A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - November 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;
- 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.
- See also: A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada
- See also: the Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - November 1974
Nov 1 to 30 - Bombay
1974 - November 01
1974 - November 02
1974 - November 03
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"So our business is to understand Kṛṣṇa tattvataḥ, in truth, not superficially. Then our life is successful. Janma karma me divyaṁ yo jānāti tattvataḥ (BG 4.9). Not superficially. Try to understand Kṛṣṇa in truth." |
741103 - Lecture SB 03.25.03 - Bombay |
vanipedia.org |
So far we are concerned in the Krishna consciousness movement, we are preaching the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita. |
1974 - November 04
1974 - November 05
1974 - November 06
1974 - November 07
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"This material world is described in the Vedic literature as darkness. Actually it is darkness, therefore we require the sunlight, the moonlight, the electric light. If it had not been darkness, then why so many light arrangement? Actually, it is darkness. Artificially, we made it light. Therefore Vedic injunction is that "Don't keep yourself in the darkness." Tamasi mā jyotir gama. "Go to the light." That light is the spiritual world. That is directly the effulgence, or bodily rays, of Kṛṣṇa." |
741107 - Lecture SB 03.25.07 - Bombay |
1974 - November 08
1974 - November 09
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"We living entities, we are nitya. Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre (BG 2.20). We do not die. Na jāyate na mriyate vā. Neither we take birth or we die. We simply change the body. Vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya (BG 2.22). As old garments, old shirts and coats, we change, similarly, when this body becomes old enough not to be used, we change to another body. Tathā dehāntara-prāptiḥ (BG 2.13). This is real knowledge." |
741109 - Lecture SB 03.25.09 - Bombay |
1974 - November 10
1974 - November 11
1974 - November 12
vanipedia.org |
Sankirtana and Book Distribution should be pushed side by side, and there will be no difficulties. That is our experience. |
1974 - November 13
1974 - November 14
vanipedia.org |
You are appreciating the chastisement of your spiritual master, and Krishna will bless you by this appreciation. |
1974 - November 15
1974 - November 16
1974 - November 17
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"If you simply try to understand what is Kṛṣṇa, why does He come, what is His business, what is His form...
Simple process. You try to understand Kṛṣṇa. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We are simply teaching how to understand Kṛṣṇa. And if anyone is fortunate to understand, then his life is successful." |
741117 - Lecture SB 03.25.17 - Bombay |
1974 - November 18
1974 - November 19
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"To become feverless... suppose one is suffering from fever, so medicine is given, and the no more fever—fever stop. That is not sufficient. Not only fever should stop, but you should get strength, you should get appetite, you should have normal life. Then it is perfect cure of the disease. Similarly, brahma-siddhaye, to realize that "I am spirit soul," is not sufficient. You have to be engaged in the spiritual activities. That is bhakti." |
741119 - Lecture SB 03.25.19 - Bombay |
- Letter to Punjab National Bank written from Bombay
- Letter to Punjabe National Bank written from Bombay
1974 - November 20
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"If you associate with materialistic person, then your bondage becomes more and more tightened, and if you associate with sādhu, or spiritualist, then your bondage becomes slackened, or the door of liberation becomes open, mokṣa-dvāram apāvṛtam (SB 3.25.20)." |
741120 - Lecture SB 03.25.20 - Bombay |
1974 - November 21
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"If you acquire the qualities of a brāhmaṇa, then, and if you work as a brāhmaṇa, then guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ, you become a brāhmaṇa. If you have the qualities of a kṣatriya and if you work as a kṣatriya, then you are kṣatriya. If you have the qualification of a mercantile man, businessman, and if you work as a businessman or cultivator, then you become vaiśya. This is very scientific. Not that one is classified according to the birth. No. According to qualification." |
741121 - Lecture SB 03.25.21 - Bombay |
1974 - November 22
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"So if you actually surrender your everything, your life... Prāṇair arthair dhiyā vācā (SB 10.22.35). We can sacrifice our life, our wealth—prāṇa, artha. We can sacrifice the intelligence. Everyone is intelligent. If he sacrifices... This is called yajña. If you sacri... You have got some intelligence. Everyone is intelligent how to make his sense gratification very nice. Even an ant knows how to gratify his senses. So you have to sacrifice that. Don't gratify your senses, but try to gratify Kṛṣṇa's senses. Then you are perfect." |
741122 - Lecture SB 03.25.22 - Bombay |
1974 - November 23
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"So, when a devotee suffers, he thinks that 'It is due to my past misdeeds. So I am suffering not very much, a very little, on account of Kṛṣṇa's grace. So it doesn't matter'. So after all, it is, everything, in the mind, suffering and enjoying. So a devotee's mind is trained up in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore he does not care for suffering. That is the difference between a devotee and nondevotee." |
741123 - Lecture SB 03.25.23 - Bombay |
vanipedia.org |
Regarding saligrama sila, forget it. There is no need of installing. Kirtana is most important thing and book distribution. |
vanipedia.org |
Without removing shoes nobody can visit the temple. Where are the arrangements for a ramp? Neither you should make it. |
1974 - November 24
1974 - November 25
1974 - November 26
1974 - November 27
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"Our main business is to serve Kṛṣṇa. In Vṛndāvana, in Goloka Vṛndāvana, somebody is serving Kṛṣṇa as His friend, cowherd boy. Somebody is serving Kṛṣṇa as gopī, as lover. Somebody is serving Kṛṣṇa as father and mother, Mother Yaśodā, Nanda Mahārāja. Somebody is Kṛṣṇa's friend as servant, as tree, as water, as flower, as land, as cows, as calf. So many ways. This is our business. But somehow or other we did not like to serve Kṛṣṇa. Therefore we have been put into the service of māyā in three modes of nature." |
741127 - Lecture SB 03.25.27 - Bombay |
1974 - November 28
vanipedia.org |
Enclosed please find the copy of the letter to Gaura Govindas das asking him to come to Bombay. Why he has not yet come? |
1974 - November 29
1974 - November 30
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
"When our senses are purified, then we can serve Hṛṣīkeśa. Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam. Bhakti means to serve Kṛṣṇa, the master of the senses, by our senses. But these present senses, they cannot be fit for serving Kṛṣṇa. It has to be purified. So how this purification is possible? Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau (Brs. 1.2.234): by engaging oneself in service of the Lord. And the first service begins from the tongue." |
741130 - Lecture SB 03.25.30 - Bombay |