@Reviews Of My Favorite Book@ That changed my life! The answer is here itself! Krishna Counsciousness Sampradaya Acaryas Pre Caitanya Kṛṣṇa· Brahmā· Nārada· Vyāsa· Madhva· Padmanābha Nṛhari· Mādhava· Lakṣmīpati Mādhavendra Purī· Īśvara Purī, (Nityānanda, Advaita) Post Caitanya Lord Caitanya Rūpa (Svarūpa Sanātana)· Raghunātha, Jīva· Kṛṣṇadāsa· Narottama· Viśvanātha· Jagannātha Modern Bhaktivinoda· Gaurakiśora· Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī· A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swāmī Prabhupāda PLEASE VISIT THE SITE UNTOUCHED BY ILLUMINATI -http://www.prabhupada.org.uk NOTE;-If you wana know whats the big deal in this script then go ahead and get one for yourself and simply go through it. A True Gods Gift To This Material World!! "No work in all Indian literature is more quoted, because none is better loved, in the West, than the Bhagavad Gita. Translation of such a work demands not only knowledge of Sanskrit, but an inward sympathy with the theme and a verbal artistry. For the poem is a symphony in which God is seen in all things....The Swami does a real service for students by investing the beloved Indian epic with fresh meaning. Whatever our outlook may be, we should all be grateful for the labor that has lead to this illuminating work." Dr. Geddes MacGregor, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Philosophy University of Southern California "The Gita can be seen as the main literary support for the great religious civilization of India, the oldest surviving culture in the world. The present translation and commentary is another manifestation of the permanent living importance of the Gita." Thomas Merton, Theologian "I am most impressed with A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's scholarly and authoritative edition of Bhagavad Gita. It is a most valuable work for the scholar as well as the layman and is of great utility as a reference book as well as a textbook. I promptly recommend this edition to my students. It is a beautifully done book." Dr. Samuel D. Atkins Professor of Sanskrit, Princeton University "...As a successor in direct line from Caitanya, the author of Bhagavad Gita As It Is is entitled, according to Indian custom, to the majestic title of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The great interest that his reading of the Bhagavad Gita holds for us is that it offers us an authorized interpretation according to the principles of the Caitanya tradition." Olivier Lacombe Professor of Sanskrit and Indology, Sorbonne University, Paris "I have had the opportunity of examining several volumes published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust and have found them to be of excellent quality and of great value for use in college classes on Indian religions. This is particularly true of the BBT edition and translation of the Bhagavad Gita." Dr. Frederick B. Underwood Professor of Religion, Columbia University "...If truth is what works, as Pierce and the pragmatists insist, there must be a kind of truth in the Bhagavad Gita As It Is, since those who follow its teachings display a joyous serenity usually missing in the bleak and strident lives of contemporary people." Dr. Elwin H. Powell Professor of Sociology State University of New York, Buffalo "There is little question that this edition is one of the best books available on the Gita and devotion. Prabhupada's translation is an ideal blend of literal accuracy and religious insight." Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins Professor of Religion, Franklin and Marshall College "The Bhagavad Gita, one of the great spiritual texts, is not as yet a common part of our cultural milieu. This is probably less because it is alien per se than because we have lacked just the kind of close interpretative commentary upon it that Swami Bhaktivedanta has here provided, a commentary written from not only a scholar's but a practitioner's, a dedicated lifelong devotee's point of view." Denise Levertov, Poet "The increasing numbers of Western readers interested in classical Vedic thought have been done a service by Swami Bhaktivedanta. By bringing us a new and living interpretation of a text already known to many, he has increased our understanding manyfold." Dr. Edward C Dimock, Jr. Department of South Asian Languages and Civilization University of Chicago "The scholarly world is again indebted to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Although Bhagavad Gita has been translated many times, Prabhupada adds a translation of singular importance with his commentary...." Dr. J. Stillson Judah, Professor of the History of Religions and Director of Libraries Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California "Srila Prabhupada's edition thus fills a sensitive gap in France, where many hope to become familiar with traditional Indian thought, beyond the commercial East-West hodgepodge that has arisen since the time Europeans first penetrated India. "Whether the reader be an adept of Indian spiritualism or not, a reading of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is will be extremely profitable. For many this will be the first contact with the true India, the ancient India, the eternal India." Francois Chenique, Professor of Religious Sciences Institute of Political Studies, Paris, France "As a native of India now living in the West, it has given me much grief to see so many of my fellow countrymen coming to the West in the role of gurus and spiritual leaders. For this reason, I am very excited to see the publication of Bhagavad Gita As It Is by Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. It will help to stop the terrible cheating of false and unauthorized 'gurus' and 'yogis' and will give an opportunity to all people to understand the actual meaning of Oriental culture." Dr. Kailash Vajpeye, Director of Indian Studies Center for Oriental Studies, The University of Mexico "...It is a deeply felt, powerfully conceived and beautifully explained work. I don't know whether to praise more this translation of the Bhagavad Gita, its daring method of explanation, or the endless fertility of its ideas. I have never seen any other work on the Gita with such an important voice and style....It will occupy a significant place in the intellectual and ethical life of modern man for a long time to come." Dr. Shaligram