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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#September 1970|1970]] - September 21 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700921 - Letter to Harivilas written from Calcutta|Letter to Harivilas written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|They can paint as many as possible pictures of Panca Tattva and Acharyas and distribute them to all the new temples - this will be a great service to our society|They can paint as many as possible pictures of Panca Tattva and Acharyas and distribute them to all the new temples - this will be a great service to our society.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Here (in Calcatta) also the Samkirtan Party lead by Madhudvisa Maharaj is having great success and sometimes as many as four hundred business and working men join them in chanting Hare Krishna on the streets|I am glad to learn your Sankirtan Party is going to all the areas of the city each time out. Here (in Calcatta) also the Samkirtan Party lead by Madhudvisa Maharaj is having great success and sometimes as many as four hundred business and working men join them in chanting Hare Krishna on the streets. It is all Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Mercy that this is happening all around the world and we should pray to Him that he may benedict us with even greater opportunity to spread His Samkirtan Movement.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700921 - Letter to Isana and Vibhavati written from Calcutta|Letter to Isana and Vibhavati written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Perhaps you know the picture of Madhvacarya, one of the great Acaryas in our line, who is holding two fingers up to indicate Krishna and jiva. The impersonalists hold up one finger because their idea is that everything is one|The Spiritual Master is the Mercy Representative of the Supreme Lord and as such He is given honor as good as Krishna, but He is never identical with Krishna. Perhaps you know the picture of Madhvacarya, one of the great Acaryas in our line, who is holding two fingers up to indicate Krishna and jiva. The impersonalists hold up one finger because their idea is that everything is one.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If we say that our Spiritual Master is Krishna, then the conclusion is that if we become Spiritual Master some day, then we will also become Krishna. Please try to understand how dangerous this kind of reasoning is|If we make the Spiritual Master identical with Krishna, then we will also become impersonalists. If we say that our Spiritual Master is Krishna, then the conclusion is that if we become Spiritual Master some day, then we will also become Krishna. Please try to understand how dangerous this kind of reasoning is.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In my books I have tried to explain clearly this simultaneously one and different philosophy acinta beda beda tattva propounded by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But sometimes it happens that this philosophy is given a self-interested interpretation|In my books I have tried to explain clearly this simultaneously one and different philosophy acinta beda beda tattva propounded by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But sometimes it happens that this philosophy is given a self-interested interpretation. As soon as personal motivation comes in it is not possible for one to understand our Krishna Consciousness philosophy.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I would like you both to continue to make nice advancement. So please patch up any crack that may have come between yourself and ISKCON|I would like you both to continue to make nice advancement. So please patch up any crack that may have come between yourself and ISKCON.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As the father becomes unhappy when one of his children wishes to break family connections I also become unhappy when there is difficulties within our ISKCON family. So please do not consider leaving as you are spiritual children of mine|Our ISKCON should be taken as being a family based upon love and trust, so as the father becomes unhappy when one of his children wishes to break family connections I also become unhappy when there is difficulties within our ISKCON family. So please do not consider leaving as you are spiritual children of mine.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:700921 - Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Calcutta|Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Calcutta]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There are now ten devotees with me here and I expect 20 more men and women from the U.S. and Europe to come within a month|There are now ten devotees with me here and I expect 20 more men and women from the U.S. and Europe to come within a month.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1972#September 1972|1972]] - September 21 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:720921 - Lecture SB 01.03.16 and Initiation - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.03.16 and Initiation - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Don't think that these description in the Vedas, they are stories. They are not stories. They are facts. But we cannot accommodate in our poor teeny brain. That's all. So what we shall understand about God? It is not possible|In the Vedic literatures all informations are there. Their relative life, big and small, smaller than the smallest, bigger than the biggest. Don't think that these description in the Vedas, they are stories. They are not stories. They are facts. But we cannot accommodate in our poor teeny brain. That's all. So what we shall understand about God? It is not possible.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720921 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles|Morning Walk - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720921 - Letter to Bhaktijana written from Los Angeles|Letter to Bhaktijana written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Just remember under all circumstances to chant sixteen rounds of japa daily, offer your prasadam to Krsna, and do all of the things which you already know, as you are senior disciple|You do not require to worry as I shall never leave you, you are my disciple and I am your spiritual master, so there is no question, as long as you follow my instructions, that I shall ever leave you. Just remember under all circumstances to chant sixteen rounds of japa daily, offer your prasadam to Krsna, and do all of the things which you already know, as you are senior disciple. These things will protect you under all conditions, without any doubt.