Prabhupada Letters :: Anthology

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1966 January 29:
"Sri Sri Adwaita Prabhu's appearance observed by fasting like Ekadasi. Gita meeting at Studio at 4 pm. Mr. Cohen came with friends and heard me up to 5:30 pm. He has taken away one set of Books on approval.
Expenditure:
Banana - .26
Busfare - .30
Total - .56"
Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

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1967 January 29: "'Sunday, January 29, 1967 marked a major spiritual event of the hippy era. Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and Quicksilver Messenger Service appeared at the Mantra Rock Dance with Srila Prabhupada, proceeds from which would go to the Haight Ashbury Hare Krsna temple."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1967

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1970 January 29: "I am so glad you have decided to dedicate your life for Krishna Consciousness Movement. So many men have dedicated their lives for so many temporary isms. Our Krishna-ism will continue eternally and give us eternal life. Preach to the suffering humanity that is my requrest."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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1972 January 29: "Externally we may behave like ordinary men but internally we remain fixed in the service of Radha Krishna. The mayavadi do not accept this and take Devotional service to be maya; therefore we call them mayavadi. Never, at any time, accept the mayavadi philosophy."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

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1972 January 29: "Hayagriva is unquestionably a very expert editor, so you please try to help him and encourage him. If he can remain happy in Krishna's service there is no measure to the value of his work."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1972

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1973 January 29: "There is no difference between brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasa. Simply grhastha means that he lives outside the temple with wife, that is the only difference. Otherwise, grhastha must follow the same regulative principles and remain fully engaged in the temple activities."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1973 January 29: "Your husband has now taken sannyasa order of life for preaching the message of Lord Caitanya. I know that you are very strong in Krsna Consciousness. Now very strictly maintain our principles, working in every second of your life for serving Krsna."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1973 January 29: "When given in its pure form, people are eager for Krsna consciousness. Each night 15,000 joined in kirtana and listened very attentively to my discourses. Afterwards seven young men joined us full time as brahmacaris."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1966 January 28:
"Saw Mr. Cohen at his place. He is to come here tomorrow at 4 pm.

Purchased vegetables -- .42
Busfare -- .30
Expenditure .72"

Prabhupada Journal :: 1966

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1969 January 28: "Soon we shall have our own press. Our life and soul is kirtana and presenting literature to the public at large, and I can understand that Krishna is dictating to you from within how to carry this out successfully."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1969

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1970 January 28: "We shall take forty of our select devotees to India and travel all over with Sankirtana Party and recruit many sympathizers for this movement. I am very much anxious for this."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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1970 January 28: "Unless there is great fall-down, any transcendentalist, either personalist or impersonalist, if he makes regular progress in the regulative principles, even though he does not finish, he is sure to get his next birth in a good family."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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1973 January 28: "I am very pleased that you have acquired some more cows. You are the manager, it is up to you to see that everything is developed very very nicely. Once you are utilizing everything very nicely, then you may increase more and more."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1973 January 28: "This modern civilization is always artificial. You are actually learning the self-sufficient mode of living, simple living, high thinking, that is our policy. As long as Krsna remains in the center of all these activities, then you are actually in Vrindaban."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1973 January 28: "Continue executing this process of devotional service enthusiastically. As your service becomes mature you shall see Krsna more and more - and more and more you shall realize the qualities of the holy land of Vraja."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1973 January 28: "It is very nice that Vaikuntha Players are only taking information from our Srimad-Bhagavatam and Krsna Book for presenting drama without any deviation from sastra. In this way we can present the philosophy of Krsna Consciousness very nicely for everyone to relish."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1970 January 27 : "When I think of Radha-Krishna, I think of first the Radha-Govinda Vigraha of Mullicks Thakurabati. From my very childhood I am devoted to that same Deity. Your ambition to have a place like Mullicks Thakurabati is also my ambition."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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1970 January 27 : "Just like a tree when overladen with fruits becomes humble and lower down; similarly, a great soul in Krishna Consciousness becomes humbler than the grass and bowed down like the fruitful trees."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

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1971 January 27 : "To open 108 branches of our society all over the world has been my desire and it is actually happening. Yes, you have my blessings always. You are very sincere boy."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1971

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1973 January 27: "Krsna is unlimited, and His devotees' service should also be unlimited. I am glad you wish to increase your service still further."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1973 January 27 : "Gurukula is our most important project. I have already given instruction on how the teaching should be conducted there. Try to make it the model educational institution in the world."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1973

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1975 January 27: "I am very much depressed by the recent incidences. It is now evident that some of our top men are very much ambitious and there have been so many fall-downs."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

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1975 January 27: "Under the circumstances, I have asked him to come to me. I shall try to rectify the mistakes and as previously arranged, as GBC he can act as my secretary for at least one month in a year."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

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1975 January 27: "By Krishna's grace, the higher learned section are appreciating our books. That is the only hope for pushing on."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1975

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1966 January 26:
"One set books sold at the Universalist Church, Central Park West. Three letters dispatched. Went to see the Tape-recorder. Found no good. Meeting at the Church at 4 West 76th St at 7 pm."
Prabhupada Letters :: 1966