A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - November 1975


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.



Nov 1 to 2 - Nairobi

1975 - November 01

Morning Walk - Nairobi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"You don't require to eat even. There are many saintly persons, they do not eat. How they are working? Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was not eating. He was... Every alternate day he was, little butter, so much, that's all. That not daily; every alternate day. So actually we do not require to eat. Eating, sleeping, sex and defense—this is bodily necessities. But you are not this body. When you come to the spiritual platform there is no necessity of these four principles. So that is your mistake, that you are thinking, 'God has got a body like me. He requires eating for nourishing it'. That is your foolishness. Aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛttimanti. His body is so made that He can perform any limb's work by another limb. Just like we can see with the eyes. As soon as close the eyes, we cannot see. But Kṛṣṇa can see by His ear. As soon as you pray to Kṛṣṇa, immediately He sees you, 'Oh, here is My devotee', by hearing the sound of your prayer."
751101 - Morning Walk - Nairobi
Lecture BG 07.05 - Nairobi
Lecture SB 03.28.21 - Nairobi


1975 - November 02

Morning Walk - Nairobi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So there is no formula of quality. It is to be understood by himself. Just like if after eating something you feel refreshed and get strength, that is quality. You haven't got to take certificate: 'Will you give me a certificate that I have eaten?' You'll understand whether you eaten or not. That is quality. When you'll feel so much ecstasy in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, that is quality. Not artificially—'Chant. Chant. Otherwise get out'. This is not quality. This is in expectation that someday you may come to quality. That requires time. That requires sincerity. But quality is there. Śravanādi śuddha citte karaye... (CC Madhya 22.107). It will be awakened. Not by force. Just like love between two person, it cannot be forced: 'You must love him. You must love her'. No, that is no love. That is not love. When they automatically love one another, that is quality."
751102 - Morning Walk - Nairobi


Nov 2 to 24 - Bombay

1975 - November 02

Lecture Hindi - Bombay


1975 - November 03

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture CC Madhya 20.101-104 - Bombay


1975 - November 04

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Deoji Punja written from Bombay
Letter to Gargamuni written from Bombay
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay
Letter to Mayapurusasa written from Bombay
Letter to Suci written from Bombay


1975 - November 07

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Guru Datta Sharma written from Bombay
Letter to Jayapataka written from Bombay
Letter to Karunasindhu and Kirtiraja written from Bombay
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay
Letter to Nitai written from Bombay
Letter to Ramesvara written from Bombay
Letter to Revatinandana written from Bombay


1975 - November 08

Morning Walk - Bombay


1975 - November 09

Lecture CC Madhya 20.100-108 - Bombay
Letter to Aksayananda written from Bombay
Letter to Bhurijana written from Bombay
Letter to Dhananjaya written from Bombay
Letter to Ghanasyama written from Bombay
Letter to Hayagriva written from Bombay
Letter to Jagadisa written from Bombay
Letter to Kapoorji written from Bombay
Letter to Karunasindhu written from Bombay
Letter to Lokananda and Ramesvari written from Bombay
Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Bombay
Letter to Sukadeva written from Bombay
Letter to Tripurari written from Bombay
Letter to Trivikrama written from Bombay
Letter to Tusta Krsna written from Bombay
Letter to Visvakarma written from Bombay


1975 - November 10

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Alanatha written from Bombay
Letter to Bahudak written from Bombay
Letter to Jayatirtha and Manjuali written from Bombay
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Bombay
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay
Letter to Mr. A. D. Nyamiaka written from Bombay
Letter to Naresh Chandera Gupta written from Bombay
Letter to Upendra written from Bombay


1975 - November 11

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to The Manager Syndicate Bank written from Bombay

1975 - November 12

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture CC Madhya 20.120 - Bombay
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Mukti means... Just like one is diseased, and there are many symptoms of disease. So when one becomes free from the disease, the symptoms disappear. Similarly, mukti means that we have lost our original, constitutional position. Because here Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the real position of the living entity is that he is eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. So our position is servant, subordinate position. That is the Vedic injunction also. Eko yo bahūnāṁ vidadhāti kāmān. Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13). He is the supreme leader, supreme maintainer of everyone. That is our position. We are maintained, and Kṛṣṇa is maintainer."
751112 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.120 - Bombay
Letter to Abhinanda written from Bombay
Letter to Bhagavata written from Bombay
Letter to Gurudasa written from Bombay
Letter to Mr. K. T. Desai written from Bombay
Letter to Sacimata written from Bombay
Letter to Sri N. Tombi Singh written from Bombay
Letter to Sri Singh written from Bombay
Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Bombay


