A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - May 04
Srila Prabhupada's letters, lectures and conversations throughout consecutive years
- Click on the year dates to go to the Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life for that year.
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.
- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1967 - May 04
1968 - May 04
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "So human life is not for wasting the valuable asset simply in the manner of dogs and hogs. We have got responsibility. The soul is transmigrating from one form to another body, and this human form of body is just suitable to prepare yourself how you can enter into that transcendental platform of bliss of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. You are seeking pleasure, but you do not know how to achieve that pleasure. For achieving that pleasure, the prescription is here: tapo divyaṁ. 'You have to undergo certain principles of austerity, my dear sons', divyaṁ, 'for achieving the transcendental pleasure in association with the Absolute Truth'." |
| 680504 - Lecture SB 05.05.01-3 - Boston |
1969 - May 04
1970 - May 04
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Either you take birth in a very rich family, aristocratic family, or you take birth in the animal womb, so the pangs of birth, death, disease and old age will continue. So Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means to make a solution of these four things: birth, death, old age and disease. So if we act sinfully and if we eat sinfully, then this life of birth, death, old age will continue. Otherwise, you can make a solution, and as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti kaunteya (BG 4.9): "After leaving this body," tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti, "he does not take birth again in this material world." |
| 700504 - Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles |
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "We can simply eat such things which are offered to the Deity, Kṛṣṇa. That is yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ (BG 3.13). Even if we have committed some sin, by eating this prasādam we counteract it. Mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ. Yajña-śiṣṭa... Aśiṣṭa means the remnants of foodstuff after offering yajña. If one eats, then mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ. Because our life is sinful, so we become, I mean to say, freed from the sinful activities. How it is? That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, that ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi (BG 18.66): 'If you surrender unto Me, then I'll give you protection from all sinful reaction'. So if you make it a vow that "I shall not eat anything which is not offered to Kṛṣṇa," that means it is a surrender. You surrender to Kṛṣṇa, that 'My dear Lord, I shall not eat anything which is not offered to You'. That's vow. That vow is surrender. And because there is surrender, you are protected from the sinful reaction." |
| 700504 - Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles |
- Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles
- Letter to Sudama written from Los Angeles
- Letter to Vamanadeva written from Los Angeles
1972 - May 04
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there is vast possibility for selling our books in England, I think more than in your country. |
1973 - May 04
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| Prabhupāda: Lomaśa Muni, his duration of life is that when one Brahmā dies, one hair from the body falls. So in this way, when all the hairs of his body will fall down, he'll die. He has such a great length of... So he was standing on the side of sea and chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. So Nārada Muni approached him, 'Why don't you make a small cottage here?' He said, 'How long I shall live? (laughter) Aiye, standing will do. Let me finish my business...' Just see. And here they'll live for twenty years and making skyscraper building (makes sound:) 'tok-dong, tok-dong, tok-dong'. (laughter) Does not calculate that 'I shall live for twenty or thirty years'." Svarūpa Dāmodara: That is not guaranteed also. Prabhupāda: That is also not guaranteed. Why I am taking so much trouble? They are so foolish persons. |
| 730504 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles |
1974 - May 04
1975 - May 04
1976 - May 04
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There is good scope for distributing Gujarati and Hindi books in Fiji, but if there is mismanagement then what can be done. |
1977 - May 04
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My health has gone too bad now so within few days I am going to Kashmir to change the climate. |
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