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| == Conversations and Morning Walks == | | <div class="section" id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2></div> |
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| === 1972 Conversations and Morning Walks === | | <div class="sub_section" id="1972_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1972 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1972 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3></div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''It is very nice attitude that you have. '''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Con" link="Room Conversation and Interview with Ian Polsen -- July 31, 1972, London" link_text="Room Conversation and Interview with Ian Polsen -- July 31, 1972, London"> |
| | <div class="heading">It is very nice attitude that you have.</div> |
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| <span class="CON-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Room Conversation and Interview with Ian Polsen -- July 31, 1972, London|Room Conversation and Interview with Ian Polsen -- July 31, 1972, London]]:''' | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Room Conversation and Interview with Ian Polsen -- July 31, 1972, London|Room Conversation and Interview with Ian Polsen -- July 31, 1972, London]]:''' |
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| Ian Polsen: There is another question, Your Grace. I wear leather shoes, and I know they come from animals... | | Ian Polsen: There is another question, Your Grace. I wear leather shoes, and I know they come from animals... |
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| Prabhupāda: Well, that also you can continue. That is not... Just like we are using so many things made of skin. But as far as possible, you avoid. There are many shoes without skin, nowadays they are available. First of all try to understand the philosophy. It is very nice attitude that you have.</span> | | Prabhupāda: Well, that also you can continue. That is not... Just like we are using so many things made of skin. But as far as possible, you avoid. There are many shoes without skin, nowadays they are available. First of all try to understand the philosophy. It is very nice attitude that you have.</div> |
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| == Correspondence == | | <div class="section" id="Correspondence" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2></div> |
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| === 1968 Correspondence === | | <div class="sub_section" id="1968_Correspondence" text="1968 Correspondence"><h3>1968 Correspondence</h3></div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">''' I thank you for your kind sentiments expressed and your nice attitude of humbleness and devotion.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Lilasukha -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968" link_text="Letter to Lilasukha -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968"> |
| | <div class="heading">I thank you for your kind sentiments expressed and your nice attitude of humbleness and devotion.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Lilasukha -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968|Letter to Lilasukha -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968]]:''' I thank you for your kind sentiments expressed and your nice attitude of humbleness and devotion. | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Lilasukha -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968|Letter to Lilasukha -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968]]:''' I thank you for your kind sentiments expressed and your nice attitude of humbleness and devotion. |
| It is very good that you and the other girls are preaching in school to your class mates. This will bring the greatest benefit not only to them but also it will help you to progress more and more in your devotional service. Krishna Consciousness is so nice that when one makes some gain it does not detract from anothers' gain, but, rather, it means that there is gain for the whole world.</span> | | It is very good that you and the other girls are preaching in school to your class mates. This will bring the greatest benefit not only to them but also it will help you to progress more and more in your devotional service. Krishna Consciousness is so nice that when one makes some gain it does not detract from anothers' gain, but, rather, it means that there is gain for the whole world.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''I thank you once more for your noble sentiments about me and I can simply say that for this nice attitude Krishna will certainly help you. '''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968" link_text="Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968"> |
