Srila Prabhupada’s audio dictionary

As I spent some periods of my life listening continuously to Srila Prabhupada’s lectures, here is my personal “audio dictionary“, points being made by Srila Prabhupada which specially caught my attention. Of course, Srila Prabhupada made often various points in one lecture and so listening to His lectures and conversations is an ongoing source of revelations each listener can experience by listening again and again.
Even the points Srila Prabhupada is making may seem to be somewhat repetitive, it’s the way He is presenting them which is always new and fresh to those who are eager to listen. As the lectures are available freely in form of His audio library, anybody can listen to His Divine Grace any time as He travels from one location to another.
To listen to Srila Prabhupada’s audio recording also includes the same purifying effect as to read His books. The voice of a pure devotee, vibrating with love of Godhead, purifies the heart of the listener, even when not properly understood. It is for this reason Srila Prabhupada’s disciples used to sit in His lectures being delivered in Hindi; even they couldn’t understand one word.
Of course, listening and understanding is the best, but the vibration emanating from the lotus mouth of a pure devotee is purifying the listener one way or another.
Date | Place | Theme |
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2.3.1966 | New York | How to accept a spiritual master, women hair, dots and lines, the need to recognize suffering |
1.8.1966 | New York | Become a spiritual master! |
4.9.1966 | New York | Don’t compromise, speak “cutting words of Truth” |
8.9.1966 | New York | Definition of mahamantra and avatar |
14.9.1966 | New York | Tolerance in marriage, one of the rules in spiritual life |
9.10.1966 | New York | Four classes of men approaching Krsna defined |
4.11.1966 | New York | Govardhana Puja celebration |
24.11.1966 | New York | The Saksi Gopal story |
25.11.1966 | New York | Two kinds of maya |
26.11.1966 | New York | Attacking demoniac parents |
16.12.1966 | New York | Distribute prasadam! |
16.12.1966 | New York | Krsna’s incarnations |
19.12.1966 | New York | Good and bad and no karma |
21.12.1966 | New York | Just by thinking and desiring how to serve Krsna you are already liberated |
22.12.1966 | New York | One must be pessimistic about the material world |
26.12.1966 | New York | Sadhu doesn’t canvas for himself |
26.12.1966 | New York | We are all crazy! |
31.12.1966 | New York | Jesus, Mohamed are Saktyaves Avataras |
5.4.1967 | San Francisco | An outline for a play about Lord Caitanya |
9.3.1968 | San Francisco | How one is joining Krsna Consciousness |
9.3.1968 | San Francisco | Different stages of development in Krsna Consciousness |
23.3.1968 | San Francisco | How one should chant, crying for help |
11.6.1968 | Montreal | How we are not this body |
11.6.1968 | Montreal | No unity and love while maintaining selfish consciousness |
11.6.1968 | Montreal | Ideal school program |
23.6.1968 | Montreal | Varnasrama organization and yoga and yoga today most difficult, therefore: chant! |
23.6.1968 | Montreal | The individuality of the soul being used and… misused. |
12.7.1968 | Montreal | We must preach! |
25.9.1968 | Seattle | Relationship between guru and disciple. Both must be qualified. No premature initiations! |
2.10.1968 | Seattle | Comparative study between Krsna Consciousness, Bible and Koran. |
7.10.1968 | Seattle | Women are always dependant. |
14.10.1968 | Seattle | Different traps of maya |
21.10.1968 | Stockholm | Remembering taking sannyas from Kesava maharaja |
18.11.1968 | Los Angeles | How to preach even without book knowledge |
1.12.1968 | Los Angeles | Initiation, explaining the purification mantras 10 offences explained |
