A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - August 1975


The Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada present 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;
  • 470+ short audio clips Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks or interviews with subtitles in up to 93 languages sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters are 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 Months 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.



Aug 1 - New Orleans

1975 - August 01

Morning Walk - New Orleans
Lecture SB 06.01.49 - New Orleans Farm
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"At the time of death, what you think, you get the body. That is nature's law. Prakṛte... Yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajaty ante kalevaram (BG 8.6), Kṛṣṇa says. So we have to train up our bhāva, our thoughts. If we keep always in Kṛṣṇa thoughts, then naturally at the time of death we may remember Kṛṣṇa. That is success. Then immediately, tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti (BG 4.9). Immediately you are transferred to the Kṛṣṇaloka, and according to your desire, you become amongst the gopīs or the cowherds boys or the cows and the calves. They are all equal. There is no... That is spiritual world. Here there is difference between the man, woman, cows or trees or flowers. No. In the spiritual world there is no such difference. The flower is also devotee, living. The flower wants to serve Kṛṣṇa as flower. The calf wants to serve Kṛṣṇa as calf. The gopīs want to serve Kṛṣṇa as gopī. They are all the same, but according to the varieties."
750801 - Lecture SB 06.01.49 - New Orleans Farm
Conversation - New Orleans
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Kṛṣṇa took charge of the cows, the calfs, although (indistinct). This is the system. He was going with the calfs whole day, playing with the boys and taking care of the cows, in the evening come back. Mother then washes and bathes and gives nice food. And immediately goes to sleep. And Kṛṣṇa is clever. At night He goes to the gopīs. (laughter) Then Mother Yaśodā did not know, when she thought, 'My good son is sleeping'. And the gopīs also would come at a place, and they'll dance. This is called life, childhood life. And when He was grown up, then He was brought to, I mean to say, Mathurā, and He fought with His maternal uncle, killed him, and then His father Vasudeva, took care, sent Him to..., Sāndīpani Muni. He was educated. He was learning every subject every day. Then He was taken to Dvārakā, married so many queens and became king. In the Kṛṣṇa's life, He's always busy. Kṛṣṇa, you'll never find... From the very beginning of His life He's busy killing Pūtanā, Aghāsura, Bakāsura, and His friends, they are confident. They'll enter into the mouth of Aghāsura: 'Oh, Kṛṣṇa is there. He will kill'. This is Vṛndāvana."
750801 - Conversation - New Orleans


Aug 2 to 6 - Detroit

1975 - August 03

Lecture SB 01.02.09 at University - Detroit
Lecture SB 06.01.50 - Detroit
Conversation - Detroit
Letter to Mahamsa written from Detroit
Letter to Saurabha written from Detroit


1975 - August 04

Morning Walk - Detroit
Lecture SB 06.01.51 - Detroit
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Prakteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ (BG 3.27). We are thinking that 'I am the lord of everything'. That is not the fact. The fact is that we have to work under somebody. That is our real position. Jīvera 'svarūpa' haya nitya kṛṣṇa dāsa (CC Madhya 20.108-109). We are worker. We are not enjoyer. But unfortunately we are trying to take the position of enjoyer. That is māyā. That is māyā. And if we agree to work under the direction of Kṛṣṇa, then our original life is revived. That is wanted. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means that we are trying to educate people to change the consciousness. We have got so many desires under different consciousness. So one desire, that 'I am eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa', this is called mukti, as soon as... Kṛṣṇa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). This is mukti. If we give up all other desires and agree to accept Kṛṣṇa's desires, that mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja, 'You surrender unto Me', that is mukti; that is liberation."
750804 - Lecture SB 06.01.51 - Detroit
Letter to Giriraja written from Detroit
Letter to Gopala Krishna written from Detroit
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Detroit
Letter to Prabhas written from Detroit
Letter to Saptaratha written from Detroit
Letter to Vedavyasa written from Detroit