| | <div class="heading">I thank you once more for your noble sentiments about me and I can simply say that for this nice attitude Krishna will certainly help you.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968]]:''' I thank you once more for your noble sentiments about me and I can simply say that for this nice attitude Krishna will certainly help you. I am fully aware of your sincere service and therefore I pray always to Krishna for your all-round welfare. You have got a nice temple by the grace of my Spiritual Master. It is very encouraging to me. You should always pray to His Divine Grace because naturally He will be more affectionate to you than to me. Generally one is more affectionate to the grandchildren than to the children directly. So I am sure that my Guru Maharaja will be easily inclined to your prayers than that of mine. You will do good always by offering your prayers to His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968|Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 19 December, 1968]]:''' I thank you once more for your noble sentiments about me and I can simply say that for this nice attitude Krishna will certainly help you. I am fully aware of your sincere service and therefore I pray always to Krishna for your all-round welfare. You have got a nice temple by the grace of my Spiritual Master. It is very encouraging to me. You should always pray to His Divine Grace because naturally He will be more affectionate to you than to me. Generally one is more affectionate to the grandchildren than to the children directly. So I am sure that my Guru Maharaja will be easily inclined to your prayers than that of mine. You will do good always by offering your prayers to His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja.</div> |
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| === 1969 Correspondence === | | <div class="sub_section" id="1969_Correspondence" text="1969 Correspondence"><h3>1969 Correspondence</h3></div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''I thank you very much for the nice sentiments you have expressed, and surely this nice attitude will be a great asset for your further advancement in perfecting your life in Krishna Consciousness.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Revatinandana -- Allston, Mass 6 May, 1969" link_text="Letter to Revatinandana -- Allston, Mass 6 May, 1969"> |
| | <div class="heading">I thank you very much for the nice sentiments you have expressed, and surely this nice attitude will be a great asset for your further advancement in perfecting your life in Krishna Consciousness.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Revatinandana -- Allston, Mass 6 May, 1969|Letter to Revatinandana -- Allston, Mass 6 May, 1969]]:''' Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 1, 1969, and I have signed the letter to the draft board as you have requested. If it will be of help to you, I shall also send you one certificate stating that you are my disciple. I thank you very much for the nice sentiments you have expressed, and surely this nice attitude will be a great asset for your further advancement in perfecting your life in Krishna Consciousness.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Revatinandana -- Allston, Mass 6 May, 1969|Letter to Revatinandana -- Allston, Mass 6 May, 1969]]:''' Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 1, 1969, and I have signed the letter to the draft board as you have requested. If it will be of help to you, I shall also send you one certificate stating that you are my disciple. I thank you very much for the nice sentiments you have expressed, and surely this nice attitude will be a great asset for your further advancement in perfecting your life in Krishna Consciousness.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''The sincere sentiments you have expressed are very nice, and surely Krishna will be pleased to bless you because of your nice attitude for serving Him. '''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Indira -- Columbus, Ohio 14 May, 1969" link_text="Letter to Indira -- Columbus, Ohio 14 May, 1969"> |
| | <div class="heading">The sincere sentiments you have expressed are very nice, and surely Krishna will be pleased to bless you because of your nice attitude for serving Him.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Indira -- Columbus, Ohio 14 May, 1969|Letter to Indira -- Columbus, Ohio 14 May, 1969]]:''' The sincere sentiments you have expressed are very nice, and surely Krishna will be pleased to bless you because of your nice attitude for serving Him. I think that because you are unable to tend the Deities in the temple, that you and your sister, Ekayani, may serve the small Radha-Krishna Deities which you will be receiving soon. Try to follow all the rules and regulations of Deity worship as are followed in the temple.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Indira -- Columbus, Ohio 14 May, 1969|Letter to Indira -- Columbus, Ohio 14 May, 1969]]:''' The sincere sentiments you have expressed are very nice, and surely Krishna will be pleased to bless you because of your nice attitude for serving Him. I think that because you are unable to tend the Deities in the temple, that you and your sister, Ekayani, may serve the small Radha-Krishna Deities which you will be receiving soon. Try to follow all the rules and regulations of Deity worship as are followed in the temple.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''Regarding my diary, you are right when you say that you would not see my personal belongings, that is a nice attitude.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Jayagovinda -- New Vrindaban 22 May, 1969" link_text="Letter to Jayagovinda -- New Vrindaban 22 May, 1969"> |
