Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1969 February 23: “Preach the message of Krishna Consciousness exactly as you have heard it from your Spiritual Master. The philosophy and spirit of the disciplic succession must not be changed but adjustments may be made for special circumstances.”Pra…

1970 February 23: “I am very glad that the final manuscript of KRSNA Book now reads very well. Thank you very much. I am enclosing a preface which I have written for Krsna Book. Please edit nicely and send one copy of the edited version back to me.”Pra…

1970 February 23: “The new boys should be taken care of very nicely. Always remember, we are in the kingdom of Maya, unless we are very, very careful in our dealings, there is always chance of falling down. Teach the new boys by practical example, and …

1971 February 23: “We are negotiating for a plot of land on the University campus. If we can establish a seat of learning there, students may take their doctorate degree in Krishna Consciousness and go out and preach all over the world. It is my hope t…

1971 February 23: “In 1875 Bhaktivinoda Thakura predicted that someone would come very soon who would individually preach this cult all over the world. So if his benediction and my Guru Maharaja’s blessings are there, we can go ahead without any impedi…

1971 February 23: “As far as cooperating with my Godbrothers is concerned, that is not very urgent business. My Godbrothers have thus far regularly not cooperated with me and by the grace of my Spiritual Master, things are still going ahead.”Prabhupada…

1969 February 22: “Back to Godhead shall publish articles from Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Brahma Samhita, Nectar of Devotion, Vedanta Philosophy, Upanisads, etc. And if some of our students write as they have assimilated the philosophy,…

1969 February 22: “This was written by my godbrother but it is not very practical. It contains some ideal discussions only and I know he is personally deviated from all of such ideas so I don’t think it is very much valuable.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 February 22: “I marked the minor mistake you committed on the first verse but I ignore it as very insignificant. But I am very glad that you are so much repentant even for this insignificant mistake as that will push you forward further in Krsna C…

1970 February 22: “I have read the transliteration of Bhagavad-gita verses, but I think you have to do it very carefully because there are some mistakes. Regarding first chapter, eighth verse: I have compared the text with Gita Press edition as well as…

1971 February 22: “Chief Controller of Foreign Exchange, Reserve Bank of India: Instead of taking money from my many thousands of disciples, I want to convert that money into books on this Krishna Consciousness Movement and bring these books into India…

1971 February 22: “Our main consideration in the development of our centers is that people be attracted to this Krsna consciousness Movement one way or another. Work sincerely and Krsna will give all things needed for the continuous dissemination of th…

1972 February 22: “The Lord helps the living entity both from inside and outside but surrender to Supersoul is the advanced stage. So long one is not advanced, he must take direction from the external manifestation of Supersoul – the bona fide Spiritua…

1972 February 22: “On the carbon-copy contract you neglected to initial the last clause. Also I have added to Section XII: ‘As well as the 48 pages of illustrations for which the Author reserves the right to publish for any purpose he may determine.” S…

1972 February 22: “If five centers can distribute over 8,000 Krishna Books in just two months, what to speak of Bhagavad-gita As It Is. MacMillan must publish our books with all haste. Worldwide demand is such that 40,000 copies can be sold in a few mo…

1966 February 21: “Todays meeting was attended by greater number of members than other days. They liked the Introduction recording very much. Some of them brought fruits for me and Mrs. Leblanc paid $3.00.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1966

1968 February 21 : “There are different kinds of hellish life for different kinds of sinful activities. One is sent to a particular type of hell and when practiced to suffer the hellish condition, one is given a similar body as reaction.”Prabhupada Le…

1969 February 21 : “So far as the bowing down in Deity worship, there is no restriction on bowing down. As many times as you can is all right.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 February 21: “I do not think there is need of civil-disobedience at this time. But if you can organize a mass Sankirtana procession on the Advent Day of Lord Caitanya and if George Harrison and John Lennon both lead the procession, carry flags, fe…

1972 February 21 : “If the money invested comes back manyfold in the form of books sold, then we may spend thousands on radio advertisements and make Krishna Book very famous all over your country.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 February 21 : “There is a Bengali proverb “When you pay the price it becomes purified”, just like if I purchase something and it is unclean in so many ways, but, because I have paid, it becomes purified.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 February 21: “We must become recognized not only by the mass but also by the class. Hearing is the first step in God realization; therefore if we can simply convince these big men to hear, then gradually they will come to the point of accepting us…

1973 February 21: “It is our duty to rectify him. To create a devotee takes much labor and to reject him in a minute is not to our credit so please try to do the needful.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1957 February 20 : “The Hon’ble Mr. Chief Justice, I have a programme by the order of my spiritual master and I have come to Bombay to enlist some sympathisers. Will your Lordship be kind enough to hear me for a few minutes and oblige?”Prabhupada Lette…

1966 February 20 :”Today, recorded Introduction to Geetopanishad, two sides, three Hours. Mr. Banerji did not come. Cohen and Salak came.”Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1968 February 20 : “Krishna is very kind. He does not let go anyone who might have done a little bit of service. So how can He allow you to forget Him?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 February 20 : “I lost my mother when I was only 14 years old. But in my old age, Krishna has given me so many young mothers to take care of me.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 February 20: “You are the eldest amongst us living disciples of Srila Prabhupada. You are eighty-one and I am only seventy-four therefore I am your younger brother and I shall always expect blessings from you. And as your younger brother I shall a…

1972 February 20: “If we neglect even for a moment our regular program – rising early, 16 rounds, classes, street sankirtana, etc., then everything else we may try will fail.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 February 20: “In the past, I also had trouble with my Godbrothers discouraging me but I never let it affect my service. When one becomes fixed-up he never allows anyone or any condition to hamper his service to Krishna.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 February 20: “Personal association is not so important. Some of my Godbrothers who had constant personal association with Guru Maharaja are neglecting his orders. This is like the bug sitting on the lap of the King. He is very puffed-up by his po…

1975 February 20: “I am very interested to hear of your progress there. Are things going nicely? How is Maharaja doing? How is his preaching? How are the people accepting? You can write me these things promptly.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1966 February 19: “Mr. Banerji invited to come here tomorrow evening. In the evening Mr. Paul and Mrs. Leblanc came. Attended meeting from 6/8.30 pm.Expenditure — Butter .40″Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

1968 February 19: “Our principle is to associate ourselves with pure devotees and work for the mission with great enthusiasm, being completely in Krishna Consciousness, that will make us happy and successful.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 February 19: “Have your nice, fixed-up wife and be happy working hard for Krsna together. I never discourage marriage. Male and female may join together, not for sex-life, but to glorify the Lord. In Vaikuntha the men and women there are so much a…

1969 February 19: “In God’s creation there is male and female and there is purpose for such creation, not for sex-life, but to glorify the Lord. When our nice boys and girls are dancing together in chanting Hare Krsna at least for that time they forget…

1972 February 19: “If you are sincere to serve continuously and always chanting – all such questions become answered automatically. You are senior member also and I have given you everything, so you please consult among yourselves if you have questions…

1972 February 19: “Foreign language translations of my books is a very important step forward for our preaching work because without books and magazines what authority or what basis have we got for preaching there?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1973 February 19: “So like this Krishna is everywhere and wherever you are Krishna will accept your sincere prayers, and therefore I accept also. But the most important thing – the prayer must be sincere.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1975 February 19: “I am very soon going to London and I shall meet with him and my other GBC secretaries. I shall seriously see that all such undesirable things may not happen in the future.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975