A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - July 1974

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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,

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  • 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 3 - Melbourne

1974 - July 01

Lecture at La Trobe University - Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		There is no institution, no school, no college, no university where this education is given, that "What I am? Am I this body, or I am something else? No. I am something else." So this education can be given through this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. On the basis of Śrī Bhagavad-gītā, everything is explained very vividly.

vanipedia.org 		So all these bodily concepts of life is based on ignorance, because we do not know soul. Actually the human life is meant for being educated that he is not this body; he is soul. That is the Vedānta-sūtra philosophy, to inquire about the spirit soul. That is our main business.

vanipedia.org 		This Krsna consciousness movement is educational movement. It is not a religious sentiment; it is a science. And as we have got our books also. You have seen. There is demonstration of the book. We have got already twenty books of four hundred pages each.
Lecture Initiation - Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		So long we are in this material encagement we are supposed to be impurified. Because we are not purified, therefore we have to accept birth, death, old age and disease. Just like diseased condition is impurified. It requires to be purified by medical treatment to get out of the disease.
Conversation - Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		This is the beginning. If that thing is lacking, there is no beginning even, what to speak of advancement. That is discussed already. Na siddhiṁ sa avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na paraṁ gatiḥ. This is the beginning of spiritual life. The word is called disciple. Disciple means who accept discipline. If there is no discipline, where is disciple? And "disciplic succession." We have used this word. Not that discipline is finished by one man, no. It will continue to go by succession. That is perfect.

vanipedia.org 		If you still cannot understand what is my instruction, then how can I help you? New students may say like that. You are intelligent, educated, old student. If you say... (long, silent pause) Our movement is that beginning of spiritual life is to surrender. If there is no surrendering, then it is no advance. Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). This is the beginning. If that thing is lacking, there is no beginning even, what to speak of advancement.
Letter to Gurudasa written from Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		The whole management should be done combinedly. Do not fight amongst yourselves, as that is my only anxiety.


1974 - July 02

Conversation - Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		I have seen some television. People are learning how to smash, how to steal, how to harass people. Things are being shown like that. Not that "You are soul. You are spirit soul. If you degrade yourself, you then get this." You make that television, that how transmigration of the soul is taking place. They have manufactured the machine, so utilize for your propaganda. We have got to do so many things. We can utilize everything. So if they are not used for Kṛṣṇa's purpose they'll be used for committing disaster in the world.
Conversation BG 16.07–23 - Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		What was the result of the disastrous war twice? The whole European nations ruined. They are not now more rich. I saw in Paris, in Germany, they are not as rich as the Americans. Because American inland, there was no such big war, so their opulence is existing. But on account of these two wars, British completely finished.


1974 - July 03

Letter to Cyavana written from Melbourne

vanipedia.org 		We are having a very big festival there on Janmastami when we will open our Krsna Balarama temple by installing the deities. So you must also attend to help in conducting the ceremonies.


Jul 4 to 5 Chicago

1974 - July 04

Lecture SB 01.08.18 - Chicago
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vanipedia.org 		Kṛṣṇa says, "My devotee, with affection," yo me bhaktyā prayacchati. Kṛṣṇa is not hungry. Kṛṣṇa has not come to you for accepting your offering because He is hungry. No. He is not hungry. He is self-complete, and in the spiritual world He is served, lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānam, He is served by hundreds and thousands of goddess of fortune.
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vanipedia.org 		Ultimately after undergoing severe austerities and penances, if you do not know what is Kṛṣṇa, then what is the use? It is useless. Narādhito yadi haris tapasā tataḥ kim, antar bahir yadi haris tapasā tataḥ kiṁ. Similarly, if you can see twenty-four hours Kṛṣṇa, within and without, then the that is the end of all tapasya.

vanipedia.org 		It is not finished. If you have got time, if, if you haven't got to do anything else, you can continue, (laughter) sixteen hundred. It is not mechanical: "Now I have finished sixteen rounds, that's all." Why sixteen rounds? You chant sixteen hundred rounds. That is minimum, because you cannot concentrate your mind in chanting, you have no attachment for chanting, that is a, a regulative principle. You must.

