"I Never Said That"

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74-05-08. Letter: Govinda

The enclosed newspaper story, "Krishna followers freed from police harassment," is just further testimony of the great victory made by Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Chicago. I understand that the Chicago area is the most lucrative place in the world for distribution of our books and that you have done very careful work in getting all permission. Therefore this rumor that within a few years there will be police repression and people will have no more money to buy books and sankirtana will stop is completely bogus. Whoever told you that is a rascal, saying it in my name. I never said that. Rather sankirtana movement will expand, continuing so long as we are sincere.

 

74-08-08. Letter: Satsvarupa

Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 26, 1974 and your Vyasa Puja Offering. It is very encouraging that many professors have purchased books for themselves and are considering to order them for their students. I very much like this program of the standing orders. Try to increase it up to 50,000 such orders from the libraries. I have written to Bali Mardan Goswami in this connection. Regarding the remark that distributing a book to a professor is 100 times better than to a ordinary man, I never said that. I said it was very important.

 

74-09-25. Letter: Sukadeva

Regarding your question that if I have ever said that the Society authorities must suffer for the devotees under their protection, no, I never said that.

 

74-12-12. Letter: Gopijanavallabha:

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated October 27, 1974 and have also seen your letter addressed to Brahmananda Swami dated November 21, 1974. I never said that what Taitiriya was doing should be overlooked because of getting the buildings. Anyway where are the buildings? Bali Mardan says he will know who she is in the next 8 weeks, so just see he has made her pregnant twice, thrice, and he does not know who she is?

 

75-03-18. Letter: Hanuman

Please accept my blessings. I have received one letter from Narayana dasa, saying that he has been informed by some of your men that you are GBC there and that he must subjugate to your authority. I never said that you were the GBC there. You cannot say that.

 

76-09-11. Letter: Sukadeva

As far as the problems mentioned in your letter, especially the comments attributed to you, I may clearly say that I never said that.

 

76-10-22. Letter: Sudama

I never said that your troupe should come to Bombay for the opening. That is not very necessary.

 

76-10-23. Letter: Gurudasa

I never said that you should go undercover for preaching in Eastern Europe. Everything should be done openly and very carefully. Krsna will protect your efforts.

 

76-10-25. Letter: Vidya

In answer to your questions; 1) Tulasi is one devotee who appears wherever there is devotion to Krsna. 2) Tulasi's body is spiritual. 3) Yes, jewelry is alright. 4) If possible. 5) Tulasi leaves should be offered to the Deity. 6) If possible. 7) Yes. 8) Yes. 9) You may cut the dead branches, but what is the necessity. 10) I never said that. 11) No. 12) Yes. 13) Use the wood for beads as far as possible, the balance may be placed within the earth. 14) I said no chemical sprays. 15) Undisturbed means what? 16) Use common sense and if you have none then consult with others. 17) No. 18) Don't try to introduce something new. The most important thing is the love and devotion.

 

750513mw.per Conversations

Paramahamsa: Srila Prabhupada, I remember once I heard a tape where you told us that we should not try to read the books of previous acaryas.

 

Prabhupada: Hmm?

 

Amogha: That we should not try to read Bhaktivinoda's books or earlier books of other, all acaryas. So I was just wondering...

 

Prabhupada: I never said that.

 

Amogha: You didn't say that? Oh.

 

Prabhupada: How is that?

 

Amogha: I thought you said that we should not read the previous acaryas' books.

 

Prabhupada: No, you should read.

 

Amogha: We should.

 

Prabhupada: It is misunderstanding.

 

Paramahamsa: I think maybe he was thinking that there was some things about some of the Gaudiya Matha books.

 

Prabhupada: Maybe.

 

Paramahamsa: And sometimes you said that better not to..., better to read your books.

 

Amogha: When the devotees went to India this year, they said that Acyutananda Swami very..., chastised them that "You should never... If I catch any of you buying Bhaktisiddhanta's books from Gaudiya Matha then I will take it away," something like this.

 

Paramahamsa: Yeah, that was, the reason was because of, he didn't want the devotees going to Gaudiya Matha. But there's nothing wrong with the idea of studying the previous acaryas' books.

 

Prabhupada: No. Who said? That is wrong. We are following previous acaryas. I never said that.

 

Paramahamsa: All of your commentaries are coming from the previous acaryas.

 

Prabhupada: Yes.

 

Jayadharma: But that wouldn't mean that we should keep all the previous acaryas' books and only read them.

 

Prabhupada: That is already there. You first of all assimilate what you have got. You simply pile up books and do not read--what is the use?

 

Jayadharma: First of all we must read all your books.

 

Prabhupada: Yes.

 

 

 

760607mw.la Conversations

Mahendra: Eating maha-prasadam is also fasting.

 

Prabhupada: Who says?

 

Mahendra: You said that to Paramahamsa Swami once.

 

Prabhupada: And you heard from Paramahamsa.

 

Mahendra: No, I was in the room. It was when he was trying to observe Caturmasya.

 

Prabhupada: I never said that.

 

Mahendra: Oh, okay, I must have heard wrong.

 

Prabhupada: If there is service and, on my fasting, service will be stopped, then I can take. First consideration, service. Now if somebody feels weak, he can take maha-prasada, render service.

 

 

 

760731rc.par Conversations

Bhagavan: The boys, they should learn how also to cook?

 

Prabhupada: Huh? I never said that. Why you are bringing that question? I said the girls should be. Cooking is not boy's business. But cooking is not a very difficult art. If they want, the boys can... (coughs) There are so many, in the Bhakti-rasamrta sindhu it is stated, how Radharani was qualified. So these things should be taught to the girls. If the girls are taught to give service to the husband to the greatest satisfaction, there will be no disagreement.

 

75-09-02.Omk Letter: Omkara

Please accept my blessings. I have seen your letter dated August 17, 1975 and have noted the contents. I never said there should be no more marriage. By all means legally you can get married. How can I object? They misunderstand me. Unless it is there from me in writing, there are so many things that "Prabhupada said."

 

I have no objection to marriage, but to bless it by a fire sacrifice, that I am thinking that if they don't stay together, then it is not good. But if they can remain together for one year, then there can be fire sacrifice. But changing three times in a month husband and wife, that is not good.