9.12.1968 | Los Angeles | How Srila Prabhupada received instruction from his spiritual master |
13.11.1968 | Los Angeles | Basis of this world |
15.11.1968 | Los Angeles | Grha means limited by certain boundaries |
23.11.1968 | Los Angeles | You have to remember what you forgot. |
23.11.1968 | Los Angeles | Krsna will test His devotee, don’t be surprised. |
29.11.1968 | Los Angeles | Action in detachment |
29.11.1968 | Los Angeles | If you are really engaged in devotional service, you MUST be happy! |
1.12.1968 | Los Angeles | Initiation lecture |
2.12.1968 | Los Angeles | Lecture, in the garage |
20.12.1968 | Los Angeles | No retreat! No chanting in seclusion! |
27.3.1969 | Hawaii | Position of husband and wife |
24.5.1969 | New Vrndavana | Even very simple devotee can preach |
4.6.1969 | Hong Kong | Meaning of marriage |
10.6.1969 | New Vrndavana | We are not musicians, we are chanters |
10.6.1969 | New Vrndavana | Mahatmas don’t take part in political meetings |
11.6.1969 | New Vrndavana | ”poetic” means for a devotee on basis of sastra only |
12.7.1969 | Los Angeles | Consciousness of trees confirmed |
9.1.1970 | Los Angeles | On Vedanta Sutra and its vaisnava commentary |
18.5.1970 | Los Angeles | The mission is in your hands |
1.7.1970 | Los Angeles | About Baladeva Vidyabhusana |
2.8.1970 | Los Angeles | 6 points how to remain to be enthusiastic |
28.5.1971 | Los Angeles | We don’t worship Radha Krsna, but Laksmi-Narayana |
21.5.1972 | Los Angeles | Sudra leaders advocate homo sex |
24.5.1972 | Los Angeles | The meaning of worship of demigods |
27.5.1972 | Los Angeles | Machine replaces the man, how one gets cheated by the modern economy |
30.5.1972 | Los Angeles | Qualities of a devotee |
1.6.1972 | Los Angeles | One must get ones (12 years old) daughter married |
12.6.1972 | Los Angeles | Reading Srila Prabhupada’s books = becoming immortal |
13.6.1972 | Los Angeles | Education… for dogs |
19.6.1972 | Los Angeles | Don’t turn a temple into something else, don’t install Deities if you cannot worship |
16.9.1972 | Los Angeles | Family members being separated due to work |
16.9.1972 | Los Angeles | No telephone for Srila Prabhupada |
22.9.1972 | Los Angeles | The purpose of grhasta ashrama, women cannot elevate themselves without the help of a man |
26.9.1972 | Los Angeles | Srila Prabhupada comparing brain man-women |
4.11.1972 | Vrndavana | One must be madhyama adhikari in order to preach |
7.11.1972 | Vrndavana | First clean the heart by chanting, and then come rules and regulations |
11.11.1972 | Vrndavana | The benefits of Vrndavana |
8.12.1972 | Ahmadabad | No freedom for women |
26.12.1972 | Mumbai | How to cheat for Krsna |
28.12.1972 | Mumbai | Meaning of sadhana, push the car and activate the driver |
4.1.1973 | Mumbai | How dhira and adhira are both dear to a devotee |
10.4.1973 | New York | The absolute need for varnasrama organization |
12.4.1973 | New York | My envious godbrothers |
14.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Krsna is the taste of wine |
17.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Grief is natural, but tolerate |
17.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Don’t sell paraphernalia in name of sankirtan |
17.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Don’t fear danger! |
19.4.1973 | Los Angeles | How Srila Prabhupada became poor. Krsna take away all material assets when devotee is qualified |
22.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Chant, chant, chant… cant, cant, cant |
26.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Everything is becoming lighter in presence of the spirit |
29.4.1973 | Los Angeles | We have to take care of our devotees |
