Original Letters from Srila Prabhupada PDF Download

We are releasing for the first time scanned copies of Srila Prabhupada’s original letters. We do not have all the original letters, we have a few thousand of them, and hope that in the future Bhaktivedanta Archives will release scans of all the original Prabhupada letters. So by downloading the PDF files below you can see and read the actual original letters that Srila Prabhupada sent to his disciples and others. This is an on-going program and we will add the additional ...Read More

The Power of Prabhupada’s Books [Science of Self Realsation]

Granny was saying that this was not some ordinary book… I was very surprised. She said that we should listen to what Prabhupada said and chant Hare Krishna because that was the religion for this age. There was a lot of talk about how Christianity was no more and no one was following the Bible, but what Prabhupada said was pure and perfect… Dear Sivarama Swami, Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I hope you ...Read More

Change the Public Not the Philosophy

Our process is to show Krishna Consciousness as it is, not as others want to see it. By showing KC in this way, you are making the thing less important. It is not that we should change to accommodate the public, but that we shoud change the public to accommodate us. Bombay 28 December, 1971 Brooklyn My dear Yogesvara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge your letter of 17 December, 1971, along with copies of your advertising work, slides, ...Read More

The Krishna.org Editorial Policy: A Little Bit of A Pure Thing…

In India it is said that a little bit of a pure thing is much better than huge volumes of impure, adulterated things. So please try to follow this policy and publish in BTG only pure Krishna Conscious articles. Hamburg 27 August, 1969 My Dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I am pleased to inform you that our journey from New York to Hamburg was very comfortable, and we safely arrived at the scheduled time. The boys were present to ...Read More

Why Do Devotees Have a Negative Outlook on the Material World?

The actual fact is that this material world is a miserable, negative place, full of danger at every step. It is a temporary abode of death, birth, disease and old-age, home of suffering and pain only. To come to this platform of understanding of things as they are, is not a very common thing, and therefore such persons who attain to it, they are described as great souls: Los Angeles 30 April, 1973 Lynne Ludwig 15163, Sylmar, California 93142 My dear Lynne Ludwig, ...Read More

Letters From Srila Prabhupada PDF Download

For many years the letters Srila Prabhupada wrote to his disciples were hidden from the devotees but in 1987 some devotees got access to a microfiche copy of all of Prabhupada’s letters and they produced a limited edition [500 copies only] of five volumes containing all of Srila Prabhupada’s letters to his disciples. You can download PDF files of Srila Prabhupada’s original letter books here. Prabhupada Letters Volume 1 Prabhupada Letters Volume 2 Prabhupada Letters Volume 3 (1970-1972) Prabhupada Letters Volume 4 (1972-1975) Prabhupada Letters ...Read More

Religion of Love–A Book Review

In my opinion the whole thesis is based on the philosophy of pantheism and the approach is made by the services of mankind. Religion of love is the true religious idea but if the approach is made through the service of mankind only, then the process is made imperfect, partial and unscientific. Raja Mohendra Pratap World Federation Prem MohaVidyalaya P.O. Brindaban. Dear Raja Sahib, In continuation of my last post card, I beg to inform you that I have finished ...Read More

My View on Raja-Yoga

I am surprised at the condemnation of other methods of Yoga, especially Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga. Are these methods not as divine as BHAKTI Yoga?… Dear Guruji, I have seen in many books published nowadays and have also heard about the method of attaining oneness with SHRI KRISHNA. That method is the method of BHAKTI. Attaining oneness with Sri Krishna is certainly NOT the method of Bhakti. Bhakti means love. To develop a loving relationship there has to be two people. You ...Read More

Krishna: Monism or Duealism?

I was debating something for quite some time and I was wondering if you could help me out. Does Krishna preach monism(the universe is one big manifestation of God and the idea of a personal God is replaced by this universe) or dualism (the idea that this universe is pervaded by the Lord but also seperate from Him.) I would greatly greatly appereciate an answer back. This has been on my mind for a long time and I am suffering ...Read More

Lord Vamanadeva, Bali Maharaja and His Non-Bona Fide Guru

Bali Maharaja is Mahajana because he wanted to serve Visnu by disobeying his non-bonafide spiritual master… one should be anxious to accept a spiritual master who is bona fide in spiritual knowledge. And if need be one should relinquish the connection of hereditary spiritual master and accept a real bona fide spiritual master. Montreal 3 July, 1968 My Dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 28, 1968, and I thank you ...Read More