| | <div class="heading">Regarding my diary, you are right when you say that you would not see my personal belongings, that is a nice attitude.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayagovinda -- New Vrindaban 22 May, 1969|Letter to Jayagovinda -- New Vrindaban 22 May, 1969]]:''' Regarding my diary, you are right when you say that you would not see my personal belongings, that is a nice attitude, but still I have nothing to close from the eyes of my disciples. I think that my diary is now lying somewhere in New York, but that is not a very important thing.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Jayagovinda -- New Vrindaban 22 May, 1969|Letter to Jayagovinda -- New Vrindaban 22 May, 1969]]:''' Regarding my diary, you are right when you say that you would not see my personal belongings, that is a nice attitude, but still I have nothing to close from the eyes of my disciples. I think that my diary is now lying somewhere in New York, but that is not a very important thing.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''Please keep yourself in this nice attitude and Krishna will bless you.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Krsna dasa -- New Vrindaban 13 June, 1969" link_text="Letter to Krsna dasa -- New Vrindaban 13 June, 1969"> |
| | <div class="heading">Please keep yourself in this nice attitude and Krishna will bless you.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Krsna dasa -- New Vrindaban 13 June, 1969|Letter to Krsna dasa -- New Vrindaban 13 June, 1969]]:''' Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated June 6, 1969, and I thank you very much for your submissive feelings. They are just appropriate for an advancing Vaisnava. Please keep yourself in this nice attitude and Krishna will bless you.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Krsna dasa -- New Vrindaban 13 June, 1969|Letter to Krsna dasa -- New Vrindaban 13 June, 1969]]:''' Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated June 6, 1969, and I thank you very much for your submissive feelings. They are just appropriate for an advancing Vaisnava. Please keep yourself in this nice attitude and Krishna will bless you.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''I am very pleased with both of your nice attitudes and endeavors, and may Krishna bless you for this.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Bhagavan, Krsna Bhamini -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1969" link_text="Letter to Bhagavan, Krsna Bhamini -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1969"> |
| | <div class="heading">I am very pleased with both of your nice attitudes and endeavors, and may Krishna bless you for this.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Bhagavan, Krsna Bhamini -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1969|Letter to Bhagavan, Krsna Bhamini -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1969]]:''' You are both very sincere souls I know, and Krishna will help you in every way as you continue to work nicely. As you have requested to be sent a nice householder couple to come and help you, I am going to arrange with Hamsaduta and Himavati that they may go there soon to join you in Detroit. They are both very exemplary devotees, and they are already trained in managing all areas of Sankirtana Party and temple affairs. So their presence will be a great help to you. I understand that Hamsaduta works best when he can be in charge of the situation, so when he arrives he may act as the temple president and you shall be his assistants. When I speak with Hamsaduta and Himavati in San Francisco during Rathayatra Festival we shall make definite arrangements as to when they shall arrive. In the meantime, I am very pleased with both of your nice attitudes and endeavors, and may Krishna bless you for this.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Bhagavan, Krsna Bhamini -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1969|Letter to Bhagavan, Krsna Bhamini -- Los Angeles 13 July, 1969]]:''' You are both very sincere souls I know, and Krishna will help you in every way as you continue to work nicely. As you have requested to be sent a nice householder couple to come and help you, I am going to arrange with Hamsaduta and Himavati that they may go there soon to join you in Detroit. They are both very exemplary devotees, and they are already trained in managing all areas of Sankirtana Party and temple affairs. So their presence will be a great help to you. I understand that Hamsaduta works best when he can be in charge of the situation, so when he arrives he may act as the temple president and you shall be his assistants. When I speak with Hamsaduta and Himavati in San Francisco during Rathayatra Festival we shall make definite arrangements as to when they shall arrive. In the meantime, I am very pleased with both of your nice attitudes and endeavors, and may Krishna bless you for this.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''I am very glad to learn that you are doing spiritual activities very nicely and you are always alert to see whether you are committing some offense. This is a very nice attitude. '''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Los Angeles 21 April, 1970" link_text="Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Los Angeles 21 April, 1970"> |
