A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - May 03

Srila Prabhupada's letters, lectures and conversations throughout consecutive years

The Days in the Life of Srila Prabhupada presents 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;
  • 450+ short audio clips - Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks and interviews, with subtitles in up to 88 languages, sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters, 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 Days 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.


1968 - May 03

Letter to Brahmananda written from Boston
Letter to Uddhava written from Boston
Letter to Upendra written from Boston


1969 - May 03

Lecture - Boston
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to awake the sleeping living entities. In the Vedic literature, Upaniṣads, we find these verses, which says, uttiṣṭha jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.14). The Vedic voice, transcendental voice, says, "O humanity, O living entity, you are sleeping. Please get up." Uttiṣṭhata. Uttiṣṭhata means 'Please get up'. Just like when a man or a boy sleeps past, and the parents, who have got knowledge that he has got to do something important, 'My dear boy, please get up. It is now morning. You have to go. You have to go to your duty. You have to go to your school'."
690503 - Lecture at Arlington Street Church - Boston
Letter to Hayagriva and Pradyumna written from Boston


1970 - May 03

Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharma
yato bhaktir adhokṣaje
ahaituky apratihatā
yayātmā suprasīdati
(SB 1.2.6)

"This is Bhāgavata religion. That is first-class religion. What is that? Yataḥ, by executing the religious principles, if you develop your love for the Supreme, who is beyond expression of your words and beyond the activities of your mind... Adhokṣaja. This very word is used, adhokṣaja: where your material senses cannot approach. And what kind of that love? Ahaitukī, without any cause. 'O Lord, I love You, God, because You supply me so many nice things. You are order-supplier'. No. Not that sort of love. Without any exchange. That is taught by Caitanya Mahāprabhu, that 'Whatever You do... Āśliṣya vā pada-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām (CC Antya 20.47). "Either You trample me under Your feet or You embrace me... What You like. You make me brokenhearted by not seeing You—that doesn't matter. Still You are my worshipable Lord." That is love."

700503 - Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles
Letter to Ekayani written from Los Angeles
Letter to Lilavati written from Los Angeles


1972 - May 03

Lecture SB 02.09.13 - Tokyo
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Although we find in the neophyte devotee some bad behavior due to his past experience, so we should not take him as nondevotee. Sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ (BG 9.30). He is sādhu—if he sticks to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And the bad habits which are visible now, it will disappear. It will disappear. So we have to give chance. Because we see some bad habits of a devotee, we should not reject. We should give another chance. We should give another chance, because he has taken the right things, but to past behavior he appears to be again going to the māyā's clutches. So we should not reject, but we should give chance. One may take little more time to come to the standard, but we should give him chance. If he sticks to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, very soon all these defects will be disappearing. Kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā (BG 9.31). He will be completely a dharmātmā, mahātmā."
720503 - Lecture SB 02.09.13 - Tokyo
Letter to Bhagavan written from Tokyo
Letter to Citsukhananda written from Tokyo
Letter to Patita Uddharana written from Tokyo
Letter to Rupanuga written from Tokyo


1973 - May 03

Morning Walk - Los Angeles
Lecture SB 01.08.41 - Los Angeles
Letter to Babhru written from Los Angeles


1974 - May 03

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Bhurijana written from Bombay
Letter to Trista Hubbarth written from Bombay


1976 - May 03

Morning Walk - Fiji
Conversation - Fiji
Lecture Arrival - Honolulu
Conversation - Honolulu
Letter to Adi-kesava written from Honolulu
Letter to Mr. George Twohie written from Honolulu
Letter to Tejiyas written from Honolulu


1977 - May 03

Letter to Aksayananda written from Bombay
Letter to Gurukrpa written from Bombay
Letter to Prabhakar Mishra written from Bombay


   
 

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