Let us join together, start this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement very seriously, and deliver this suffering humanity. That is our purpose. They are suffering for want of knowledge. Everything is there, complete.
Our purpose (Disciples of SP)
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Lecture on BG 4.9-11 -- New York, July 25, 1966:
If we study Bhagavad-gītā, we have to take it, Bhagavad-gītā, as it is. We cannot give our own interpretation just to suit our purpose. This thing already been explained in this Fourth Chapter, that it is understood by the paramparā system, by the disciplic succession.
Lecture on BG 4.39-5.3 -- New York, August 24, 1966:
Similarly, if our purpose is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, either I dress myself in this orange color or either you dress in coat, pant, and shirt, oh, there is no question; there is no difference. There is no difference. So the... Because the aim is the same.
Lecture on BG 6.16-24 -- Los Angeles, February 17, 1969:
Fruits, grains, milk, you can prepare hundreds and thousands of preparations nice with these foodgrains and we are doing that. Our purpose for inviting you in the love feast is that: replace Kṛṣṇa prasāda with your all nonsense foodstuff. They are not healthy. These are healthy food.
Lecture on BG 7.3 -- London, March 11, 1975:
And not only that, Bhagavān, God, means Kṛṣṇa. And if I give the name of "God" instead of "Kṛṣṇa," they will bring forth so many competition of Kṛṣṇa. That is not our purpose. Kṛṣṇa means God. If God has any perfect name, that is "Kṛṣṇa."
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Lecture on SB 1.1.1 -- New York, July 6, 1972:
Our, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is not that. We want to give something to the western countries. That is our purpose. Not we have come to beg, we have to give them something. That is my mission.
Lecture on SB 1.2.1 -- New Vrindaban, September 1, 1972:
Guest: Why, why is māyā so very, very strong if our purpose in life is to be with God?
Prabhupāda: What is that?
Devotee: Why is māyā so strong if our purpose is to be with God?
Prabhupāda: Your purpose is not strong. (laughter).
Lecture on SB 1.2.16 -- Vrndavana, October 27, 1972:
So our purpose is, as described in the previous verses, how to become Kṛṣṇa conscious. Our present consciousness is absorbed in so many external subject matters. One is self-centered, bodily conscious; some of them are family-wise, family conscious.
Lecture on SB 1.2.19 -- Calcutta, September 27, 1974:
Just hear. You haven't got to do anything more. Just hear about Kṛṣṇa. Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ... Then everything will be cleared, gradually. This is our purpose. This center is giving chance that you come here and hear about.
Lecture on SB 2.9.9 -- Tokyo, April 25, 1972, Informal Class in Room:
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says that brahma-janme nāhi mora āśa: "I don't care to take birth as Brahmā." Kīṭa-janma hau jathā tuwā dāsa: "Better let me become an insect where Your devotee is there." So our purpose is different. We don't want even the exalted place like Brahmā in this material world. We don't want. That is our determination. We want Kṛṣṇa. Go back to home, back to Godhead.
Lecture on SB 3.25.10 -- Bombay, November 10, 1974:
Everything Kṛṣṇa's. Everything of the Supreme Personality, belonging to Him. Actually, that is the fact. So if we misuse it for our purpose or for our sense gratification, that is false.
Lecture on SB 6.1.8 -- New York, July 22, 1971:
Just like in this temple, our central point is Kṛṣṇa. If we are cooking, it is for Kṛṣṇa, not that we are cooking for our purpose. Ultimately, although we shall eat the prasādam, but when we cook, we don't think that we are cooking for ourself.
Lecture on SB 6.1.16 -- Denver, June 29, 1975:
Therefore it is recommended here, tat-puruṣa-niṣevayā: we have to serve him faithfully and always honestly. Then our purpose will be served. And if you take to this line of action, dedicating life to Kṛṣṇa and always engaged in the service of Kṛṣṇa under the direction of tat-puruṣa—means who has no other business than to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness—then our life is successful.
Lecture on SB 7.5.23-24 -- Vrndavana, March 31, 1976:
Our aim is not how to make the students a big grammarian. No. That is not our purpose. How to make him fully Kṛṣṇa conscious. That is the aim of this gurukula.
Lecture on SB 7.9.19 -- Mayapur, February 26, 1976:
We try to give chance to the devotees, and Kṛṣṇa shall live here. Kṛṣṇa's devotees will learn how to worship Him. That is our purpose. Here it is not a free hotel for learning how to gratify senses. No. This is not our aim and object.
Lecture on SB 7.12.3 -- Bombay, April 14, 1976:
We are inviting people to come here and live in this guru-kula and learn Vedic literature. This is our purpose. Bombay is a very big city, people are rich, so we can give you nice room, nice prasādam.
