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A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - April 1974
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;
- 450+ 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 88 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.
- See also: A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada
- See also: the Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - April 1974
Apr 1 to 18 - Bombay
1974 - April 01
1974 - April 02
1974 - April 03
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "From material condition, if you want to be promoted to the spiritual platform, then these are the regulative principles. Either you become brāhmaṇa or kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra, or brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha or sannyāsa, and gradually develop your spiritual constitutional position and be transferred to the transcendental position. Paras tasmāt tu bhāvo 'nyo 'vyakto 'vyaktāt sanātanaḥ (BG 8.20). That is the process. But if you live in the conditioned life like animals, then you continue the life of animals—eating, sleeping, mating and defending, and struggle for existence. Manaḥ ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati (BG 15.7). Then you struggle within this material world forever. Sometimes you become the King Indra, and sometimes you become that germ indra." |
| 740403 - Lecture BG 04.14 - Bombay |
1974 - April 04
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"This is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mission. He says, 'You become a spiritual master'. 'How? I have no qualification.' 'No. You just accept My order.' 'So what is Your order, Sir?' Yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa: 'You simply speak the instruction of Kṛṣṇa whoever you meet. Then you become a spiritual master'. So actually it is happening. We are not wonderful men. But our only business is that we are speaking only the same thing as Kṛṣṇa has spoken. That's all. There is no magic. This is the magic. If you adulterate nonsensically like a rascal, then you cannot become spiritual master. If you simply follow what Kṛṣṇa has spoken, then you become spiritual master. Very simple thing. It doesn't require education. You can hear from your spiritual master what has Kṛṣṇa said. It doesn't require even literacy. There are many great personalities, saintly person. My Guru Mahārāja's Guru Mahārāja, he was illiterate, Gaura Kṛṣṇadāsa Bābājī Mahārāja. He could not sign even his name. But my Guru Mahārāja was the best scholar of his time. He accepted him as guru." |
| 740404 - Lecture BG 04.15 - Bombay |
1974 - April 05
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Study one line, that is sufficient. It does not mean to go like a storm and do not understand. Let us go slow but sure. |
1974 - April 06
1974 - April 07
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Suppose we are walking. This step, when I assure that 'This is all right; it is not, it will not go down,' then I take up this. Then again this. This example is given. Similarly, change of body like that. As soon as it is settled up what kind of body he is going to accept or which is being offered to him, daiva-netreṇa (SB 3.31.3), by higher authorities, then this man leaves this body and again enters in the womb of the body which he is destined to get. This is the process of death." |
| 740407 - Morning Walk - Bombay |
1974 - April 08
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "What is God, first of all. He must exist otherwise why there is question of 'What is God?' So, what is the nature of God, what is our position, what is our relationship with God, what is our duty and what is the goal of life, these things are very thoroughly discussed in Bhagavad-gītā. So if we understand Bhagavad-gītā very nicely, then you understand the whole science of God." |
| 740408 - Morning Walk - Bombay |
- Letter to Manager of Punjab National Bank written from Bombay
- Letter to Shyamsundar Brahmachari written from Bombay
1974 - April 09
1974 - April 10
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Let us try to work cooperatively, otherwise the fighting spirit will ruin our great movement. |
1974 - April 11
1974 - April 12
1974 - April 13
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I will leave India for Paris, and will travel 4 or 5 days in each place to Geneva, Rome, Sweden, then 3 or 4 cities in Germany. |
1974 - April 14
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To save the general people from atheism, there is recommendation for worshiping different types of demigods. |
1974 - April 15
1974 - April 16
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The statement in the Caitanya-caritamrta: "Unless one is very, very extraordinarily intelligent, he cannot be a devotee of Krsna". |
- Letter to Manager of Punjab National Bank written from Bombay
- Letter to Tripurari written from Bombay
1974 - April 17
1974 - April 18
Apr 18 to 24 - Hyderabad
1974 - April 18
1974 - April 19
1974 - April 20
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He was trying to learn, but he could not learn it. If he is serious, he can learn, but he is not serious. |
1974 - April 21
1974 - April 22
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You have to follow Christ's words. You cannot imitate his action. That is real obedience. |
1974 - April 23
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "So to play with Kṛṣṇa, to become associate of Kṛṣṇa, to dance with Kṛṣṇa, it is not ordinary thing. We want to do that. We want to do that here. We have got many sporting club, dancing club, because we want to do that. But we want to do in this material world. That is our defect. The same thing, you can do with Kṛṣṇa. Just become Kṛṣṇa conscious and you get the opportunity. Why you are suffering here for sporting and dancing? That is called dharmasya hy āpavargyasya (SB 1.2.9). Stop this, I mean to say, always painful condition of material life. Tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti (BG 4.9). Because we have got this material body. This material body means reservoir of all sufferings. By artificial method, so-called scientific advancement, we are trying to patch up, but that is not real happiness." |
| 740423 - Lecture SB 01.02.09 - Hyderabad |
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This Krishna consciousness movement is multi faceted. We can serve the Lord using everything. |
1974 - April 24
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "There are mainly three energies of Kṛṣṇa: the material energy, the spiritual energy and the marginal energy. The marginal energy, we are. We are called marginal because we have to live under the energy, another superior energy. Just like if you work in the office, you have to work under the superintendent, not independently. Similarly, our marginal position is that we can live under the guidance of the material energy or we can live under the guidance of the spiritual energy. To live under the guidance of spiritual energy is our actual life. And to live under the guidance of material nature, that is called māyā, false. Therefore we are marginal; we can make our choice." |
| 740424 - Lecture SB 01.02.10 - Hyderabad |
- Letter to Manager of Punjab National Bank written from Hyderabad
- Letter to Tejiyas written from Hyderabad
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I have advised Gurudasa not to pay any tailor but to make clothes by our own devotees for the deities. |
Apr 25 to 26 - Tirupati
1974 - April 25
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The construction fund should only be used for construction items like cement and iron and the party's name should be mentioned. |
1974 - April 26
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Vedic knowledge says, as it is said in the Brahma-sūtra, Vedānta-sūtra, that the original cause of the Absolute Truth is a living entity. It is not matter. Just like Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate (BG 10.8). That aham, Kṛṣṇa, is not a dead matter. He is the living entity, supreme living entity. And we also understand from Upaniṣad, nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13). The Absolute Truth is person, a living entity. He is the supreme living entity. Similarly, the original Absolute Truth is Kṛṣṇa." |
| 740426 - Lecture SB 01.02.11 - Tirupati |
Apr 27 to 29 - Hyderabad
1974 - April 27
1974 - April 28
1974 - April 29
Apr 29 to 30 - Bombay
1974 - April 29
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This early rising, holding classes, going out regularly for sankirtana, worshiping the deity are the very substance of devotional life. |
1974 - April 30