1975 - August 05

Morning Walk - Detroit
Lecture SB 06.01.52 - Detroit
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"This is very secret science, that you have to clear out your path of liberation by controlling the tongue. Then other things will be controlled, the straight line: tongue, then belly, then genital. Therefore in our society we have restricted the tongue: 'Don't eat meat. Don't take intoxication'. And then, the straight line: 'No free use of the genital, illicit sex'. These things are required if you want to be free from this material entanglement. This is called tapasya. Human life is meant for tapasya, not to live like cats and dogs and hogs. That is not human life."
750805 - Lecture SB 06.01.52 - Detroit


1975 - August 06

Morning Walk - Detroit


Aug 7 to 9 - Toronto

1975 - August 07

Morning Walk - Toronto
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"If one is engaged in the devotional service of Vāsudeva, then he immediately becomes vairāgī—no attachment for material things—and knowledge. But most of these rascals, they are nondevotees. The so-called mahānta, he is not mahānta—mohāndha, 'great blind'. So that is the difficulty. Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to bring everyone to the stage of devotional service to Vāsudeva. Then it will be all right. Other platform will never be successful. Simply show. It is not fact."
750807 - Morning Walk - Toronto
Letter to Candradevi written from Toronto
Letter to Dr. Y. G. Naik written from Toronto


1975 - August 08

Letter to Amogha written from Toronto
Letter to Jayatirtha written from Toronto

Aug 10 - Montreal

Aug 11 to 13 - Paris

1975 - August 12

Morning Walk - Paris
Conversation - Paris


1975 - August 13

Morning Walk - Paris

Aug 13 - London

1975 - August 13

Lecture SB 06.01.55 - London


Aug 14 to 21 - Bombay

1975 - August 14

Lecture SB 06.01.56-57 - Bombay


1975 - August 15

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Tejiyas written from Bombay


1975 - August 16

Letter to Gunagrahi written from Bombay
Letter to Sama Priya written from Bombay


1975 - August 17

Morning Walk - Bombay
Letter to Abhinanda and Gopesvara written from Bombay
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Bombay
Letter to Mahamsa written from Bombay


1975 - August 18

Letter to Shaktimati written from Bombay


1975 - August 19

Lecture SB 06.01.58 Hindi - Bombay


1975 - August 20

Letter to Indira Gandhi written from Delhi


1975 - August 21

Conversation - Bombay


Aug 21 to 24 - Delhi

1975 - August 21

Letter to Abhirama written from Delhi
Letter to Gurudasa written from Delhi
Letter to Nityananda written from Delhi
Letter to Radhavallabha written from Delhi
Letter to Ramesvara written from Delhi
Letter to Rupanuga written from Delhi
Letter to Sravanananda written from Delhi


1975 - August 24

Morning Walk - Delhi


Aug 24 to 31 - Vṛndāvana

1975 - August 24

Letter to Certification (for Jayapataka) written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Miss Wanda Bonner written from Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 25

Morning Walk - Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 26

Lecture BG 07.01 Hindi - Vṛndāvana
Conversation - Vṛndāvana
Letter to Deoji Punja written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Giriraja written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Gurukrpa written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Jagannatha-suta written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Radhavallabha written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Sri Raj Kapoor written from Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 27

Morning Walk - Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 28

Morning Walk - Vṛndāvana
Lecture SB 06.01.61 - Vṛndāvana
Letter to Acarya Prabhakar Mishra written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Bon Maharaja written from Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 29

Morning Walk - Vṛndāvana
Lecture BG Hindi - Vṛndāvana
Lecture SB 06.01.62 - Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 30

Lecture BG 07.03 Hindi - Vṛndāvana
Lecture SB 06.01.63 - Vṛndāvana


1975 - August 31

Lecture Hindi - Vṛndāvana
Letter to Minister for Land & Revenue written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Sri Rameshji Mahalingam written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Vṛndāvana