Nectar of Devotion Lectures
The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 27, 1972:
One must be a devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei guru haya (CC Madhya 8.128). One must know the science of Kṛṣṇa. Then he can preach to others. Sei guru haya. That is our purpose.
The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, January 9, 1973:
The same thing. Our purpose should be to satisfy our predecessors.
- tādera caraṇa-sevi-bhakta-sane vāsa
- janame janame more ei abhilāsa
We cannot deviate from the path of the previous ācāryas. We must strictly follow. That is the qualification.
The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 2, 1972:
So our purpose... The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is started with this summary idea, that nobody should think himself as belonging to certain family or sect or religion or country or nation. All these designations have created havoc in the world, these false designations.
The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 11, 1972:
My Guru Mahārāja used to say... He had so many temples all over India, and he used to say sometimes that "If by selling all these properties, temples, if I could turn one man to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then my mission will be successful." He used to say that. So our purpose is not to construct big, big buildings. That is required for propaganda work, for giving shelter to people. But our main business is how to turn the face of the bewildered conditioned souls towards Kṛṣṇa.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures
Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.172 -- New York, December 14, 1966:
Similarly, this Viṣṇu and Śiva and Brahmā... From, I mean to say, gross earth the wood is produced like tree, and from tree we take wood, and from wood there is fire. So when we get fire, then we can serve our purpose. Similarly, although these three avatāras are there in the material world, we have to take shelter of the Viṣṇu-avatāra, goodness.
General Lectures
Lecture on Manipur Dancing -- Mayapur, March 29, 1975:
So this kind of dancing is very welcome all over the world if we do not misunderstand Kṛṣṇa. That should be the precaution. Otherwise it is very, very good. And our purpose is to introduce these Kṛṣṇa pastimes all over the world so that they may take lesson that they are seeking after happiness; the happiness is with Kṛṣṇa, not in the material world, Then you'll be successful.
Philosophy Discussions
Philosophy Discussion on John Dewey:
Śyāmasundara: He is trying to define that which motivates us to desire something higher or more.
Prabhupāda: That means God should be an instrument to serve our purpose. That is his philosophy.
Philosophy Discussion on Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Prabhupāda: Relative knowledge, because we cannot know beyond 180 degrees according to your geometrical calculation. But your calculation, everything is imperfect because you are imperfect. So because it is going on, for our purpose we take it as truth. That's all.
Philosophy Discussion on Mao Tse Tung:
Prabhupāda: So practical happiness, that differs between persons. Just like ordinarily in your country boys and girls meet very intimately, without any restriction. But we say, "No mixing." So which is practical? That is according to circumstance? For our purpose, if we allow illegitimate sex, then there is no spiritual progress. Therefore this stoppage is practical.
Conversations and Morning Walks
1969 Conversations and Morning Walks
Room Conversation -- April 27, 1969, Boston:
Prabhupāda: That temple is not sufficient, although that is the biggest center of all our centers. It has got compound. It has got parking place. It has got two big halls, one big room, one big kitchen, and three, four, five small rooms. It is a nice situation, you see, just suitable for our purpose. And they decorate Jagannātha very nicely.
1971 Conversations and Morning Walks
Conversation with Prof. Kotovsky -- June 22, 1971, Moscow:
Prabhupāda: One religion may accept. One may... That is not our purpose. We are talking on the point of that if the owner of the body is permanent in spite of different change of the body, then what is the difficulty to understand that when this body will be changed, the owner of the body will have another body?
Television Interview -- July 29, 1971, Gainesville:
Prabhupāda: Our purpose, mission, is that people may become God conscious. And the process is in this age by chanting the holy name of God. If you have got any name for God which is actually name of God, then you'll be successful by chanting that name.
Room Conversation -- July 20, 1971, New York:
Devotee (4): On this editing program?
Pratyatoṣa: Oh, yeah, for the editing..., for our purposes, this is the best time-sharing system. I've used almost every one. It's unbelievable. It's so fast, it's so reliable. I used that for months and months and it never... It wasn't..., maybe... I can't even remember a time when the thing wasn't working. It was always working.
1974 Conversations and Morning Walks
Room Conversation -- February 6, 1974, Vrndavana:
Guest (1): I may leave any time.
Prabhupāda: No, no that's all right.
Guest (1): I may leave any time also.
Prabhupāda: That is our purpose to (indistinct).
Morning Walk -- April 12, 1974, Bombay:
Prabhupāda: That can be used. Everything can be used. Everything can be used. Nirbandhe kṛṣṇa sambandhe yukta-vairāgyam ucyate. Therefore we are "lessoning" people that "Whatever you have done is rotten. Utilize for Kṛṣṇa." That is our purpose, not that we enjoy these.
