A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - December 01: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "<!-- Category:Days in the Life of Srila Prabhupada --> <!-- Category:Day Pages Needing Video --> <!-- Category:Day Pages Needing Quotes --> {| style="float:right;"...") |
(Vanibot #0044: Moves timeline navigation to the bottom) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Category:Days in the Life of Srila Prabhupada]] | |||
< | <div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_November_30|November 30]] '''[[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_November_30|November 30]] - [[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_December_02|December 02]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_December_02|December 02]]</div> | ||
<div class="noautonum">__TOC__</div> | |||
| | |||
| | |||
{{Day in the life header}} | {{Day in the life header}} | ||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1966#December 1966|1966]] - December 01 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:661201 - Lecture BG 09.15 - New York|Lecture BG 09.15 - New York]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/661201BG-NEW_YORK_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Nobody can be equal to God. Therefore we should be, instead of becoming God or instead of understanding God personally by our teeny knowledge and imperfect senses, better to become submissive. Give up this habit. Jñāne prayāsam udapāsya. Just give up this habit, foolish habit, that "I can know God." Just become submissive and try to hear from authorities. San-mukharitām. Who is authority? Authority is Kṛṣṇa and, or God, or His representative."|Vanisource:661201 - Lecture BG 09.15 - New York|661201 - Lecture BG 09.15 - New York}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|As we have read in the Fourth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh: "In this way, traditionally, from the spiritual master to the student, this knowledge was imparted"|So ascending process is not recommended in the Vedic process of knowledge. Vedic way of receiving knowledge—by aural reception, by submissive aural reception from the spiritual master to the student. This is the way. It is coming. As we have read in the Fourth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā, evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (BG 4.2): "In this way, traditionally, from the spiritual master to the student, this knowledge was imparted."}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|It is not the purpose, that we are trying to convert American into Indian, or Indian into American, or Christian into Hindu. That is not our mission. We are just preaching the science of Krsna, or science of God, Krsna consciousness|It is not the purpose, that we are trying to convert American into Indian, or Indian into American, or Christian into Hindu. That is not our mission. We are just preaching the science of Krsna, or science of God, Krsna consciousness.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|So in the devotional service the first step is hearing, hearing submissively from the authoritative source and just to assimilate it and grasp it with our body, mind and intelligence|In the devotional service the first step is hearing, hearing submissively from the authoritative source and just to assimilate it and grasp it with our body, mind and intelligence. In this way you shall be able to conquer the unconquerable.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You cannot practice sacrifice. You cannot practice speculation. You cannot practice yoga, nothing. You can simply practice this: submissively hear from authoritative sources, try to assimilate it, and become perfect|If you simply do this, śravaṇam and kīrtanam, then you shall become free from this material attachment, and you shall be elevated to the supreme place, the kingdom of God. Mukta-saṅga... This is the remedy suggested in this age. You cannot practice anything. You cannot practice sacrifice. You cannot practice speculation. You cannot practice yoga, nothing. You can simply practice this: submissively hear from authoritative sources, try to assimilate it, and become perfect.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:661201 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.144-146 - New York|Lecture CC Madhya 20.144-146 - New York]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Acarya's disciple becomes acarya when he assimilates the knowledge received from bona fide acarya. So he becomes bona fide to act as an acarya. Acarya means one who has become a rigid disciple of his acarya|Ācārya's disciple becomes ācārya when he assimilates the knowledge received from bona fide ācārya. So he becomes bona fide to act as an ācārya. Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam (BG 4.2). Ācārya means one who has become a rigid disciple of his ācārya. Just like a critical student under a professor, he becomes a first-class professor, similarly, a person who is a very rigid student of bona fide ācārya, he becomes next ācārya. That is the... Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam. This is the disciplic succession.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#December 1968|1968]] - December 01 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:681201 - Lecture Initiation and Ten Offenses - Los Angeles|Lecture Initiation and Ten Offenses - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/681201IN-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Bhagavad-gītā instructs that "You surrender." Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). So without surrender, there is no question of making any spiritual progress. Just like a person who has rebelled against the government—the first condition is to surrender; otherwise there is no question of mercy from the government. Similarly anyone, the living entity, any one of us who has rebelled against the supremacy of the Lord, the beginning of spiritual life is surrender."