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720921 - Letter to Madhudvisa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Madhudvisa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very much pleased to hear that you are distributing so much of our literature and books and I think if you go on like this that very soon you will become the number one book distributers in the whole world|I am very much pleased to hear that you are distributing so much of our literature and books and I think if you go on like this that very soon you will become the number one book distributers in the whole world. At least I want that.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:720921 - Letter to Visala written from Los Angeles|Letter to Visala written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have understood that you are our top first class book distributer, and you can rest assured that this has not gone unnoticed by Krsna. Krsna appreciates very much when His devotee works very hard to serve Him|Now my best advice to you is that you remain like Narada Muni, the perfect brahmacari, loitering all over the universe and chanting the Lord's name. I have understood that you are our top first class book distributer, and you can rest assured that this has not gone unnoticed by Krsna. Krsna appreciates very much when His devotee works very hard to serve Him.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#September 1973|1973]] - September 21 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730921 - Lecture - Bombay|Lecture - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Anacara means sinful activities. You cannot associate with God if you become sinful. That is not possible. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, yesam tv anta-gatam papam: "One who is completely free from sinful life"|Anacara means sinful activities. You cannot associate with God if you become sinful. That is not possible. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, yesam tv anta-gatam papam: "One who is completely free from sinful life," te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah (BG 7.28), "He can worship Me".}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730921 - Conversation A - Bombay|Conversation A - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Now you have got very, very great responsible work. I will die. You will live. Kirtir yasya sa jivati. But I will not die|Now you have got very, very great responsible work. I will die. You will live. Kirtir yasya sa jivati. But I will not die.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:730921 - Conversation B - Bombay|Conversation B - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Guru Maharaja never asked anybody to become acarya|My Guru Maharaja never asked anybody to become acarya. He asked that "You form a governing body of twelve men and go on preaching."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|None of them were advised by Guru Maharaja to become acarya. His idea was "Let them manage; then whoever will be actual qualified for becoming acarya, they will elect. Why I should enforce upon them?" That was his plan|None of them were advised by Guru Mahārāja to become ācārya. His idea was "Let them manage; then whoever will be actual qualified for becoming ācārya, they will elect. Why I should enforce upon them?" That was his plan. "Let them manage by strong governing body, as it is going on. Then ācārya will come by his qualifications."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Guru Maharaja said, "Yes, he (Prabhupada) is very expert. He can do. So it is better to live apart from you. And he will do everything when there is need."|Guru Maharaja said, "Yes, he (Prabhupada) is very expert. He can do. So it is better to live apart from you. And he will do everything when there is need." He said. I could not understand. Although I was apart from them, a gṛhastha. In this Bombay I was doing business.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krsna consciousness movement means we are creating brahmanas. So others, they should cooperate. Then their life will be also perfect|In the material world three qualities are working. So one may be brāhmaṇa, another may be kṣatriya, another may be vaiśya. So they should cooperate. Then everyone's life will be perfect. That is the program. So the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means we are creating brāhmaṇas. So others, they should cooperate. Then their life will be also perfect.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#September 1974|1974]] - September 21 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:740921 - Letter to Syndicate Bank written from Vrndavana|Letter to Syndicate Bank written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#September 1975|1975]] - September 21 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750921 - Letter to Amogha written from Vrndavana|Letter to Amogha written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750921 - Letter to Bhaja Hari written from Vrndavana|Letter to Bhaja Hari written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Yes, the plan you have sited for the lake and island is approved by me. I am very glad that you are doing this work and since the work started on September 8th, it is already going on|Yes, the plan you have sited for the lake and island is approved by me. I am very glad that you are doing this work and since the work started on September 8th, it is already going on. It is because you are charming the Indian community, therefore they are giving you money for these projects. So you should continue in this way.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750921 - Letter to Gaura Govinda written from Vrndavana|Letter to Gaura Govinda written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding your returning to your own village, a sannyasa is not supposed to go back to his own village|Regarding your returning to your own village, a sannyasa is not supposed to go back to his own village.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750921 - Letter to Harinama, Tadit and Bhaktin De Anna written from Vrndavana|Letter to Harinama, Tadit and Bhaktin De Anna written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very pleased to hear about the book distribution|I am very pleased to hear about the book distribution. I know that Atlanta is very good place for book distribution and you are doing it nicely. So please continue.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750921 - Letter to Mahamsa written from Vrndavana|Letter to Mahamsa written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Your idea for the bullock cart sankirtana is very good. So now do it|Your idea for the bullock cart sankirtana is very good. So now do it.