A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - July 1968


The Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada present 2200+ of his lectures; 905+ of his conversations; 490+ of his morning walks;
65+ of his interviews and 6,570+ of his letters. This listing covers all available material,

and includes:
  • 10,300+ links to Vanisource - our repository of all of Srila Prabhupada's words;
  • 470+ short audio clips Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks or interviews with subtitles in up to 93 languages sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters are highlighted within quoteboxes;
  • For further study on the different subjects addressed, each statement links to the various categories in our thematic section of Vanipedia named Vaniquotes;

These statements from the Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada offer unparalleled insights into his devotional character; his vision to re-spiritualize human society; his dedication to translate, publish & distribute his books; his expertise to tirelessly lead & manage his worldwide movement; his empowered ability to encourage, care for, train & clearly communicate the disciplines he expects from all his disciples as he engages them in their pursuit of Krsna consciousness & performance of missionary activities. Through all these situations one can also experience how Srila Prahhupada consistently represents the pure teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.



Jul 1 to 31 - Montreal

1968 - July 01

Lecture SB 07.09.08 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"The so-called educated person, they are very much proud of their university degree, but if you ask some of them, 'What you are? Wherefrom you have come to this world, and where you are going next?' Oh, they will say, 'What is this nonsense? I am... I do not know wherefrom I have come, where I am going. I have no concern with that. I am concerned with the present life. That's all'. But actually, we are not this present life. It is only a spot in our journey."
680701 - Lecture SB 07.09.08 - Montreal


1968 - July 02

Lecture SB 07.09.08 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So after understanding Bhagavad-gītā, if one becomes faithful that "I shall devote my life for service of Kṛṣṇa," then he is eligible to enter into the study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. That means Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam begins from the point where Bhagavad-gītā ends. Bhagavad-gītā ends at the point, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). One has to surrender fully unto Kṛṣṇa, giving up all other engagements. Always remember, all other engagement means not that you have to give up. You... Try to understand that Kṛṣṇa said that "You give up everything and surrender unto Me." So that does not mean that Arjuna gave up his fighting capacity. Rather, he took to fighting more vigorously."
680702 - Lecture SB 07.09.08 - Montreal
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Montreal


1968 - July 03

Letter to Rupanuga written from Montreal
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Montreal


1968 - July 04

Lecture SB 07.09.09 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"That Govinda is the original Personality of Godhead, and Śyāmasundara, with a flute in His hand, and He is very pastimious, always smiling, and by His smiling He offers you blessings. You also, by seeing His smiling, you remain everlastingly smiling. It is so nice."
680704 - Lecture SB 07.09.09 - Montreal
Letter to Balai written from Montreal
Letter to Upendra written from Montreal


1968 - July 06

Lecture SB 07.09.09 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So God is always anxious of your love, not your material things. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described that as somebody offers you very nice, palatable dishes, varieties of foodstuff, but unfortunately, if you have no appetite, these are all useless, because you cannot eat, there is no appetite. Similarly, you can make a show of offering so many things to God, but if you have no devotional love, that is not accepted. That is not accepted, because God is not poor. He is not begging from you."
680706 - Lecture SB 07.09.09 - Montreal
Letter to Vinode Patel written from Montreal


1968 - July 07

Letter to Aniruddha written from Montreal
Letter to Dayananda written from Montreal
Letter to Mangalaniloy written from Montreal


1968 - July 09

Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"If a person is a brāhmaṇa, then his natural qualification will be like this. What is that? Satyam: he is truthful. In any circumstances he will be truthful. Even to an enemy he will disclose the secret, "This is the fact." That is truthfulness, not that I am very truthful, but when my interest is jeopardized, I tell lie. That is not truthfulness. Truthfulness means at any circumstances one will speak the plain truth. That is truthfulness. Satya śama."
680709 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Montreal
Letter to Jadurani written from Montreal


1968 - July 10

Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"The material condition is full of anxiety, so anyone who is full of anxiety, he is śūdra. This is the... So if you analyze the present society, that who is not anxiety, full of anxiety, oh, nobody will say that "I am not full of anxiety." "I have got so many anxieties." So that means he is a śūdra. Kalau śūdra-sambhavaḥ (Skanda Purāṇa): "In this age, everyone is śūdra." That is concluded."
680710 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Montreal
Letter to Brahmananda written from Montreal
Letter to Hayagriva written from Montreal