30.4.1973 | Los Angeles | Consciousness means Krsna Consciousness |
3.5.1973 | Los Angeles | Killing of a demon = preaching |
6.5.1973 | Los Angeles | Foolish mayavadi prayers |
8.5.1973 | Los Angeles | India gained independence by violence! |
13.5.1973 | Los Angeles | Bible is not authorized, Christians are not authorized |
13.5.1973 | Los Angeles | I can direct you through your heart |
13.5.1973 | Los Angeles | No independence for women |
13.5.1973 | Los Angeles | One cannot teach old people |
13.5.1973 | Los Angeles | 12 years old girl must be married |
13.5.1973 | Los Angeles | Marriage rules in Vedic society |
16.5.1973 | Los Angeles | Responsible king is protecting |
17.5.1973 | Los Angeles | In Kali-Yuga, money man is first class man |
16.6.1973 | Mayapur | When you must kill |
18.6.1973 | Mayapur | One is a brahmana by qualification only |
21.6.1973 | Mayapur | Who is expert kaviraja, Ayurveda |
26.6.1973 | Mayapur | Don’t associate with karmis, jnanis yogis! No yoga in Krsna Consciousness as bhakti yoga |
27.6.1973 | Mayapur | Our worship = worship in separation, otherwise sahajiya |
29.6.1973 | Mayapur | Life comes from life |
7.7.1973 | London | Women can never have a responsible position |
9.7.1973 | London | Soul is in all objects, moving or not moving |
10.7.1973 | London | Conversation… Srila Prabhupada relates how he counseled George Harrison |
6.8.1973 | London | Stopping fighting? Impossible. Fight for Krsna! |
9.8.1973 | Paris | And ideal public address |
11.8.1973 | Paris | Why we are dependent and independent simultaneously |
12.8.1973 | Paris | Everybody is insane to some degree |
13.8.1973 | Paris | Discussion with a perfectly confused mayavadi |
15.8.1973 | London | Men-women exchange love in name of sense-gratification |
21.8.1973 | London | Janmastami lecture, specially for Indians |
22.8.1973 | London | Definition of a guru and a disciple |
22.8.1973 | London | Vyasa puja lecture |
22.8.1973 | London | Why Srila Prabhupada got His disciples married |
22.8.1973 | London | Srila Prabhupada’s incredible grattitude to His disciples |
22.8.1973 | London | Who is a guru |
29.8.1973 | London | Karma vada, “just do your duty” explained |
30.8.1973 | London | Everybody thinks the whole world is like him. |
31.8.1973 | London | Ideal introduction to Krsna Consciousness |
31.8.1973 | London | Right hand superior to left hand |
31.8.1973 | London | Kirtan means only Krsna kirtan |
1.9.1973 | London | Today everything is conducted by sudras |
2.9.1973 | London | Without varnasrama not possible to understand Krsna |
2.9.1973 | London | Conversation… position of Gandhi |
6.9.1973 | Stockholm | The difference between materialist and spiritualist |
26.9.1973 | Mumbai | If somebody tries to be something he is not, he is an imposter. |
16.11.1973 | Mumbai | Symptoms of Kali Yuga |
25.11.1973 | London | Get all your necessities from the land |
15.12.1973 | Los Angeles | No solitude, retreat, in chanting |
15.12.1973 | Los Angeles | No voting of rascal leaders for devotees |
12.9.1973 | London | Surrendering to Krsna, a positive alternative to gambling |
13.12.1973 | Los Angeles | Bhaktisiddhanta Disappear Day... amazing! |
2.1.1974 | Los Angeles | Voting karmi leaders makes you implicated, we don’t vote |
5.1.1974 | Los Angeles | Even one word can safe them distribute books! |
17.1.1974 | Hawaii | Jesus was horrified by animal slaughter and so he abandoned his religion |
30.1.1974 | Tokyo | Kali yuga = disciple argues with his spiritual master |
25.2.1974 | Mumbai | Religious sex life |
9.3.1974 | Mayapur | I had to compromise for the sake of preaching |
14.3.1974 | Vrndavana | Curriculum for varnasrama college |
26.5.1974 | Rome | Unprotected by puffed up brahmanas, the Hindus became Muslims |
