Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1966 April 27: “I am holding classes thrice in a week and training some American youths in the matter of sankirtana and devotional service of the Lord. Some of them are taking the lessons very sincerely and in future they may be very good Vaisnavas acc…

1967 April 27: “Rest assured in the discharge of Krishna conscious duties Krishna will always give us His protection. I have seen in you that Krishna has special mercy upon you so utilize this mercy fully so in this very life you can be elected as one …

1967 April 27: “My society desires to construct a nice American house on the land for study and promulgation of the Goswami literatures all over the world. We shall start a fine press for publication both in Sanskrit and English language and we can app…

1969 April 27: “I am traveling now in so many places – from Los Angeles to Hawaii, then to San Francisco, then again Los Angeles, then New York, then Buffalo, and now I am in Boston. From here I shall go to Columbus, then to North Carolina, then to New…

1970 April 27: “The traveling Sankirtana Party was programmed long, long ago, even when I was in India. I used to say to my God-brothers that when I would begin preaching I shall take two trucks, one for Sankirtana Party and one for carrying requisites…

1971 April 27: “We are the only institution which can receive foreigners and train them nicely in spiritual life. So the Indian government should help to get us a nice place for such work to go on. Try to convince him in this way. Yes, we are contempla…

1973 April 27: “One who has no mother and who’s wife is not obedient, such a home is as good as living in the desert. The steps you have taken are worthy of one who is my disciple. So please revive your old Krishna conscious activities and make your li…

1974 April 27: “We can help them but the function has to be in connection with Krishna. We cannot divert our attention to such participation in so called Hindu religious functions. This has spoiled the Hindu religion into a hodgepodge pseudo religion. …

1968 April 26: “Just like zero has no value, but when zero is placed on right side of one, the value of zero enhances to 10 times; similarly, our life, wealth, intelligence, and words become 100 X 100 greater and greater if they are employed in the ser…

1968 April 26: “This gentleman is very much materially ambitious. He wants to utilize Krishna Consciousness for his material name and fame. He greatly offended our Guru Maharaja so instead of becoming a great preacher of Krishna Consciousness, this gen…

1968 april 26: “You may know that he is not a liberated person, and therefore, he cannot initiate any person into Krishna Consciousness. That requires special spiritual benediction from higher authorities.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1970 April 26: “Everyone is appreciating your Deity worship and Srimati Radharani is smiling, so it is a great credit for you, so continue this engagement. You are making advancement in Krishna Consciousness as it is scheduled. From the attachment plat…

1971 April 26: “Find out two or three such national distributors then we can distribute 10,000 books very easily. Now 5,000 KRSNA, vol. II and 10,000 KRSNA vol. I @ $8.00 per copy less 40%, or $4.80 x 15,000 = $72,000.00 which should be sent gradually …

1972 April 26: “Concentrate on book sales. The books are being sent to you free. Settle amongst yourselves on some program for distributing my books, I don’t care at what price just sell, because all you can collect will go for building Vrindaban and M…

1972 April 26: “I want that our skyscraper should be looking like this. I do not like the round towers, they are too fanciful. Simply add Govindaji’s temple onto this skyscraper then you will have the plan. Now we are here in Japan then we are going to…

1972 April 26: “My godbrother in Jessore district is very much anxious for us to come there. Go with your party immediately. If possible see Sri Mujibur Rehman, President of Bangladesh, and show him evidence that Parsis, Jews, Christians, Muslims, all …

1966 April 25 :
“Sasthi. I went to see Mr. Bogart. Came back & settled to postpone return back to India.”
Prabhupada Letters :: 1966

1969 April 25 : “In Buffalo, we had three meetings, and it was found that the students, both boys and girls, especially the girls, they were very much receptive and encouraging. Please organize the Sankirtana Party very nicely, and try to preach among…

1970 April 25 : “Yes, the conditioned souls are parts and parcels of the Lord and thus they were with Krsna before being conditioned. Just as the child must have seen his father because the father places the child in the womb of the mother, similarly …

