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==== [[Timeline_of_Srila_Prabhupada's_Life#May_1957|1957]] - May 07 ==== | ==== [[Timeline_of_Srila_Prabhupada's_Life#May_1957|1957]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:570507 - Letter to Sri Padampat Singhania written from Kanpur|Letter to Sri Padampat Singhania written from Kanpur]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We have lost our faith in the traditional Vedic knowledge handed down from the Guru to Chela or from the father to the son, although such system of Deductive Knowledge from the authority is the most perfect form of knowledge|In the present age respect for Deductive Process is dwindling whereas respect for Inductive Process is increasing although we know so far the Inductive research is concerned the process has not been successful. The conclusion is that we have lost our faith in the traditional Vedic knowledge handed down from the Guru to Chela or from the father to the son, although such system of Deductive Knowledge from the authority is the most perfect form of knowledge.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|For all practical purposes if we systematically preach to chant the holy name of Godhead, I think nobody, not even the religious fanatic, will take objection to it|For all practical purposes if we systematically preach to chant the holy name of Godhead, I think no body even the religious fanatic will take objection to it. Every human being has a conception of the supreme truth. That conception is presented in some concrete shape. If therefore the Mussulman or the Christian denies to chant the name of Rama or Krishna we may ask him to chant the name of Allah or God respectively and I think therefore there will be no objection even by the Buddhists if we simply ask them to chant the name of Lord of Buddha in the systematic way.}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The world is mad after such temporary benefit and partial service and it is our duty to change the face altogether by an authorized spiritual movement|The world is mad after such temporary benefit and partial service and it is our duty to change the face altogether by an authorized spiritual movement. The other day I was very glad to hear your ideas about it and in our next meeting I wish to say some thing about it as I have realized.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1968#May 1968|1968]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:680507 - Lecture - Boston|Lecture - Boston]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Everyone is trying to live. Nobody wants to die. Why this psychological desire is there? I want to live. That means that he is eternal. Therefore he wants to live|Actually everyone is trying to live. Nobody wants to die. Why this psychological desire is there? I want to live. That, that means that he is eternal. Therefore he wants to live. That is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā. That soul existing within this body, or "I," I am eternal. I am struggling now with this body. This body's temporary. I am changing different bodies. Just like in my this present life also I have changed so many bodies. So there is no difficulty to understand this philosophy that "I am changing bodies every moment.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1969#May 1969|1969]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:690507 - Lecture at Harvard University Divinity School Cambridge - Boston|Lecture at Harvard University Divinity School Cambridge - Boston]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/690507LE-BOSTON_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"In every age, there is a class of men who are intellectual class. So this intellectual class of men is called brāhmaṇa. And the next class, the administrative class. Those who takes part in politics for administration of the state, government, they are called kṣatriyas. The actual meaning of kṣatriya is 'one who protects a man from being hurt by others'. That is called kṣatriya. That means, that is the business of the administrators, government. So brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, then vaiśyas. Vaiśyas means productive class, who are interested in producing things for consumption by the people. Mercantile class, industrialists, they are called vaiśyas. And the last class, fourth class, they are called śūdras. Śūdras means that they are neither intellectual, nor they're administrator, nor industrial or mercantile, but they can serve others. That's all. So it is said that kalau śūdra sambhava. In the modern age, people are being taught in the university to become śūdra."|Vanisource:690507 - Lecture at Harvard University Divinity School Cambridge - Boston|690507 - Lecture at Harvard University Divinity School Cambridge - Boston}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Our movement is a spiritual movement, Krsna consciousness. That is beyond brain|Our movement is a spiritual movement, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is beyond brain. Indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ, manasas tu parā buddhir (BG 3.42). So there are different platforms and status of consciousness. Bodily consciousness means sensual consciousness. Above that, there is mental consciousness, speculative, philosophical, poetic. Above that, intellectual consciousness. And Kṛṣṇa consciousness—above intellectual consciousness.}} | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1970#May 1970|1970]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:700507 - Lecture ISO 05 - Los Angeles|Lecture ISO 05 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{| | {{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/700507IP-LOS_ANGELES_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"Kṛṣṇa, although He is in Vṛndāvana, Goloka Vṛndāvana, enjoying pastimes with the associates, He is everywhere, according to the position, shape, form, activities. Everywhere. Therefore it is said here that Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He does not go from His abode. He is fully enjoying. But at the same time, everywhere He is. Everywhere He's walking. Just like we offer foodstuff. So do not think that Kṛṣṇa is not accepting. Kṛṣṇa is accepting, because He can spread His hand immediately if you offer something with devotion. Tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi ([[Vanisource:BG 9.26 (1972)|BG 9.26]]). Kṛṣṇa says, 'Anyone offering Me..., offering Me something with faith and love, I eat'. People may ask, 'Oh, Kṛṣṇa is far away, in Goloka Vṛndāvana. How He eats? How He takes'? Oh, that is God. Yes, He can take. Therefore it is said, "He walks; He does not walk."|Vanisource:700507 - Lecture ISO 05 - Los Angeles|700507 - Lecture ISO 05 - Los Angeles}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|You have to follow great personalities. Therefore we are trying to follow Lord Krsna or Lord Caitanya. That is perfection. You have to take evidences from the Vedas. You have to follow the instruction. The success is sure|You have to follow great personalities. Therefore we are trying to follow Lord Krsna or Lord Caitanya. That is perfection. You have to take evidences from the Vedas. You have to follow the instruction. The success is sure.}} | |||
