Author Archives: Srila Prabhupada's Letters

1968 October 14: “When a devotee is seriously prepared to serve Krishna, the Lord gives him both intelligence and opportunity. Please therefore utilize the opportunity of service diligently and it will be a great spiritual achievement for you and a gre…

1971 October 14: “I consider Sivananda as one of my foremost disciples. I always remember his smiling face and when I was in Hamburg he was my constant companion and my personal attendant also. So I cannot forget Sivananda’s good behavior and gentle na…

1971 October 14: “I have noted your several complaints against the devotees but it would be better for you to set the example by your personal behavior and try to reform the others not by criticism but by your friendly behavior.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1971 October 14: “Young boys and girls sometimes commit mistakes due to age but rejection of illicit sex life is our first motto. So stop immediately all this nonsense and remain fixed up in your good character so that there may not be any more accusat…

1971 October 14: “Regarding children, when you are married you will have children undoubtedly, but you should wait for the opportune moment when Krishna will bestow upon you all good fortune. Our line of action is enthusiasm and patience.”Prabhupada Le…

1973 October 14: “For transcendental writing one must be an authorized Vaisnava and should write to purify oneself, not for credit. It may or may not be published, but one who is actually sincere in writing, all his ambitions will be fulfilled.”Prabhup…

1967 October 13: “When it acts for Krishna Consciousness, the material body becomes spiritualized. Material energy can be transformed to spiritual energy by the grace of Krishna & spiritual energy is never deteriorated. To be in Krishna Consciousness means to be in Spiritual energy. More in my next.”
Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1967 October 13: “I always think of you because you are so nice in Krishna Consciousness. Krishna Consciousness can be awakened simply by service attitude and you are already allotted a nice service. Continue this service anywhere you live & chant at least 16 rounds a day, and you will do all right in any circumstances.”
Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1967 October 13: “It is necessary for me to play the part of a thunderbolt for his nonsense activities. He is dictating something which is not sanctioned by me therefore all his instructions should be neglected. Please inform this to all centers.”Prabh…

1967 October 13: “A devotee can do anything for Lord Krishna provided such action is sanctioned directly by Krishna or sanctioned directly by his Bonafide representative. This movement will come to nothing if I am not satisfied with your actions.”Prabh…

1968 October 13: “We require hundreds of pairs of Deities so there will be tremendous possibility of working for our society. After all you have to work with confidence and faith in Krishna, under my direction, and therefore I am sure you will come out…

1971 October 13: “We have all taken on a great responsibility for spreading Krishna Consciousness all over the world. People are suffering and Krishna wants to deliver them. He comes personally and He sends His authorized devotee. I am so much obliged …

1971 October 13: “Of all the churches I saw, I found the old Paddington church very nice. Why not negotiate for this property? What is the difficulty? It is quite suitable for our London temple and I think there will be no difficulty in raising the nec…

1973 October 13: “Regarding reading other books, I request you to stop this practice. Our students have no time to read our own books, but they have time to read other’s books? You have correctly found the defect in these books. We don’t want babaji cl…

1971 October 12: “I am so much pleased you have got a nice place. I shall try to visit at my first opportunity. All these yogis are mostly bluffers. They have no substance, you can openly declare. Distribute my books very widely and these bogus yogis a…

1971 October 12: “I have also apprehended a scandalous situation; so do things nicely and in consultation with others rectify the situation. All new matters should be consulted with all the members and a vote taken.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

1973 October 12: “Wherever there are Deities there must be first class care, arati, bhoga, cleanliness, dressing, regular classes. If this is not possible, then better to travel. Just like I am an old man, but I am always traveling.”Prabhupada Letters …

1973 October 12: “I am very satisfied on you and your good wife, so go on serving Krishna with greater enthusiasm. That will make me happy. Actually everyone one of you my disciples are good, and my task is to find out the fault in you.”Prabhupada Lett…

1973 October 12: “The German devotees have impressed me by their enthusiasm so train them nicely. The Germans are very intelligent, and they will be the future preachers. So give them nice translations of my books and you will have tremendous success.”…

1973 October 12: “I am glad to hear of the success of Tripurari. Some say dhoti is an impediment. So if he can distribute 105 Gitas and 105 Sri Isopanisad in one day in dhoti, why not try for this in other places as well?”Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