vanipedia.org 		You don't become envious to your spiritual master. Then you will become free from envy. As soon as you become envious to your spiritual master, then you will..., then begins envious. Chant Hare Krsna.
Lecture SB 01.08.18 Q&A excerpt - Chicago

vanipedia.org 		Those who are following, they are happy, practically you can see. And those who are not following, they are unhappy. Yes.
Interview - Chicago

vanipedia.org 		That because I know you are envious, therefore I don’t sit here; I am sitting here. (laughter) You are very envious when a spiritual master is honored very nicely by his disciples. You become envious. What can be done? But that is the etiquette, that spiritual master is honored as good as God.


1974 - July 05

Lecture SB 01.08.19 - Chicago
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Govinda, because He has entered within this universe, therefore the cosmic manifestation is possible. Otherwise it is not. Just like I am the soul, you are the soul. Because you have entered this body or I am entered this body, therefore the movement of the body is possible. As soon as I or you leave this body, it is dull, no more, no movement. It is very easy to understand. Similarly, how the movement of the cosmic manifestation is going on, the so-called scientist, philosopher, rascals, they do not understand, because Kṛṣṇa has entered. It is very easy to understand. I am part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, very minute part. Still, because I have entered this body, therefore the body's moving, the activities of the body going on. Is it very difficult to understand? So, anyone can understand that this lump of matter, big cosmic manifestation, until a thing like me, soul, is there, how it is going on nicely."
740705 - Lecture SB 01.08.19 - Chicago

vanipedia.org 		When you are trained up how to love God, Kṛṣṇa, then Kṛṣṇa will reveal Himself, and you will see Him. Premāñjana-cchurita. Not with these eyes, but another eyes. What is that eyes? Premāñjana, love, the ointment of love, when it is smeared in your eyes, then you can see. Just like there is medicine, eye ointment, or surma, in India it is called surma. Sometimes you apply, your vision becomes very cleansed, and you can see things very nicely. So we have to cleanse our eyes to see Kṛṣṇa, by the ointment of love of Kṛṣṇa.


Jul 6 to 7 - San Francisco

1974 - July 07

Lecture Festival Ratha-yatra - San Francisco
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vanipedia.org 		One living being is providing, maintaining all other living beings. So our position is being maintained by God and God is maintainer. Our position is being predominated and God is predominator.


Jul 8 to 16 - Los Angeles

1974 - July 08

Lecture Arrival - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		This is the process, Vedic process, to receive the transcendental knowledge through the paramparā system, and the reception or honor given to the spiritual master, it goes to Kṛṣṇa. Spiritual master is the official collector. Just like in government there is collector. He receives the money, taxes, from the citizens, not for his personal use but for the government. Similarly, this is the Vedic system, to receive knowledge through the transparent medium, guru.
Conversation - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		What about Book Trust? I want to see that according to the Trust, desire, there is fifty percent for building (indistinct) temples, and fifty percent for reprinting, or printing. That is being observed or not.
Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		What about Book Trust? I want to see that according to the Trust, desire, there is fifty percent for building (indistinct) temples, and fifty percent for reprinting, or printing. That is being observed or not.


1974 - July 09

Morning Walk - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		So what class of men they are? What was the society? A society of murderers. So what they will understand about religion, a murderer?
Lecture SB 01.16.19 - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		The soul, part and parcel of God, wanted to imitate God's supremacy, and they wanted to enjoy. But in the spiritual world there cannot be second enjoyer.
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		After leaving your place I went to Chicago and then San Francisco and in both the places the Rathayatra ceremony was very successfully performed.


1974 - July 10

Lecture SB 01.16.20 - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		If we qualify ourself as Vaisnava and devotee, then all other good qualities will automatically manifest in the body.