|Vanisource:681201 - Lecture Initiation and Ten Offenses - Los Angeles|Lecture Initiation and Ten Offenses - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|There must be two sides, service and surrender, and in the middle there must be question. Otherwise there is no question and answer. Two things must be there: service and surrender|First of all you should surrender. You must accept the spiritual master as greater than you. Otherwise what is the use of accepting one spiritual master? Praṇipāt. Praṇipāt means surrendering; and paripraśna, and questioning; and sevā, and service. There must be two sides, service and surrender, and in the middle there must be question. Otherwise there is no question and answer. Two things must be there: service and surrender.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681201 - Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If these books are read, there is no doubt that many sincere souls shall be attracted and will join you in your work for Krishna. So please try for selling these books, it shall be considered as the greatest service|Please try to popularize this book throughout England as much as possible. Because if these books are read, there is no doubt that many sincere souls shall be attracted and will join you in your work for Krishna. So please try for selling these books, it shall be considered as the greatest service.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681201 - Letter to Harer Nama written from Los Angeles|Letter to Harer Nama written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our program is that no matter what our engagement may be, we shall perform it in Krishna Consciousness, chanting Hare Krishna and thinking about something of Krishna, His Name, His Form, His Beauty, etc|Our program is that no matter what our engagement may be, we shall perform it in Krishna Consciousness, chanting Hare Krishna and thinking about something of Krishna, His Name, His Form, His Beauty, etc.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:681201 - Letter to Jayapataka written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jayapataka written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|When these books arrive to your Montreal temple, it will be great service if you can help your god-brothers in arranging for widespread sales of these books|When these books arrive to your Montreal temple, it will be great service if you can help your god-brothers in arranging for widespread sales of these books. We are writing so many literatures and this is very good, but also we must make arrangement for distribution to the public at large. So jointly you may prepare for doing the needful in this matter.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#December 1969|1969]] - December 01 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:691201 - Lecture - London|Lecture - London]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/691201LE-LONDON_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Your life will be full of knowledge, transcendental, blissful knowledge: vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam. ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ: and the transcendental bliss will increase, āmbudhi. āmbudhi means ocean. As the ocean increases on the full-moon night, similarly, when your knowledge will be like full moon, your ānanda will also increase. So these things will be achieved, paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam: 'All glories to the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra'. So please accept our request and try to chant and be happy."|Vanisource:691201 - Lecture - London|691201 - Lecture - London}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#December 1970|1970]] - December 01 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:701201 - Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay|Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If the building fund is being nicely raised, that is all right and you may stay in Calcutta. If not, then when I go to Gorakhpur I shall call for you from there, but if fund raising business is going on nicely, you can stay|If the building fund is being nicely raised, that is all right and you may stay in Calcutta. If not, then when I go to Gorakhpur I shall call for you from there, but if fund raising business is going on nicely, you can stay.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701201 - Letter to Nayanabhirama written from Bombay|Letter to Nayanabhirama written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In our books we have scientifically covered demons & if these books are introduced in the schools & colleges, so many beautiful souls will be saved. Your are doing a great service to humanity to introduce our books to the people in general|In our books we have scientifically covered demons & if these books are introduced in the schools & colleges, so many beautiful souls will be saved. Your are doing a great service to humanity to introduce our books to the people in general.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:701201 - Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay|Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I've advised all the GBC members here to keep regular correspondence with you. So what is the cause for mistrust? I do not know|I've advised all the GBC members here to keep regular correspondence with you. So what is the cause for mistrust? I do not know.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Gargamuni Maharaja is trying for Florida. That is good. I've written to him one letter encouraging him. I think things are going nicely. So please cooperate with the sannyasis. Work with them so that they may go on with their missionary activities|Gargamuni Maharaja is trying for Florida. That is good. I've written to him one letter encouraging him. I think things are going nicely. So please cooperate with the sannyasis. Work with them so that they may go on with their missionary activities.