Nov 8 1973 letter Hamsadutta Yes, I want that you give me the facility to write my books, but I can attend some meetings of important people and elites. You have taken the right view of the importance of my books. Books will always remain. That was the view of my Guru Maharaja, and I also […]
Srila Prabhupada warning his disciples NOT to fool with the sanskrit language thinking now “I am a great pandit” and then changing the Acaryas own words to suit their own agenda of (mis)understanding. It takes at least 12 years of intense study to understand or master the sanskrit language Jan 21 1970 letter Jayapataka […]
July 31 1975 New Orleans Prabhupāda: Why the prison house is filled up with so many criminals? Guest: Why the prison house is filled up? Prabhupāda: Prison house. In the state. Guest: With so many prisoners? Prabhupāda: Yes. Guest: Of course, many people are committing crimes. Prabhupāda: Yes. So that committing crimes is his option or […]
Dec 21 1967 letter Krsna devi Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter of Dec. 21, 1967. And I am glad to learn that you are getting strength in Krishna Consciousness so that you have decided to remain in the Temple in the absence of your husband. This is very […]
Feb 1 1969 letter Upendra Regarding your question, maya comes from Krishna. Everything comes from Krishna, but when something is found in Krishna it is just as good as anything can be. Just like Krishna has the stealing propensity. As such He is called the Butter Thief, and he is worshiped as the Butter Thief. He is worshiped by His […]
Hare Krsna-Below is a very nice morning walk conversation wtih Srila Prabhupada where he kindly explains the position of human beings in this present degraded age. They are so brain dead it is not possible for them to appreciate actual religion, or what to speak take it up as responsible human beings. And even among […]
July 3 1975 Denver Ambarīṣa: When we get to the spiritual sky, we’ll always be able to remember how horrible it is down here? We’ll always be able to remember how terrible it is in the material world? Prabhupāda: It is terrible. Ambarīṣa: Yes, we will be able to remember that. Prabhupāda: That is intelligence. When […]
March 2 1970 letter Bhagavan The pradhana is the ingredient part of material energy. Yes, the Maya is covering all the material energies. Therefore one who is materially advanced, covered with riches, covered with learning, covered with fame or covered with any material opulences, is understood to be covered with Maya. Srila Bhaktivinode says, jada vidya […]
July 2 1975 Denver Devotee (1): Śrīla Prabhupāda, is it true that our advancement in devotional services… Is it influenced a lot by our past karma, how many sinful activities we have committed? Prabhupāda: No, no, no. Bhakti is not under karma. Bhakti is under your good will. If you accept to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, you can do that […]
Hare Krsna- “he is undoubtedly a good soul, but lately he has been attacked by maya.”..SP writing about Kirtanananda The following letters to various devotees describes the effect Maya had upon Kirtnananda in the earliest days. We are not trying to pick a quarrel with one devotee, but simply using his unique history to point […]
