Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Letter PAMHO:12309769 (355 lines) Manidhara (das) ACBSP (Prague - CZ) 26-Sep-06 18:28 (20:28 +0200) Mitravinda (dasi) BVKS (Prague - CZ) [2232] (received: 30-Sep-06 10:14) Srila Prabhupada said --------------------------- Dropps of Nectar from Srila Prabhupada 1. Social structure important: It is not only in India-all over the world.There cannot be peace unless you reform the whole social structure, and that can be done only by Krishna consciousness. Surat, January 3, 1971 2. Grhasta-brahmacari: A brahmacari is good for living a life of celibacy, but a person who can live a life of celibacy in the presence of a beatiful and obliging wife is more than a brahmacari. Letter to Hansadutta, January 12,1968 3. Meaning of Mayapur: Mayapur Chadrodaya temple is meant for transcendental United Nation. What United Nation has failed, that will be achieved here by the process recommended by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Mayapur, January 15, 1976 4. Real teacher: A cheater is taking the place of teacher.Therefore the whole world is degraded.You can cheat others that "I am in dress of a devotee", but what is your character?What is your actual vallue?That has to be judged.That is called bona fide teacher. Hawai,January 17 ,1974 5. Fools and intelligent ones: There are four classes of men:lazy intelligent,busy intelligent, lazy fool and busy fool.First class man is lazy intelligent. Busy fool is very dangerous. Hawai, January 19, 1974 6. "Whatever Krishna said,that is good, and everything else is bad.Bas". Our confusion is finished. Bhubaneshwar, January 23, 1977 7. How to do good out of the bad: This life of material existence is just like hard wood, and if we can carve Krsna out of it, that is the success of our life. Letter to Krishna Devi, January 26, 1968 8. How to correct things: Something has dropped in the water, in the river.You cannot see things dropped within the water by agitating the water.Just stand still for some times.As soon as the water is settled up, you'll see things as they are.So as soon as our enthusiasm is agitated, it is better to sit down in any temple suitable and chant Hare Krishna.There is no question of being disappointed.After all, we commit so many mistakes.That is human nature.To err is human.That is not fault.But try to rectify with cool head. Calcutta, January 27, 1973 9. Two kinds of pleasure seekers: One who seeks pleasure externally, he is materialists, and one who seeks pleasure internaly, he is spiritualist. Los Angeles, February 8, 1969 10. Relationship between husband and wife: Vedic civilization means the husband should be a sincere servant of Krishna, and the wife should be sincere maidservant of the husband. Mayapur, March 2, 1976 11. Real meaning of a temple: Temple means people should come, people should learn the science of God.Not that to make a business of temple.Temple means spiritual educational shelter.People should come and learn what is spiritual life, what is God, what is my relationship with God. Calcutta, March 8, 1972 12. No astrologer needed: There is a story that one fool was sitting on a branch of a tree and he was cutting off.And somebody said, "You'll fall down.Ha, fall down." But when he fell down he said, "Oh, you are a great astrologer." So who goes to the astrologer?Only fools and rascals.What is to happen, that will happen.Why shall I go to astrologer? Mayapur, March 14, 1976 13. Dont designate yourself to be a pure devotee: A pure devotee always thinks himself as no-devotee.If one thinks he is big devotee that is not good, thinking that he is first degree. We should not be puffed up.A devotee avoids it, remaining always in the second degree.Krsna has given everyone something extraordinary, and to serve Krsna with one's extraordinary talent means successful life. Letter to Sukadeva, March 17, 1973 14. Job with karmis doesnt mean that you are karmi: So far as your working engagement is concerned, certainly you are not a karmi.Any person whose constant occupation is Krishna Consciousness, he is not a karmi;he is a devotee in all circumstances.You should accept the best source of monetary income and us it for Krishna. That is better than sannyasa.Stick to your job and use it for Krishna Consciousness.You are not a karmi. Letter to Gopal Krishna, April 4,1971 15. Dont alllow institutionalism to kill personalism! I can only suggest, and wherever possible that can be applied, but I do not force anyone.After all, you are working so hard to please Krsna only out of love for me, so there can be no question of force if love is there.We should not ever try to force anyone or reduce our Society to impersonal business exchange.This will kill everything. Our only purpose in every endeavor is simply to make advancement in spiritual life or in pleasing Krsna. Letter to Bhakta Das, April 9, 1972 16. Temple is like a hospital: This Krishna cosnciousness temple is the hospital for the diseased spirit soul.And everyone is diseased.Come to this hospital. We shall take care of you and cure your material disease. Auckland, April 14, 1972 17. Difficult preaching in the West: They have forgotten Krishna, they have frogotten God, and I am trying to make them Krishna consciouss.IT is a very difficult job.I have to shed my blood three tons before I make one convinced in Krishna consciousness.That is my experience.I have to talk with them, especialy these Europeans and Americans.They do not accept anything so blindly. Hong Kong, April 18, 1972 18. How to have sex: You have to make public that "I am going to have garbhadana-samskara". It is not a secret thing.It is a ceremony.And then,when she is pregnant, no more sex.No more sex means so long the child is there, ten months, and unless the child is grown up at least six months, no sex.That means once you have sex and then abstain for sixteen month. Hrishikesh, May 8, 1977 19. How to live forever: If death takes place, let it take here.There is nothing so be said new. Whatever I have to speak, I have