Shukla Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University "I can say that in the Bhagavad Gita As It Is I have found explanations and answers to questions I had always posed regarding the interpretations of this sacred work, whose spiritual discipline I greatly admire. If the aesceticism and ideal of the apostles which form the message of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is were more widespread and more respected, the world in which we live would be transformed into a better, more fraternal place." Dr. Paul Lesourd, Author Professeur Honoraire, Catholic University of Paris New York City – New York Ratha Yatra, a popular HareKrishna festival held along Manhattan’s posh Fifth Avenue, is among fifteen“traditional annual Fifth Avenue parades” that will be allowed to continuedespite new measures to limit processions down the street, according toVirginia Waters, senior counsel in the city’s law division. Srila Prabhupada: A Brief Biography; In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture.His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in 1896 in Calcutta, India. He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent devotional scholar and the founder of sixty-four branches of Gaudiya Mathas (Vedic institutes), liked this educated young man and convinced him to dedicate his life to teaching Vedic knowledge in the Western world. Srila Prabhupada became his student, and eleven years later (1933) at Allahabad, he became his formally initiated disciple. At their first meeting, in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura requested Srila Prabhupada to broadcast Vedic knowledge through the English language. In the years that followed, Srila Prabhupada wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita and in 1944, without assistance, started an English fortnightly magazine. Recognizing Srila Prabhupada's philosophical learning and devotion, the Gaudiya Vaisnava Society honored him in 1947 with the title "Bhaktivedanta." In 1950, at the age of fifty-four, Srila Prabhupada retired from married life, and four years later he adopted the vanaprastha (retired) order to devote more time to his studies and writing. Srila Prabhupada traveled to the holy city of Vrndavana, where he lived in very humble circumstances in the historic medieval temple of Radha-Damodara. There he engaged for several years in deep study and writing. He accepted the renounced order of life (sannyasa) in 1959. At Radha-Damodara, Srila Prabhupada began work on his life's masterpiece: a multivolume translation and commentary on the 18,000-verse Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana). He also wrote Easy Journey to Other Planets. After publishing three volumes of Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada came to the United States, in 1965, to fulfill the mission of his spiritual master. Since that time, His Divine Grace has written over sixty volumes of authoritative translations, commentaries and summary studies of the philosophical and religious classics of India. In 1965, when he first arrived by freighter in New York City, Srila Prabhupada was practically penniless. It was after almost a year of great difficulty that he established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in July of 1966. Under his careful guidance, the Society has grew within a decade to a worldwide confederation of almost one hundred asramas, schools, temples, institutes and farm communities. In 1968, Srila Prabhupada created New Vrndavana, an experimental Vedic community in the hills of West Virginia. Inspired by the success of New Vrndavana, then a thriving farm community of more than one thousand acres, his students founded several similar communities in the United States and abroad. In 1972, His Divine Grace introduced the Vedic system of primary and secondary education in the West by founding the Gurukula school in Dallas, Texas. The school began with three children in 1972, and by the beginning of 1975 the enrollment had grown to one hundred fifty. Srila Prabhupada also inspired the construction of a large international center at Sridhama Mayapur in West Bengal, India, which is also the site for a planned Institute of Vedic Studies. A similar project is the magnificent Krsna-Balarama Temple and International Guest House in Vrndavana, India. These are centers where Westerners can live to gain firsthand experience of Vedic culture. Srila Prabhupada's most significant contribution, however, is his books. Highly respected by the academic community for their authoritativeness, depth and clarity, they are used as standard textbooks in numerous college courses. His writings have been translated into eleven languages. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, established in 1972 exclusively to publish the works of His Divine Grace, has thus become the world's largest publisher of books in the field of Indian religion and philosophy. In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture. Source:- ISKCON The Unlimited Glories of Srila PrabhupadaSrila Prabhupada is the Founder Acharya for Hare Krishna Movement. He is the ONLY reason anyone knows the words "Hare Krishna" in main stream culture. He produced more literature (books, conversations, letters, records, and lectures) than any other Vaisnava that lived during his time or lived after His Vapu association. Gadadhara dasa (02-24-08) He opened more then one hundred temples all over the world. He wrote over 7,000 personal letters to his disciples, published in five volumes of books. He went around the world 12 times. He created a monthly magazine, “Back to Godhead,” which at one point was distributed in excess of one million copies per month. He gave lectures on Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita As It Is, compiled into 18 volumes of books. He authored over 140 books, all in the matter of 11 years time. His devotees appeared in over 75 major Hollywood feature films chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra. He began at the age of 69. He slept less than 4 yours a day. He was the only one ever recorded fainting while distributing His "Back To Godhead Magazine" before He came to America. His writing is absolutely perfect in every way and does not need any adjustments whatsoever. Srila Prabhupada never settled nor did His disciples. He constantly worked day and night in spreading Krishna