Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1973 December 3: “We have opened some Centers and they must be maintained. But we shall not open any more Centers for now. We require much manpower and resources, we must consolidate our energy.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1975 December 3: “I started this movement by book selling. I was never a beggar for money, but I was writing and selling books and publishing BTG alone. But I could not give the thing shape, so I decided to come to America.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 December 3: “My Guru Maharaja very much liked my writing and my Godbrothers, they also liked my writing. After I wrote that poem of my Guru Maharaja for Vyasa Puja they used to call me Poet.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1968 December 2: “Our first business is to complete our rounds each day. The other paraphernalia and activities shall be executed as time permits. If there is no time then we must disregard.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1968 December 2: “You should know that we are better Christians because we are following and they are not. They are performing so much killing by meat-eating and wars. So how are they good Christians?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 December 2: “Forty years ago when my Godbrother came to England he complained of getting manpower. That is not a good policy to get men from another country. One has to create manpower from the local environment. That is success of preaching.”Prab…

1969 December 2: “I am very pleased that Jayadvaita Brahmacari will be going to Boston soon for typing BTG and our books. He is the first class typist in our society so far I have heard.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1973 December 2: “The bona fide Spiritual Master is present wherever His sincere disciple is trying to serve His instructions. In your attempts to serve me, I am with you as My Guru Maharaja is with me.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1973 December 2: “Yes, I remember the old days in San Francisco. Krsna has sent me so many sincere disciples. Continue with your street sankirtan program there. It is fully appoved by me. It is our life and soul.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 December 2: “I have seen on the new books these words have been omitted. Formally they were there on all the books. It is understood you removed these words. Why did you do this? Who authorized it?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1975 December 2: “I’m very pleased you have not deviated from the principles I have taught. By satisfying the bona fide Spiritual Master you satisfy Krishna immediately without any doubt.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1968 December 1: “I am always praying to Lord Krishna to bestow His Causeless Mercy upon you. So far the phenomenon you questioned me about, that it is a good sign. You needn’t disclose it to everyone, you have disclosed to me and that is sufficient.”P…

1970 December 1: “These engagements at schools and colleges is most important. These are completely new thoughts for the Western world. Once they take up Krishna Consciousness in the colleges, it will be the greatest success.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1973 December 1: “Just today we received a letter that construction has stopped. We must complete the Vrindaban Temple so remain for one year further and collect. Pray to Krsna that we may always please the Acaryas by our service.”Prabhupada Letters ::…

1973 December 1: “Construct a hotel for tourists to come and learn about factual spiritual life. Solicit a loan from the Government. We will repay in foreign exchange. This is the key to Governmental support.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 December 1: “So it doesn’t matter if we are selling more or less, so far the publications are there. We may sell or not, but the books must be there.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 December 1: “There will be collapse as you have anticipated. Man-made laws cannot work any rupture in Krsna’s plan. Let us remain now under Krsna’s shelter fully dependent, and we shall remain unaffected by all these man-made difficulties.”Prabhup…

1975 December 1: “Every student is expected to become Acarya. I have given you sannyasa with the great hope that in my absence you will preach throughout the world and become recognized by Krishna as the most sincere servant of the Lord.”Prabhupada Let…

1975 December 1: “Keep trained up very rigidly and then you are bona fide Guru. I want to see my disciples become bona fide Spiritual Master and spread Krishna consciousness very widely, that will make me and Krishna very happy.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1970 November 30: “Continue placing my books in libraries, colleges and bookstores. All of you GBC members must always be acting for Krishna. Krishna Consciousness means to be alive, not that if we get some time, we lay down and sleep.”Prabhupada Lette…

1970 November 30: “Krishna is not poor. He can supply any amount for the devotees who are engaged in broadcasting His glories. My Guru Maharaja used to say ‘Don’t worry about money, Do something nice for Krishna and money will come.'”Prabhupada Letters…

1971 November 30: “You talk of expanding. I want that all of these big plans should be realized – and there will be no end to the resources Krishna will provide – but first there must be good management. Who will manage?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1971 November 30: “Why Bhagavad-gita printing is delayed? For the last three years you’ve been saying it is going to be printed. If printing one book takes so much time how will it be possible to print the other sixty books?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1971 November 30: “Our only business is to spread Krishna Consciousness. We are not in business to make profit from each other. Our centers require so many things and these should be freely exchanged between the temples without profit-making.”Prabhupad…

1971 November 30: “Let us distribute my books far and wide. We stand on our Krishna conscious philosophy, and because it has the full potency of Krishna Himself, if you all remain sincere there is no limit to the effect it can have upon the world.”Prab…

1975 November 30: “The King and the bed bug, both of them are sitting on the same throne, but the business of the King is to rule and the bed bug’s business is to bite. The place the same, but the consciousness is different.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 November 30: “God is always in Vaikuntha and those who are God conscious, the Pure devotees of the Lord, they are always in Vaikuntha also – there is nothing like material for them.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1968 November 12: “We have no qualification of our own; it is simply by the merciful glance of this Most Munificent Appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, that we have been given the chance to serve Radha and Krishna…

1968 November 12: “In contact with bona fide Spiritual Master, the soul again becomes Krishna Conscious. If someone is fortunate enough to find out a bona fide Spiritual Master, his life is successful. And to be fortunate, there must be sincerity, then…

1971 November 12: “I thank all of you very much for accepting me as your Spiritual Master, and I promise that I will take you all back to home, back to Godhead. So far my personal qualifications, I am simply trying to carry out the order of my Guru Mah…

1973 November 12: “Now introduce Ratha Yatra. That was my childhood activity. I want to see my disciples all over the world introduce two items, opening Radha-Krishna temples and Ratha-yatra festivals. Do this under the protection of Guru-Gauranga.”Pra…

1975 November 12: “The jiva-atma is the superior particle and these other particles are all inferior. So this is their business, to discover the inferior particles and neither have they discovered the superior particle which is one ten-thousandth the t…

1975 November 12: “They had a big, big meeting with big, big professors but was there any conclusion? No. So these kinds of meetings are all useless. Unless there is some conclusion, it is simply a waste of time.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 November 12: “This preaching and managing of the sankirtana parties is our real business. I have personally trained you in so many things, so now it is your responsibility to train others. Otherwise what is the meaning of my training you?”Prabhupa…

1967 November 2: “Nobody can become a bonafide Spirtual Master by dissatisfying his Spiritual Master. He wanted to become a spiritual master by dissatisfying his spiritual master and as such he has fallen down. He cannot say anything genuine any more t…

1968 November 2: “He is one of the disciples of my God-brother and instead of replying my letter, he has the impudency of writing to Rayarama. He appears to be as venomous as the other Maharaja. They are all envious of my activities here.”Prabhupada Le…

1972 November 2: “Yes, I always think of you. You are one of my first disciples and I am always praying to Krishna to give you His all blessings. Wherever you may be, it doesn’t matter, don’t give up the principles of spiritual life, that is my request…

1972 November 2: “You are seeing Vrndavana actually, the paintings are so nice. Now you distribute these books by millions all over the world, then everyone will see how wonderful is Vrndavana. That is the best preaching work.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 November 2: “As your President Lincoln gave the blacks equal rights, let us cooperate with them. If black men read our books, it will be a great achievement. When a devotee is actually advanced racial distinction disappears.”Prabhupada Letters :: …

1973 November 2: “Regarding that rascal, yes, capture and defeat him in debate and prove him as rascal number one. Our propaganda should be for the educational institutions. I am anxious to see these scholars.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973