1974 - July 11

Lecture SB 01.16.21 - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		In this material world we have got so many debts. But people do not care for it. Just like we are receiving light from sun, but what we are paying to the sun? Therefore we remain debtor. This is Vedic idea.

vanipedia.org 		Arakṣyamāṇāḥ striya urvi bālān. According to Vedic culture, first protection: to the cows, to the women, to the brāhmaṇas, to the children and to the old man. This is the first business of the government, to give protection. Practically there is no criminal charge against them—against a brāhmaṇa, against a woman, a child.
Conversation - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		What it will act, the atomic bomb, in the sun planet? Similarly, Brahma might have possessed some power, but what is that power in comparison to Krsna? Every power is derived from Him; so Brahma's mystic power cannot act on Krsna.


1974 - July 12

Morning Walk - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Then where is the difference between the scientists and the devotee? The devotee, devotee accepts what Krsna says. That's all.
Lecture SB 01.16.22 - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Our students specifically, they should take care of reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. We have therefore prescribed in our school, Dallas, that let them simply learn Sanskrit and English, because English translation they will be able to read, and the Sanskrit verses are there. And from the very beginning, if they begin education with Bhagavad-gītā and then comes to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and reads the whole literature, then they will be more than M.A., Ph.D. More than. The knowledge will be so advanced.
Chanting CC Adi-lila 12th Chapter, Verses 1–96 - Los Angeles

1974 - July 13

Morning Walk - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		There was two fight in the Indian history. One is Rāma and Rāvaṇa, and one is Kurukṣetra. And the hero is Vaiṣṇava. We are going to produce such Vaiṣṇavas, not these dull rascals, sitting down. We don't want these Vaiṣṇavas, sitting down rascals. We want Arjuna or we want no one. That is Vaiṣṇava. That is wanted.

vanipedia.org 		If they are, these things come within our movement, then it will not be succesful. Tat-paratvena nirmalam (CC Madhya 19.170). One has to become purified. Even sometimes we have to take... But that is for Kṛṣṇa's. There must be now checking that all these rascals may not join and spoil the movement. You should not admit. So how it will be done unless you GBC members become very strong and with good brain? Now, first of all save this situation.

vanipedia.org 		Unless we are very sincere, we cannot cope with māyā. That is not possible. If you remain a servant of māyā, you cannot conquer over māyā. You must be very sincere servant of Kṛṣṇa. Then you can conquer. Mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te. It is clearly said. Otherwise you are subjected to the tricks of māyā.
Lecture SB 01.16.23 - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		That is our main business, how to get out of this material body of skins and bones. That is real business. But these rascals, they do not know what is real business. They want to maintain the skin and bone by another skin and bone. That is their program. So it is foolish civilization.
Chanting CC Adi-lila 13th Chapter, Verses 1–124 - Los Angeles


1974 - July 14

Morning Walk - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		A pure devotee carries Kṛṣṇa within his heart, therefore wherever he goes he makes a holy place.
Lecture SB 01.16.24 - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		This is our process, to depend on Krsna. Depend does not mean I shall remain idle. Depend means to work according to the direction of the sastra.
Chanting CC Adi-lila 14th Chapter, Verses 1–97 - Los Angeles
Letter to Citsukhananda written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Krishna may bless you because you are doing so much for Krishna. Try to have a nice temple for Krishna at Trinidad. It is an important place.
Letter to Karandhara and Saurabha written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Regarding the temple not being finished on time, that is your responsibility. What can I do?
Letter to Satadari written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Yes, a shiksa guru is anyone who can give spiritual advancement. You take instruction from my books, and if you are unable to understand any portion of the books, then you can get it explained by any senior devotee, whether Madhukanta or anyone else. Any senior devotee can be an instructor in spiritual subject matters. If you like to take instruction from Madhukanta, there is no harm.
Letter to Sridhara Maharaja written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Regarding preaching tour, it has become a little difficult for me because I have got the same heart trouble as you have, and still I am moving just to encourage these young boys who are working on my behalf.