consciousness and often moved His disciples around the world, managing everything perfectly, despite having disciples who wanted to succeed Him and who made many mistakes along the way. Srila Prabhupada never spoke anything different then what Lord Krishna spoke. He personally brought Krishna consciousness to the WORLD in its most pristine, accurate, and perfect form! Take out Srila Prabhupada and "Hare Krishnas" would cease to exist. Srila Prabhupada did the unthinkable, the unfathomable. He is the Acharya and the Master At Whose Feet All Other Masters Sit. He is the pure devotee. He is the prime example of the most realized soul ever to walk the face of this earth. His vani (instructions) continue to spread around the world and His presence can be felt by anyone who cares to read His books, to listen to His lectures, and to watch His films. Srila Prabhupada is now living with all vibrancy and all vigor in His instructions. Srila Prabhupada’s accomplishments are so far beyond any description or glorification that this article or any other article does no justice. Srila Prabhupada lives forever! Hare Krishna!!! Source:-ISKCON

BHAKTIVEDANTA HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMSFebruary 13, 2001 -- Mumbai, India - Bhaktivedanta Hospital, which provides holistic health care with equal emphasis on the needs of the body, mind and soul, continues to make a marked difference to the lives of those affected by the devastation of the Gujurat earthquake of 26 January 2001. A team of doctors, nurses, spiritual care counselors, and support workers tirelessly work on a regular ten-day rotation basis, providing holistic care to the inhabitants of Rahpar, a small town in the north of the Rann of Kutch and 140 villages in the surrounding area. The hospital relief team rapidly moved into the disaster areas soon after the earthquake struck, seeing to the medical and nursing needs of the victims. The physical support care program is being complemented by a spiritual care package that consists of spiritual care counseling, sanctified food distribution, and prayer group meetings. UNICEF has made available to the Bhaktivedanta Hospital relief effort a tent in which a Day Care Center with 20 beds has been set-up to provide essential medical and nursing care. Up to now over 3 thousand patients have been cared for since the hospital extended its care beyond its usual catchment area in the Thane District. The earthquake indiscriminately struck at the heart of every inhabitant, leaving thousands of people devastated and destitute. Spiritual care counselors from Bhaktivedanta Hospital are bringing hope and restored faith to the victims who are grappling with the psychological trauma that this natural disaster has brought to their lives. Dedicated doctors and nurses risked their own lives when they took occupancy of the deserted Shrushrusha General Hospital that was abandoned by its own doctors and patients soon after the first tremors. It is in this hospital where staff from Bhaktivedanta Hospital are attending to severe spinal injuries, wounds, infections, fractures, lacerations to children, hypothermia, pneumonia and
other related injuries. Seriously ill and injured patients are being airlifted to Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mumbai where a team of specialist consultants are on stand-by. Food for Life, the international food relief program of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Juhu, Mumbai is distributing on a daily basis 150 thousand hot sanctified vegetarian meals to the needy. This relief program has received international recognition for its efforts in the Balkans wars. All relief work is provided free of charge or is being sponsored by corporate businesses on behalf of Bhaktivedanta Hospital. "As a hospital with all facilities, I feel that it is very important to reach out and extend ourselves by providing medical relief not only at our hospital, but also to the affected sites where literally tens of thousands of earthquake victims are struggling to come to terms with this calamity. Bhaktivedanta hospital is committed in making a discernible difference to the lives of our brothers and sisters in Gujurat by providing holistic healthcare that takes acre of the body, mind and soul", says Mr. R. Talwar, Hospital Director. - Report by Hari Dham Das
--------------------------------------- February 5 -- ISKCON Bombay recently put together a major Earthquake Relief effort consisting of food relief and medical aid. Their camp site is located at: Rapar, 45 kilometers from Bhuj, Gujarat. Food for Life:
Five truck loads of ingredients were sent. 5000 plates of hot, nutritious prasadam (sanctified vegetarian) meals are being distributed every day. Number of volunteers: 50 Medical Relief:
Field Hospital with a operation theater is set up. Facilities for general and orthopedic surgery available. Facilities to handle possible epidemic such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid, gastroenteritis, hepatitis etc. Number of beds: 10 / Number of doctors: 50 Report by Bhima Das
----------------- February 2, 2001 -- We have just visited our camp for prasadam distribution at Bhadreswar which is some 27 kms from Adipur. The whole area is quiet. Lots of dead bodies being burnt in heaps. Still removing bodies from debry at Anjar. Today we began serving more than 10,000 meals of Khichadi (rice and bean stew), puri (fried bread), and sabji (vegetable curry) at our camp, and surrounding villages and at Adipur. Most of these people have lost their homes or are poor and have no work for at least the next 2-3 months. Such people require to work on daily basis and hence are in desperate need right now. We now have a team of 25 to 30 volunteers from Baroda and Vidyanagar working in a place with constant fear of further tremors and cold weather. Report by Basughosh Das
------------------------------ January 28, 2001 -- More than 10 tons of supplies along with 30,000 water pouches accompanied 12 Krishna monks and 15 volunteers from the community who journeyed to Bhadreswar, close the the earthquake, where they set up camp. From there the volunteers will be able to cook and serve hot meals to the surrounding villages. The situation there is horrible. We will be trying our best to reach out to persons in remote areas. We shall keep you informed of further developments. Report by Sacchidanad Das