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#December 1973|1973]] - December 01 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:731201 - Lecture SB 01.15.21 - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.15.21 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|P890EMdsLAg|[[Vaniquotes:Everything will be null and void when there is no God. That's all. The modern civilization has got everything, but without God consciousness, any moment it will be finished|Everything Will Be Null and Void When There Is No God - 0838]]|07:14 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.15.21 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Everything will be null and void when there is no God. That's all. The modern civilization has got everything, but without God consciousness, any moment it will be finished|Everything will be null and void when there is no God. That's all. The modern civilization has got everything, but without God consciousness, any moment it will be finished. And there are symptoms... Any moment. At the present moment, this godless civilization, as soon as there is declaration of war, the America is prepared to drop atom bomb, Russia is... The first nation who will drop the atom bomb, he will be victorious. Nobody will be victorious, because both of them are ready to drop. The America will be finished and Russia will be finished.}} | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/731201SB-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Tad abhūd asad īśa-riktam ([[Vanisource:SB 1.15.21|SB 1.15.21]]). Everything will be null and void when there is no God. That's it. The modern civilization has got everything, but without God consciousness, that any..., any..., any moment it will be finished. There are symptoms. Any moment. At the present moment, this godless civilization, as soon as there is declaration of war, the America is prepared to drop atom bomb; Russia is... The first nation who will drop the atom bomb, he will be victorious. Nobody will be victorious, because both of them are ready to drop. The America will be finished and Russia will be finished. That is the position. So you may make advancement of civilization, scientific improvement, economic development, but if it is godless, at any moment it will be finished. At any moment."|Vanisource:731201 - Lecture SB 01.15.21 - Los Angeles|731201 - Lecture SB 01.15.21 - Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|By the grace of Krsna, you have first-class intelligence, those who have taken to Krsna consciousness. Now try to continue it. Don't give it up. Don't be foolish, mudha. Continue. Then you will be happy, and all problems of life will be solved|By the grace of Krsna, you have first-class intelligence, those who have taken to Krsna consciousness. Now try to continue it. Don't give it up. Don't be foolish, mudha. Continue. Then you will be happy, and all problems of life will be solved.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731201 - Letter to Abhirama written from Los Angeles|Letter to Abhirama written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Regarding the initiations, I accept the following as my initiated disciples: Richard Richman - Raghava das; Joel Peir - Caitanya Jivan das; Paul Baker - Sriman Pandit das; Carl Franzen - Sulochana das; Howard Wilfield - Narahari das|Regarding the initiations, I accept the following as my initiated disciples: Richard Richman - Raghava das; Joel Peir - Caitanya Jivan das; Paul Baker - Sriman Pandit das; Carl Franzen - Sulochana das; Howard Wilfield - Narahari das; Neils Hertz - Vallabha Sen das; Barbara Drehl - Bhuvana Pavani dasi; Holly Franzen - Sulochana dasi; Patti Welfield - Bhagavat Sakti dasi; Maureen Hertz - Ragunandini dasi.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731201 - Letter to Bhakta Don written from Los Angeles|Letter to Bhakta Don written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The Spiritual Master is present wherever his sincere disciple is trying to serve his instructions|The Spiritual Master is present wherever his sincere disciple is trying to serve his instructions. This is possible by the Mercy of Krsna. In your attempts to serve me and in all your sincere devotional sentiments I am with you as My Guru Maharaja is with me. Remember this always.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731201 - Letter to Jayananda written from Los Angeles|Letter to Jayananda written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My Guru Maharaja used to say, "One who has got life, he can preach"|That you are feeling more and more enthusiasm by doing this is quite natural as Sankirtana is our life and soul. My Guru Maharaja used to say, "One who has got life, he can preach".}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731201 - Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Los Angeles|Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| Our idea is to construct a hotel for American and European tourists to come and learn about factual spiritual life. While they are coming, there will be foreign exchange and the Indian Government is very much in favor of this|I was in New Delhi regarding the Indian Government assisting us in the development of our Juhu Beach Project. Our idea is to construct a hotel for American and European tourists to come and learn about factual spiritual life. While they are coming, there will be foreign exchange and the Indian Government is very much in favor of this.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:731201 - Letter to Yasodanandana and Gurukrpa written from Los Angeles|Letter to Yasodanandana and Gurukrpa written from Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You are both my older disciples and Sannyasis so I am dependent on yourselves for helping me push on this Movement in this way|I understand that you are both anxious to return to India for preaching but at this time our preaching must be to first complete the Temple construction. After that is finished up then you may certainly return to India. You are both my older disciples and Sannyasis so I am dependent on yourselves for helping me push on this Movement in this way.