Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1966 March 17: “Ekadasi. Received letter from Salvation Army Finance Secretary. At once went to see him. The result is favourable by the Grace of the Lord. In the evening two ladies and one gentleman came to see me. There was some discussions.”Prabhupa…

1968 March 17: “In San Francisco State College I delivered a lecture and the students enjoyed the atmosphere very much. They stood around me after the meeting was over. One girl questioned why I am against meat eating, and she was very satisfactorily r…

1968 March 17: “Today I lectured and held Sankirtana in the local YMCA and they all danced and sang with us and the scene was very pleasing. So I am very much hopeful that this movement can be spread all over the whole world simply by the performance o…

1970 March 17: “Roy Ramananda has given open instruction that it does not matter what is the social or ecclesiastical order, if one is fully Krishna Conscious, he can act as Acarya. So follow this instruction and show the world how man and woman can be…

1970 March 17: “All of you just make a very rigid plan for opening hundreds of centers in every nook and corner of the European countries. Surely the people will feel very happy as soon as they come in touch with our movement. Execute this responsibili…

1971 March 17: “My Dear Jayadvaita, so far changing the wording of verse or purport of 12:12 discussed before, it may remain as it is.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1974 March 17: “That Narayana comes in the form of daridra to receive our service is against our philosophy. Daridra is daridra and Narayana is Narayana. Narayana demands service directly not through daridra. There is no need of rendering service to th…

1974 March 17: “It will be a great pleasure for me if you can come and live with me for some time. You are 79 years old and I am also 78. I wish that in the fag end of life if you and I together can preach Krsna Consciousness all over the world, people…

1966 March 16: “Dashami. No letter received. In the evening there was meeting. The attendance was three. Joan was kind enough to get my books sixteen sets from Paragon Book Gallery. The books are brought and kept in stock. No expenditure. Income $3.00 …

1969 March 16: “When India was divided into Hindustan and Pakistan there was good opportunity for the Hindus and the state religion should have been declared Krishna Consciousness. In the name of secular state, the leaders are deliberately violating al…

1969 March 16: “My Guru Maharaja put more stress on publishing books and magazines, and temple opening as a secondary consideration. It is more important to create devotees than to construct temples. Unless you have devotees, the temples will remain va…

1969 March 16: “So there is no more scarcity of anything – let us begin the job. We shall print at least four books yearly, and 50,000 magazines every month. We have now staff, editorial, printers, binders, and managers – and Krishna will be financier….

1970 March 16: “When the large Deities are installed, the small Deities should be worshiped as Vijaya Vigraha which means this pair of Deities may go outside the Temple with sankirtan party in a small car, not always, but conveniently. In due course of…

1971 March 16: “I am very glad you are carrying on your programs for spreading Krsna consciousness with great enthusiasm and good response. But we must not lose our own status of advancement in Krsna consciousness. Everything must be done very intellig…

1974 March 16: “I am pleased you have been preaching and people are sympathetic. Our movement is unique, from all countries they are joining and becoming Vaisnavas by chanting Hare Krsna mantra, and refraining from the pillars of sinful activities. Thi…

1974 March 16: “Due to the mismanagement of the demon class, food is not available. The people are very disturbed. If we distribute prasadam to the hungry people of India, at our centers as well as in the villages, we will win over the whole country an…

1966 March 15: “Navami. Today no letter received. Deposited in the Bank $25. No other expenditure. In the evening five ladies and gentlemen visited. There was some talks. Mrs. Leblanc is losing interest since she has learnt it that Bhagwat Geeta does n…

1969 March 15: “Your only business is how to become pure devotee of Krishna. My ambition is to form a strong Sankirtana party and travel all over Europe, Africa, Asia, India, and Japan. This is my thought. Please try to give it effect.”Prabhupada Lette…

1969 March 15: “No letter from you is useless for me – they are all important. And you can write as long a letter as you can. I shall read them carefully with attention always in spite of my various duties.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 March 15: “When I remember all of you in London, including George Harrison, I become very happy because the combination is very much hopeful. George has very willingly served Krishna in so many ways. The Govinda record is certainly super-excellent…

1973 March 15: “India is the spiritual leader of the world but the fools and rascals are trying to sabotage its position. I have already outlined this program for the factories. Let the labor-management disputes be finished by prasada and kirtana with …

1974 March 15: “When this hearing began there is no history. Simply the sruti was recorded and there is no question of change. We have to understand Vedic knowledge on the authority of disciplic succession and not from mental speculators who are simply…

1974 March 15: “If you are a preacher you can take a donation from the audience. Don’t demand but you can ask and there is no harm. You must speak Krsna Consciousness knowledge with no interpretation of your own. Speak the philosophy exactly right as i…

1975 March 15: “I am on world tour. I have traveled to Hong Kong, Japan, Hawaii, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Caracas, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, New York, London, and now Tehran. You can meet me at our festival in Mayapur in March or the opening ceremony fo…

1949 March 14: “Some way or other your mill area has been named as the Jagannatha Puri and I suggest that an actual temple of Sri Jagannathaji may be erected for the benefit of these mill workers.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1947-64

1966 March 14: “I have lost today the good fountain pen given to me by Gopal. I am very sorry for this but I should not lament because it was given by somebody and it is taken by somebody else.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1966

1967 March 14: “They are never for public show. They are very confidential and meant for advanced devotees who know Krishna well. The neophytes will be misguided by such pictures. I hope you will understand me right.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1969 March 14: “There is no material advancement here, I am seeing practically. The Western type of civilization, industrialism and capitalism, is not material advancement. It is material exploitation.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 March 14: “I am very happy your son is growing strong and blissful. That is good news. We need as many Krishna Conscious souls as possible, trained from the very beginning of their lives, to carry on our mission and purify society.”Prabhupada Lett…

1972 March 14″PROCEED VRINDAVAN IMMEDIATELY. AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS. – BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1974 March 14: “As he is their elder, they should show the proper respect. It is sometimes difficult for elderly people to live in our ISKCON society, so you have to make it as congenial as possible for them.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1975 March 14: “It appears these scientists have become intelligent. Try to meet with them and make arrangement for them to meet with me when I come for Rathayatra. That will be nice.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1966 March 13: “Saptami. In the evening two ladies and Mr. Susman came. There was some discussions, one of the ladies brought bread for me. No income and no expenditure.”

1968 March 13: “Today we had a very nice lecture at the State College; the attendence was very nice, and the meeting was successful. They have arranged many other meetings which I shall attend one after another.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 March 13: “There may be a temple or not, it does not matter; you are doing very nicely, more than having a temple. You six together are doing so nicely that I am very much proud of you. Be blessed and go on like this.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 March 13: “If we limit ourselves to Hindus, then there will be many competitors. But if we preach the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness in right earnest, it will be accepted throughout the whole world.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 March 13: “They say that nobody could act so wonderfully as I am doing. Perhaps it is right. But I do not know how such things are happening. The only reason that can be adduced is that I am presenting Bhagavad-gita as it is.”Prabhupada Letters ::…

1974 March 13: “Arrange a solid program of translation, printing and distribution of my books by sankirtana party and you will find the devotees willing to help you in this noble project.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 March 13: “My Guru Maharaja stressed printing and distribution of literature even over gorgeous temple construction. So you follow the footsteps of the previous acaryas while always strictly following the regulative principles.”Prabhupada Letters …

1968 March 12: “I am very pleased to hear about Krishna’s new throne. I am anxious to come there and see it as well as you and all my students there who are carrying on so nicely even in my absence. Always remember I am always with you all so long you …