1968 Interview with Srila Prabhupada;- MUST READ!

February 1, 1968, Los AngelesWhen all these attractions are reposed in one place without any rivalry, He is God. That is the conception of God. So Krsna means all these six opulences in fullness together. That is the full definition of God. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Interview -- Interviewer: I think the first question is kind of basic, is why is everything always taped at all the...
Prabhupada: Because we have got so many branches, they want to hear me, my singing, my speech, therefore they record it and send it to different branches. We have got thirteen, fourteen branches: one in New York, one in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Boston, Montreal, Vancouver, London, Hamburg. We have got so many branches.
Interviewer: What are the basic beliefs of the Krsna religion?
Prabhupada: Krsna means God. So God, this word, does not explain the nomenclature of God. Now this Krsna is Sanskrit word, and it conveys the full meaning of God. Krsna means all-attractive. All-attractive means He is full of all opulences. In this world we are attracted by one who is very rich, we are attracted by one who is very famous, we are attracted by one who is very highly educated, we are attracted by someone who is very beautiful. Similarly, these are features of attraction. And when all these attractions are reposed in one place without any rivalry, He is God. That is the conception of God. So Krsna means all these six opulences in fullness together. That is the full definition of God.
Interviewer: What effect to the followers does chanting give? I heard from one that it transports them to a utopian type situation. I wondered if you could elaborate on that a little more.
Prabhupada: Which situation?
Interviewer: Utopian-like, where there is no harm, no..., all is good, and...
Prabhupada: Yes. Now, this our process is chanting. It is very innocent. If you sit down and chant with us, you have no loss, no harm, but there is great gain. You see? By chanting, you gradually cleanse your heart and you can realize what is God. That is the greatest gain. Human life is meant for knowing God. The animals, they cannot know, although the bodily demands of the animal and the human being are the same. The animals, they sleep; man also sleeps. Animal, they eat; man also eats. The animal, they are also afraid of some enemy; man is also afraid of some enemy. The animals, they mate with the opposite sex, and men also do that. But what is the special significance of man? He can understand about God, but the animal cannot. Therefore if a man does not take to this understanding, he is no better than animal. A man who has no God consciousness or Krsna consciousness, he is no better than animal because he has no other business than the four principles of bodily demands. So that is also prevalent in animal kingdom. Therefore this is a privilege for human being, to understand about God, and as such, in every human society there is some sort of religious principle. This religious principle means to understand God. Either you take it, Christianity or Judaism or Hinduism, every religion is trying to understand God according to their capacity. So without this understanding, means Krsna consciousness, human life is as good as animal life.
Interviewer: Do you believe that other religions have some truth to them because they all are...
Prabhupada: I have already told that religion means searching after God, every religion. The process may be different. The audience may be different. Just like in Christianity there is conception of God, "God created this world." So this is a fact. We also say. But we say in very lucid explanation from the Vedas. We don't stop, simply saying, "God created," but how created, how things developed, these descriptions are there in the Vedic literature. That is the difference. Otherwise there is no difference of opinion. The Christians accept God created this world; the Jewish religion, they also accept God created this world; the Muslims they also accept God created this world; we also accept God created this world. So "God is the supreme; God is great," that is accepted by everyone. But the only difference is that we give details so that modern mind, who are advanced in education and scientific knowledge, they can understand, whereas others, they cannot give in detail. Therefore they are deviating gradually because the modern, advanced, educated persons they want to know how God created this world, and that description is lacking. But we can give that. That is the difference. Otherwise the primary principle, to understand God--God is great; we are small, tiny; we are subordinate; we are maintained by God--this idea is everywhere.
Interviewer: Yes, well, what is your explanation of the creation of the world?
Prabhupada: That is a huge thing. That we have to see to the Srimad-Bhagavatam, that God expanded Himself first of all in Maha-Visnu, He lied down on the Causal Ocean. And while He was in sleeping mood, from His breathing, innumerable universes came into existence. Then each and every universe, Maha-Visnu entered. Then again He lied down there, and from Him the first creature, Brahma, generated. Then Brahma created other planets. First there was creation of sound. From the sound, the sky came into existence. From the sky, air came into existence. From air, fire came into existence. From fire, water came into existence, and from water, this land developed. In this way, there are very detailed description in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. So we have to take it that way.
Interviewer: Were you born in this country or were you born in...
Prabhupada: No. I was born in India, Calcutta. My birthplace is Calcutta.
Interviewer: When did you come to this country?
Prabhupada: I came here in September, 1965.
Interviewer: Did you come with the purpose of spreading Krsna consciousness?
