Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1975 January 14: “Distribute millions and millions of books but at the same time be very careful in your dealings. You may refer to the letters I have written in regards to the recent controversies about book distribution methods.”Prabhupada Letters :…

1975 January 14: “Everyone must rise early, take bath, attend mangala arati, chant at least 16 good rounds, attend class, and follow the principles strictly. Anyone who does not accept the regulative principles staunchly will have to fall down.” Prabhu…

1975 January 14: “Regarding your fasting, if you are sick, then fasting is the best medicine. For disease and unwanted guests, if you do not give them food, they will go away.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1968 January 13: “I thank you for your nice letter and your kind appreciation. I will always be so pleased with your sincere service as I am so much happy with you. Yes, the ecstasy of separation of Spiritual Master is even greater ecstasy than meeting…

1968 January 13: “The Serpent-like feature of the Lord is another expansion of the Lord, to provide His Place on the Ocean. So long we have got materialistic view the serpent is fierce. But He is not at all fierceful to the devotees.”Prabhupada Letters…

1969 January 13: “You are so fortunate to be the servitors of Sri Sri Jagannatha Deva installed by your forefathers. To increase your affection for Them you should take only the prasadam of Jagannatha Deva. This facility you have got in this life and …

1969 January 13: “There is no need to explain your recent traveling; the reason is you are restless. Any place you want to live, that is all right – but just concentrate your mind on utilizing your talents for Krishna’s service.” Prabhupada Letters :: …

1970 January 13: “Sometimes the authorities are checking us but we have not stopped, neither have we any intention to stop this Sankirtana Movement. Things are improving daily and I hope they will continue to improve on and on.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1974 January 13: “Krsna Consciousness means blissful life. It is very pleasing to me that you are so happy in your service to the Deities. Make the atmosphere so blissful that many persons will be attracted to come and live with us.”Prabhupada Letters …

1975 January 13: “I have arranged for the opening on Sri Ram Navami. I wish to know whether your Holiness will kindly install the deity properly according to Hari bhakti Vilasa. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh has also kindly consented to join us.”Prabh…

1975 January 13: “You must follow these four principles at all times, under all circumstances. Reject anyone who advises you otherwise. Such persons are worse than poison. Without the regulative principles there is no spiritual life.”Prabhupada Letters…

1968 January 12: “These books are not material knowledge. To a sincere student, all the contents of my books become revealed from within, even if he has not thoroughly studied them all.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 January 12: “Our program is for constructing one Rupanuga Vidyapitha – a school for educating brahmanas and Vaisnavas. We have enough technological institutions, but there is none where actual brahmanas and Vaisnavas are produced. So we must estab…

1971 January 12: “I am very anxious to see this movement having centers in all the important cities of all seven continents in order to unify the entire world under the banner of the Krishna Consciousness Movement within a very short time.”Prabhupada L…

1974 January 12: “You are thinking of many plans but do not enact anything without consulting me. Your thinking is not always to the standard. Read my books. You are the president so you must be very conversant with our philosophy.”Prabhupada Letters :…

1974 January 12: “So you should set the example. Throughout the day the atmosphere of constant engagement will produce the truly happy result of transcendental life. Our buildings are not for sleeping and eating like hotels.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1975 January 12: “Our philosophy is simple living and high thinking – not sense gratification. One engaged in self-realization, his material necessities become almost nil. Temple presidents and leaders must show this by their example.”Prabhupada Letter…

1975 January 12: “There are so many devotees in your zone. You must see that every one of them is chanting and observing our rules and regulations strictly. This is the duty of GBC, to see that all of our members are becoming fixed up in Krishna’s serv…

1975 January 12: “I am in due receipt of your letter and have noted the contents. If you like, you can come to India during Sri Caitanya’s appearance day festival and live with me for sometime. Then everything will be alright.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1968 January 11: “You state that I am your life. This means you are my body and so neither life nor body can be separated because on the Absolute platform there is no such distinction.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1968

1969 January 11: “You say my visit will be the biggest event since the Roman Invasion. Actually this will be so. If England is prepared, they will receive something sublime which they cannot produce in their own country, neither in Manchester, Glasgow,…

1971 January 11: “Many persons are regularly attending our classes and following the regulative principles and chanting Hare Krsna. That is the success of our preaching work when there is this result of more persons joining, so I am confident that thin…

1972 January 11: “Since you are now leader, you must be the perfect example of Krishna conscious devotee. How is that? Follow the regulative principles very diligently, maintain the highest level of standard in routine work such as rising early, cleans…

1972 January 11: “Organize printing of our foreign books. For so many years you have been there and nothing has been printed. This is not a very good sign. How there can be preaching without books?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 January 11: “Now I want that our books and magazines be printed profusely and distributed all over, so do this very nicely, I think that will be your great credit. If these books are introduced among the student class they will have powerful effec…

1974 January 11: “Now Krsna is sending you new devotee to help. He is a good boy, now utilize him properly. He is sincere, learned, enthusiastic and qualified. Keep him nicely engaged.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1974 January 11: “The only fear I have is that you may fight. Please do not. That will ruin everything we have done. Now push on this glorious mission without letting it be hampered by any personal differences.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1970 January 10: “They are not my words, I do not make any addition or subtraction. I am simply the bearer of the message from Lord Caitanya through the disciplic succession.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1970 January 10: “If you all carry these words successively, then the transcendental parampara system will be exactly maintained and people will be benefited. Please, read regularly my books.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

1971 January 10 : “Everyone should be thoroughly convinced of the power of the Hare Krsna mantra to protect you in all circumstances. Then advancement will be swift.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1972 January 10 : “Now become very convinced of our philosophy and very enthusiastically and soberly maintain temple routine standards, satisfy the devotees, and in every way become the perfect example of Krishna concscious angel.”Prabhupada Letters :…

1972 January 10 : “I am very very glad to see that you have got such a nice place to conduct Krishna’s business. I think I shall be very comfortable in your center when I shall come there very soon.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1972 January 10 : “Why after so many years nothing can be done to print profusely my books and literatures in European languages? Translators are there, all facilities are there – simply you are not serious to do it.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

1975 January 10: “Yes, I’ll come. I am also hankering to go and the first opportunity may be in April. Please take great care there and make an ideal place for devotional service.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1975 January 10 : “Impure atmosphere can be counteracted by having kirtanas twice and thrice daily with dancing. Don’t allow anyone to engage in eating and sleeping alone or the devil’s workshop will develop.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

1969 January 9: “I am very much anxious for getting my books published. But I do not know how I will get them published. I do not mind for the profit concerned. But I want to see them published.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

1970 January 9: “Simply we have to see that in our books there is no spelling or grammatical mistake. We do not mind for any good style, our style is Hare Krishna, and such literatures are welcomed, read and respected by bona fide devotees.”Prabhupada …

1973 January 9: “These boys and girls have understood what is austerity and what is the difference between matter and spirit. Though they may be dressed in rags, still they are more exalted than kings.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1973 January 9 : “That is the secret of my success, those who are helping me are sincere, they have done the work. A little sincerity is very difficult thing in this age of hypocrisy and bluff.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 January 9: “If you take the royalty it will be personal interest in money and trade, and this will deviate your principle of sannyasa. Sannyasi lives by begging alms for the bare necessities of life.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974