1972 April 25 : “There were four listeners when Krishna instructed Arjuna, so there are four bona fide Visnu sampradayas. Besides the Visnu sampradayas, there are other sampradayas, but they are following the directions given under off-shoot authoriti…

1972 April 25 : “Yes, you do not know how to serve Krishna, so you simply assist your Guru – we must always think like this. In this way we can offer one plate and many plates are distributed.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 April 25 : “I have included one photograph of our proposed skyscraper in Los Angeles and so I want that our skyscraper in Juhu should also be looking like this. I do not like the round towers you have proposed, it is too fanciful.”Prabhupada Lett…

1973 April 25 : “These principles of Krishna consciousness, if strictly followed, will keep you always in a purified condition and will give you spiritual strength to defeat maya, and when this body is finished, no more material bodies, but back to ho…

1974 April 25: “The construction fund should only be used for construction items. Because you need these checks urgently I am sending, but please send a letter giving a proper account.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1970 April 24: “If you think that George Harrison’s foreword will help the selling of the books, then it may be published as it was originally sent, but in no case can the quotation from Swami Vivekananda be placed in my book.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 April 24: “You have asked me to disclose my dream about John Lennon. I dreamt that John took me in a place at Calcutta, a big palatial building, which formerly belonged to a very rich man, and he was a famous musician also.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1971 April 24: “In the Sankirtana festival pandal if a very big kitchen arrangement can be made, then we shall distribute prasadam daily. Try to make this arrangement. Puri, halava, kitri – whatever can be arranged as much as possible.”Prabhupada Lette…

1972 April 24: “The more one renders service, the more he becomes enthusiastic. This is the secret of spiritual life, when one can work all day long and not be tired. That is real spiritual life.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 April 24: “To make each and every center spiritually strong should be the duty of the GBC. So far financing, let them do in their own way. We have to increase our preaching propensity. That is our main business.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1974 April 24: “You ask me how to recruit strong devotees to come there. You have to prepare strong devotees, not import them. You yourself become strong devotees and teach others by your example. Importation is not a good plan; everyone should be stro…

1974 April 24: “Sometimes he hesitates to accept prasadam from us. If he desires to cook that means he keeps aloof. If he keeps aloof from us that is not very much desirable. I wish that he should mix with us with open mind, without reservation.”Prabh…

1974 April 24: “We cannot pay for these dresses. Why go to a tailor? They charge extraordinarily. We don’t want to go to them. Whatever our devotees can make, that is all right.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1970 April 23: “Materialism means forgetfulness of Krishna. A man may possess the whole world and be a perfect transcendentalist or one may be a gross materialist without possessing a farthing. This distinction must be made on the basis of consciousnes…

1971 April 23: “You and your university are interested in hearing about Krishna philosophy. My life is dedicated to spreading this culture all over the world. This culture is so well planned that it would be acceptable by any thoughtful man throughout …

1972 April 23: “Our latest edition Krsna Book can be distributed to every student and to the whole English speaking public. Make one advertisement: ‘Read KRSNA the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Available in all bookstores, 3 Volumes – Rs. 15.'”Prabhu…

1972 April 23: “Our temple should be the via media for feeding the poor with food and spiritual knowledge. So we invite all hungry and naked people to come to us and we will give them food and clothing as well as Krishna consciousness. Our program shou…

1973 April 23: “So it is very nice Mr. Neil Diamond has given $3,000.00to my Book Trust, that is practical help. Now you have to impress upon him that when talent is used to glorify the Supreme Lord, that is perfection of talent. So you become convince…

1974 April 23: “The first preaching work is to become an ideal devotee. That will be strong preaching by behavior. There is no point in telling a man to stop smoking if you are still smoking. First make yourself perfect and then attempt to instruct oth…

1967 April 22: “Never expect any good from society, friendship and love. Only Krishna is the genuine friend and it is He only who can give us all benediction. The separation which you are feeling on account of my physical absence is a good sign. The mo…

1970 April 22: “This is the age of Kali and people are not very much eager to accept genuine things, so don’t be disappointed. To face difficulty in the course of preaching work is a kind of austerity. These difficulties do not go in vain. Such attempt…