Prabhupada: Yes. I am an ordained minister for preaching these missionary activities. So I came here in September, 1965. Then, for one year, I was traveling in many parts of your country. In the beginning I was in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, and then I went to Philadelphia. Then I came to New York. And in this way I was traveling, not very much. And in 1966, in July 1st, I started my class in New York at 26 Second Avenue. That is my first starting. Then the younger generation began to come to me, and they started the San Francisco branch, Montreal branch. In this way the institution is going. And we have sent our students to Europe also. They have already started one branch in London, one in Hamburg. And we have sent our students in Honolulu. They have started a branch there. So our program is to start several..., as many branches as possible to spread this Krsna consciousness movement. And it is very easy. We simply invite persons to come and chant with us. It doesn't matter what he is, what is his language, what is his religion. We don't take into account all these things. And this Hare Krsna is so easy to utter, that any man can utter. That we have experienced. Any part of the world, we chant Hare Krsna, and they can very easily imitate and chant. Even child, they also. So by chanting, he gradually becomes Krsna conscious. His heart becomes cleansed and he can understand what is science of Krsna, what is science of God. Then he automatically offers himself for initiation. Then we initiate him and guide him in different ways. But our students are strictly forbidden to have illicit sex life or meat-eating or intoxication or gambling. These four things are strictly forbidden for our students. And they take it seriously. We get our... In your country boys and girls, they live as friend. I don't allow that. If there is such friendship, I immediately ask them, if they become my student, I immediately ask them to be married. And this experiment has proved very successful. I got these young boys and girls married, and they are very happily living, and husband and wife, they are preaching. All my students in London-- there are six boys and girls--they were married by me, and they are doing very nicely. So the Krsna consciousness movement is very nice in everywhere, especially in this country. That is my opinion. And people will be benefited, especially the younger section who were feeling frustration in every respect, and they are now happy. It is practical. Just ask any one of my students how they are happy. You have seen in our temple how happily they are living and dancing from their face. Face is the index of mind. You will understand from their face how happy they are feeling. They are not smoking. They are not taking marijuana or are taking... No. This nonsense we don't allow. Simple food and chanting. That makes them happy. Simple thing.
Interviewer: I notice that most of your followers, at least in this temple, are young, like in the college age or in the teenage. Is it because Krsna doesn't attract the older generation, I mean, yourself excluded?
Prabhupada: No. Krsna attracts everyone. Just like magnetic stone attracts iron. But the iron is covered with too much muddy things--the magnetic force does not work. This younger generation, they are not too much dirty; therefore they are very easily attracted. You see? It is like a magnetic force. The same example, that magnetic force attracts iron. That is natural. But if the iron is too much rusty and covered with muddy things, then it does not act. So older generation means they are convinced in some way. They cannot accept any new thing. You see? They are in the last stage of life. Whatever they have understood, they cannot forget. But younger generation, they have got capacity to take new things. Just like nobody goes... No old man goes to school because they are unable to receive education. But younger generation, they go. So there is a age to receive. So this age is recipient. Therefore naturally--it is nice thing--they are receiving.
Interviewer: You spoke of initiation. What is that initiation?
Prabhupada: Initiation means formally acceptance of the line of activities in Krsna consciousness. Before that, before initiation, we invite everyone to come and sit down with us, chant, dance, take prasadam, hear philosophy. And if he understands, "Oh, this is very nice," then he offers himself to be initiated. Then we accept. Then we impose this restriction that "If you want to be initiated..." We get hundreds of letters by everyone who has attended our classes. Daily we are getting some married couples or boys and girls, but most of them are younger. My students are within thirties. The oldest student I have got at the present moment, he is twenty-eight years. No, Kirtanananda is about thirty years old. That's all. So, of course, I do not get any older people. That is nice, hopeful, because younger section, if they take it very seriously, then I have hopes that they will preach in future, even in my absence. And old people, if a man becomes too much accustomed to a certain limited habits, in old age it is very difficult to give it up unless one is extraordinarily intelligent.
Interviewer: What is the purpose of the robes and having your head shaved?
Prabhupada: That is not very difficult to understand. Just like you dress in a certain way, I dress in certain way. So we have got this dressing system in our Krsna consciousness movement, and this is taken from Vedic literature. A brahmacari should dress like that. And that is very economical. Our dress is saffron dress. It does not become dirty very quickly, and we... (break) This dress is not very important thing, but when one is initiated, he accepts the regulations which I give them. So it is not that if you do not come in that dress in our temple you will not understand our philosophy. That is not... We don't mean that. But it is convenient. But anyone who does not want to change this dress, that does not matter. We don't insist. These brahmacaris, they voluntarily change. Otherwise there are many students, just like we have got two, three students, they are working. They come just like ordinary American gentlemen. So there is no objection in that way. Dress is not very important thing.
Interviewer: Do you have a name that you call... are they called students? Like, would he be called a student or a...?
Devotee: Brahmacari.
