Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1971 April 22: “Our principle should be only to do everything for Krishna under the guidance of the bona fide Spiritual Master. Perfection is to act with unflinching faith in Krishna and Spiritual Master and that will save us from all opposing situatio…

1972 April 22: “In every college and university of the world, there are so many different courses to help students become more and more entangled in the material world. So our programs are so important, because we are giving all these young people an o…

1972 April 22: “So the task is very great to give real knowledge, Krishna consciousness, to everyone, and I am so much encouraged by your determined efforts. Please increase more and more, and Krishna will help you.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 April 22: “The formula for organization is very simple. The world is divided into twelve zones. For each zone there is one zonal secretary and their duty is to see that the spiritual principles are being upheld very nicely in all the Temples of th…

1972 April 22: “Let every Temple President work according to his own capacity to improve the Krishna Consciousness of his center. Management is required but not that we should become too much absorbed in fancy organization. Our business is spiritual li…

1973 April 22: “Since leaving India I have not received any report. So I would like to hear from you, how many men are there in Vrindaban and how the project is progressing there. Now we have got good respect there in India, so you boys manage everythi…

1968 April 21: “In his past life he must have cultivated this science of Krishna Consciousness and therefore he has automatically been attracted with this movement and who knows if all the boys and girls joining me were not born by the Supreme Will of …

1968 April 21: “Now this is the golden opportunity with these nice American bodies. You have high intelligence, opulences, birth in the families of a rich nation. Use this opportunity for making life successful and go back to home, back to Krishna.”Pra…

1970 April 21: “If we have to learn and then paint, it will be a long-term affair. But immediately we want so many pictures for all of our books, so the artists may always be engaged in painting works and that painting itself will gradually teach them …

1970 April 21: “How the art department should be organized, that is up to them. The only thing is that the artists must always be engaged fulltime in their painting work, that will satisfy me, and that will gradually make them experienced for making go…

1970 April 21: “I am glad you are always alert to any offense. In rendering service to Lord Krishna and His representative the Spiritual Master, we should always maintain this fearful attitude which means careful attention. This attitude will advance y…

1971 April 21: “For cheap circulation we can print small Penguin size paperbacks of KRSNA Book which can be sold at 75 cents, each book about 250 pages, so that KRSNA Book may come in three for a combined price of $2.00. Then we can print cheaply KRSNA…

1971 April 21: “You needn’t spend $10,000 for machinery. That is not required. Do not depend on machines. We are not going to be large-scale business. We are more interested still in distributing our books.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1974 April 21: “Yes, by all means you may print my morning walk speaking about ‘Life comes from Life’; this argument should be spread. So go on printing and distributing as many of my books as possible; this is your real work and your personal success….

1961 April 20: “As you have developed a deep love for me, I dare to ask you to send me financial help. Instruct your Embassy in Delhi and dispatch me to Japan on your behalf. I am feeling too much to meet you and the Congress so that we can build up a …

1966 April 20: “Pratipada. Today I took my meals at Dr. Mishra’s place. I took back the tape recorder and tried for its repair without any success. Evening meeting at 7 to 9 p.m. four persons attended. The collection $4.00. Expenditure for Bus fare .45…

1970 April 20: “All our girl devotees should be expert in Arcana and cooking. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. We shall touch the altar and Deity in very clean condition, so this point should be very carefully observed, then you will advance very quic…

1970 April 20: “There are editorial mistakes in the blueprint. I am giving herewith a note. But I am very much satisfied. This book will be sold by hundreds of thousands. Now you overflood the market with big and small books as many as possible.”Prabhu…

1971 April 20: “I require the helping hand of these foreigners very much and I have guaranteed their staying in India yet still they are being asked to leave. I cannot understand what are the legal intricacies. If you will kindly give me direction how …

1973 April 20: “What is this meditation of wine, women and fish? He does not like us because we reject all bogus philosophy. For that people criticize me, but why should we accept nonsense? We accept Bhagavad-gita as it is, as Krishna spoke it.”Prabhup…

