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AUGUST
AUGUST 01
Sometimes by association of the great, one appears great. In the sun is great heat and light, and by reflecting the greatness of the sun's light, the moon in dead of night also appears great. Actually the moon is by nature dark and cold, but in association with sun it has become accepted as great.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jahnava, August 01, 1973
AUGUST 02
A fish, when it is put into the land, it is unhappy, or death. Similarly, if you, the creature of the land, if you are put into the water, you are unhappy, and death. So because we belong to the spiritual nature, so long we shall remain in the material nature, we must be unhappy.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan, August 02, 1974
AUGUST 03
Anything fresh, that is full of vitamin.
Grow fresh, take fresh.
Srila Prabhupada in Paris, August 03, 1976
AUGUST 04
Vaisnavas do not require to practice any yogic power to become materially powerful. Simply his surrender to Krishna makes him all-powerful. This is the position of Vaisnava.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavana, August 04, 1974
AUGUST 05
Habit is the second nature. So practice.
Srila Prabhupada in Detroit, August 05, 1975
AUGUST 06
Our Society is like one big family and our relationships should be based on love and trust. We must give up the fighting spirit and use our intelligence to push ahead.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Upendra, August 06, 1970
AUGUST 07
In this age, it is more important to create devotees than to construct temples.
Srila Prabhupada in Hawaii, August 07, 1969
AUGUST 08
The pickpocket takes from your pocket and he becomes a criminal, and when the wife takes thousand dollars from your pocket, you do not consider her to be criminal. You laugh, "Oh, you have taken the money?" "Yes, I've taken. The business is a pickpocket. Actually thieves and rogues, but we have named them 'relatives."
Srila Prabhupada in Tehran, August 08, 1976
AUGUST 09
Krishna takes special appreciation for His devotees who are engaged in risking for His preaching work, and He will give you special care and guidance at all times because you are sincerely trying to serve Him in this way.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Amogha, August 09, 1972
AUGUST 10
You expand the empire of Krishna consciousness. Krishna has given you the ability. Do it enthusiastically with the courage of an Englishman and the heart of a Bengali mother.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan, August 10, 1977
AUGUST 11
We should take any lila of Krishna as Supreme. The Vrindavan lila, Krishna's lila with the gopis, is the most confidential lila. We should not entertain this confidential lila unless we are liberated. It is very difficult subject. And because they cannot understand what is Krishna's lila, they imitate, they fall down.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan, August 11, 1974
AUGUST 12
Kirtana means both lecturing and chanting with music. The chanting with music is especially attractive for the mass of people, but talking from philosophical point of view on Krishna Consciousness is also chanting.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Upendra, August 12, 1968
AUGUST 13
Yes. As soon as you become strong, naturally there will be more enemies. That is natural.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavana, August 13, 1974
AUGUST 14
Husband and wife dying together, it is because asakti (attachment) is there. That asakti will help him, that the wife will become a husband next life, and the husband will become wife next. And in that way they'll have to take birth again.
Srila Prabhupada speaks on August 14, 1976, Bombay
AUGUST 15
Whether you are lusty or a thief or a murderer or whatever it may be somehow or other you must develop this eagerness, this desire: "I must see Krishna." Then Krishna will be seen.
Srila Prabhupada in Los Angeles, August 15, 1972
AUGUST 16
Regarding the art of management, constant changing is not good. Even if there is some, fault in management it should be corrected, not changed. Besides that, Vaisnava philosophy is that everyone is addressed as prabhu, or master. Everyone should consider himself the servant of the other. That will make management very nice.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Batu Gopal, August 16,1974
AUGUST 17
Failure is the pillar of success. Then try. Again you shall try.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan, August 17, 1977
AUGUST 18
Vedic civilization is, even one is enemy, if he comes to your home, you receive him as, so friendly that he will forget that you are his enemy.
Srila Prabhupada in London, August 18, 1971
AUGUST 19
Real contraceptive method is that if you are unable to deliver your son from the clutches of birth and death, do not become a father.
Srila Prabhupada in Hyderabad, August 19, 1976
AUGUST 20
Maya is on the back side of Krishna and if we keep ourselves always in front side of Krishna, engaged in His service, then the external energy on the back side of Krishna will not be able to attack us.
Letter to Bhagavan, August 20, 1970
AUGUST 21
Krishna is everywhere. Simply you have to catch Him. And he's also ready for being caught. Yes, if somebody wants to catch Him. Suppose you are a devotee. If you want to catch Him, He comes forward ten times than your desire. He's so kind. Therefore, we have to simply receive Him.
Srila Prabhupada in London, August 21, 1973
AUGUST 22
Energy is always kept on the left side. Radharani is on the left side of the Lord, and similarly, Lakshmiji is also on the left side of the Lord. We are also marginal energy, not exactly like Radharani or Lakshmiji, so we should keep our self always on the left side of the Lord, and let us act as His Arms, or army.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, August 22, 1968
AUGUST 23
We should not eat more than required. Eating, sleeping, mating, all these are material demands; the more we minimize, then that is good, but not at the risk of health. Because we have to work for Krishna, so we must maintain our health nicely.
Srila Prabhupada in Montreal, August 23, 1968
AUGUST 24
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 it very well that these Muslims are not reliable. They can kill their father even.
Srila Prabhupada in New Delhi, August 24, 1975
AUGUST 25
Chanakya Pandit says that if there is one tree in the forest producing nice aromatic flower, that one tree can glorify the whole forest by the flavour of its flower. Similarly, if there is one tree in whose cavity there is a little fire, that one tree can burn into ashes the whole forest. So this simile is applicable anywhere. In a family if these is one good boy, he can glorify the whole family and similarly if there is bad boy he can turn the whole family into ashes.
Srila Prabhupada in Tokyo, August 25, 1970
AUGUST 26
So Krishna consciousness is so beautiful thing that it does not require any material acquisition, neither it can be checked by any material (indistinct). Anywhere, any part of the world, at home or out of home, anywhere you can, with your ecstasy, you can chant Hare Krishna, and you attain love of God very quickly.
Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan, August 26, 1975
AUGUST 27
A little bit of a pure thing is much better than huge volumes of impure, adulterated things.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, August 27, 1969
AUGUST 28
Always think of the Lotus Feet of Sri Krishna and you will find no difficulties in executing the tasks allotted to you by Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Satsvarupa das, August 28, 1973
AUGUST 29
Do not be depressed. All along my god-brothers 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
AUGUST 30
A grihastha 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 Grihastha.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Rupanuga, August 30, 1968
AUGUST 31
Best thing is if you chant Hare Krishna and go to Krishna Loka and find out the answers to all these questions yourself.
Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Ekayani, August 31, 1971