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A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - October 1973

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The Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada present 2200+ of his lectures; 905+ of his conversations; 490+ of his morning walks;
65+ of his interviews and 6,570+ of his letters. This listing covers all available material,

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  • 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks or interviews with subtitles in up to 93 languages sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters are highlighted within quoteboxes;
  • For further study on the different subjects addressed, each statement links to the various categories in our thematic section of Vanipedia named Vaniquotes;

These statements from the Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada offer unparalleled insights into his devotional character; his vision to re-spiritualize human society; his dedication to translate, publish & distribute his books; his expertise to tirelessly lead & manage his worldwide movement; his empowered ability to encourage, care for, train & clearly communicate the disciplines he expects from all his disciples as he engages them in their pursuit of Krsna consciousness & performance of missionary activities. Through all these situations one can also experience how Srila Prahhupada consistently represents the pure teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.


Oct 1 to 26 - Bombay

1973 - October 02

Lecture BG 13.08-12 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Everyone is in ignorance. That is our concern. Our propaganda is not for the East and the West, but our fight is with the ignorance of the people, because at the present moment people are kept in ignorance, in foolishness, that he is this body, bodily identification.


1973 - October 03

Lecture BG 13.08-12 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Although he's nothing, he's proud, so much so that sometimes a rascal says that "I am God." This is the modern civilization. He's so puffed-up, so proud, that one claims to become God, what to speak of other things. No. The first thing is that one must be very humble.


1973 - October 04

Conversation - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		If you simply understand Kṛṣṇa, what is Kṛṣṇa, then tyaktvā deham, giving up this body, you'll not have to accept another material body. This is the statement of Bhagavad-gītā. But so long you'll accept this body, material body, you'll remain imperfect. There cannot be any perfection. It may be gradation.
Letter A to Karandhara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Whatever I have been able to do all over the world it has been due to the help all of you, my disciples, have given me. Here there are hardly fifty devotees to do all the projects, so this is a great strain. Therefore, I want that from all over our Society fifty more men may immediately come bringing to a total of one hundred men.
Letter B to Karandhara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		So now you should duly perform the yajna, chanting on their beads, and instruct them carefully to follow all the rules and regulations. At the same yajna you may also perform the second initiation of the three Brahmins. This yajna is best held in the morning amongst devotees.
Letter to Hanuman written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		So I simply request you, you are doing the greatest service to the world by giving up everything for preaching this Krishna philosophy, you please continue just as you are doing. Introduce this process of chanting Hare Krishna, distribute as much Prasadam as possible, and if possible see that all our books are translated and distributed as widely as possible. This is the greatest welfare activity, and for engaging yourself and others in this way, certainly you will go back to home, back to godhead.
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		So I am very pleased with your preaching, please continue with all enthusiasm and determination and win the hearts of all your fellow countrymen by offering this authorized process of Krishna Consciousness.

vanipedia.org 		I am very glad to learn that Govardhana dasa has become a leader in the deity worship, due to his inspired service. That is the real thing—one who has inspiration of life, he can do anything. Rupa Goswami explains this as "utsaha", enthusiasm.


1973 - October 05

Lecture BG 13.08-12 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Who is ācārya? Ācārya means one who has received the Vedic knowledge through the paramparā system. Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (BG 4.2). He is ācārya. Ācārya cannot be manufactured, self-made. No. He must come down from the disciplic succession. He is ācārya. You have to approach such ācārya who is coming in disciplic succession. ācāryavan puruṣo veda.


1973 - October 06

Lecture BG 13.13 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		We are Krsna's sons, we are all sons of Krsna, He is very much anxious to see us happy. Just like father wants to see his sons, bewildered sons, to see that he is happy.
Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Yes, you can go on with your book distribution as you were doing before, there is not any harm. I thought that our men were becoming like hippies, but now I understand from you that that is not the case. So I have no objection.

vanipedia.org 		In Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Movement, everyone is preacher, whether man or woman it doesn't matter. I do not know why Kirtanananda Maharaja is encouraging our woman devotees not to go out on Sankirtana for book distribution. Everyone should go out.
Letter to Mukunda written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I am very encouraged by the report of how nicely our books are being distributed. This is our main business all over the world. If you give full attention to this, there will never be any shortage of funds. So I am very glad to note that in London now this programme is becoming well established.