1974 October 12: “Although Krishna consciousness is a simple process, the application may sometimes be difficult. Now you are one of my older disciples, so please try to follow the devotional practices I have given you. This is the simple formula for v…

1974 October 12: “Before saving others we must first see that we ourselves are safe. Therefore associate with my disciples in one of our Krishna Consciousness centers. Krishna will give you the proper idea of how to spread Krishna consciousness.”Prabhu…

1967 October 11: “Reject all idle talks. Whatever he is doing nowadays has no sanction from me. He has deliberately disobeyed me. One should try to know the depth of realization of a Krishna conscious person. A Krishna conscious person must be seen by …

1967 October 11: “We must have our books printed, we have wasted much time. When I was alone there were three volumes published but during the last two years I could not publish a single volume more. It is a great defeat.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

1967 October 11: “If I have one or two sincere souls, we can make more publications. I know you are very much anxious to see me in good health. I am prepared to sit down underneath a tree with one sincere soul and in such activity I shall be free from …

1967 October 11: “Nobody cares for the dress; every sane man follows the philosophy and practical talks. I think all of you may dress yourself just like a fine up to date American gentleman but one must be clean shaved, have Tilakas on the forehead and…

1972 October 11: “I am writing this letter aboard the airship from Hawaii to Manila. I am reaching Manila on the 11th and Delhi on the the 14th so if need be you can see me in Vrndavana on the 15th. But you must now definitely act according to these fo…

1974 October 11: “The land will be purchased as I have already instructed. When the conveyance deed is prepared, and when I approve it, then I shall advise the bank to pay the amount before the Registrar. That is the way of payment.”Prabhupada Letters …

1974 October 11: “I am very thankful for your cooperation. There is a great need for spreading Krishna Consciousness based on Bhagavad gita As It Is all over the world. And Vallabhacarya many times visited Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I wish very fervently tha…

1974 October 11: “You are already trained up man, you can chalk out a program. So do not worry. We must run the Society on cooperation. Any discrepancy, that can be corrected. But a change of management – that is not good.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1974

1966 October 10: “Since I have come to America I have not heard anything from you. How is your mother and your wife, and how is your father. I hope everything is alright with you by Grace of Sri Sri Radha Damodara Jeu.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1966

1966 October 10: “At Gopinatha Bazar almost in front of Mahaprabhu’s Temple, there is a Bengali gentleman’s shop for selling Pan and pictures. I want one dozen each of Sri Radha Krsna and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu dancing.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1966

1966 October 10: “Are you still interested in starting the Rupanuga Para Vidya Pitha? The construction can now be taken up by my American disciples. They are eager to do something in Vrndavana according to my direction. Now here is the opportunity to r…

1968 October 10: “Here the Kirtana party is doing very nicely. They are selling Back To Godhead, sometimes more than a 100 copies, minimum 50 copies, and collecting donations, 30 to 50 dollars everyday. So are you getting some collection by holding Kir…

1968 October 10: “You write to say, ‘I opened the temple on Thursday and am in the process of fixing it up.’It is so much pleasing to me and what can I give you?! I can simply pray for your long life and prosperous service to Krishna.”Prabhupada Letter…

1968 October 10: “This is the secret of success in Krishna Consciousness – unflinching faith in Krishna and in the Spiritual Master enlightens a devotee in the progressive march of Krishna Consciousness. Keep this attitude, and I am sure Krishna will g…

1968 October 10: “We should not allow anyone to hold any function in our temple other than on Vaisnava principle. There cannot be any separate distribution of foodstuff save and except Krishna Prasadam according to our own principles.”Prabhupada Letter…

1966 October 9: “Sitting under a tree in a Lower East Side park, fifty followers of a Hindu swami repeated a sixteen-word chant for two hours yesterday afternoon to the accompaniment of cymbals, bells, and a small reed organ.”[From the New York Times, …

1968 October 9: “We can take part in politics only which is sanctioned by Krishna. This political struggle by the students is different thing. I am prepared to go and lecture if somebody agrees to hear continually for some time. But not to take part in…

1971 October 9: “It is not that everyone will be able to understand this philosophy. Still if some intelligent section of the human society understands it, there will be tremendous change in the atmosphere.”Prabhupada Letters :: 1971