encouraging killing. No. That is not the purport. Killing is prohibited|Anyone who knows that the living entity, soul, is avinasi, indestructible, then where is the question of killing? But that does not mean the Bhagavad-gita is encouraging killing. No. That is not the purport. Killing is prohibited. But when we see that a brahmana is killing one animal in the sacrifice, it is not killing. Therefore we have to see with the eyes of Vedic knowledge.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:721129 - Lecture Rotary Club - Hyderabad|Lecture Rotary Club - Hyderabad]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Those who are trying to understand the Absolute Truth by philosophical speculation, they can reach up to the impersonal Brahman effulgence of the Absolute Truth. Similarly, those who are trying to find out the Absolute Truth within the heart|Those who are trying to understand the Absolute Truth by philosophical speculation, they can reach up to the impersonal Brahman effulgence of the Absolute Truth. Similarly, those who are trying to find out the Absolute Truth within the heart... Dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yam yoginah. They are generally called yogis.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#November 1973|1973]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:731129 - Lecture SB 01.15.01 - New York|Lecture SB 01.15.01 - New York]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|8uJHJE1Xmc0|[[Vaniquotes:If we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Krsna is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we, we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Krsna|Krishna is Sitting in Everyone's Heart - 0345]]|03:47 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.01 in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Krsna is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we, we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Krsna|If we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Kṛṣṇa is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we, we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Kṛṣṇa.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|qrcOhdNnKqg|[[Vaniquotes:Everyone of us is very intimately connected with Krsna, and Krsna is sitting in everyone's heart. Krsna is so kind, that He is simply waiting, "When this rascal will turn his face towards Me"|Krishna is Simply Waiting, <br/>'When this rascal will turn his face towards Me' - 1025]]|04:44 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.01 in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Everyone of us is very intimately connected with Krsna, and Krsna is sitting in everyone's heart. Krsna is so kind, that He is simply waiting, "When this rascal will turn his face towards Me"|The living entity wants to do something out of his own whims, Kṛṣṇa says, or Kṛṣṇa gives good consultation that "This will not make you happy, don't do this." But he is persistent, he will do it. Then Kṛṣṇa sanctions, Paramātmā, "All right, you do it, at your risk." This is going on. Everyone of us (is) very intimately connected with Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa is sitting in everyone's heart. Kṛṣṇa is so kind, that He is simply waiting, "When this rascal will turn his face towards Me." He simply is... He is so kind. But we living entities, we are so rascal, we shall turn our face to everything except Kṛṣṇa. This is our position.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|bUKqDRyqULk|[[Vaniquotes:Even in this material world, if we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Krsna is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Krsna|If We Understand We are not Enjoyer, <br/>Krishna is Enjoyer - that is Spiritual World - 1026]]|05:19 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.01 in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Even in this material world, if we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Krsna is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Krsna|There are also living entities, but they know perfectly well that real enjoyer, proprietor, is Kṛṣṇa. That is spiritual kingdom. Similarly, even in this material world, if we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Kṛṣṇa is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we, we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Kṛṣṇa.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|tkHCEFTGYwo|[[Vaniquotes:Each and everyone of us, we are thinking, "I am independent, and my wife, my children, my society, they are my soldiers. If I am in danger, they will help me." This is going on. This is called maya|My Wife, Children & Society are My soldiers.<br/>If I am in Danger, They Will Help Me - 1027]]|05:03 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.01 in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Each and everyone of us, we are thinking, "I am independent, and my wife, my children, my society, they are my soldiers. If I am in danger, they will help me." This is going on. This is called maya|So many wars are declared. This man is declaring, everyone is thinking, "I am independent." So, and we are thinking that we have got so many soldiers, so many atomic bombs, and so many aeroplanes, we shall come out victorious. Similarly, each and everyone of us, we are thinking, "I am independent, and my wife, my children, my society, they are my soldiers. If I am in danger, they will help me." This is going on. This is called māyā.}} | |||
{{youtube_ditl|hOBMO-BHbgk|[[Vaniquotes:All these politicians, they're spoiling the situation|All These Politicians, They're Spoiling the Situation - 1028]]|06:00 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.01 in New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|All these politicians, they're spoiling the situation|All these politicians, they're spoiling the situation, but they are so big rascal, they'll not accept the solution. Take Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and everything will be solved. That's a fact.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Try to preach this cult. But not that everyone will accept, but even a few percent, one percent of the whole population accept. Just like in the sky, there is one moon only and there are millions of stars. They're useless|Try to preach this cult. But not that everyone will accept, but even a few percent, one percent of the whole population accept. Just like in the sky, there is one moon only and there are millions of stars. They're useless.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#November 1974|1974]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:741129 - Lecture SB 03.25.29 - Bombay|Lecture SB 03.25.29 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|The whole Vedic civilization is based on this basic principle that to understand the Absolute Truth|The whole Vedic civilization is based on this basic principle that to understand the Absolute Truth. So in this Kali-yuga nobody is interested even. We are spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness; very few people are interested to know about Kṛṣṇa, or the Supreme Being.}} | ||