1973 - October 07

Lecture BG 13.14 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Those who are devotees of the Lord, they are not acting on the mental or the gross material platform. They are not working on that platform. They are working on the spiritual platform. So good qualities can be attained automatically when you work on spiritual platform.


1973 - October 09

Lecture BG 13.15 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		If you actually can understand Kṛṣṇa through devotional service... Not by challenging, not by mental speculation, not by meditation, not by fruitive activities. No. If you actually become a devotee and develop the consciousness of love for Kṛṣṇa, then God will be appreciated, God will be seen.
Letter to Mukunda written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I am very glad that within the month of September you have dispatched over $10,000. to the Book Fund. So London Temple is debtor about $50,000. So if you continue with enthusiasm like this within three or four months you can liquidate the amount. This will be a great credit for you.
Letter to Niranjana written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		There is no difficulty for arranging your accommodation and Prasadam in Glasgow, as we have got our branch there. When you go I shall personally give intimation to our Glasgow center. When you go there, try to preach. You have learned how to speak English, so you can preach nicely. Always try to give some service, and that will make you successful.


1973 - October 10

Lecture BG 13.16 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		This human form of body is specially meant for that purpose. You can understand what you are, what is this material nature, what is God and how we are related, how things are going on. Everything is there, but we are so foolish that we do not take care.


1973 - October 11

Lecture BG 13.17 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Modern medical science, they see that the energy is coming from the heart, and as soon as the heart stops to work, it is said that the body is dead. So here also the same thing is confirmed.


1973 - October 12

Lecture BG 13.18 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		The sun is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā as the eyes for all the planets. Yac cakṣur eṣa, eṣa sakala-grahāṇāṁ cakṣuḥ. The sun is the actual eyes for all the planets, because unless there is sunshine you cannot see. We are very much proud of our eyes. Sometimes we challenge, "Can you show me God?".
Letter to Hansadutta written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Your Sankirtana Parties are collecting very nicely, especially Amsterdam. As long as we go on preaching in this way, we will not starve. It is good that the Berlin party is travelling. To be stagnant is not good. Just like I am an old man, but I am always travelling.

vanipedia.org 		The German devotees I have seen both in Paris and Stockholm have impressed me by their enthusiasm. . It is very encouraging, 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 in Germany.

vanipedia.org 		Our success is our enthusiasm. So everything we do should be done with enthusiasm, the chanting, reading, and following the rules and regulations.
Letter to Ramesvara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I am glad to hear of the book distribution success of Tripurari in Chicago. It is reported that he did it dressed in dhoti, but Karandhara says that dhoti is an impediment.

vanipedia.org 		If he can distribute 105 Gitas and 105 Sri Isopanisad in one day in dhoti in Chicago, why not try for this in other places as well.
Letter to Sudama written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		So my advice to you is that you remain ideal Vaisnava internally and externally, and everyone will respect you. Don't be agitated. They will come back because they are chanting maha mantra. You keep your standard and try to help them, but don't become influenced by them.