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Room Conversation with Two Lawyers and Guest -- May 22, 1975, Melbourne:
Guest 1: I think you must be very happy to see what's happened in Melbourne.
Prabhupāda: Yes, I am very happy. This house is quite suitable for our purpose.
Morning Walk -- June 27, 1975, Los Angeles:
Prabhupāda: Everything, we have got enough facility. We are not going to rent anyone, anyway, any room. We shall utilize it for our purpose only, receiving guest, organizing this book sale. That is my idea.
Conversation with Professor Hopkins -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia:
Prabhupāda: Our purpose is how to become happy. Everyone is struggling how to become happy. Somebody is thinking that "If I can get money then I'll be happy." Somebody is thinking that "If we become one with the Supreme, then I'll be happy." And somebody thinks that "If I can get material power, then I'll be happy."
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Room Conversation -- May 5, 1976, Honolulu:
Prabhupāda: Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja refused. For this he had to see hell. He was more moralist than Kṛṣṇa. For this moral activity he had to visit hell. This philosophy cannot be understood by neophyte devotees. Our purpose is why we are pushing so much this sales of books.
Morning Walk -- June 14, 1976, Detroit:
Satsvarūpa: They were all wandering around the grounds. It was very pleasant. So many people taking here and there, preaching.
Prabhupāda: That house is exactly suitable for our purpose in every way. It was Kṛṣṇa's desire.
Hari-śauri: Even the people that passed on the boat stopped. We preached to them as well.
Room Conversation -- June 17, 1976, Toronto:
Prabhupāda: Our education in Sanskrit was in college. Of course, I was the best student in my class of Sanskrit. I was standing first. But we are not like the so-called Sanskrit scholars. But for our purpose we can read and write, that's all. Similarly, we don't want any very learned scholars, Sanskrit grammarian to manufacture jugglery of words, meanings.
Room Conversation -- June 24, 1976, New Vrindaban:
Prabhupāda: Everywhere it is so beautiful, nice, strong, and quite suitable for our purpose. Everyone is living. Still, big, big three, four rooms, not yet utilized. And climate also is nice, at the present moment, huh?
Room Conversation -- June 29, 1976, New Vrindaban:
Prabhupāda: They'll change. When they, by chemical analysis, they don't find any fault, then they can change. From economic point of view, why this body should be wasted? Let it be utilized. Those that are eating, let them eat. And economic point of view, we save the skin. We require it for our purpose. That is the agreement. After all, we require the skin for our khol making.
Interview with Newsweek -- July 14, 1976, New York:
Prabhupāda: No, there are different types of education. Just like in the material world. There is education for medical man. There is education for engineer. There is education for so many other departments. Similarly, there is education how to make one man spiritual. So we are going to give education how to become spiritually advanced. That is our purpose.
Rāmeśvara: Spiritually advanced, that is our purpose. No, her question was whether all the people that go to our Gurukula will become spiritually advanced.
Interview with Newsday Newspaper -- July 14, 1976, New York:
Prabhupāda: Physical life, so you must keep yourself fit to execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It is not our desire that you become sick and you cannot chant. But our purpose is to chant and we require the physical necessities just to keep ourselves fit, not more than that. Eating is necessary. Without eating, I will die. So we take Kṛṣṇa prasādam, not in the restaurant or hotel anything, no.
Interview with Newsday Newspaper -- July 14, 1976, New York:
Prabhupāda: Pennsylvania. So we get enough milk, enough food grains, enough fruits. So there is no economic problem. Our purpose is to save time from unnecessary necessities of life, from unnecessary necessities of life, to save time and utilize the time for developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And so far the body is concerned, as much as it is required take and maintain the body. That's all.
Room Conversation -- August 3, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm):
Prabhupāda: But it doesn't matter. Our purpose will be served anywhere. So, try to concentrate in this village organization life. Full of anxieties, city life. The houses already there, if you repair them nicely then it is a very nice place. They're gradually being repaired.
Room Conversation on New York court case -- November 2, 1976, Vrindaban:
Prabhupāda: We embrace everyone, and actually we are doing that. Why should we simply be compact within the limitation of Hindus. That is not our purpose. Then we would not have come to western countries. We actually spreading universal brotherhood.
1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Room Conversation -- February 16, 1977, Mayapura:
Prabhupāda: To give them association, so they may be benefited. Either he may be prime minister or this or that, we have no business with them. But for our purpose we go. Big, big karmīs, life member. So we have no personal concern, but for their benefit we go there. Their hard-earned money, if something is spent for this purpose, he'll be benefited. This is our... Otherwise we have no business with them. Aratir jana-saṁsadi.
