A Day in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - May 04

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 - May 04

Letter to Malati written from New York
Letter to Syamasundara written from New York
Letter to Upendra written from New York


1968 - May 04

Lecture SB 05.05.01-3 - Boston
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So human life is not for wasting the valuable asset simply in the manner of dogs and hogs. We have got responsibility. The soul is transmigrating from one form to another body, and this human form of body is just suitable to prepare yourself how you can enter into that transcendental platform of bliss of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. You are seeking pleasure, but you do not know how to achieve that pleasure. For achieving that pleasure, the prescription is here: tapo divyaṁ. 'You have to undergo certain principles of austerity, my dear sons', divyaṁ, 'for achieving the transcendental pleasure in association with the Absolute Truth'."
680504 - Lecture SB 05.05.01-3 - Boston


1969 - May 04

Lecture Initiation - Boston
Letter to Sivananda written from Boston


1970 - May 04

Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Either you take birth in a very rich family, aristocratic family, or you take birth in the animal womb, so the pangs of birth, death, disease and old age will continue. So Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means to make a solution of these four things: birth, death, old age and disease. So if we act sinfully and if we eat sinfully, then this life of birth, death, old age will continue. Otherwise, you can make a solution, and as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti kaunteya (BG 4.9): "After leaving this body," tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti, "he does not take birth again in this material world."
700504 - Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"We can simply eat such things which are offered to the Deity, Kṛṣṇa. That is yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ (BG 3.13). Even if we have committed some sin, by eating this prasādam we counteract it. Mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ. Yajña-śiṣṭa... Aśiṣṭa means the remnants of foodstuff after offering yajña. If one eats, then mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ. Because our life is sinful, so we become, I mean to say, freed from the sinful activities. How it is? That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, that ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi (BG 18.66): 'If you surrender unto Me, then I'll give you protection from all sinful reaction'. So if you make it a vow that "I shall not eat anything which is not offered to Kṛṣṇa," that means it is a surrender. You surrender to Kṛṣṇa, that 'My dear Lord, I shall not eat anything which is not offered to You'. That's vow. That vow is surrender. And because there is surrender, you are protected from the sinful reaction."
700504 - Lecture ISO 01 - Los Angeles
Letter to ISKCON Temple Presidents written from Los Angeles
Letter to Citsukhananda written from Los Angeles
Letter to Damodara written from Los Angeles
Letter to Gurudasa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Los Angeles
Letter to Sudama written from Los Angeles
Letter to Vamanadeva written from Los Angeles

1972 - May 04

Lecture SB 02.09.15 - Tokyo
Letter to Gurudasa written from Tokyo
Letter to Hrdayananda written from Tokyo
Letter to Karandhara written from Tokyo
Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Tokyo


1973 - May 04

Morning Walk - Los Angeles
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
Prabhupāda: Lomaśa Muni, his duration of life is that when one Brahmā dies, one hair from the body falls. So in this way, when all the hairs of his body will fall down, he'll die. He has such a great length of... So he was standing on the side of sea and chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. So Nārada Muni approached him, 'Why don't you make a small cottage here?' He said, 'How long I shall live? (laughter) Aiye, standing will do. Let me finish my business...' Just see. And here they'll live for twenty years and making skyscraper building (makes sound:) 'tok-dong, tok-dong, tok-dong'. (laughter) Does not calculate that 'I shall live for twenty or thirty years'."

Svarūpa Dāmodara: That is not guaranteed also.

Prabhupāda: That is also not guaranteed. Why I am taking so much trouble? They are so foolish persons.

730504 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles
Lecture SB 01.08.42 - Los Angeles
Letter to Bhavananda written from Los Angeles


1974 - May 04

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Bhavatarini written from Bombay
Letter to Hansadutta written from Bombay
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Bombay
Letter to Prabhakar written from Bombay
Letter to The Management of Tirupati-Tirumala-Devasthanam written from Bombay


1975 - May 04

Letter to Aksayananda and Dhananjaya written from Delhi


1976 - May 04

Conversation - Honolulu
Letter to All GBC's in the U.S.A written from Honolulu
Letter to Gaurasundara written from Honolulu
Letter to Giriraja written from Honolulu
Letter to Kashinath Mullick written from Honolulu
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Honolulu
Letter to Nityananda written from Honolulu
Letter to Puranjana written from Honolulu
Letter to Radhavallabha written from Honolulu
Letter to Whom it may concern written from Honolulu


1977 - May 04

Letter to Sankarsan written from Bombay


   
 

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