1974 - July 15

Lecture Departure - Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		So I am traveling all over the world. I am going to see how things are going in Dallas or New Vrindaban and another... So my touring is natural. I have started this movement. I want to see that it is going on nicely. So you kindly help me. Don't deviate. That is my only request. (starts to cry) Then you will remain solid.
Letter to Gosainji written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		There will be seven days function, and the arrangement has been made that anyone who visits our temple may be supplied with sumptuous prasadam both kachi and pakki.
Letter to Syamasundara written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		The philosophy discourses we had years ago is now lying without any utility, so all your Godbrothers are very much anxious to publish it. I therefore request you to edit it immediately if you have time because you wanted to edit the whole thing yourself.


1974 - July 16

Letter to Alfred Ford written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Unfortunately some unscrupulous men take advantage of this renounced order dress and being filled up with all material desires they commit so many wrongful things, and the people in general take note of it and gradually the honor for the sannyasi is dwindling.
Letter to Sudama Vipra written from Los Angeles

vanipedia.org 		Let us cojointly work for the satisfaction of Krishna. So long I am living I wish you all be strictly under my guidance without any fratricidal disagreement. There is very good scope for preaching our cult all over the world, so let us do it cojointly.


Jul 16 to 17 - Dallas

1974 - July 16

Letter to Kuvera and Rebati written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 12, 1974 with the enclosed check of $100 as daksine for your first anniversary if initiation. I thank you very much for this and thank you for your kind letter also.
Letter to Siddha Svarupananda written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I cordially invite you to attend our opening ceremony in Vrindaban because all of our sannyasis will be present there. You also come there as a regular sannyasi and take part. That is my desire.
Letter to Tusta Krsna written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I am here in Dallas, and after two days I am going to New Vrindaban, and then to London on my way to India. I will reach India by July 26th to arrange for our grand festival in Vrindaban.
Letter to Yamal and Arjuna written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I beg to acknowledge receipt of your note with the enclosed donation of $15 for my book fund. Thank you very much for this.


1974 - July 17

Letter to All GBC and Presidents written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		Srila Prabhupada has especially requested that henceforth there should be no approaches made to Alfred Ford or his family members for donations for temples. Prabhupada will personally handle these types of communications between Alfred Ford and our Society.
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I may request you to send three men to go with Subaladas Swami to Fiji for preaching and opening a temple.
Letter to Mr. Punja written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I wish to inform you that I am sending one of my elder sannyasi disciples to Fiji for preaching and opening a Krishna consciousness temple there.
Letter to Vijayadhvaja written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		I may inform you that I am sending Subaladas Swami along with three other men Australia to assist you.


Jul 18 to 23 - New Vrindaban

1974 - July 18

Garden Conversation - New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		A God-conscious person means he has no sin. He cannot be within the jurisdiction of sinful activities. That is God consciousness. You cannot become God conscious at the same time sinful. That is not possible. So everyone can understand whether I am actually God consciousness or not by judging his own activities. There is no need of asking for external certificate.
Lecture SB 01.02.17 - New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		Even amongst the relatives—father and the son or husband and wife, brother and brother—there is no peace. Everywhere there is some disagreement and separation.
Letter to Whom it may concern written from Dallas

vanipedia.org 		This is to certify that I as the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, appoint the following persons as the authorized officers of our Nairobi branch.


1974 - July 19

Lecture SB 01.02.18 - New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		So Krsna is so kind that as soon as he begins to hear about Krsna, immediately his lower tendency is diminished.


1974 - July 20

Letter to Caruhasa written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		You should know it that Krsna is not a plaything. These things should strictly not be done.* If you do this, then Krsna will become a fairy tale. Please drop this matter.
Letter to Giriraja written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		This morning we held a meeting of GBC members, and I have sent a telegram addressed to Karandhara as follows: "YOUR RESIGNATION ACCEPTED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH GBC GIVE CHARGE TO JAGADISHA"—BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI. So you note this and inform others. Jagadisa is immediately going there to India to take charge.
Letter to Madhavananda written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		I have written to Saurabha Prabhu to send you the same pattern plans for your temple construction. You should build in the same pattern, not different. More when we meet soon.
Letter to Ramesvara written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		You can add to that letter that Dr. Svarupa Damodara M.S. PhD. U.S.A. has written recently one book Scientific Basis of Krsna Consciousness and there was no contract or agreement. He has given us the book, and we have printed 30,000 copies. We shall not publish on the basis of royalty.
Letter to Sahadeva written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		Regarding the Life Members, you cannot impose rules on the guests. They can remain two or three days as guests, so there should be no difficulty.
Letter to Satyabhama and Paramananda written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		You have written that the devotees here say that you cannot know me, but only Kirtanananda Maharaja can know me. But, if Kirtanananda is a disciple and he can know me, and you are also a disciple, why you cannot know me?
Letter to Suchitra written from New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		He is very nice boy. He is Vaisnava. So you are very fortunate to have such a son. You can take it that Krsna has given you this son. So you must take care of him nicely and raise him in Krishna consciousness.


