Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1974 August 20: “In teaching the children, you should refer very carefully to my books. You must teach by your personal example and automatically they will do as you are doing. Then they will become strong Vaisnavas.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 August 20: “Chanting offenselessly is the remedy for all of these diseases. Therefore I have established that the duty of each Temple President and the duty of each GBC is to see that each devotee may be spiritually fit.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 August 20: “This is preaching. This is your real success – to convince the local men to become Krishna Conscious. I went to your country alone. No one helped me but I was able to convince you. Now you convince others. This is Krishna Consciousnes…

1968 August 19: “Please ask all the devotees to wait and in the meantime, enjoy chanting Hare Krishna. The chanting of Hare Krishna is our main business, that is real initiation. And as you are all following my instruction, in that matter, the initiato…

1968 August 19: “I am serious about starting a press as soon as possible. There is no other alternative, we must have a good press. It is the biggest mrdanga, recognized by my Guru Maharaja, so let us start it as soon as possible.” Prabhupada Letters :…

1968 August 19: “I have no objection if you go there. But wherever you may go, the point should be that our main business is service to Krishna and awkward circumstances may happen anywhere but we should be able to hold up to all such circumstances and…

1968 August 19: “All of you should take care of this poor girl. She has left her parents and she is unmarried, no husband. Of course, she is not poor, because she has got so many God-brothers, and sisters, and above all Krsna. In spite of that, we shou…

1969 August 19: “In ordinary administration the Temple Presidents may consult amongst themselves and make certain general procedures by mutual agreement. But when there is some more important factor, that must be referred to me.” Prabhupada Letters :: …

1971 August 19: “You can live strictly and make advancement in Krishna Consciousness by chanting and reading the books. There is no question of your fall down. Chant sixteen rounds regularly and no power in all three worlds will make you fall down.” Pr…

1973 August 19: “You should know by now if you break one of the four regulative principles then you cannot advance. There is no use in writing to me that you are doing something sinful and then you continue to do it on some plea. Stop sinful life and b…

1965 august 18: “Today I felt quite normal and the sea sickness completely removed. The ship remained silent whole day on account of hazy sky and only a few loads of goods were admitted.” Jaladuta Journal :: 1965

1970 August 18: “At present I am in Tokyo and arranging to reprint our books 70,000 copies and KRSNA, Volume II, as well as Hindi magazine. Altogether there will be 100,000 literatures carried to India for distribution.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 August 18: “We are going to organize our Mayapur center and a number of subordinate branches throughout India. We are a party of five Sannyasis and one householder. If we actually work together we can factually do something substantial in India.”…

1970 August 18: “You are good for everything but your attitude to remain good for nothing is very nice. Even one has the highest qualities of the demigods, a Vaisnava is never puffed. You are always welcome to write me directly.” Prabhupada Letters ::…

1971 August 18: “These drawings should be realistic. Not that you make Krishna a cartoon character and laughing stock. And no hippy ideas should be used either. Whatever technique is there, make it realistic. That will be nice.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1971 August 18: “At your recommendation I will send one tape of Gayatri mantra made by me. They should simply listen privately, through the right ear and repeat. Send threads to me and I will chant on them personally. Then hold fire yajna.” Prabhupada …

1974 August 18: “Only by pleasing the Spiritual Master can one be assured of pleasing Krishna. So on Vyasa Puja day my only request is, go on pushing on this movement with determination and sincerity, rigidly following the principles I have given you.”…

1975 August 18: “See especially that the Deity worship is going nicely. You organize this to the first class standard, then people will be automatically attracted. You know how to do these things, and they must take instruction from you.” Prabhupada Le…

1968 August 17: “My idea is to create an atmosphere of spiritual life where Brahmacaris, Sannyasis, and Vanaprasthas, will live there independently. Life should be simplified without being hampered by laboring day and night for economic development, wi…

1969 August 17: “Why do you forget that you are always in association with me? When you are helping my missionary activities I am always thinking of you and you are always thinking of me. That is real association. Physical association is not so importa…