1968 - July 12

Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Anyone who takes up this endeavor on behalf of God to reclaim these conditioned souls back to Godhead, back to home, he is considered most intimate devotee, dear devotee of the Lord. It is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, na ca tasmād manuṣyeṣu kaścid me priya-kṛttamaḥ (BG 18.69). If you want to become very dear to Kṛṣṇa or God, then try to take up these missionary activities. What is that? Spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kṛṣṇa will be very much pleased."
680712 - Lecture SB 07.09.10 - Montreal
Letter to Cidananda written from Montreal
Letter to Jayananda written from Montreal
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Montreal


1968 - July 13

Letter to Christopher written from Montreal
Letter to Subala written from Montreal
Letter to Umapati written from Montreal


1968 - July 14

Lecture SB 07.09.10-11 - Montreal
Letter to Hayagriva written from Montreal
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Montreal


1968 - July 15

Letter to Syamasundara written from Montreal


1968 - July 16

Conversation - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Kṛṣṇa says that svakarmaṇā tam abhyarcya. You just try to worship the Supreme Lord by the result of your occupation. Because Kṛṣṇa requires everything. So if you are a potter, you supply pots. If you are florist, you supply flower. If you are carpenter, you work for temple. If you are washerman, then wash clothing of the temple. Temple is the center, Kṛṣṇa. And everyone gets chance to offer his service. Therefore temple worship is very nice. So this temple should be organized in such a way that we don't require any money. You give your service. That's all. You be engaged in your service. Don't change your service. But you try to serve the-temple means the Supreme Lord—by your occupational duty."
680716 - Conversation - Montreal
Letter to Gurudasa written from Montreal
Letter to Mr. Mottissey written from Montreal
Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Montreal
Letter to Yamuna devi written from Montreal


1968 - July 17

Lecture Excerpt Purport to Sri-Krsna-Caitanya Prabhu - Montreal
Letter to Brahmananda written from Montreal
Letter to Mukunda written from Montreal


1968 - July 18

Lecture Excerpt - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"There may be a cloud overcast in the sky for hundred miles, but even hundred miles, is it possible to cover the sun, hundred miles' cloud? The sun is itself so many hundreds of thousand times more than this earth. So māyā cannot cover the Supreme Brahman. Māyā can cover the small particles Brahman. So we may become covered by māyā, or cloud, but the Supreme Brahman is never covered by māyā. That is the difference of opinion between Māyāvāda philosophy and Vaiṣṇava philosophy. The Māyāvāda philosophy says that the Supreme is covered. The Supreme cannot be covered. Then how He becomes supreme? The covering becomes supreme. Oh, there are so many arguments and so many... But we follow that the cloud covers the small particles of sunshine. But sun remains as it is. And we practically see also when we go by jet plane, we are over the cloud. There is no cloud upside. Sun is clear. In the lower status there is some cloud."
680718 - Lecture Excerpt - Montreal


1968 - July 20

Lecture Excerpt - Montreal


1968 - July 22

Lecture Wedding Paramananda and Satyabhama - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Our presentation is that this conjugal love between man and woman is not unnatural. It is quite natural, because it is in the Absolute Truth, as we find from Vedic description, that the Absolute Truth, Personality of Godhead, is engaged in conjugal loving affair, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. But the same Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa love matter has permeated through matter. Therefore it is perverted reflection. Here in this material world, the so-called love is not actual love; it is lust. Here the male and female are attracted not by love but by lust. So in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness society, because we are trying to approach the Absolute Truth, the lust propensity has to be converted into pure love. That is the proposal."
680722 - Lecture Wedding Paramananda and Satyabhama - Montreal


1968 - July 24

Lecture Initiation - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So this bhāgavata-dharma is very nice, it is universal, it can be accepted by everyone. Unfortunately, so long there was no preaching of this bhāgavata-dharma. Now, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya, the bhāgavata-dharma is now being expanded in the Western countries. I am very glad that boys and girls from this part of the world, they are also embracing, and they are nicely chanting and following the rules and regulation."
680724 - Lecture Initiation of Jayapataka Dasa - Montreal


1968 - July 25

Letter to Harivilasa written from Montreal


1968 - July 26

Initiation of Satyabhama Dasi and Gayatri Initiation of Devotees Going to London - Montreal


1968 - July 27

Lecture Excerpt - Montreal
Conversation - Montreal


1968 - July 29

Lecture Initiation - Montreal
Letter to Brahmananda written from Montreal
Letter to Gurudasa written from Montreal
Letter to Madhusudana written from Montreal
Letter to Gargamuni written from Montreal