Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1966 May 25: “In the evening there was meeting the attendance was about 18 heads. After the meeting there was consultations about incorporation of The International Society for Krishna consciousness.”Prabhupada Journals :: 1966

1969 May 25: “In everything we do, devotion and sincerity are the real things. The procedure may not be very right – but the desire being sincere – the Lord accepts our offering.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 May 25: “Please do therefore everything with enthusiasm. That will satisfy me, and Krsna also, and as a result of which you will be satisfied transcendentally – this is our position.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 may 25: “I have to reply so many letters to give instruction and as an old man I can take relief from this work immediately. But for Krsna’s sake I am pulling on. So let us act in that way all together for Krsna’s sake.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 may 25: “You have asked some specific mantra but Srila Bhaktivinoda says, ‘When I chant Hare Krsna all my dangers are gone immediately.’ So which other mantra can be more effective than Hare Krsna? There is no other greater mantra.”Prabhupada Lett…

1972 May 25: “We can never expect any kind of utopia, even in the spiritual world. Wherever there are persons there are bound to be differences. We should not expect any kind of perfect arrangement in this material world.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1974 May 25: “So I am glad that you are fully absorbed in your work and very concerned that it be executed just to my satisfaction in parampara standard. This is your perfection.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 May 25: “Temple presidents must be very careful on recommending gayatri initiation. After all, we are criticizing false cast brahmanas, if we ourselves are bogus brahmanas then our position is very bad.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1967 May 24: “An important negotiation is going on in respect of purchasing a very nice house for the ISKCON H.Q. in New York. So I may not start in the beginning of the Second week. I hope this will not cause any inconvenience. Please convey my blessi…

1970 May 24: “I am so glad that you remember the auspicious day in 1944 when I started my Back to Godhead magazine. I think in the first issue you wrote some article. It is a great pleasure to remember those days of cooperation.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 May 24: “By your blessings Back to Godhead although passing through many difficulties is doing well. First it was published in Calcutta, than Allahabad, then Delhi. In this way at last it has come to U.S.A. and my American disciples are taking car…

1970 May 24: “Since I have come to the West we have published many books like Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Sri Isopanisad, Krsna Consciousness: the Topmost Yoga System, Nectar of Devotion, Krsna Book; and I have already sent one copy of Bhagavad-gita As…

1972 May 24: “Now we shall only want good devotees to live with us on that land. Not that we shall form a cooperative housing society and whoever pays us money, we shall accept them. So we must be very careful from the beginning to select only qualifie…

1972 May 24: “Actually it is the duty of the Spiritual Master to find fault with his students so that they may make progress, not that he should always be praising them. I am only interested that you become Krishna Conscious.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1964 May 23: “I shall request you with all humility to cooperate with this mission and thus be benefited yourself. By the Grace of Lord Sri Krishna you are one of the very important business magnates and I may inform you on the authority of great Acary…

1966 May 23: “Chaturthi. In the evening there was meeting the contribution was $8.00. The attendance was about eleven ladies and gentlemen.”Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1968 May 23: “Any drama or book written by unauthorized persons should not be indulged in. I have seen one copy sent here and it is not good. Please stop circulation of this book, which is not authorized.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 May 23: “My starting a separate organization was inevitable. So if it is now possible to combine ourselves together, I shall be the first man to welcome this good opportunity. If Gaudiya Mission is prepared to cooperate with me, I am prepared to a…

1970 May 23: “Krsna Consciousness philosophy is now tested by my last three years’ experiment and this philosophy will be accepted in any part of the world irrespective of caste, creed, color, and language.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 May 23: “My Dear Bhaiji Hanumanprasada Poddar, there is a great necessity of qualified preachers. At least 40 American and European students may immediately go to India and preach Krishna consciousness in the colleges, schools and universities. I …

1972 May 23: “We may say “We feel that Krishna wills this for us.” But I feel Krishna does not. So whose feelings will be all right? Actually outside our bona fide Krishna Consciousness centers, there is no possibility of finding out what Krishna does …