4.6.1974 | Geneva | GBC must be responsible, otherwise it will be punished |
9.6.1974 | Paris | Better to remain grhasta, sannyas too risky |
11.6.1974 | Paris | Open restaurants! |
14.6.1974 | Paris | Srila Prabhupada lecturing initially from Bible. |
14.6.1974 | Paris | No use for us to take part in political campaign |
19.6.1974 | Germany | Western concept of purity of the soul, nakedness in the art |
13.7.1974 | Los Angeles | Fighting for Ratha Yatra permission |
29.9.1974 | Mayapur | “Guru maharaja left us this big burden, the temple” |
21.10.1974 | Mayapur | Different ashramas for different varnas. What is vanaprastha. |
17.1.1975 | Mumbai | Small fish always swims on the surface, the big ones are deep bellow |
22.1.1975 | Mumbai | The effect of Hare Krsna Mantra |
3.2.1975 | Honolulu | Living outside and inside of the temple |
7.2.1975 | Honolulu | Balance in grhasta ashrama |
8.2.1975 | Hawaii | How to understand ones enemies |
5.3.1975 | New York | Rules for sannyas very difficult to follow in Kali Yuga |
5.3.1975 | New York | What REAL sannyas means |
5.3.1975 | New York | “why do you dress this way.” |
13.3.1975 | Teheran | Ideal leadership, ideal society |
21.5.1975 | Melbourne | Initiation is not a cheap thing |
13.10.1975 | Durban | Srila Prabhupada on english-indian politics |
4.2.1976 | Mayapur | Don’t think prematurely you are what you are not |
9.2.1976 | Mayapur | Kanistha adhikari, hardly a devotee |
10.2.1976 | Mayapur | Ganja for sadhus |
19.2.1976 | Mayapur | Father, mother, it’s just a play in a world of designations |
21.2.1976 | Mayapur | No need of temples, books come first |
21.2.1976 | Mayapur | Bhaktisiddhanta maharaja Appereance Day. Lets please Him by distributing books! |
22.2.1976 | Mayapur | Don’t try to see God, He will see you. |
26.2.1976 | Mayapur | Don’t take sannyas and cheat. |
27.2.1976 | Mayapur | About Aurobindo |
17.3.1976 | Mayapur | Raising above the modes of nature |
25.2.1976 | Mayapur | Real devotee and Kali-devotee |
12.3.1976 | Mayapur | Srila Bhaktisiddhanta |
12.3.1976 | Mayapur | Devotees in the temple should command by their purity such respect that people automatically give donations |
18.3.1976 | Mayapur | Vedic cosmology |
12.4.1976 | Mayapur | Real brahmacarya |
14.4.1976 | Mumbai | Need of brahmacary education, hippies result of Second World War |
17.4.1976 | Mumbai | To know something of everything, that’s practical Krsna Consciousness |
22.4.1976 | Melbourne | Krsna Consciousness is not for everyone |
23.4.1976 | Melbourne | Psychiatrist... who? |
26.4.1976 | Melbourne | How to be always in anxiety for Krsna |
3.5.1976 | Honolulu | Demons attacking means preaching is strong |
3.5.1976 | Honolulu | Books must go out, public pleased or not |
3.5.1976 | Honolulu | No unqualified initiates |
4.5.1976 | Honolulu | Preaching in China |
12.5.1976 | Honolulu | Don’t argue on the street, better sell a book |
21.5.1976 | Honolulu | Real brahmana defined by action, not just by words |
22.5.1976 | Honolulu | How to be a real disciple |
25.5.1976 | Honolulu | Root cause of divorce |
26.5.1976 | Honolulu | Standards and difficulties in grhasta ashrama |
8.6.1976 | Los Angeles | How did I came to the West |
9.6.1976 | Los Angeles | Spiritual strategies, from Buddha to Lord Caitanya |
14.6.1976 | Detroit | Detroit conversation enemies in family life |
14.6.1976 | Detroit | The magic of book distribution |
20.6.1976 | Toronto | Special duties and privileges due to be born in India |
23.6.1976 | Vrndavana | Krsna is pleased only through spiritual master |
24.6.1976 | New Vrindavana | Practising is more important as preaching |
28.6.1976 | New Vrndavana | All samskaras are included in the chanting |
2.1.1977 | Bhubaneswar | Sons and disciples must be chastised |