1974 April 20: “I have no business to criticize you but as your Spiritual Master, it is my duty. Don’t be sorry. To remain faulty before the Spiritual Master is good. If one thinks he is all-perfect then there is no scope for rectification.”Prabhupada …

1974 April 20: “To sell tickets and make profit you think it best that I appear with a popular music group. These arrangements make us too dependent on other parties. We should just present our own program. Better you spread Krsna Consciousness there b…

1968 April 19: “Regarding the Christian’s Trinity, God, the son and the Holy Ghost. A person in Krishna Consciousness accepts this by the name Visnu, Jiva and Paramatma. God is a Person, the living entity is a person, and the holy spirit or supersoul i…

1968 April 19: “Do not feel that you have offended me. There is no question of your falling from my grace: you have always my blessings upon you, and I am always thinking of you, and praying Krishna to help you and give you more and more advancement in…

1969 April 19: “Everywhere we are seeing good results from Sankirtana. Yesterday I went to Buffalo and Rupanuga organized a very nice meeting of more than 200 students who were all chanting and dancing. So this Sankirtana Movement should be pushed on v…

1969 April 19: I was very much anxious to receive your letters, so now I am pleased to acknowledge receipt of them. I can understand that things are improving all around, and that is very satisfactory. So depend upon Krishna, work very sincerely, and …

1970 April 19: “Even though the local law is prohibitive for chanting on the street, you can take advantage of the educational institutions. We are not concerned with any particular place or situation – but we take the opportunity of chanting and speak…

1971 April 19: “We are not converting Moslems. We do not convert. If anyone understands our philosophy, he will make his own conversion and find a way to do it. So if there is no prohibition, then go on preaching our philosophy. That will be all effect…

1973 April 19: “I just want that the children learn English and Sanskrit nicely, that’s all. I want that things go on there nicely, it is so important work. If necessary I will come there myself.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1975 April 19: “Devotional service must continue under all circumstances. This body belongs to Krishna and therefore we must always keep it in healthy condition to the best of our ability, but if due to some past sinful activities, we are suffering som…

1961 April 18: “As a Sannyasi I have no personal purse for expenditure. I am grateful to you for all that you have said for me. I am a humble creature and I am just trying to do my bit in this connection because I was so ordered by my Spiritual Master …

1966 April 18: “Chaturdasi. Today I took delivery of Passport from the New India House. It is renewed to a period of two years more i.e. up to 9th June 1968.Expenditure –Paul Paid — $1.00Bus fare — .30Postage — 1.102.40Income — $2.00″Prab…

1967 April 18: “You will be pleased to know that people in this country especially the younger section are accepting the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam as it is. I am enclosing herewith some press cuttings about my success in preachi…

1970 April 18: “Actually all our devotees are supposed to be brahmanas. A brahmana’s business is to preach Krishna Consciousness and to teach others. And for living condition, whatever they get in the form of contribution, they can live barely to keep …

1972 April 18: “You have retired from material life and Krishna has given you the nicest place in this material world to live in, so stick there and every month send one BTG Hindi composition to Tokyo. Radha Raman Goswami is there with you so you work …

1972 April 18: “I am very glad to hear that you are all happy in Vrindaban and that our Sankirtana party from Radha Damodara Temple to our new place is being appreciated. Please continue this.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 April 18: “Your spiritual name is now Asurakula Nasana Dasa, the servant of the killer of the descendants of the asuras. Krishna, He killed so many demons, so in this age, we may not kill the demons like Krishna did it, but we can kill the demonia…

1975 April 18: “Yes, I can help you. But you must want to be helped. I think if you could visit one of our temples in the very near future, that would be very nice for you. In the meantime, please chant Hare Krishna as often as possible for purificatio…

1966 April 17: “Triodasi. Today up to 5pm I was in the Ashram. Came back at 6/15pm Paul was there. In the evening I came back to Bowery with the suitcase. One book due to Elsy was delivered to via the Studio. Book sale — $10.00.”Prabhupada Journal ::…

1970 April 17: “This Krishna Consciousness movement is not specifically for any sect. Krishna is not for the Hindus only, He is for everyone, even for the animals. Hindus generally are not so liberal, but Lord Caitanya is very liberal and he embraces a…