Maintain the temples
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Arrival Addresses and Talks
Conversations and Morning Walks
1974 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: Temple... Just like these Christian missionaries, they constructed so many churches. But those churches are now being closed. In London, I have got specific knowledge, hundreds of churches are no more being used as church. Some of them are being used as go-down. And some of the churches have been purchased by other religious sect. We have purchased one church in Los Angeles. So opening temple is good but who will maintain the spirit of temple worship?
Minister: That is by (Hindi).
Prabhupāda: (Hindi) Therefore there must be side by side propaganda who can maintain the temples. (Hindi) Oh, this is anna-prasāda, so I will take later on. (Hindi) That temple is being constructed under whose supervision?
Minister: That Ganapati Sthapati, in our state.
Indian man: Sthapati is a temple engineer. He will lay out the plans as per the (indistinct) śāstra and as per the rules laid down for the construction all temples in India. No other (indistinct)
Prabhupāda: He has gone there? No.
Indian man: Once he had been to New York. They are now preparing all these idols, etc. They will be sent by sea.
Prabhupāda: So what Deity will be installed there?
Indian man: Lord Veṅkaṭeśvara, Subrahmaṇiya-sat(?) Swami, Gaṇapati, Vighneśvara.
Minister: And Pancai Tattva.1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: (indistinct) in water. Soak it. Maybe if I feel hungry I shall take it. This is the condition of material world, simply harassing, this all these big, big government (indistinct). How to harass. The more you learn this art, how to harass, you become a big politician. Not para-upakāra. Mandāḥ sumanda matayo manda-bhāgyā hy upadrutāḥ [SB 1.1.10]. Upadrutāḥ, disturbing. Adhibautika, one living entity is harassing another living entity, killing. So I have decided to construct a temple in Bhuvaneśvara. What do you think, shall I attempt?
Girirāja: Of course that is our business to construct temples.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Temple (indistinct). Temple means preaching center. This Gurukula I have made for temple (indistinct) center. Now they have made it but that (indistinct). Purpose is, that whole world in the neophyte stage, they will (indistinct), man-manā bhava mad..., think of Kṛṣṇa, offering obeisances, offer (indistinct) from the persons maintaining the temple (indistinct). Therefore they do not like that a temple should be constructed, it is waste of... (indistinct) ...must be engaged to work hard, produce money and enjoy sense gratification. Hog civilization. We are restricting that "Don't work hard like hog and dog or animals, just satisfy your minimal necessities of life, save time and (indistinct) spiritual understanding. This is our mission.1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: I think there is no need of changing Deity.
Gaurasundara: Leave small?
Prabhupāda: Huh? You have got?
Gaurasundara: Small.
Prabhupāda: Small.
Gaurasundara: Yes.
Prabhupāda: Because you are maintaining the temple as private. So make nice clothes, decorations.
Gaurasundara: Yes, we are doing. We have...
Prabhupāda: High place. There is no need of big see.(?) Deity is small Kṛṣṇa or big Kṛṣṇa, the same thing. When Kṛṣṇa was child on the lap of His mother, the same Kṛṣṇa killed Pūtanā. And when He was killing other demons in His young age, the same. Avyaya. He does not change. Acyuta. These are the names of Kṛṣṇa, you'll... So it does not make any difference. So you have got small Deity. Very nicely... So you can bathe them nicely, decorate them nicely, give Them... And big Deity will be difficult to handle. Better keep this Deity and increase the devotional.Correspondence
1968 Correspondence
1970 Correspondence
1971 Correspondence
1976 Correspondence
Page Title: | Maintain the temples |
Compiler: | Vrindi, Madhavananda |
Created: | 28 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=3, Con=4, Let=8 |
No. of Quotes: | 15 |