1975 - November 13

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Alanatha written from Bombay
Letter to Devotees of ISKCON Rome written from Bombay
Letter to Gargamuni written from Bombay
Letter to Hrdayananda written from Bombay
Letter to Jayapataka written from Bombay
Letter to Palika written from Bombay
Letter to Prabhavisnu written from Bombay
Letter to Sukadeva written from Bombay
Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Bombay


1975 - November 14

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture SB 05.05.01 Hindi - Bombay
Letter to Bhagavan written from Bombay
Letter to Deoji Punja written from Bombay
Letter to Mr. K.L. Trivedi written from Bombay
Letter to Pusta Krsna written from Bombay
Letter to Ramesvara written from Bombay
Letter to Sri P. D. Shastri written from Bombay
Letter to Sri V. S. Murthy written from Bombay


1975 - November 15

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture Hindi and English - Bombay
Letter to Janajanmadhih written from Bombay
Letter to Paul Diglio written from Bombay
Letter to Touati Lakhdar written from Bombay


1975 - November 16

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture CC Madhya 20.108 - Bombay


1975 - November 17

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture CC Madhya 20.110-111 - Bombay
Letter to Dinanatha written from Bombay


1975 - November 18

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture Initiation Sannyasa - Bombay
Letter to Bharadraja written from Bombay
Letter to Govardhana written from Bombay
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay
Letter to Mr. Mohan Majundar written from Bombay


1975 - November 19

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Dhananjaya written from Bombay

1975 - November 20

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Gaura Govinda written from Bombay
Letter to Ghanasyama written from Bombay
Letter to Jagadisa written from Bombay
Letter to Jayatirtha written from Bombay
Letter to Ramesvara written from Bombay
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Bombay


1975 - November 21

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Acyutananda and Yasodanandana written from Bombay
Letter to Bhumata written from Bombay
Letter to Dr. W.H. Wolf-Rottkay written from Bombay
Letter to Nalinikanta written from Bombay
Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Bombay


1975 - November 23

Letter to Cyavana written from Bombay
Letter to Miss P. Boodhena written from Bombay
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Bhatia written from Bombay


1975 - November 24

Morning Walk - Bombay
Lecture CC Madhya 06.154 - Bombay
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Jīva, the living entity, is a very small particle, one ten-thousandth part of the top point of hair. Keśāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca. So such a small particle, atomic particle of the Supreme Lord, has got so much potencies. We see different varieties of life, different intelligence all over the world. What is that? Potency. So if we have got so much potencies, just imagine what Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Person, has got, potency."
751124 - Lecture CC Madhya 06.154 - Bombay


Nov 25 to 30 - Delhi

1975 - November 25

Conversation - Delhi


1975 - November 26

Morning Walk - Delhi


1975 - November 27

Letter to Brsni written from Delhi
Letter to Ramesvara written from Delhi


1975 - November 28

Lecture SB 05.05.01 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So Vedas means knowledge. So from the Vedas you can get all kinds of knowledge, both material and spiritual. Therefore it is called Veda, knowledge. So in that tree of knowledge the ripened fruit is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is written by Vyāsadeva after writing four Vedas and the eighteen Purāṇas, the 108 Upaniṣads, then Vedānta-sūtra and Mahābhārata, in which Bhagavad-gītā is set up. So after compiling all these Vedic literatures Vyāsadeva was not satisfied. Then his spiritual master advised him to describe the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam."
751128 - Lecture SB 05.05.01 - Delhi


1975 - November 29

Morning Walk - Delhi
Letter to Rup Ram Sharma written from Delhi


1975 - November 30

Morning Walk - Delhi
Letter to Manasvi written from Delhi
Letter to Tikamdas J. Batra written from Delhi
Letter to W.J. Carpenter written from Delhi