1973 - October 13

Lecture BG 13.19 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		The simple definition of God is that one who is in full six opulences, He's God. That has been analyzed by great saintly persons, including Lord Brahma, and it has been decided that the all the six opulences can be found in Krsna.
Letter to Candanacarya written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I am glad to learn that you are again with the printing department. So now you print small books as many as possible from my lectures past and present as New York has done, and if possible print big books, but I don't think that big books will be suitable for your press.
Letter to Cyavana written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Brahmananda Swami has read me your letter regarding the students there 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, and the money to purchase them? Why this mentality is there?
Letter to Mohanananda written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		The Gurukula standard should be free education, boarding, and lodging. People shall voluntarily contribute as far as possible. That should be introduced. We cannot enforce that if you do not pay, then take back your child. Rather the opposite. We must give free education to our children. We have to if need be provide money from the incense business or Book Trust, like that if sufficient income is not there.
Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding your question about the spiritual world and the material world, there may be maya, but one who is Krsna conscious has nothing to do with it, exactly like there is the police department but the law abiding citizen has nothing to do with it.
Letter to Tejiyas written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		We don't want babaji class. We want active preachers.


1973 - October 14

Lecture BG 13.20 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Material nature, prakṛti, is enjoyable. Prakṛti means enjoyable. And puruṣa, puruṣa means enjoyer. Just like in our present condition we accept the female as the fair sex, enjoyable. And we, male, we think we are enjoyer. By nature the females, they are by nature apt to dress attractively, and the puruṣa is attracted.
Letter to Bali Mardan written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		After a great struggle for existence it appears that I have won over Mrs. Nair. The negotiation started on my arrival and the mediators suggested 20 lakhs. Then it went down to 17 lakhs, but by Krsna's grace I have settled with her for 14 lakhs 50 thousand.
Letter to Dhrstaketu written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding your question about instruction, spiritual life is different from material life. The instruction given in my books is supposed to be personal instruction. When we read the Bhagavad-gita As It Is, it is understood that we are receiving personal instructions of Krsna. No physical barrier is there in the case of spiritual affairs.
Letter to Gunagrahi written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Krsna has given you nice opportunity to preach the philosophy so you must be sure to understand it rightly. Everything is given in my books for you. So go on with your travelling and preaching program and you can count on it that Krsna will give you all facility.
Letter to Patita Uddharana written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		The purport is that 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.


1973 - October 15

Lecture BG 13.21 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		How much foolish we are that we are getting a particular type of body, and the sukha-duḥkha, happiness and distress, is already fixed up. That is called destiny. As soon as I get a particular type of body, my happiness and sufferings are all destined. This is our position.
Letter to Tusta Krsna and Beharilal written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I never believed that again you would go back to your old habits, giving up the Krsna Consciousness Movement in a whimsical way. Please do not do this mistake. It will be a great calamity for you. If you have any misunderstanding with the GBC member, you should have let me know. But I do not think there can be any misunderstanding.


1973 - October 16

Letter to Dayananda written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		As soon as they can read Sanskrit and English, they should read our books, such as Bhagavad-gita As It Is. By cleansing the temple and growing flowers their attention in this way be always in Krsna consciousness. That will save them from the clutches of maya.
Letter to Kurusrestha written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Your high school classes are very nice. Take care of the young people for a future Krsna conscious generation. The worship of Lord Jagannatha must go on nicely and cleanly. Regarding your Sankirtana, yes, if anyone chants, tries to follow the rules and regulations, and reads our books, he'll be successful in his life.
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding the initiations I accept the following devotee as my disciple: Varaha murti das - Adrian.


1973 - October 17

Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding the selling of the temple, it was ISKCON's temple, so how can they sell? This is illegal. Gaurasundara was a representative of ISKCON, but he cannot sell and take the money. . This is an illegal implication. I am simply thinking of the luxurious tulsi plants there. Govinda dasi took so much care. How they could have left this place I cannot imagine.
Letter to Tejiyas written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding your new place, yes, if many more devotees actually remain there, it is a good scheme, but as we have got four or five branches in India I do not wish to increase more centers.