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750921 - Letter to Radhavallabha written from Vrndavana|Letter to Radhavallabha written from Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The title of the book can be Nectar of Instruction. We already have the Nectar of Devotion so now you will have the Nectar of Instruction|The title of the book can be Nectar of Instruction. We already have the Nectar of Devotion so now you will have the Nectar of Instruction. You can make it just like the set-up of the Nectar of Devotion book. The words Sri Upadesamrta do not have to appear in the title. A dedication is not required because it is not a big book.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#September 1976|1976]] - September 21 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:760921 - Lecture SB 01.07.24 - Vrndavana|Lecture SB 01.07.24 - Vṛndāvana]]''' | |||
{| | {{youtube_ditl|B4sIFcGClso|[[Vaniquotes:We do not allow any lazy man. He must be engaged. That is Krsna consciousness movement. That is Krsna's order|We do Not Allow any Lazy Man - 0109]]|05:16 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.07.24 in Vṛndāvana}} | ||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|We do not allow any lazy man. He must be engaged. That is Krsna consciousness movement. That is Krsna's order|We do not allow any lazy man. He must be engaged. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. That is Kṛṣṇa's order. Niyataṁ kuru karma. Arjuna was refusing to fight. He was trying to be nonviolent gentleman. Kṛṣṇa did not allow him. "No, no, you cannot do that. That is your weakness."}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|Don't think that Krsna consciousness movement, those who are Krsna conscious, they'll become lazy and imitate Haridasa Thakura. That is not Krsna consciousness|Don't think that Krsna consciousness movement, those who are Krsna conscious, they'll become lazy and imitate Haridasa Thakura. That is not Krsna consciousness.}} | |||
| | {{VaniQuotebox|Original person. Just like in our familywise, or guru-parampara-wise, there is somebody, original person. So similarly, the whole creation, there is original person|So, saḥ, Kṛṣṇa, who is described in the previous verse, tvam ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ, the original person... Original person, Absolute Truth, that is described in the Vedānta-sūtra, janmādy asya yataḥ (SB 1.1.1). Original person. Just like in our familywise, or guru-paramparā-wise, there is somebody, original person. So similarly, the whole creation, there is original person.}} | ||
|} | {{youtube_ditl|1bnPJGLKbfY|[[Vaniquotes:The aim is how to improve spiritual life. That is grhastha-asrama. And one who has no such aim, he simply wants to enjoy the senses, and for that purpose he's decorating the house, decorating the wife, children - that is called grhamedhi|The Aim is how to Improve Spiritual Life That is Grihastha-āśrama - 0619]]|03:39 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.07.24 in Vṛndāvana}} | ||
{| | {{VaniQuotebox|The aim is how to improve spiritual life. That is grhastha-asrama. And one who has no such aim, he simply wants to enjoy the senses, and for that purpose he's decorating the house, decorating the wife, children - that is called grhamedhi|A man is living with husband and wife or children, but the aim is how to improve spiritual life. That is gṛhastha-āśrama. And one who has no such aim, he simply wants to enjoy the senses, and for that purpose he's decorating the house, decorating the wife, children—that is called gṛha-vrata or gṛhamedhī.}} | ||
|- | {{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/760921SB-VRNDAVAN_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"In this material world, in this universe, ādi-kavi. Tene brahma hṛdā ādi-kavaye ([[Vanisource:SB 1.1.1|SB 1.1.1]]). So he's the ādi, original, first created being. Then who is his ādi? Wherefrom Brahmā is coming? That is Kṛṣṇa. Tene brahma hṛdā ādi-kavaye. So in this way, when you come to Kṛṣṇa, making a... Brahmā is coming from Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Svayambhū: he's born of the lotus flower. That Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is coming from Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. And Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is coming from Saṅkarṣaṇa. Saṅkarṣaṇa is coming from Aniruddha; Aniruddha from Pradyumna, like that. Ultimately—Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is ādyam. And Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat ([[Vanisource:BG 7.7 (1972)|BG 7.7]]). There is no more. So that is God."|Vanisource:760921 - Lecture SB 01.07.24 - Vrndavana|760921 - Lecture SB 01.07.24 - Vrndavana}} | ||
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Srila Prabhupada's letters, lectures and conversations throughout consecutive years
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- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1970 - September 21
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There are now ten devotees with me here and I expect 20 more men and women from the U.S. and Europe to come within a month. |
1972 - September 21
1973 - September 21
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Now you have got very, very great responsible work. I will die. You will live. Kirtir yasya sa jivati. But I will not die. |
1974 - September 21
1975 - September 21
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Regarding your returning to your own village, a sannyasa is not supposed to go back to his own village. |
1976 - September 21
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| "In this material world, in this universe, ādi-kavi. Tene brahma hṛdā ādi-kavaye (SB 1.1.1). So he's the ādi, original, first created being. Then who is his ādi? Wherefrom Brahmā is coming? That is Kṛṣṇa. Tene brahma hṛdā ādi-kavaye. So in this way, when you come to Kṛṣṇa, making a... Brahmā is coming from Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Svayambhū: he's born of the lotus flower. That Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is coming from Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. And Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is coming from Saṅkarṣaṇa. Saṅkarṣaṇa is coming from Aniruddha; Aniruddha from Pradyumna, like that. Ultimately—Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is ādyam. And Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat (BG 7.7). There is no more. So that is God." |
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