Prabhupada: Brahmacari. We have got four divisions. Those who are not married, they are called brahmacaris. And those who are married, they are called grhasthas. And those who are retired, they are called vanaprasthas. And those who are renounced, they have no connection with anything worldly, they are called sannyasa. Just like I am a sannyasi. Sannyasi mean I have got my family, I have got my wife, children, grandchildren in India, but I have no connection with them. I live alone.
Interviewer: Could I ask for a spelling on those?
Prabhupada: Sannya... Yes, brahmacari: b-r-a-h-m-a-c-h-a-r-y, this is brahmacari. Then grhastha: g-r-i-h-a-s-t-h-a, grhastha. H-a-s-t-h-a, grhastha. G-r-i-h-a-s-t-h-a. Is that clear? Grhastha. Then vanaprastha: v-a-n-a-p-r-a-s-t-h-a, vanaprastha. Then sannyasi: s-n-n-y-a-s-i, sannyasi. Four divisions. These four divisions, and there are other four orders of social system. That is according to work, division according to work and quality. Just like the brahmanas, b-r-a-h-m-a-i-n-s, brahmanas. Brahmanas means the most intelligent class of the society. The ksatriyas, k-s-h-a-t-r-y-a-s, ksatriyas. Ksatriyas means persons who are interested in politics, in the management of the country, political affairs. They are called ksatriyas. Similarly, there is the vaisyas, v-a-i-s-y-a-s. Vaisyas means the mercantile, productive class. Those who are engaged in producing grains or trade, milk, and in industry. Of course, industry, artisans, they are called, artists, sudras. Anyway, any person engaged in producing for the needs of the society, they are called vaisyas. And the worker class is called sudra. So according to Vedic system, these are eight divisions. Unless the human society is divided into these eight divisions in terms of material and spiritual progress of life, that is not accepted as human society. Interviewer: Have they encountered any problems in, like out on the Hollywood Boulevard? Police action or telling them to move or...?
Prabhupada: Yes. Only that depends on the whims of the police. Sometimes they say, "You are blocking our roads." Sometimes, "Oh, you are doing nice." So that depends on their temperament.
Interviewer: How about from the crowd?
Prabhupada: Crowd, of course, whenever there is crowd, it is natural--police do not like it. So we don't create crowd. But generally, people, out of inquisitiveness they gather together and see how they are chanting. They are sympathetic. They contribute. They purchase our books and literature. The people, public is sympathetic. The police are also sympathetic. They don't object when we go at night, but during busy hours, they object. So one of our students was arrested by the police. So he was taken to the court, and I gave them $315 for what is called? Bail. But he was not convicted. He was immediately liberated, and now our money was returned. So it is not a problem.
Interviewer: Were there any followers before you came to this country?

Prabhupada: No. In this country, of this Krsna consciousness movement, there was none. It is the first time. I have introduced. But in India it is very, very old, since the advent of Krsna, and at least since last five thousand years. So Krsna is very popular in India. In every home, Krsna is worshiped, and there are many millions of temples of Krsna in India and followers also. Followers means almost all Hindus are followers of Krsna. They read this Bhagavad-gita. So I have recently published Bhagavad-gita As It Is. It is published by Macmillan Company, and this book is very nicely being received. It is being reviewed by several papers. I have got many others books. They are being gradually introduced. Perhaps you have seen in our counter. We have got books, magazines, calendar, and other literatures. So it is a very scientific movement. It is not a sentiment, bogus hoax. Anyone who wants to understand this movement philosophically, scientifically, they will be very much satisfied with this. The idea is that any religious movement without philosophical basis, it is simply sentiment or fanaticism. And philosophy without idea of God is simply mental speculation. Therefore religious principles combined with philosophy, that is perfect. So the younger section become attracted to this movement because we are giving some religious principle based on philosophy.
Interviewer: About how many followers would you say there are in the United States?
Prabhupada: Initiated members, there are about one hundred or little more, but sympathizers, admirers, there are many. Those who come, those who contribute, take sympathy, they help, and in that way there are many followers. But actually initiated members, there are about a little more than one hundred.
Interviewer: What is the significance of... Right after the chanting, everyone bows, and that I don't understand, what they're doing.
Prabhupada: Yes. That is offering respect. The whole, our Krsna consciousness movement, is to ask people to surrender to God. They have rebelled against God. Somebody says, "There is no God." Somebody says that "I am God." These nonsense things are to be eradicated from human society. So they should be trained to submit. So the submission is symbolized by bowing down: "Yes, you are great; I am humble." This should be taught. Otherwise, whimsically somebody is thinking that "I am God." They do not know what is God. It is most foolish proposal if somebody claims that he is God. He is dog. We very much hate this proposal, when a man claims that he is God. It is most blasphemous.
Interviewer: Have you... Did you... Well, you've only been over here about four years. But have there been dropouts, out of the movement, of the hundred that were initiated?