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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#November 1975|1975]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:751129 - Morning Walk - Delhi|Morning Walk - Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Either you may bring this ism or that ism, this civilization will collapse. People will become mad, being harassed in so many ways. When one is harassed in so many problems, he commits suicide. So that position is coming|Either you may bring this ism or that ism, this civilization will collapse. People will become mad, being harassed in so many ways. When one is harassed in so many problems, he commits suicide. So that position is coming.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:751129 - Letter to Rup Ram Sharma written from Delhi|Letter to Rup Ram Sharma written from Delhi]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| Please convey my blessings to the newly married couple to become Krishna conscious and be happy in life| Please convey my blessings to the newly married couple to become Krishna conscious and be happy in life.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#November 1976|1976]] - November 29 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:761129 - Lecture SB 05.06.07 - Vrndavana|Lecture SB 05.06.07 - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/761129SB-VRNDAVAN_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"The spiritual body is covered by the material coating. This is not our actual body. But in the case of Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no such difference, deha, dehī. As we have got difference... Dehino 'smin yathā deha ([[Vanisource:BG 2.13 (1972)|BG 2.13]]). Deha and dehī. Dehī means the owner of the body. Just like I say, "It is my body." I don't say, "It is I body." Everyone has got this experience. Even a child, ask him, pointing out to the finger. He will say, "It is my finger." Nobody says, "I finger," because there is difference between the body and the spirit soul."|Vanisource:761129 - Lecture SB 05.06.07 - Vrndavan|761129 - Lecture SB 05.06.07 - Vrndavan}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Mayavadis are attractive. They are very educated. They can put things in jugglery of words. That capacity they have got. So people become amazed, almost everyone. So therefore they are not very much pleased with this movement, that "Krsna is God"|Māyāvādīs are attractive. They are very educated. They can put things in jugglery of words. That capacity they have got. So people become amazed, almost everyone. So therefore they are not very much pleased with this movement, that "Kṛṣṇa is God." We are preaching, and all full of Māyāvādīs, they are thinking, "What this nonsense is doing?}} | |||
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- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1966 - November 29
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "So if you want God, Kṛṣṇa, then there is no other way except this devotional service. Neither yoga, neither philosophical speculation, neither ritualistic performances, nor study in the Vedic literature, neither penance, austerities... All these formulas which are recommended for transcendental realization, they may help us to advance to a certain extent, but if you want personal touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then you have to adopt this devotional service, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. There is no other way." |
| 661129 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.137-142 - New York |
1968 - November 29
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Unless one understands this simple fact, that the soul is different from this body, the soul is eternal, the body is temporary, changing... Because without understanding this, there is no spiritual education. A false education. If one identifies with this body, there is no understanding of spiritual knowledge. So the yogīs, they are trying to come to this point by meditation, "Whether I am this body or not." Meditation means that. First meditation, concentration of the mind, the different kinds of sitting posture, that helps me to concentrate my mind. And if I concentrate my mind, meditation, that "Am I this body?" |
| 6681129 - Lecture BG 02.13-17 - Los Angeles |
1970 - November 29
 vanipedia.org |
You should not try to speculate on the "level of consciousness" of the pure devotee of the Lord. |
1971 - November 29
1972 - November 29
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "The modern civilization is how we can eat very nicely, how we can sleep nicely, how we can have sexual intercourse nicely, how we can defend nicely. Only these four principles are being taught. They have no idea what is soul, what is God, what is the relationship with the soul. So this is, this type of civilization is increasing. So just imagine how much it will be increased after four hundred thousands of years. The Kali-yuga has begun only five thousand years. Within this five thousand years, we have so much degraded, illusioned by the māyā as advancement of civilization. This is māyā. So the more days go, we shall be more illusioned. So there will be no capacity to understand about God. At that time, God will come to destroy all this population by cutting their throat. That is kalki-avatāra." |
| 721129 - Lecture BG 02.25 - Hyderabad |
1973 - November 29
1974 - November 29
1975 - November 29
 vanipedia.org |
Please convey my blessings to the newly married couple to become Krishna conscious and be happy in life. |
1976 - November 29
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "The spiritual body is covered by the material coating. This is not our actual body. But in the case of Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no such difference, deha, dehī. As we have got difference... Dehino 'smin yathā deha (BG 2.13). Deha and dehī. Dehī means the owner of the body. Just like I say, "It is my body." I don't say, "It is I body." Everyone has got this experience. Even a child, ask him, pointing out to the finger. He will say, "It is my finger." Nobody says, "I finger," because there is difference between the body and the spirit soul." |
| 761129 - Lecture SB 05.06.07 - Vrndavan |
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