1973 - October 18

Lecture at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Since we have presented this dharma, to serve Kṛṣṇa, it is working very wonderfully. We have got branches all over the world, and you will find... Some of the samples you will see, those who are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, these Europeans, Americans, Canadians—we have got even branch in Iran also—Muhammadans, Christians, Africa. Everyone is taking to this dharma, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
Letter to Govardhan Das written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		The conch shells as you have described may be kept on the altar as decoration, but they must be kept clean. Everything on the altar must always be clean.
Letter to Jagadisa written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		We have to train sometimes. Whenever there is something extraordinarily wrong, you can remain there for sometime. You should rectify, but not reject. Members are coming to join us to be rectified, not to be rejected. So, try to rectify the incorrigible, and if not possible, then change. What can we do?
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Now this displeasing of godbrothers has already begun and gives me too much agitation in my mind. Our Gaudiya Math people fought with one another after the demise of Guru Maharaja but my disciples have already begun fighting even in my presence. So I am greatly concerned about it.

vanipedia.org 		We must always remember this verse and be as tolerant as the tree, as we execute the Krsna consciousness movement. Without this mentality we cannot be successful.

vanipedia.org 		With all GBC and senior men present we should discuss how to make unity in diversity. But, if we fight on account of diversity, then it is simply the material platform. Please try to maintain the philosophy of unity in diversity. That will make our movement successful. One section of men have already gone out, therefore we must be very careful to maintain unity in diversity.

vanipedia.org 		We must be very careful to maintain unity in diversity, and remember the story in Aesop's Fables of the father of many children with the bundle of sticks. When the father asked his children to break the bundle of sticks wrapped in a bag, none of them could do it. But, when they removed the sticks from the bag, and tried one by one, the sticks were easily broken.


1973 - October 19

Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Unless everyone of us sticks to the regulative principles of chanting, there is no other alternative than fall-down. That is a fact. I repeatedly say this, so if people do not follow, what can I do?


1973 - October 20

Lecture BG 13.22 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed. But here in this material world everyone is trying to become the Supreme, and others, to be enjoyed. Everyone is trying to become God.
Letter to Atreya Rsi written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Simply we have to desire to please Him (Krsna), and not desire anything for ourselves. Then we become simply instruments for His will. This is the important essence of Krsna consciousness.
Letter to Indira written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Regarding your opening another school, if you can do it, I have no objection. But, it is a great responsibility. To open for a few days, and then close it is not good.
Letter to Mukunda written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I am glad to hear that your Sunday program is successful. One thing is that you should keep everything very clean. That is the first business. Every room should be as clean as a mirror. The prasadam room should be immediately cleaned after taking prasadam, otherwise you are inviting rats. Be careful.
Letter to Sankara Pyne written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		The more our books are distributed, the more people will become convinced about this movement of Krsna consciousness, and they will be benefited from it.


1973 - October 22

Lecture BG 13.23 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		We are falsely claiming that we are owner of the body. We are not owner of the body. I cannot therefore repair anything. If any part of my limb of my body goes wrong, I do not know how to repair it. But Kṛṣṇa can do it, because He is the owner, Hṛṣīkeśa.
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I may inform you that I have today sent the following cable to Tusta Krsna Maharaja. "Tustakrsna 59215 Kenui Road Sunset beach Hawaii, USA
REFER MY LETTER DATED OCTOBER 15 CARE OF SUDAMA COPY BEING SENT UNDER SEPARATE POST DO NOT SELL NEW ZEALAND TEMPLE TO OTHERS IF YOU WANT MONEY I SHALL PAY TO YOU REST ASSURED BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI."


1973 - October 23

Lecture BG 13.24 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		Sevayā and dayā. There are two words. Sevā is offered to the superior person, sevā, service. And dayā is offered to an inferior person. Who is less than you, he requires your mercy, that is dayā. But who is superior than you, who requires your service, that is called sevā. This is the difference between sevā and dayā. But people do not know. They are trying to amalgamate dayā and sevā. No. Dayā to the inferior person. Just like a child. He requires your dayā, the dayā of the parents, mercy of the parents. But a guru, he requires your sevā, service. So you have to approve sevā, praṇipāta, surrender, sevā; then you can question. Don't question unnecessarily, waste your time, where you cannot surrender, where you cannot render your service.
Letter to Bali-mardana written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		I am glad to say that the Bombay business is almost completely finished. The land is purchased, and there were many opposing elements, but they are being satisfied, with the last one being satisfied today. Once this is carried out we are free from all obligation.
Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		You may immediately send Nitai Das here to me in India and he may remain with me to do this work.
Letter to Purusottama written from Bombay

vanipedia.org 		You should know it that without surrender bhakti does not begin. Surrender to Krsna or to His representative is absolutely necessary.


