Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1968 July 17: “I am already informed about your Kirtana activities and its success. I think Krishna is dictating us to adopt this method for propagating the Sankirtana movement all over the different cities, towns and villages on the surface of the glo…

1972 December 30 : “That is wanted, that all of you take upon yourselves the responsibility of preaching widely everywhere the message of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu without any compromise or deviation.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 December 30 : “If you yourself remain always pure, then your preaching will have effect. As soon as there is little impurity, the whole thing will deteriorate and go to hell.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1969 December 25: “This movement is greatly needed for the human society, so we are not working like any political party, but we are trying to execute the Will of the Supreme Lord.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1972 December 25: “It is not very much advisable to make lies. Lies will not help us to train ourselves in truthfulness. Lie to some, not to others, that is not a good philosophy. Rather the brahmanas are always truthful, even to their enemies.”Prabhup…

1972 December 25: “We may do anything for Krishna, but that is reserved for very advanced experts in Krishna Consciousness – they know how to catch the big fish without themselves getting wet.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 December 25: “I request you not to go to see him any more. This is not approved by me. Whatever is to be learned of Bhaktivinoda Thakura can be learned from our books. There is no need whatsoever for any outside instruction.”Prabhupada Letters :: …

1974 December 25: “So one who gives class must read and study regularly and study the purport and realize it. Don’t add anything or concoct anything – then you can preach very nicely.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 December 25: “The qualification for leading class is how much one understands about Krsna and the surrendering process. Not whether one is male or female. Of course, better she has heard nicely then she will speak nicely.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 December 25: “We can collect a lot of money for ISKCON Food Relief program with this film. But not a single farthing of that money should be used for any other thing. It should all go to our ISKCON Food Relief fund, nothing else.”Prabhupada Letter…

1967 December 24: “All these changes of lives one after another are considered to be dreams. Less intelligent persons are very much interested in dreaming life, but one who is intelligent enough he searches after eternal life.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1968 December 24: “The idea of prasadam distribution is long standing, and I suggested this from the very beginning of my missionary activities but it has never come to any practical shape till now.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1968 December 24: “If you can start a Prasadam distribution program, it will be very very nice. But it is to be done in the temple premises, do not start a separate restaurant for this purpose.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1968 December 24: “When the husband advances, automatically the wife shares in his success. So a good wife is a great boon to her husband and to her children so please continue in this way.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1968 December 24: “Chestnuts and pomegranates take time to fructify. So Krishna Consciousness is the greatest of all good fruits. We must therefore have necessary endurance and enthusiasm to get the result.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1973 December 24: “Whatever has been done in the past we shall not try to make up for but I want that now this Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust money not be spent under any circumstances without my direct order.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1973 December 24: “So I have never seen Haridwar also and I am getting older so before my last days I wish to visit the holy places in Northern and Southern India so you may fix up the program.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1967 December 23: “Our Kirtana movement is genuine, so we don’t want cheap popularity. Let us convert one person in Krishna consciousness, that is our success of life. We don’t want many cheap rascal followers.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1967 December 23: “I do not like too much editorial work. There is no need of editing the final manuscripts – I have already written to him. One man should edit it and be sufficient. Not that it should be edited again and typed again and waste time. Th…

1972 December 23: “I thought Krishna Consciousness is the most important idea in the world, so let me go to the most important city in the world, New York City. I thought even at the fag-end of my life, if I am able to do anything for my Spiritual Mast…

1972 December 23: “I was alone, I was thinking, who will listen to me? I shall stay little longer, at least I can distribute a few books. But Krishna was all along preparing something I could not see. Now I can see that it is a miracle.”Prabhupada Lett…

1972 December 23: “Keep yourself always above suspicion and if you simply instruct as I have taught you – that will act with great force. I am doing that. And I wanted to make some sannyasis to do what I am doing. That is our perfect Krishna Consciousn…

1974 December 23: “I want to know what has happened there. Please keep me fully informed and I will give you further instructions. They must return the property otherwise we will take action immediately.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 December 20: “So far others, unfortunately they cannot give any faultless message. Nobody is greater than Bhagavan, Krsna. If we take Krsna’s message we will be benefited – otherwise not.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 December 20: “When one associates with one who is in illusion or who is mislead, naturally he will also become influenced by that illusion. So we must pray to Krsna to protect us from such bad association.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1968 December 19 : “All of the nonsense Bhagavad-gitas that deny Krishna are simply bluffs. If one is intelligent he is sure to get some inkling of the authorized nature of our Krishna Conscious philosophy. “Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1970 December 19 : “If our books are printed to this standard, that will be very, very good. I do not aspire to any more efficiency in printing, but simply the printing must go on regularly.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 December 19 : “This printing must go on. The plan to print 10,000 copies of the new, enlarged edition of Bhagavad-gita is approved by me. Please do it. Offer my blessings to all the workers of ISKCON Press because that is my life.”Prabhupada Lett…

1972 December 19 : “If there is shortage, we must recruit some first-class men to help us. If this is attempted sincerely, Krishna will provide men, you may know it for certain.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972:

1972 December 19 : “Krishna does not like to see His sincere devotee suffer. He has got some plan for you, always think in that way, and very soon Krishna will provide everything to your heart’s desire.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972:

1972 December 19 : “It is not the result of the work we want. Never mind big, big programmes, just one person, if we sincerely preach to such one person in a day, that is sufficient.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972:

1972 December 19 : “Simply give me a place to lay down, a little prasadam, whatever little service you have got, please give me, that’s all. This is advancement in Krishna consciousness.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972:

1972 December 19 : “If you can finish the work by Janmastami next, that will be a very great credit for you, and I shall come there from any part of the world just to install the deity.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972:

1968 December 18: “You have got a nice temple by the grace of my Spiritual Master. You should always pray to His Divine Grace because generally one is more affectionate to the grandchildren so naturally He will be more affectionate to you than to me.”P…

1970 December 18: “I am very encouraged to see your enthusiasm for preaching. Everyone is good, everyone is spirit soul but they have been mislead. Try to save them. That is our duty.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 December 18: “Our centers are meant to give relief to the dried up conditioned souls searching after the nectar of joyful life. So I request you all to flood the world with Krishna Conscious centers. The more we open branches, the more I feel enco…

1970 December 18: “As GBC member you must always keep yourself pure and in this way your preaching work will take effect. Others are also speaking but their speech has no effect because they are not following. Always maintain Sankirtana Party, prasadam…

1974 December 18: “If there are Krsna Conscious leaders in government they will act as Krsna’s representatives. At the present moment there is nothing but great calamity. By injecting Krsna Consciousness into the masses we can change this situation gre…

1974 December 18: “In America there is very good system of democracy. They were able to get down this Nixon. So if we can simply convince a good majority of persons then automatically they will want a Krsna Conscious leader.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 December 18: “The United States is the most fertile preaching ground in the world. If somehow or other we can convince the majority of the American population to take to Krsna Consciousness then the whole world will become Krsna Conscious. This is…