Los Angeles

Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize

23 June 1975·Los Angeles·Room conversation· audio

Similarly, as part and parcel of God, the..., it is the duty of the soul to be always engaged in the service of the Lord.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.10

23 June 1975·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

Santoṣa: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" kvacin nivartate’ bhadrāt kvacic carati tat punaḥ prāyaścittam atho ‘pārthaṁ manye kuñjara-śaucavat []\" [break] [00:57] Translation: “Sometimes one who is very alert not to commit sinful acts is victimized by sinful life again. If one atones for the sins after committing them but then repeatedly commits the same sins, his atonement is a useless process. Indeed, it is like the bathing of an elephant, for the elephant fully cleanses itsel…

Garden Conversation with Dr. Allen Gerson

22 June 1975·Los Angeles·Garden conversation· audio

Therefore the Vedic civilization is, voluntarily they give up this household life and become a sannyāsī, where there is no need of sex life.

Morning Walk

22 June 1975·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Either for lust desires or out of fear, out of anger, some way or other, if one is attached to Kṛṣṇa, his life will be nice.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.9

22 June 1975·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

\"That is My true mission: to save the devotees and to annihilate the nondevotees.

Morning Walk

21 June 1975·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

These lokasya ajānataḥ, people are suffering on account of ignorance, so to give them proper knowledge, he made this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.8

21 June 1975·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

Unless we come to the platform of bhakti and fully surrender to Kṛṣṇa and take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness business, it is very, very difficult.

Arrival Address

20 June 1975·Los Angeles·Address· audio

When we become cleansed of all dirty things of material modes of nature, then we are prepared to serve Kṛṣṇa.

Arrival Conversation in Car & Room

20 June 1975·Los Angeles·Ārati· audio

Just like when one is spiritually perfect, he goes immediately to Kṛṣṇa, penetrating these material coverings of the universe.

Morning Walk Through the BBT Warehouse

10 February 1975·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

I think no religious publisher have seen such big godown in their life, throughout the whole world.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.7

10 February 1975·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

He understands that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead; that is, he acquired knowledge from Kṛṣṇa.

Arrival Address

9 February 1975·Los Angeles·Ārati· audio

Departure Address

15 July 1974·Los Angeles·Lecture· audio

So to think of Kṛṣṇa and to become devotee of Kṛṣṇa is not at all difficult task.

Chanting Cc Ādi-līlā 14th Chapter, Verses 1–97

14 July 1974·Los Angeles·Kīrtana & bhajana· audio

In His childhood the Lord was taken away by two thieves outside His home.

Morning Walk at Marina del Rey

14 July 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Morning walk conversation, July 14th, 1974, in Marina del Rey.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.24

14 July 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

Not that depend on Kṛṣṇa means, \"I have not to..., nothing to do.\" So everything is there.

Chanting Cc Ādi-līlā 13th Chapter, Verses 1–124

13 July 1974·Los Angeles·Kīrtana & bhajana· audio

In these meetings of the Vaiṣṇavas, Advaita Ācārya used to recite the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, decrying the paths of philosophical speculation and fruitive activity and establishing the superexcellence of devotional service.

Morning Walk at Marine del Rey

13 July 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

The Christians, they thought, \"Now these Englishmen, they'll make Hindu religion very prominent.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.23

13 July 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So he's asking whether mother is lamenting because Kṛṣṇa...

Chanting Cc Ādi-līlā 12th Chapter, Verses 1–96

12 July 1974·Los Angeles·Kīrtana & bhajana· audio

I offer my respectful obeisances to the all-glorious Advaita Prabhu, who forms the second branch of the eternal Caitanya tree, and to His followers, who form His sub-branches.

Morning Walk at Marina del Rey

12 July 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Then where is the difference between the scientists and the devotee?

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.22

12 July 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

In your country there are so many regulative principles.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.21

11 July 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So here description of cow-killing is already done.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.20

10 July 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So in the Satya-yuga people were very religious, full, four parts full.

Morning Walk

9 July 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Without this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all other consciousness, they're simply cheating.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.19

9 July 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

If anyone understands Kṛṣṇa, that \"Kṛṣṇa, You are the greatest...\" God is great, we have heard so many times from so many people.

Arrival Address

8 July 1974·Los Angeles·Ārati· audio

So I am very glad to see that you are maintaining the temple standard as good as I saw when I left.

Room Conversation

8 July 1974·Los Angeles·Room conversation· audio

Devotee (3): He came in contact with our movement in Los Angeles, and he just asked me the question, when he was a young boy in Fukushima he used to go to the Buddhist temples, and they play the drums.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.18

13 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So in this Kali-yuga, religious principles of human society is supposed to be only one fourth, and there are four yugas: Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara, Kali.

Morning Walk

12 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

accepting a leader, one has to consider what is the position of the leader.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.17

12 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So these descendants of the Bhārata dynasty, especially...

Morning Walk

11 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Yes, if you love children for making them Kṛṣṇa conscious, then it is loving Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.16

11 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

Therefore all the sages were surprised that \"What pious activities this Mother Yaśodā did that Kṛṣṇa is completely under her control?

Initiations

10 January 1974·Los Angeles·Initiation· audio

Your spiritual name, Gambhīra dāsa, \"very grave.\" That is Kṛṣṇa.

Morning Walk

10 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

In Bhagavad-gītā it is said, brahma-cakra, brahma-cakra.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.13–15

10 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So the forefathers of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, sva-pūrveṣām, they were not ordinary person.

Morning Walk

9 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

And therefore mental speculators, they have been condemned.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.12

9 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

They are also living entities, but human life is developed consciousness.

Morning Walk [Partially Recorded]

8 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

purport of the Bhāgavata. Divā vyartha-karmabhiḥ.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.11

8 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So Arjuna kept upon him Vajrāṅgajī, Hanumān, because he considered Hanumān his guru.

Morning Walk [Partially Recorded]

7 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Yes, what is the difference that you say the animals...?

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.10

7 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

This is the Upaniṣad, Īśopaniṣad, Vedic injunction.

Morning Walk

5 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

One who wants to remain in this material world, his only happiness is sex life.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.8

5 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So therefore it is the duty of the elderly son, those who are advanced, not to kill the insufficient son, but to give them education of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.7

4 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

This material world is called mṛtyu-loka: \"where everyone dies.

Morning Walk

3 January 1974·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

The śūdras, fourth-class men, they are on the government execute.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.6

3 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So the proposal was that \"We are interested to hear about Kali's being punished by Mahārāja Parīkṣit if there is some connection of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.5

2 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So sometimes we say that you take part in politics.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.4

1 January 1974·Los Angeles·Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

So it was the duty of the king to go on tour and see persons who are actually not abiding by the laws of Vedic principles.

Morning Walk

31 December 1973·Los Angeles·Morning walk· audio

Actually, I was concerned this morning about inflation. The government and the newspapers, they say the biggest problem today is inflation. From our Kṛṣṇa conscious standpoint, how can we cure this pr...