Prabhupada: They are doing nicely. They are making progress. They are understanding the philosophy. They are working for it. Now I am the only man who came from India, and still, I am one. I have no... There are many Indians, but I have no Indian follower here. Of course, in India we have got. That's a different thing. But these, all these American boys, they are cooperating with me. That means they are taking this movement very seriously. We have got two great papers, magazines, already, Back to Godhead. One is published from New York, and the other is published from Montreal. (break) In French language. Montreal it is published in French language, and they are well received. Recently I have received one letter from my disciple, Janardana. He is Janus Dambergs, M.A., he is the editor of that paper. He is a very good scholar in French language. His wife is also good scholar, Muna. She is also very good scholar in French language. So they are publishing, and the magazine is well received by the French-speaking people there. And we have contemplation to publish the same magazine in German language also from Germany.
Interviewer: I was talking to one the other day, and he said his name was Tamul.
Prabhupada: Tamala, yes. Tamala Krsna.
Interviewer: Tamala? And he was from Manhattan. Now, I assume when you join, do you assume a name? Do you change your name?
Prabhupada: Yes, when one is initiated, I give him a name which means remembrance of Krsna.
Interviewer: Is it necessary to know of the Indian language when you join? Because I noticed that when your... Prabhupada: This is not Indian name. This is Sanskrit name.
Interviewer: It's what?
Prabhupada: Sanskrit. Sanskrit is a language which is mother of all languages. Sanskrit, S-a-n-s-k-r-i-t, Sanskrit language. So this is the original language of this..., not only of this planet. In other planets also, this language is spoken. So the names are in Sanskrit. They do not belong to any community or any section. It is universal. We have no information. Just like this word, Krsna. It is universally known: "all-attractive." The exact English translation is "all-attractive." So there cannot be any proper nomenclature for God than this "all-attractive." Unless God is all-attractive, how He can be God? This is the perfect nomenclature. Similarly, anything Sanskritically named, that is all perfect. Yes.
Interviewer: I think that's all the questions I had. I can't think of any more. Let me think. (end)

Prabhupada Predicted 911 & Reptilian Man Eaters:-

Sudama: Just like in New York at one time The Empire State Building was the biggest, Now they have built two Buildings the Biggest in the World now..
Orabhupada: Yes Now Someday it will be lowest..
By uncovering the secret evils of 911
many people are gradually becoming aware of the True nature of the worlds leadrers and those who control them [The Illuminati] : The Sinister nature of the se men has been forefold over 5, 000 years ago by the ancientVedic Literatures and revealed in the modern age by His Divine Grace. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhudpada......
Raksasa are called man- eaters, more than tigers. They fortheir self- satisfaction, they can eat, I mean to say even, EVEN, their own sons, You See? they are called Raksasa. No Shame, my sense gratification should be satisfied.. "Never mind You go to hell" So this is the age.
You can know this world is now managed by the raksasa. RaksasaThey are prepared to sacrifice everything for fulfilling their own whimsical nonsense.
They are called raksasa.
[Srila Prabhupada] From Bhagavad-gita-lecture 911-14 New York, November 27 th 1966]
TRANSLATION: GOVERNMENT [ man-eaters] sometimes these government men turn against the conditioned soul and take away all his accumulated reserved wealth, the conditioned soul loses all enthusiasm, Indeed , it is as though he loses his life
PUPORT: The Word- raji-kula-raksasa is vert significant, Srimad Bhagavatam was compiled about five thousand years ago...
Yet Government men are referred as Raksasas, or
carnivorous demons if government men are opposed to a person, that PERSON will be beneft of all his riches, which
he has accumulated with great care over long period of times. Srila Prabhupada from Srimad bhragavatom
5.14.16.
These countries are faced with difficulty but it is nature's
law, they will be without food, water they will be heavily taxed. there will be revolution,How long can they keep the people terrorized?
It will burst. I can't imagine how people are living in such a rotten state.
There is nothing like pleasure, all is morose. Only we are benedicting the fallen souls all over the world ..so go on with your enthusiastic preaching, and try to do good to others with Krsna Consciousness. hope this meets you in good health
[ Srila Prabhupada] letter to: Harikesa, Bhubaneswar,
1 February,1977]..
www,prabhupada.org.uk.
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Sudama: Just like in New York at one time The Empire State Building was the biggest, Now they have built two Buildings the Biggest in the World now..
Orabhupada: Yes Now Someday it will be lowest..
By uncovering the secret evils of 911
many people are gradually becoming aware of the True nature of the worlds leadrers and those who control them [The Illuminati] : The Sinister nature of the se men has been forefold over 5, 000 years ago by the ancientVedic Literatures and revealed in the modern age by His Divine Grace. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhudpada......
Raksasa are called man- eaters, more than tigers. They fortheir self- satisfaction, they can eat, I mean to say even, EVEN, their own sons, You See? they are called Raksasa. No Shame, my sense gratification should be satisfied.. "Never mind You go to hell" So this is the age.
You can know this world is now managed by the raksasa. RaksasaThey are prepared to sacrifice everything for fulfilling their own whimsical nonsense.
They are called raksasa.
