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Various forms of kirtana

We perform kirtana with khol, karatala, this is also krsna-kirtana. And to write books, that is also krsna-kirtana. And to read books, that is also krsna-kirtana. Not that simply this kirtana is kirtana. If you write books about Krsna, if you read books about Krsna, if you talk about Krsna, you think of Krsna, you worship Krsna, you cook for Krsna, you eat for Krsna — so that is krsna-kirtana.

Srila Prabhupada – March 17, 1974, Vrndavana

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Chant Hare Krsna and dance

Ramesvara: They have given too much power to the people, so the people demand so many things.

Prabhupada: Therefore they’re suffering. Ordinary people, what they’ll do? Anarthas. Actually it is anartha. They have created so many things.

Ramesvara: They are very much afraid if we close down the gambling houses and the prostitution houses that there will be no more enjoyment. Life will be boring.

Prabhupada: “What we’ll do?” (laughter) So we shall give you opportunity to chant Hare Krsna and dance here. What is this nonsense?

January 11, 1977: Conversation

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Don’t divert your mind

Your report of the book distribution there is very encouraging. Make program to distribute our books all over the world. Our books are being appreciated by learned circles, so we should take advantage. Whatever progress we have made, it is simply to distributing these books. So go on, and do not divert your mind for a moment from this. I have full confidence in you.

From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Ramesvara: 11 October, 1974

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Education to become a bigger fool

In the education circles they are made fools. Education means he’s a more fool, that’s all. That is education. Mudha. Mayayapahrta-jnana. These fools and rascals, their actual knowledge is taken away, and they are coming out as educated. That we are protesting.

Srila Prabhupada; “Life Comes From Life” Slideshow Discussions – July 3, 1976, Washington, D.C.

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Christian allies

The other day I was invited by some Christian monks to come to their very large monastery in the countryside near Melbourne, and they were so much appreciating our Krsna consciousness philosophy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and they read our Bhagavad-gita every night, and they are all very nice persons and have stopped eating meat. So practically they have become our allies, and with their co-operation there is immense work to be done.

From Srila Prabhupada’s Letter to Puri Maharaja – 8 Apr 1972

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Nonviolence in Christianity?

The first principle of spiritual life is non violence. They will say Killing in this matter means actually Murder, but accepting even this argument, it means that the society in which Christ was preaching were composed of Murderers, so what kind of men they were, and practically we see it is a fact that because they murdered Lord Jesus Christ. At any rate there is nothing in the world that can compare with our Movement of chanting and dancing.

From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Bhakta dasa – 3 August, 1973

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Conversion is not our purpose

The purpose of this Krsna consciousness movement is not to make Christians into Hindus or Hindus into Christians but to inform everyone that the duty of a human being is to understand his relationship with God.

Srila Prabhupada, Krsna Consciousness, the Matchless Gift, ch. 6.

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An anecdote told by Tejiyas Prabhu

One time our godbrother Ishan Prabhu was with us in Delhi, poor fellow he was in a knot as what to do. He would ask me. I had ideas of what to say to him. Srila Prabhupada was going to visit us in a couple weeks. I knew that he was very close with Srila Prabhupada who made efforts to personally guide him so I did advise Ishan but not as lucidly as I would have in other circumstances. Left that to our master.

Time came we three were together, me watching, Ishan Prabhu gave some recent information of his activities then posed his question

“Srila Prabhupada what should I do?”

The reply: “You have a brain use it.”

Ishan Prabhu  was in Mayapur making clay drums, then he returned to USA and developed the plasticized version which used to be current in ISKCON temples.

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What Srila Prabhupada wants

I want to see simply distribution of books in any language. That I want.

Room Conversation – July 27-28, 1977, Vrndavana

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Our main business

Our main business is to distribute my books and people will come gradually. Everything should be done for that purpose.

Srila Prabhupada; letter to Ramesvara, 7 November, 1976

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