A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - June 16

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.


1968 - June 16

Lecture SB 07.06.03 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"This human form of body, it is very rarely obtained. It is not to be misused. That is the first knowledge. But people are not educated in that way. They are encouraged that, go on sense enjoyment: 'Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy'. Some rascal comes, so he also says, 'All right, go on, enjoy. Simply meditate for fifteen minutes'. But actually, this body is not meant for aggravating sense enjoyment. We require sense enjoyment because that is a demand of the body. If we want to keep body in healthy condition, then the demands of the body—eating, sleeping, mating, and defending—must be provided. But it should not be aggravated. Therefore in the human form of life, tapasya. Tapasya means austerity, penance, vows. These are the teachings of all scriptures."
680616 - Lecture SB 07.06.03 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Suppose you have got a very nice coat, and within that coat you are actually, so far we are concerned, at the present moment. Now, if you simply take care of the coat and shirt, and if you don't take care of your actual person, how long you can become happy? You will feel so much inconvenience even if you have got a very nice coat. Similarly, this body, this gross body, is just like our coat. I am actually spiritual spark. This body, gross outward covering, and there is inward covering: mind, intelligence and ego. That is my shirt. So shirt and coat. And within the shirt and coat, actually I am there.
dehino 'smin yathā dehe
kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā
tathā dehāntara-prāptir
dhiras tatra na muhyati
(BG 2.13)"
680616 - Lecture SB 07.06.03 - Montreal
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"In a golden cage, there is a bird. If you don't give any food to the bird and simply wash the cage very nicely, oh, there will be always, (imitates bird) 'chi chi chi chi chi'. Why? The real bird is neglected. Simply outward covering. So similarly, I am spirit soul. That I forgot. Ahaṁ brahmāsmi: 'I am Brahman'. I am not this body, not this mind. So people are trying to burnish the body and the mind. First of all they try to burnish the body. This is material civilization. Very nice clothing, very nice food, very nice apartment, very nice car or very nice sense enjoyment—everything is very nice. But that is to this body. And when one is frustrated to this very nice arrangement, then he goes to the mind: poetry, mental speculation, LSD, marijuana, drinking and so many things. These are all mental. Actually, happiness is not there in the body, nor in the mind. Real happiness is in the spirit."
680616 - Lecture SB 07.06.03 - Montreal
Letter to Aniruddha written from Montreal
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Montreal


1969 - June 16

Lecture SB 01.05.13 - New Vrindaban
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"We are spirit soul. We cannot be under any material condition. Just like our normal condition is healthy life, not under feverish condition. That is abnormal life. If one is attacked with fever, that is not his normal life. That is temporary, abnormal life. Actual life is healthy life. We should nicely eat. We shall nicely sleep. We shall work very nicely. We..., our brain must work very nicely. These are healthy signs. But when I cannot work nicely, I cannot sleep nicely, I cannot work nicely, I cannot act my brain very nicely, that means abnormal condition. So at that time, he requires to be treated by expert physician. So here is the expert physician, Nārada Muni. And he is advising his disciple to make him expert. This is called paramparā system."
690616 - Lecture SB 01.05.13 - New Vrindaban, USA
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"We are under the grip of material nature. The... Karmaṇā daiva-netreṇa (SB 3.31.1). You are working under the influence of certain material quality, and you are preparing your next life. You cannot say, 'All right, I am very happy. I am... I'm born in America. My nation is very great nation, and we are very rich. So I shall, next life also, I shall come to America. I shall take my birth here and enjoy like this'. Oh, that is not in your hand. That you cannot say. That is daiva-netreṇa. Daiva. Daiva means that is in the supernatural power. Daiva. The same thing: daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā (BG 7.14). You cannot say. Daiva-netreṇa. You are preparing your life. The higher authorities will give you chance. If you prepare yourself nicely, you get good chance; you get birth in higher planet. Or if you prepare himself..., yourself nicely, then you go to Kṛṣṇa even. Now it is your choice."
690616 - Lecture SB 01.05.13 - New Vrindaban, USA
Letter to Arundhati written from New Vrindaban, USA
Letter to Pradyumna written from New Vrindaban, USA
Letter to Rayarama written from New Vrindaban, USA
Letter to Rupanuga written from New Vrindaban, USA
Letter to Steve written from New Vrindaban, USA
Letter to Visala written from New Vrindaban, USA


1971 - June 16

Letter to Karandhara written from Bombay


1972 - June 16

Lecture SB 02.03.20 - Los Angeles
Letter to Bhagavan written from Los Angeles
Letter to Bob written from Los Angeles
Letter to Jayapataka written from Los Angeles
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Prajapati written from Los Angeles
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Tribhuvanatha written from Los Angeles


1973 - June 16

Lecture SB 01.10.01 - Mayapur


1974 - June 16

Lecture BG 02.01-5 - Germany


1975 - June 16

Morning Walk - Honolulu
Conversation A - Honolulu
Conversation B - Honolulu
Conversation C - Honolulu
Conversation D - Honolulu
Letter to Narayana written from Honolulu
Letter to W. D. Currier written from Honolulu
Letter to Yadunandana written from Honolulu


1976 - June 16

Morning Walk - Detroit
Lecture SB 06.01.50 - Detroit
Conversation - Detroit


   
 

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