[Srila Prabhupada] From Bhagavad-gita-lecture 911-14 New York, November 27 th 1966]

TRANSLATION: GOVERNMENT [ man-eaters] sometimes these government men turn against the conditioned soul and take away all his accumulated reserved wealth, the conditioned soul loses all enthusiasm, Indeed , it is as though he loses his life
PUPORT: The Word- raji-kula-raksasa is vert significant, Srimad Bhagavatam was compiled about five thousand years ago...
Yet Government men are referred as Raksasas, or
carnivorous demons if government men are opposed to a person, that PERSON will be beneft of all his riches, which
he has accumulated with great care over long period of times. Srila Prabhupada from Srimad bhragavatom
5.14.16.
These countries are faced with difficulty but it is nature's
law, they will be without food, water they will be heavily taxed. there will be revolution,How long can they keep the people terrorized?
It will burst. I can't imagine how people are living in such a rotten state.
There is nothing like pleasure, all is morose. Only we are benedicting the fallen souls all over the world ..so go on with your enthusiastic preaching, and try to do good to others with Krsna Consciousness. hope this meets you in good health
[ Srila Prabhupada] letter to: Harikesa, Bhubaneswar,
1 February,1977]..
www,prabhupada.org.uk.
prptecta cow.typepad.com

CHANT AND BE HAPPY!

Japa is silent repetition of a mantra on japa beads. Kirtan is congregational or loud chanting, many times utilizing cartals (small hand cymbals), harmonium (indian portable organ), or mridanga (double headed indian drum). In the "Brihanaradiya Purana" it is said, in this age of Kali yuga, when people in general are slow in spiritual realization and always disturbed by various material anxieties, the best means for God consciousness "Krishna consciousness" is to chant the holy name of the Lord. Throughout the Vedic scriptures such as, Caitanya Caritamrita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Brahma Samhita, Bhagavad Gita, etc. the power of Krishna's name and the chanting of his name is emphasized. Some may chant "Rama" and some chant "Krishna", but the "Maha Mantra" or "great chant" is especially prescribed. This ancient mantra also known to many as the "Hare Krishna" mantra has been chanted in India in loud kirtans in which hundreds of thousands of people took part at one time. To chant japa on prayer beads you will need to acquire some from your nearest Hare Krishna temple, some indian stores, or Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. These beads are from India and are carved from a sacred tree called "Tulsi". You should NEVER let them touch the ground and if possible, please get a "japa bag". This is a cloth bag which is used to carry your beads in. There are 108 beads on a strand of "japa" beads. The "Krishna bead" is the large bead with a "tassle" on it. Start on a bead beside the "Krishna bead". Please don't ever chant on the "Krishna" bead. or cross over it! Use your RIGHT hand and hold the first bead between your THUMB and your LONGEST finger and chant the "Pancha-tattva Maha mantra" first. This mantra is: "jaya Sri Krishna Caitanya prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura bhakta vrinda". Do this only once to start each round. Next do the "Maha Mantra" [Hare pronounced huh-ray, Krishna pronounced Krish-na, Rama prounounced rah-ma] "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare" while fingering the first bead. Move to the next bead and chant it again and do the same on all of the other beads. One round would be 108 times. The first round you are chanting "clockwise". The second round is back "counter clockwise" etc.. So to do one round you chanted the "Pancha-tattva Maha mantra" just once at the beginning of a round, but the Hare Krishna "Maha mantra" was chanted 108 times, or once on each bead. Please remember to always pronounce the words clearly and again DON'T CHANT ON, OR CROSS OVER the "Krishna" bead. This is the very large bead with the tassle on it. When you have chanted "one round" you will end up on the other side of the "Krishna" bead. If you wish to chant a second round, you say the "Pancha-tattva Maha mantra" once start chanting the "Maha Mantra" back on each bead toward the bead you originally started from. Each round = chanting the mantra 108 times. Proceed at your own pace and strive to build on it. Sixteen rounds a day is an ideal goal to work towards! The Maha Mantra is an ancient Vedic mantra aimed at addressing God in a personal way. It is considered to be the most powerful mantra to achieve God consciousness "Krishna Consciousness" in this age of Kali yuga. It is a prayer to ask for God's protection and guidance and to engage us in love and devotion. It it nice to meditate on pictures, or "archa vigraha" forms of Srimati Radharani and Krishna while you chant. God accepts your love and offering through either medium. The first book of major importance that you should get is "Bhagavad Gita". The translation by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is perfectly accurate and Lord Krishna's message is very clear. If possible try to get the edition with "Sanskrit" verses as this is nicer and you will find that you can learn the verses in both English and Sanskrit. All books can be obtained from Bhaktivedanta Book Trust at 3764 Watseka Avenue, 90034 in Los Angeles California, or your nearest Krishna temple. For a FREE catalog of books, tapes, posters and other worship items, please write to the above address, or call 1-800-927-4152. Mantra meditation provides many spiritual rewards. May Lord Krishna bless you and give you guidance!

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