Why should you remarry? Rather you should take sannyasa…

There is a certain kind of laddu which has such a taste, that anyone who has tasted it once, he laments, oh how I would like to taste again. And anyone who has never tasted, he also laments, oh I have never tasted. So one who has tasted, and one who has not tasted, both are lamenting. Wife is like that. Vrindaban 1 September, 1975 Tampa My Dear Jayananda das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your ...Read More

All glories to Sankirtana, Prasadam and Srimad-Bhagavatam

I think this policy of Sankirtana, Prasadam and Srimad-Bhagavatam has been successful in all the centers. Please therefore follow this transcendental policy with heart and soul and make your center as spiritually opulent as far as possible. Los Angeles 2 January, 1970 My Dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. Your letter dated December 21 along with the picture of the new house was duly received by me while I was in Boston and we enjoyed the few days of meeting together in that ...Read More

You are not eternally conditioned. You are eternally liberated…

Yes, Lord Jesus was jiva-tattva. He is not Visnu tattva. When a jiva-tattva becomes specifically empowered by the Lord, he is called saktyavesa avatara. Lord Buddha and Lord Jesus Christ were in this group of saktyavesa avatara.. But they were not in conditioned state when they appeared; they came to teach here. Los Angeles 14 November, 1968 My Dear Aniruddha, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated Nov. 7, and I am very glad to ...Read More

Love In the Material World

Regarding love affairs in the material world: they are only shadows or reflections of the real love with Krishna. If you love Krishna in any capacity, you shall never be frustrated because everything in Krishna is perfect, eternal, blissful, and full of knowledge. Los Angeles 14 January, 1968 My Dear Kancanbala dasi, Please accept my blessings. I have duly received your letter (undated), and noted the contents very gladly. My sincere blessings are for you for your nice prosecution of Krishna Consciousness. ...Read More

Is There a Place for Speculation in Krishna Consciousness?

If philosophical speculation is directed by Sastra and Guru, and if the goal of such philosophical attempts is to achieve Visnu, then that philosophical speculation is not mental speculation. Bombay 21 January, 1972 My Dear Chaturbhus, Please accept my blessings. I am happy to receive your nice letter of January 10, 1972, and I am pleased to note that you are asking very intelligent questions. that is natural position for the neophyte devotee who is sincerely seeking to understand what ...Read More

Prabhupada’s Godbrothers AVOID THEM! [Gaudiya Matha]

My Godbrothers have no life for preaching work. All are satisfied with a place for residence in the name of a temple, they engage disciples to get foodstuff by transcendental devices and eat and sleep. They have no idea or brain how to broacast the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Tirupati 28 April, 1974 Washington D.C. My dear Rupanuga Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of April 17, from Washington D.C. and I have ...Read More

Letter to Scientist — Life Comes From Life

If we can prove that life comes from life, or the soul is from the supper soul, then all other things can be brought into serious consideration. So you try to prove that chemical combination can never bring about life, this is our main argument. If we can prove this, gradually we can prove that vedic knowledge is perfect. Bombay 17 December, 1975 Atlanta My Dear Svarupa Damodara Prabhu, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter ...Read More

Krishna Conscious Art

Yes, I would ilke each and every one of our books to have pictures as many as possible. That is my desire. Our KRSNA book with pictures has been very much attractive. Los Angeles 11 July, 1970 Boston My Dear Jadurani, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 3rd July, 1970, and noted the contents. I am very satisfied to see how nicely you are rendering the transcendental subject matters of Srimad-Bhagavatam in the matter of ...Read More

Turn the Churches Into Temples…

Gradually you should buy all the churches and make them into temples. There are so many churches actually they should give us these churches free, if they were God-conscious. But they are sectarian. Bombay 28 December, 1974 Toronto My dear Jagadisa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 9, 1974 and have noted the contents carefully. Regarding your first question, you have not committed such a serious offense. My request is that you atone ...Read More

Letter: Scientists Vast Research and Display of Intelligence Misplaced

We are discussing Darwin and other scientists. Because they have missed the central point that we are not the controllers of nature, rather we are controlled by nature, and because they do not see that there is a Supreme Controller, therefore their vast research and display of intelligence is only so much waste of time. Los Angeles, 16 June, 1972 My Dear Tribhuvanatha, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 10th June, 1972, and ...Read More

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