1972 May 23: “Unless there is connection with a bona fide Spiritual Master there is no possibility of making progress in spiritual life. So I have established ISKCON centers for the purpose of catching up the Lotus Feet of Krishna by intimate connectio…

1966 May 22: “Both Paul and I we were at Ashram the whole day. We came back it is seen that somebody came in. One note with chalk is written ‘BLESSED’. It is mysterious. Later it was found that $75.00 is taken away. I think the situation not safe.”Prab…

1969 May 22: “I am seeing our Sankirtana is being accepted more and more in the Western World, and there is very good future for its spreading by the help of my very sincere disciples. So we shall require a large number of mrdangas and karatalas.”Prabh…

1969 May 22: “If in a foreign country there is fire, one has to take help even though you don’t know the language. So there is a blazing fire of maya, and we have to inform the people, even if we must use broken language. That is no fault.”Prabhupada L…

1970 May 22: “Now among our students those who are advanced should take up this matter more seriously, and the Movement which you have started may not be stopped for want of adequate preachers – that is my request to you all.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 May 22: “Either you take your birth as a human being or as an animal, there is a set of parents. But Krsna is available only in the human form, so He is more important than the parents. So do not miss this opportunity.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1972 May 22: “The covers are like the mind and the senses, and the contents of the book are like the soul. Make the covers of the book very much attractive and automatically people will read the knowledge inside.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 May 22: “So do not think in this way that you are not very important devotees, because I am always thinking of you. Since a long time I have known you and I consider that you are among my very dearest disciples.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1975 May 22: “If you continue being very much determined to achieve success in this lifetime, then all of your desires to advance in Krishna Consciousness will be fulfilled. This is wanted.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1966 May 21: “Dwitiya. In the afternoon there was Sanskrit class. The attendance was ten, the collection was $4.00. One boy paid for the books (partly) $6.00. At 5/30 P.M. we started for Ananda Ashram. In the evening there was Keertan at Ashram. It was…

1967 May 21: “It is clear the young people of this country are very much eager to have spiritual enlightenment and as such this sankirtan movement is just suitable. Let us convince them this movement – very simple and universal – is the only means for …

1967 May 21: “This movement is universal. Let the leaders be open minded and not biased by any sectarian thoughts. Convince them to accept this common formula, chanting Hare Krishna, dancing, hearing Bhagavad-gita directly from the representative of Kr…

1967 May 21: “Convince them this Krishna Consciousness movement is the approved method for reviving God consciousness and the only remedy for human society’s diseased condition. Let the leaders take this movement seriously. If they patiently hear me I …

1970 May 21: “We begin Srimad Bhagavatam by offering obeisances to the Supreme Truth, Satyam Param Dhimahi. So those who are strictly following the Bhagavat line they are living in Satya Yuga. And our Temples are a replica of Vaikuntha, so live there p…

1972 May 21: “You just try your best to serve Krishna and if any perplexing circumstances arise, just pray to Krishna to give you strength. These bodily relationships are only temporary. Our real relationship is with Krishna. Try to cultivate that.”Pra…

1972 May 21: “Even a few of these words if propagated widely can have a tremendous effect on millions of people. So my Guru Maharaja used to say these literatures are the Brhat Mrdanga – the big mrdanga which can be heard from a long distance. Therefor…

1972 May 21: “I shall be very glad to attend your Janmastami and I am pleased that you have consented to give me the 50% of your profits on that night. But I will have no objection if you consider giving me 100%.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1969 May 20: “Your ideas are just in accordance with the ideas of a preacher. Your proposition to establish a center and then hand it over to the people who come later on and then start another center – this is the desire of Lord Caitanya. Kindly do it…

1970 May 20: “Your spiritual name is Tejas Das. Tejas means powerful. So now you are Krsna’s servant, and if you give your life completely over to Him, He (Tejas) the All-powerful Lord, will protect you from all dangers in all circumstances.”Prabhupada…