Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1971 April 11: “Initiated members are for managing the temples and preaching work. We are not after making initiated members very many but our concern is that people understand this philosophy in wider circles.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1972 April 11: “I am surprised that none of the GBC members detected the defects. It was detected only when it came to me. What will happen when I am not here, shall everything be spoiled by GBC?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 April 11: “So in the GBC Agenda I do not find any programs for reforming our past bad habits. So for the time being, let the GBC activities be suspended until I thoroughly revise the whole procedure.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 April 11: “These children are the future hope of our Society, so it is a very important matter how we train them. The simple method I have introduced is sufficient.Why this Montessori method?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 April 11: “It is extremely assuring that Gurukula is doing nicely. The importance of Gurukula cannot be overestimated, both for our Movement, indeed it is important for the whole world.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 April 11: “Human life means tapasya, lie down on the floor, collect alms for the spiritual master – not to make a comfortable material arrangement. We are producing first class brahmanas who can actually do good for their fellow man.”Prabhupada Le…

1966 April 10: “Sasthi. Today the whole day I remained at Paul’s loft and did not go out. Today I am working on Cohen’s big Royal Typewriter and it is very good for hard working. Paul is impressed with my mission in America.”Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1969 April 10: “I eulogize your attempt for improving the Center. Do it very nicely, and when I go there I shall see that you have done so much for Krishna Consciousness.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 April 10: “As soon as a center is opened it gives me Vaikuntha bliss. Such news is life-giving ambrosia, so the more you open branches, the more I increase my duration of life. Go on opening nice branches as many as possible.”Prabhupada Letters ::…

1972 April 10: “I am very much puzzled by the whole business. You have passed so many resolutions and made so many other changes. Therefore I have not approved of it, and I have suspended the GBC.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 April 10: “Now I have given you everything, but I do not see that even the basic principles of advancement are there and instead we become carried away by big big talk. So I am still thinking how things will go on.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1974 April 10: “So many criticisms he alleges you are making. This is not good. Let them work peacefully. This fighting spirit will ruin our great movement.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1975 April 10: “The process of opening a center somewhere is that we go there and hold classes for one week on the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and if the people like, then we’ll open a center.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 April 10: “I am very glad that you have come forward, one of the leaders of the community. Our ideology is standard. It is not anything new, but it is very old. It is not anything concocted.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1966 April 9: “Panchami. Today I went to Dr. Mishra’s apartment. I cooked some khichuri and took it. After a little rest, I took my typewriters and came down to my room at 72nd St. From there I came to Paul’s loft. In the evening Susman met me. He brou…

1968 April 9: “He has taken the step as a matter of diplomacy but will come back when I return to India. I am not astonished for his behavior but I am sorry for my Godbrother’s behavior. He is a neophyte and so he may commit so many mistakes, but my Go…

1968 April 9: “How one is successful in his work is tested by whether or not Krishna is satisfied. The Impersonalists cannot enjoy this bliss of satisfying Krishna. They make Krishna dead, so they will remain dead, never to understand Krishna.”Prabhupa…

1970 April 9: “As you are trying your best to make our preaching propaganda as authoritative as possible, Krishna will certainly help you. The book I sent you will help – and the balance Krishna will teach you. Always remember this, time is very short …

1971 April 9: “Your very sincere attitude for serving your Spiritual Master is the only way. Offering the same highest respects to the Spiritual Master as to the Supreme Person, makes one bona fide to receive spiritual knowledge by revelation so I pray…

1972 April 9: “We are selling our books not for making business but for pleasing Krishna, and by preaching we should sell books, not by cheating. If this simple method is followed, there will be tremendous success in selling of our books, and the publi…

1972 April 9: “In every endeavor our only purpose is to make advancement in pleasing Krishna. You are working so hard only out of love for me, so if love is there how can there be any question of force? We should never force anyone or reduce our Societ…

1975 Aprill 9: “Regarding your affliction, simply take the proper treatment. The dust from the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master is never to be used for material benefit. That is a great misconception. Chant your rounds and follow all the rules and re…

1966 April 8:
“Chaturthi. Today the whole day and night also I stayed at Mr. Paul&’s loft. Saw Elsy to enquire about the Library of Congress card. No very encouraging. Evening there was meeting. Seven boys & girls attended. Contribution $5.00 and some fruits also. Expenditure – Bus fare .30.”
Prabhupada Letters :: 1966

1968 April 8: “If your present paintings are not acceptable to the general public, I do not mind; they are fools. You continue trying your best to make your pictures as far they can be nice looking, but not to satisfy the senses of the rascal public. “…

1970 April 8: “By the grace of Srila Prabhupada my preaching work is coming out very successful. So you can help by sending as many mrdangas and Navadvipa made karatalas as you can because we require them for our Sankirtana movement all over the world….

1972 April 8: “This discrimination is spiritually illegal. Many hundreds of my foreign disciples will be coming to India in the near future and it will be the misfortune of the administrative officials of Puri if so many qualified devotees of the Lord …

1972 April 8:”MEMO TO ALL ISKCON TEMPLE PRESIDENTS: I AUTHORIZE YOU TO DISREGARD ANY DECISION FROM THE GBC. ALL GBC ORDERS ARE SUSPENDED HEREWITH BY ME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 April 8: “Your program for traveling and holding festivals at schools is approved by me. Especially you must try to convince these students to join us. There is nothing else that will save the world from destruction and it is our responsibility to…

1974 April 8: “If there is genuine preaching the local people will be attracted, so long the preacher has no self-motivation, but simply chants and preaches. This is how I started. Sit down and simply talk about Krishna and organize the local people.”P…

1975 April 8: “Study our books very carefully and then try to write something. Do not concoct your own theories. This is not the process. Write just as you have heard from the Spiritual Master and nothing else. Otherwise, your writing is useless.”Prabh…

1966 April 7: “Tritiya. Today I am staying with Paul. I cooked food and dined with him and Sakar. They liked the foodstuff very nice. Circumstances seem to be favorable. Paul promises to organize. He is enthusiastic. Let us see. He attended the morning…

1969 April 3: “You should take the indication given by Krishna: the press is already there, the press worker is coming, and the scholar has joined. Don’t you see the indication by Krishna?.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1972 April 3: “N.B. Regarding changes made in GBC zonal management. I do not favor these changes. Tell them to stop everything. Why they have done this without consulting?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 April 3: “There is no other literatures like ours in the world, and this information, ‘Here is God, just see Him,’ this clear understanding of God is not available anywhere else but from our books.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 April 3: “Today is Tuesday so I hope that the court case will be heard. If the judge takes seriously that the land must be given to one of us, that will be a great success.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1973 April 3: “Regarding the house at Puri – the place of Srila Prabhupada. I understand that Sripad B.D. Madhav Maharaj is also eager to purchase, so I do not wish to make a competitive price.”
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 April 3: “If we cannot utilize the land then why purchase it at such expenditure? Self help doesn’t mean Rs 10,000 spent monthly.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 April 3: “Why are the cows suffering from no good shelter? I sent $5,000 and then $4,000 previous to that, for construction for the cows. Why have you not built them something solid?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1968 April 2: “So far my name is concerned, there is no need of adding Tridandi Goswami, but simply have it as A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, as it is already done in my other books, it will be continued. I do not like for Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami, A. C. Bh…

1969 April 2: “The present issue is excellently done. People in your country are very much receptive to new things so we must go on presenting these completely novel spiritual ideas. Reprint another 10,000 copies minimum.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969