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1974#December 1974|1974]] - December 01 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:741201 - Lecture SB 03.25.31 - Bombay|Lecture SB 03.25.31 - Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|This Krsna consciousness movement is meant for giving education to the people of this sankhya-yoga system or bhakti-yoga system, because it is the recommended process by authorities|This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant for giving education to the people of this sāṅkhya-yoga system or bhakti-yoga system, because it is the recommended process by authorities.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:741201 - Letter to Hansadutta written from Bombay|Letter to Hansadutta written from Bombay]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I have seen your German devotees, they are very enthusiastic and steady workers. So if you get some good souls to join, then there will be no difficulty for selling the books|Regarding selling the books in Germany, if you want to hire people to sell books, yes, why not? It is due to the scarcity of men. So German people are not coming to join this movement? So far I have seen your German devotees, they are very enthusiastic and steady workers. So if you get some good souls to join, then there will be no difficulty for selling the books.}} | |||
{{Daysnav}} | |||
<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_November_30|November 30]] '''[[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_November_30|November 30]] - [[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_December_02|December 02]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_December_02|December 02]]</div> | |||
<div style="float:right">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_November_30|November 30]] '''[[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_-_November_30|November 30]] - [[A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Srila_Prabhupada_- | |||
Latest revision as of 06:15, 15 January 2021
Srila Prabhupada's letters, lectures and conversations throughout consecutive years
- Click on the year dates to go to the Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life for that year.
The Days in the Life of Srila Prabhupada presents 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 and includes:
- 10,300+ links to Vanisource - our repository of all of Srila Prabhupada's words;
- 450+ short audio clips - Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada sprinkled throughout the months;
- 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks and interviews, with subtitles in up to 88 languages, sprinkled throughout the months;
- 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters, 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 Days 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.
- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1966 - December 01
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Nobody can be equal to God. Therefore we should be, instead of becoming God or instead of understanding God personally by our teeny knowledge and imperfect senses, better to become submissive. Give up this habit. Jñāne prayāsam udapāsya. Just give up this habit, foolish habit, that "I can know God." Just become submissive and try to hear from authorities. San-mukharitām. Who is authority? Authority is Kṛṣṇa and, or God, or His representative." |
| 661201 - Lecture BG 09.15 - New York |
1968 - December 01
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Bhagavad-gītā instructs that "You surrender." Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). So without surrender, there is no question of making any spiritual progress. Just like a person who has rebelled against the government—the first condition is to surrender; otherwise there is no question of mercy from the government. Similarly anyone, the living entity, any one of us who has rebelled against the supremacy of the Lord, the beginning of spiritual life is surrender." |
| Lecture Initiation and Ten Offenses - Los Angeles |
1969 - December 01
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Your life will be full of knowledge, transcendental, blissful knowledge: vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam. ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ: and the transcendental bliss will increase, āmbudhi. āmbudhi means ocean. As the ocean increases on the full-moon night, similarly, when your knowledge will be like full moon, your ānanda will also increase. So these things will be achieved, paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam: 'All glories to the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra'. So please accept our request and try to chant and be happy." |
| 691201 - Lecture - London |
1970 - December 01
1973 - December 01
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Tad abhūd asad īśa-riktam (SB 1.15.21). Everything will be null and void when there is no God. That's it. The modern civilization has got everything, but without God consciousness, that any..., any..., any moment it will be finished. There are symptoms. Any moment. At the present moment, this godless civilization, as soon as there is declaration of war, the America is prepared to drop atom bomb; Russia is... The first nation who will drop the atom bomb, he will be victorious. Nobody will be victorious, because both of them are ready to drop. The America will be finished and Russia will be finished. That is the position. So you may make advancement of civilization, scientific improvement, economic development, but if it is godless, at any moment it will be finished. At any moment." |
| 731201 - Lecture SB 01.15.21 - Los Angeles |
1974 - December 01
Choose
| |