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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1971#May 1971|1971]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:710507 - Lecture Town Hall - Kuala Lumpur|Lecture Town Hall - Kuala Lumpur]]''' | |||
==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1973#May 1973|1973]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:730507 - Lecture SB 01.08.45 - Los Angeles|Lecture SB 01.08.45 - Los Angeles]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|2Q1I61ps5Bc|[[Vaniquotes:Krsna will remain perpetually with you if you love Krsna|Krishna Will Remain Perpetually with You if You Love Krishna - 0176]]|03:47 minutes from a lecture on SB 01.08.45 in Los Angeles}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Krsna will remain perpetually with you if you love Krsna|Krsna consciousness movement is so nice, if you make friendship with Krsna, then you can talk with Krsna as Yudhisthira Maharaja requested: "Krsna, kindly stay a few days more." So Krsna, not few days more, Krsna will remain perpetually with you if you love Krsna.}} | |||
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==== [[ | ==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1975#May 1975|1975]] - May 07 ==== | ||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Morning Walk - Perth|Morning Walk - Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In the beginning one must know that he is not this body; He is spirit soul. Don't bring in controversy, but try to convince that you are not this body|In the beginning one must know that he is not this body; He is spirit soul. Don't bring in controversy, but try to convince that you are not this body. Then, gradually. That is the mode of teaching in the Bhagavad-gītā.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Perth|Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Continue to preach vigorously, following all of the rules and regulations very carefully and Krishna will give you every facility|I am very glad to hear all of the good news in your letter. This is very encouraging. Continue to preach vigorously, following all of the rules and regulations very carefully and Krishna will give you every facility. It sounds like the Rathayatra festival will be bigger than ever this year.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Letter to Caitya-guru written from Perth|Letter to Caitya-guru written from Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I am very glad that you are feeling very much encouraged working in Africa. If you follow all of the rules and regulations very carefully and continue in this way then you will always be successful|I am very glad that you are feeling very much encouraged working in Africa. If you follow all of the rules and regulations very carefully and continue in this way then you will always be successful.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Letter to Dr. Channa Reddy written from Perth|Letter to Dr. Channa Reddy written from Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|My ambition is that the Kurukshetra field should be fully utilized for spreading the cult of Krishna Consciousness all over the world|My ambition is that the Kurukshetra field should be fully utilized for spreading the cult of Krishna Consciousness all over the world.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Letter to G.L. Nanda written from Perth|Letter to G.L. Nanda written from Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The hodge-podge ideas of religiosity are going on all over the world. Nobody has been able to derive any benefit out of it|The hodge-podge ideas of religiosity are going on all over the world. Nobody has been able to derive any benefit out of it, but if you utilize this holy spot, Kurukshetra, for preaching the cult of Bhagavad-gita as it is, the whole world will be benefited.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Letter to Lalita Priya written from Perth|Letter to Lalita Priya written from Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|We should also desire intensely to see and be with Krishna, but first thing is to become purified through devotional service. It is not possible otherwise. So, keep on helping me to spread this Krishna Consciousness movement|We should also desire intensely to see and be with Krishna, but first thing is to become purified through devotional service. It is not possible otherwise. So, keep on helping me to spread this Krishna Consciousness movement.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:750507 - Letter to Sri Kamalapati Tripathi written from Perth|Letter to Sri Kamalapati Tripathi written from Perth]]''' | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|I appreciated the grand place of Kuruksetra. I wish to organize this holy spot for spreading Krishna Consciousness all over the world|I appreciated the grand place of Kuruksetra. I wish to organize this holy spot for spreading Krishna Consciousness all over the world and the suggestions that I have given to Mr. Nanda may be carefully read by you also. And I shall be glad to know whether any co-operation from your side is possible in this attempt. I shall be glad to hear from you at your earliest convenience.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1976#May 1976|1976]] - May 07 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760507 - Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Honolulu|Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Honolulu]]''' | |||