1974 - July 21

Lecture SB 01.02.19 - New Vrindaban, USA

vanipedia.org 		We are suffering in this material life on account of these three modes of material nature, especially the modes of passion and ignorance.


Jul 24 to 25 - New York

1974 - July 24

Lecture SB 01.02.20 - New York
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vanipedia.org 		In the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said, dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra (SB 1.1.2), that cheating, sentimentalism, the so-called religious system, is projjhita, is kicked out. There is no such place here in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Projjhita. Just like you brush something with broomstick or something and throw away the dust, similarly, the dusty things, so-called sentimental religionism, is not here in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is a science. Parama-guhyaṁ: very confidential.
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vanipedia.org 		Krsna-prapti hoy jaha hate: by the favor of guru one gets Krsna. Yasya prasadad bhagavat. Everywhere. This is bhagavad-bhakti-yoga. So one who has not attained this state, what is this bhagavad-bhakti? This is rascaldom.
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vanipedia.org 		Ānanda, real ānanda, cannot be realized oneself. There must be two. Love does not mean "I love myself" and meditate upon love. No. There must..., must be another person, lover. Therefore dvaitavāda. As soon as you come to the bhakti school, there must be dvaitavāda: two—Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa's devotee. And the exchange of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa's servant is called bhakti. The dealings, that is called bhakti.
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vanipedia.org 		Jugala-pīriti: the loving dealings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Jugala, jugala means "couple"; pīriti means "love." So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, exalted ācārya, he said, "When I shall be able to understand?" Not that "I have understood everything." Not "I have understood everything."
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vanipedia.org 		If we are not serious about understanding the science of Krsna, if you take some opportunity to become this, to become that, and make some money, and this and that, then the whole thing is finished. For opportunists there is no Krsna consciousness.
Telegram to Atreya Rsi written from New York

1974 - July 25

Lecture Departure - New York

vanipedia.org 		Laksmi's business is to stay engaged in Krsna's service. So all the money of the world, it should be engaged for Krsna's service.


Jul 26 to 31 - Bombay

1974 - July 26

Letter to Adi-kesava written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		My only request is that you see that our men strictly are carrying out my instructions regarding following the rules and regulations.
Letter to Balavanta written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		My only request is that you see to it that all our men are strictly following the rules and regulations as I have given. I am only concerned for your spiritual life.
Letter to Daughters written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		It was a very nice visit to the Bury Place temple. It is from there that we started our London activities.
Letter to Hladini written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I can see that you are very nicely taking care of the Deities, and this is much appreciated by me. Now you stick to this process of worship of the Deity and you will advance more and more in Krishna consciousness.
Letter to Sudama written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding the initiations, I have duly initiated them as follows: Matt Johnson- Mahaksa, Greg Price- Daksa, Rick Parish- Rtu, Mike- Manohara. I also accept Sukhi devi for twice born brahmana initiation.


1974 - July 30

Letter to All ISKCON Presidents written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Sri Mahadevia has kindly hosted me in Bombay before we have gotten our own place, so I am eager to see that he and his wife are nicely received at all our temples.
Letter to Indian Airlines Airport Manager written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I may inform you that I am prepared to take possession of the above mentioned baggage. Sriman Balavanta das is my disciple. You can deliver the baggage to me, and I shall take responsibility for having it returned to him. You can hand over the baggage to the bearer of this letter who is acting on my behalf.


   
 
   
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