1969 August 17: “I am very glad to learn you have lectured nicely. Kirtana means whatever we hear from the Spiritual Master we repeat it again nicely. One who can reproduce the sound vibration heard from the Spiritual Master, he will be a good preacher…

1970 August 17: “I have got many inquiries and friendly invitations from many different parts of India, simply we want our place at Mayapur immediately, then everything will be in order. If we work sincerely keeping faith in Krsna and Spiritual Master …

1971 August 17: “All our men living in the temple are brahmanas. Otherwise, why they are offered sacred thread? We should live on the paltry income, whatever we receive, by selling our magazines.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1974 August 17: “I am very pleased that you have gone to that place simply on my order, alone, to preach the message of Lord Caitanya. The secret of success in spiritual life is to satisfy one’s Spiritual Master. This is the essence. You have captured …

1975 August 17: “Your success of book distribution to the libraries has given me great pleasure. Please expand this program all over India. In one library carrying my books, hundreds of people will be able to read.” Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 August 17: “I would like to have a temple in every village in India. But we do not have enough devotees to manage. If you can make local devotees who have management ability, then you may accept as many plots of land as are offered.” Prabhupada Le…

1965 Monday, August 16 : “The ship ran all night smoothly and in the sky although cloudy there was moonlight. In the morning there was sunshine but from 12 noon we are passing through cyclonic weather. The ship is tilting too much. I felt sea sicknes…

1969 August 16 : “Regarding throwing the I-Ching, this cannot go on in our temples. These boys should be trained up nicely in Krishna Consciousness. Unless one agrees to follow all of our principles, they may not be allowed to live at the temple. This…

1970 August 16 : “Our different centers are meant for organizing a group of pure devotees so that neophyte visitors may take examples from them and thus become attached to Krishna consciousness. This formula must be active everywhere.” Prabhupada Lett…

1972 August 16: “This spot life is meant for becoming God conscious and there is no other purpose or meaning. So now you have got the right Spiritual Master and the process I’ve given you, so now it is up to you. If you really want to achieve the goal …

1972 August 16: “Establish college courses and attract the student class. We are in need of intelligent preachers for expanding this movement all over the world. I want that all my advanced disciples become very bold preachers. Convert the leaders of y…

1972 August 16: “My plan is to come to Vrindaban for Kartik Vrata and I want to sit down there in the Sri Radha Damodara Temple until some time near the end of November. I will lecture daily in the courtyard on the Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, especially f…

1974 August 16: “One should not leave a place if there is important business to do. That should be the principle. Constant changing is not good. Even if there is some fault in management, it should be corrected, not changed. You remain there permanentl…

1974 August 16: “Regarding the restaurant, do not name it as you have suggested, but call it Hare Krishna Restaurant. That should be the name. In each restaurant there should be a picture of Lord Caitanya, and the food should be offered then distribute…

1965 Sunday, August 15: “In the morning I woke up and felt a little better but I felt no hunger. Took only a glass of lemon drink but the head dizziness is continuing. The captain advised me to take more solid food.” Jaladuta Diary :: 1965

1958 August 14: “I wish that a personality like yourself may accept the leadership. Responsible gentlemen who are managing all other affairs, must also take up the responsibility of this missionary activity as well then it will successful. I hope you w…

1958 August 14: “They are very busy to bring peace in the world by continuously holding expensive conferences, meetings, summit talks etc. but such attempts are being made without any relation of God and they are all manifold creations of Maya, the Ext…

1965 Saturday, August 14 : “The ship started majestically at 11 o’clock in the morning. On reaching the Bay of Bengal, the sea appeared like a big plate of water. It is a vivid example of God’s Maya because it appears like something but factually it i…

1968 August 14: “The whole Srimad-Bhagavatam is full of philosophical discussions and we are prepared for that. But at the same time we are concerned mostly with the mass of people – therefore Hare Krishna kirtana is our life and soul.” Prabhupada Lett…

1971 August 14: “Yes, we were saved by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Road. We shall always expect to be saved by His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja Prabhupada. Whatever success we have had in preaching Lord Caitanya’s mission all…