| | <div class="heading">I am very glad to learn that you are doing spiritual activities very nicely and you are always alert to see whether you are committing some offense. This is a very nice attitude.</div> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Los Angeles 21 April, 1970|Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Los Angeles 21 April, 1970]]:''' I am very glad to learn that you are doing spiritual activities very nicely and you are always alert to see whether you are committing some offense. This is a very nice attitude. In rendering service to Lord Krsna and His representative the Spiritual Master, we should always maintain this fearful attitude which means careful attention. This attitude will advance you progressively in Krishna Consciousness.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Los Angeles 21 April, 1970|Letter to Gopala Krsna -- Los Angeles 21 April, 1970]]:''' I am very glad to learn that you are doing spiritual activities very nicely and you are always alert to see whether you are committing some offense. This is a very nice attitude. In rendering service to Lord Krsna and His representative the Spiritual Master, we should always maintain this fearful attitude which means careful attention. This attitude will advance you progressively in Krishna Consciousness.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''I am very pleased also to note your nice attitude of humbleness in the service of the Lord, this is a very important qualification of a devotee.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Kasturika -- Los Angeles 25 April, 1970" link_text="Letter to Kasturika -- Los Angeles 25 April, 1970"> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''Please keep this nice attitude of service which you have expressed in your letter, this is very necessary.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Sandini -- Los Angeles 19 June, 1970" link_text="Letter to Sandini -- Los Angeles 19 June, 1970"> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Sandini -- Los Angeles 19 June, 1970|Letter to Sandini -- Los Angeles 19 June, 1970]]:''' So I am very happy to accept you as my initiated disciple, and your spiritual name is Sandini Dasi. Please keep this nice attitude of service which you have expressed in your letter, this is very necessary. Always chant the sixteen rounds of Hare Krsna Mantra on your beads, follow the four restrictive principles very rigidly, live peacefully according to the rules and regulations and your life will be perfect and sublime. Serve Krsna to the best of your capacity and when you are 24 hours engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord that is the highest stage of transcendental bliss or Krsna Consciousness.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Sandini -- Los Angeles 19 June, 1970|Letter to Sandini -- Los Angeles 19 June, 1970]]:''' So I am very happy to accept you as my initiated disciple, and your spiritual name is Sandini Dasi. Please keep this nice attitude of service which you have expressed in your letter, this is very necessary. Always chant the sixteen rounds of Hare Krsna Mantra on your beads, follow the four restrictive principles very rigidly, live peacefully according to the rules and regulations and your life will be perfect and sublime. Serve Krsna to the best of your capacity and when you are 24 hours engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord that is the highest stage of transcendental bliss or Krsna Consciousness.</div> |
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| <span class="q_heading">'''Please keep up this nice attitude and render service sincerely and your life will come to perfection, love of Krsna.'''</span> | | <div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Danavir -- Gorakhpur 11 February, 1971" link_text="Letter to Danavir -- Gorakhpur 11 February, 1971"> |
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| <span class="LET-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Danavir -- Gorakhpur 11 February, 1971|Letter to Danavir -- Gorakhpur 11 February, 1971]]:''' You are a very fortunate boy that you have got a very good friend in Sriman Madhukanta Das because he has actually saved you from the clutches of Maya. I am so glad to see that you are understanding the distinction between Krsna Consciousness and materialistic frustrated consciousness by association with this Movement. Thank you for your nice appreciation of the Spiritual Master. Unless one has got utmost confidence in both Spiritual Master and Krsna he cannot advance on the path of bhaktiyoga of Krsna Consciousness. Please keep up this nice attitude and render service sincerely and your life will come to perfection, love of Krsna.</span> | | <div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Danavir -- Gorakhpur 11 February, 1971|Letter to Danavir -- Gorakhpur 11 February, 1971]]:''' You are a very fortunate boy that you have got a very good friend in Sriman Madhukanta Das because he has actually saved you from the clutches of Maya. I am so glad to see that you are understanding the distinction between Krsna Consciousness and materialistic frustrated consciousness by association with this Movement. Thank you for your nice appreciation of the Spiritual Master. Unless one has got utmost confidence in both Spiritual Master and Krsna he cannot advance on the path of bhaktiyoga of Krsna Consciousness. Please keep up this nice attitude and render service sincerely and your life will come to perfection, love of Krsna.</div> |
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