spoken in my books.Now you try to understand it and continue your endeavor.Whether I am present or not present, it doesnt matter.As Krishna is living eternally, similiary, living being also lives eternally.But "One who has done service to the Lord lives forever".So you have been taught to serve Krishna, and with Krishna we'll live eternally.Our life is eternal.A temporary disappereance of this body doesn't matter.Body is meant for disappereance. So live forever by serving Krishna. Vrindavan, May 17 ,1977 20. Meaning of initiation Initiation means beginning.Not that immediately after intiation one becomes prefect. New Vrindavan, June 4,1969 21. Vrndavana not for grhastas to manage: Vrindaban is meant for retirement.Elderly persons in Krishna Consciousness can devote all their time to devotional service. Such men are wanted to live in Vrindavan, not women and children. That is a fact,the holy dhamas are meant for the sannyasis and brahmacaris, not grhastas. Letter to Gopal Krishna, June 9,1976 22. Guidance by spiritual master, king, father and culture: Spiritual master is representative of God,similary king is also representative of God. These are the statements of the sastras. Because they will guide. The king will guide. The spiritual master will guide. The father will guide. What is that guidance? That guidance is how one can become Krishna conscious by education, by culture. Mayapur, June 15, 1973 23. A real wife: If the wife is helpful in the spiritual progress of life, she is the best friend and philosopher.So in Krsna Consciousness the wife is never a burden but she is completely a counterpart. Letter to Vrndavana Candra, 24 June, 1970 24. No film making education in Krsna-cosnciousness: So far learning the film industry, that is out of the question. Krishna industry is good engagement for us. Letter to Nayanabhirama, July 4, 1971 25. Importance of children care: Child-worship is more important then deity worship.If you cannot spend time with your child, then stop the duties of pujari. These children are given to us by Krishna.They are Vaisnavas and we must be very careful to protect them.These are not ordinary children, they are Vaikuntha children, and we are very fortunate we can give them chance to advance further in Krishna Conciousness.That is very great responsibility, do not neglect it or be confused. Letter to Arundhati, July 30, 1972 26. Devotees more important than temples: In this age, it is more important to create devotees than to construct temples. Hawai, August 7, 1969 27. About Moslems: Emperor Akbar, his chief minister was Todarmal.Todarmal is Hindu. The Muslim emperors used to employ Hindus as chief of department. They did not believe Muslims to become the chief.They knew very well that these Muslims are not reliable.They can kill their father even. New Delhi, August 24, 1975 28. Quality over quantity: A little bit of pure thing is much better than huge volumes of impure, adulterated things. Letter to Brahmananda,August 27, 1969 29. Dont get depressed! Do not be depressed.All along my godbrothers gave me only depression, repression, compression-but I continued strong in my duty.So never mind there is some discouragement, continue with your work in full enthusiastic Krishna Consciousness attitude of service. Letter to Gurudas,August 29, 1972 30. Tridandi-grhasta: A Grihasta or householder like you, you are also tridandi.Because you have sacrificed everything, your life, your home, and your child, so you are a tridandi sannyasi, in fact.Continue this attitude seriously and sincerely, so you will be also as good as a sannyasi even though you are in the dress of a Grihasta. Letter to Rupanuga, August 30, 1968 31. How to dress and eat: Dress has to be accepted according to the taste of others and foodstuff according to the eaters taste. Letter to Raktak, September 25, 1969 32. No scyscrapers: What is this comfort of the skyscraper building? I think it is a mechanical prison. Johannesburg, October 16, 1975 33. Our first business: Always remember that our first business is preaching and distributing literatures, never mind we have to live under a tree. Letter to Narottamananda, October 23, 1972 34. Household sannyas: One who has got a helpful wife at home does not require to accept Sannyas. Letter to Krishnadevi, October 29, 1967 35. No personal ambition: These two things are always side by side-Maya and Krsna-Krsna is service and Maya is sense gratification.Our duty is therefore to be very very careful.The poison is personal ambition. Letter to Satyabhama, November 1, 1970 36. No loneliness in Krsna-consciousness: Feelings of loneliness are simply temporary manifestations due to past conditioning.We should try to concetrate our attention to our eternal friendship with Krishna. Letter to Kulasekara, November 2, 1969 37. Philosophy to be practiced: Philosophy is the highest, but even higher than philosophy is the practice of philosophy.So if you simply remain pure, your preaching will have effect. Letter to Brihaspati, November 15, 1971 38. Spiritual life on razors edge: Ksura means sharpened razor.IF you are careful,you cleanse very nicely. If you are not careful, immediately blood.So the spiritual life is like that.As soon as you become little inattentive, immediately maya captures, "Yes, come on." Then everything is failure. Bombay, September 19, 1973 39. Meaning of a temple: These temples, they are just like oasis in the dessert for the conditioned souls to quench the thirst oftheir desire for real happiness. Letter to Ksirodakshayi, January 29, 1973 40. Be patiant! In the beginning there may be some failures.That is quite natural. Just as a child is trying to stand, he may fall down.But that does not mean he should give up the idea.Go on.A time will come when he will be perfect.A time will come when you'll be perfect, Krishna consciouss. Los Angeles, January 1,1969 (Text PAMHO:12309769) ----- ------- End of Forwarded Message ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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