1973 - October 25

Lecture BG 13.26 - Bombay

vanipedia.org 		So even they do not know, they can hear. Just we are opening centers all over the world—why? Just to give them the chance to hear. To hear. If people only come to these centers, these centers of spiritual knowledge, Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, hear the Bhagavad-gītā as it is, without any so-called scholastic interpretation, all rascal, as it is, then they also can derive the benefit, so much so that they can also stop their repetition of birth, death, and old age. It is so nice thing.

vanipedia.org 		Our mission is very big. The best welfare work. Other welfare activities, they keep them as go-khara, and promises all sorts of big, big promises. No, we do not say.


1973 - October 26

Lecture BG 07.01 Hindi - Bombay
Conversation Hindi - Bombay
Departure - Bombay
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vanipedia.org 		At the modern time there is no such information, neither anybody is interested. Even big, big professors, they do not know what is there after life. They do not believe even that there is life after death. So this is a blind civilization going on. We are trying our bit to educate them that the aim of life.


Oct 27 to 31 - Vṛndāvana

1973 - October 28

Lecture BG 15.01 - Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		In between the two worlds, material and spiritual, there is one energy. That is living energy. We living entities, we are marginal energy. We are also energy.
Letter to Yasomatinandana written from Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		So far your arranging to bring other men with you to India for opening a center, that is all right, but if they come as tourists and then go away that is not good. This kind of coming and going is a waste of money.


1973 - October 29

Lecture BG 07.01 Hindi - Vṛndāvana
Letter to Niranjana written from Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		I am glad that you like the Glasgow temple and that you are going there to preach. We want that the Indian people participate in this movement of Lord Caitanya.
Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		We have to fight with all these so-called leaders, scientists, and philosophers, just like Krsna came to kill all the demons because the whole world is full of demons.
Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		I have arrived here in Vrindaban, but so far the project is concerned, why the money is so irregular? Tejiyas reports that in the past three months you have sent Rs. 5,000/- and since then nothing. How will the project go on? So I think that the 3 lakhs from Birla may be dispatched to Vrindaban either the whole or part.


1973 - October 30

Lecture BG 07.02 Hindi - Vṛndāvana

1973 - October 31

Lecture BG 07.03 - Vṛndāvana
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Everyone is trying to make a solution of some temporary difficulties—politically, socially, economically—but real solution, as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam... (BG 13.9). Janma, birth, mṛtyu, death, and jarā, old age, and vyādhi, disease—to get out of this entanglement, Duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam. This is our real miserable condition of life."
731031 - Lecture BG 07.03 - Vrndavana

vanipedia.org 		This is our real miserable condition of life. We have to die, we have to take birth again, and again we have to become old, and there will be disease. Between birth and death.
Conversation - Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		Māyā is very strong. Māyā is very strong. As soon as there is little discrepancy, immediately māyā catches.
Letter to Karandhara written from Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		You may postpone sending Nitai Das here, because my program for Africa and Australia is not yet fixed up. So I may be returning to Los Angeles sooner, so it will not be necessary to go to the expense of sending him here. He can meet me in Los Angeles.
Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Vṛndāvana

vanipedia.org 		This is to introduce you to Hari Goswami of the Radha Raman Mandir in Vrindaban. He is coming to Bombay and will meet you, so please receive him nicely. Later when our buildings are completed, he will join our movement and live with us.


   
 
   
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