{{Audiobox_NDrops|Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada|<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/Nectar+Drops/760507SB-HONOLULU_ND_01.mp3</mp3player>|"If you paint a very nice flower, how much labor you require. Still, it cannot be so beautiful as the natural flower. So don't think the natural flower has come accidentally. No. It was done by the machine manipulated by Kṛṣṇa. That is Kṛṣṇa understanding. It is confirmed in the śāstra, parasya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.8). Para, the Supreme, His energies are multi-energies. They are acting, the same way the machine is working. You can see potency or the power of a person. Just like you see airplane: the pilot is sitting there, pushing one button; immediately the turning, such a huge machine is turning, simply by putting button. So this is an arrangement of energy. Similarly, the whole material world is working by putting the button, pushing the button. Don't think it is going on automatically or accidentally. These are all rascaldom. There is hand in everywhere."|Vanisource:760507 - Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Honolulu|760507 - Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Honolulu}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Bhaga means richness, bhaga means influence, bhaga means bodily strength, bhaga means knowledge, bhaga means beauty and bhaga means renunciation|I have several times explained, bhaga means richness, bhaga means influence, bhaga means bodily strength, bhaga means knowledge, bhaga means beauty and bhaga means renunciation.}} | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:760507 - Conversation - Honolulu|Conversation - Honolulu]]''' | |||
{{youtube_ditl|21fENVuLzDU|[[Vaniquotes:By serving the spiritual master, you keep your weapon always sharpened. And then take help from Krsna, the words of spiritual master sharpen weapon and the spiritual master is happy, then Krsna immediately will help. He gives you strength|Keep Your Weapon Always Sharpened - 0154]]|07:01 minutes from a conversation in Hawaii}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|By serving the spiritual master, you keep your weapon always sharpened. And then take help from Krsna, the words of spiritual master sharpen weapon and the spiritual master is happy, then Krsna immediately will help. He gives you strength|By serving the spiritual master, you keep your weapon always sharpened. And then take help from Kṛṣṇa, the words of spiritual master sharpen weapon and yasya prasādad bhagavata..., and the spiritual master is happy, then Kṛṣṇa immediately will help. He gives you strength. Suppose you have got a sword, sharpened sword, but if you have no strength, what will you do with the sword? Kṛṣṇa will give you the strength, how to fight and kill the enemies. Everything is described.}} | |||
==== [[Timeline of Srila Prabhupada's Life - 1977#May 1977|1977]] - May 07 ==== | |||
:'''[[Vanisource:770507 - Letter to Bank of America written from Bombay|Letter to Bank of America written from Bombay]]''' | |||
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- See also: A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada.
1957 - May 07
1968 - May 07
1969 - May 07
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "In every age, there is a class of men who are intellectual class. So this intellectual class of men is called brāhmaṇa. And the next class, the administrative class. Those who takes part in politics for administration of the state, government, they are called kṣatriyas. The actual meaning of kṣatriya is 'one who protects a man from being hurt by others'. That is called kṣatriya. That means, that is the business of the administrators, government. So brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, then vaiśyas. Vaiśyas means productive class, who are interested in producing things for consumption by the people. Mercantile class, industrialists, they are called vaiśyas. And the last class, fourth class, they are called śūdras. Śūdras means that they are neither intellectual, nor they're administrator, nor industrial or mercantile, but they can serve others. That's all. So it is said that kalau śūdra sambhava. In the modern age, people are being taught in the university to become śūdra." |
| 690507 - Lecture at Harvard University Divinity School Cambridge - Boston |
1970 - May 07
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "Kṛṣṇa, although He is in Vṛndāvana, Goloka Vṛndāvana, enjoying pastimes with the associates, He is everywhere, according to the position, shape, form, activities. Everywhere. Therefore it is said here that Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He does not go from His abode. He is fully enjoying. But at the same time, everywhere He is. Everywhere He's walking. Just like we offer foodstuff. So do not think that Kṛṣṇa is not accepting. Kṛṣṇa is accepting, because He can spread His hand immediately if you offer something with devotion. Tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi (BG 9.26). Kṛṣṇa says, 'Anyone offering Me..., offering Me something with faith and love, I eat'. People may ask, 'Oh, Kṛṣṇa is far away, in Goloka Vṛndāvana. How He eats? How He takes'? Oh, that is God. Yes, He can take. Therefore it is said, "He walks; He does not walk." |
| 700507 - Lecture ISO 05 - Los Angeles |
1971 - May 07
1973 - May 07
1975 - May 07
1976 - May 07
| Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada |
| "If you paint a very nice flower, how much labor you require. Still, it cannot be so beautiful as the natural flower. So don't think the natural flower has come accidentally. No. It was done by the machine manipulated by Kṛṣṇa. That is Kṛṣṇa understanding. It is confirmed in the śāstra, parasya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.8). Para, the Supreme, His energies are multi-energies. They are acting, the same way the machine is working. You can see potency or the power of a person. Just like you see airplane: the pilot is sitting there, pushing one button; immediately the turning, such a huge machine is turning, simply by putting button. So this is an arrangement of energy. Similarly, the whole material world is working by putting the button, pushing the button. Don't think it is going on automatically or accidentally. These are all rascaldom. There is hand in everywhere." |
| 760507 - Lecture SB 06.01.06 - Honolulu |
1977 - May 07
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