A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - January 09

Srila Prabhupada's letters, lectures and conversations throughout consecutive years

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.


1967 - January 09

Lecture CC Madhya 22.11-15 - New York
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"The eternal liberated souls, they are satisfied simply by loving Kṛṣṇa. That is their satisfaction. Everyone wants to love. That is natural propensity. Everyone. When there is no loving object, then in this material world we sometimes love cats and dogs. You see? Because I must love somebody. If I don't find any suitable person lovable, then I turn my love to some hobby, to some animal, like that, because the love is there. So this is dormant. Our love for Kṛṣṇa is dormant. It is within us, but because we have no information of Kṛṣṇa, therefore we are reposing our love to something which is frustration. That is not the object of love. Therefore we are frustrated."
670109 - Lecture CC Madhya 22.11-15 - New York


1969 - January 09

Lecture BG 04.19-25 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Outsider they will say, "What is this Kṛṣṇa consciousness? They are living in the nice house and they are eating very nicely, dancing, singing. What is the difference? We also do that. We go to the club and eat very nicely and dance also. What is the difference?" There is the difference. What is that difference? The one milk preparation causes disorder, another milk preparation cures. This is practical. Another milk preparation cures you. If you go on dancing in the club and eating in the club gradually you become diseased materially. And the same dancing and same eating here you become spiritually advanced. Nothing has to be stopped. Simply it has to be changed by the direction of an expert physician. That's all. The expert physician gives you yogurt mixed with some medicine. Actually medicine is just to bluff the patient. Actually the yogurt will act. So similarly we have to do everything but because it is mixed up with that medicine of Kṛṣṇa consciousness it will cure your material disease. That is the process."
690109 - Lecture BG 04.19-25 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, to understand everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa. If one acts in that way that everything... Īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam (ISO 1). The Īśopaniṣad says, 'Everything belongs to God', but God has given me chance to handle these things. Therefore my knowledge and intelligence will be there if I utilize for serving God. That is my intelligence. As soon as I utilize them for my sense gratification, then I am entrapped. The same example can be given: if the bank cashier thinks, 'Oh, so many millions of dollars at my disposal. Let me something and put in my pocket', then he is entrapped. Otherwise, you enjoy. You get good salary. You get good comforts and do your work nicely for Kṛṣṇa. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Everything should be considered as Kṛṣṇa's. Not a farthing mine. That is Kṛṣṇa conscious."
690109 - Lecture BG 04.19-25 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"These foolish persons who are thinking that 'I shall merge into the brahma-jyotir', they are less intelligent, because they cannot exist there. He has got inclination, desires. There is no facility for fulfilling your desires unless you go to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore in order to fulfill the desires he'll come again to this material world. Because he wants activities, pleasure. Ānanda-mayo 'bhyāsāt (Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.12). The spirit soul and the Supreme Lord is by nature joyful. Whenever there is question of joyfulness there must be varieties. So there is no variety. So without variety he cannot remain there for very long. He has to come. But because he has no information of the spiritual varieties, he is bound to come back to this material variety. That's all."
690109 - Lecture BG 04.19-25 - Los Angeles
Lecture Purport to Gauranga Bolite Habe - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So God is so merciful that even some persons cannot understand Him... First thing is people cannot understand actually what is God, but God comes Himself to explain Himself. Still, they commit mistake. Therefore Kṛṣṇa comes as a devotee to teach us about Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So we have to follow the footprints of Lord Caitanya. And Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura teaches that "First of all, try to chant the name of Gaurasundara."
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda
śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsAdi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

In this way, when we are a little bit attached with Gaurasundara, Lord Caitanya, then we automatically feel transcendental emotion. And that emotional stage is exhibited by shivering in the body. We should not, however, imitate such shivering to show to the public that "I have become a great devotee," but we should execute devotional service nicely and faithfully; then that stage will come automatically, shivering."

690109 - Bhajan and Purport to Gauranga Bolite Habe - Los Angeles
Letter to Brahmananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Paramananda written from Los Angeles


1970 - January 09

Lecture SB 06.01.15 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"In spite of going through the process of austerities and other methods—controlling the senses, controlling the mind, by renunciation; so many formulas we have discussed to elevate oneself, they are required—if we do not try to elevate ourselves, if we try to keep ourselves with the animal propensities, then we remain like animal. Just like if you are admitted in some educational institution, the school, if you don't take advantage of the education, you remain yourself where you are admitted in the same point, then you don't take advantage of the institution, you remain a foolish, or illiterate or ignorant. Similarly, in this human form of life, if you do not take advantage of the knowledge left by the great sages or by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, then it is exactly like that you enter into educational life, you don't take advantage of it, and you become failed in the ultimate examination."
700109 - Lecture SB 06.01.15 - Los Angeles
Lecture SB 06.01.21 - Los Angeles
Letter to Candravali written from Los Angeles
Letter to Raktaka written from Los Angeles
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Vrndavana Candra written from Los Angeles


1971 - January 09

Letter to Nayanabhirama written from Calcutta


1972 - January 09

Letter to Bhavananda written from Bombay


1973 - January 09

Lecture NOD - Bombay
Letter to Cyavana written from Bombay
Letter to Damodara written from Bombay
Letter to Hariprasada written from Bombay
Letter to Hasyakari, Rathangapani, Varuthapa, Laksmivan, Bhaktavatsala and Bhaktilila written from Bombay
Letter to Hayagriva written from Bombay
Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay
Letter to Mr. Robert Keene written from Bombay
Letter to Prahladananda written from Bombay
Letter to Ramesvara written from Bombay
Letter to Satsvarupa and Hrdayananda written from Bombay
Letter to Upendra written from Bombay


1974 - January 09

Morning Walk - Los Angeles
Lecture SB 01.16.12 - Los Angeles
Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Revatinandana written from Los Angeles
Letter to Sukadeva written from Los Angeles


1975 - January 09

Lecture SB 03.26.32 - Bombay
Letter to All Temple Presidents written from Bombay
Letter to Devamaya written from Bombay
Letter to Rupanuga written from Bombay
Letter to Sri Mohan Masundar written from Bombay


1976 - January 09

Morning Walk - Madras
Letter to Abhirama written from Bombay
Letter to Nitai written from Bombay
Letter to Tusta Krsna written from Bombay
Letter to Vishambhar written from Bombay
Letter to Yasomatinandana written from Bombay


1977 - January 09

Morning Walk - Bombay
Conversation A - Bombay
Conversation B - Bombay
Conversation C - Bombay


   
 

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