Room Conversation -- October 14, 1977, Vrndavana:
Prabhupāda: Yes. We do not want liberation. We want to serve the purpose of the Gosvāmīs, in association with pure devotees. To stop birth and death is not our purpose. Tāṅdera caraṇa-sebi-bhakta-sane bās, janame janame hoy ei abhilāṣ.
Correspondence
1947 to 1965 Correspondence
Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965:
Now if you decide to purchase the property, I can assure you that the building is just suitable for our purpose and it is almost on the same style as your Research institute. The basement can be used as cooking and dining department, the store as the lecture hall and mezzanine for installing the Sri Vigraha and personal apartment.
1967 Correspondence
Letter to Mukunda -- New York 10 June, 1967:
The original copies are lying in my room; they could not bring them, but if you think that the same certificates will serve our purpose, and the original are needful, then I will arrange to send them somehow or other. But you must ascertain whether that certificate will serve the purpose. I am a bona fide preacher in the line of Lord Caitanya. There is no doubt about it. That is practically proved.
1968 Correspondence
Letter to Gargamuni -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1968:
I am sure Uddhava and Upendra will join you in this enterprise. You are sincere servitor and therefore Krishna is giving you more and more opportunity for service. Please organize this center nicely, I think it is very nice for our purpose.
Letter to Syamasundara -- Los Angeles 15 February, 1968:
Now you make your own choice which one will be suitable for our purpose. If the friend who wants to donate is willing to pay any amount of expenditure, then your design is very nice. You do it nicely for the service of Sri Sri Radha Krishna. But the silver covering must be very prominent.
Letter to Purusottama -- Montreal 19 June, 1968:
You began contacting the U.N. and it has come to a little success, and with this clue, if we try more, then our purpose may be fulfilled in the very near future. So kindly try for this. If they want to see me personally, I shall be very glad also to meet them.
Letter to Rupanuga -- Montreal 30 August, 1968:
From the pictures of our Buffalo center, it appears it is very nice cottage and I think it is quite suitable for our purpose.
Letter to Sivananda -- San Francisco 15 September, 1968:
The description of the storefront with 4 rooms and floor, kitchen, and bathroom etc, appears to be very suitable for our purposes. And the rent is not much and I am so glad that you can manage it. So my advice is that you can immediately occupy the storefront for our branch, and let me know the address so that we can enlist our Berlin center immediately in the list of our several other centers.
Letter to Rayarama -- Los Angeles 19 November, 1968:
We belong to pure devotional service group, following the footprints of great mahajanas. Our purpose should be that we are in one side and all others they are on the other side. We deprecate everyone, even one who is against animal slaughter.
Letter to Janaki -- Los Angeles 9 December, 1968:
I think also that it is good sign that Krishna is delaying to give us a nice London temple because when it finally will come it may be the most ideal temple for our purposes. So none of you be discouraged but go on with your engagements and everything will come automatically very nice.
Letter to Gurudasa -- Los Angeles 14 December, 1968:
In the meantime, you can one day make a courtesy visit to her, and see what is the situation with her, if her place can be used for our purposes. But I do not think that place is very nice or suitable for our purpose, as it is outside the city I think, so far I know, and we want a place inside the city. Still if you let me know what kind of help you want from them, then I can advise you what to do.
Letter to Ananda -- Los Angeles 17 December, 1968:
So far as the Indian population is concerned, I think that the Sikh are useless for our purpose. They do not understand our philosophy nor are they interested in spiritual advancement of life.
1969 Correspondence
Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1969:
So I do not know how this house shall be suitable for all of our purposes. It may be very suitable for residence and prasadam distribution, but unless there is nice arrangement for a temple, how will it be possible to rent it? So unless I understand how you intend to arrange for a nice temple like the one you have presently, a little difference doesn't matter, I do not know how you can accept such house. I shall be glad to hear further from you about this.
Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 16 January, 1969:
Similarly, if the house is very good for serving Krishna it is very good. But if our purpose is for our personal convenience, for that purpose we shall not pray. But for the convenience of Krishna and the Spiritual Master we should always pray.
Letter to Rayarama -- Allston, Mass 2 May, 1969:
If we can get the printing done in New York it is the best. In the meantime, you negotiate for the IBM Composer suitable for all of our purposes, books and magazines, and I shall ask Brahmananda to pay $600.00 when the negotiation is complete.
Letter to Pradyumna -- New Vrindaban 20 June, 1969:
It is all right to have the changes made on the two type fonts because it will be suitable for our purposes. I have already written you a letter that you have to maintain the machine.
Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 27 June, 1969:
Regarding Glen's contribution of $2,000, I may request you to send it to me by return of post. The house contemplated, I don't think is suitable for our purpose. In your country, a house at $19,000, especially in a city like Boston, must not be very large and accommodating.
Letter to Sri Goswami -- Los Angeles 17 July, 1969:
Regarding the plot of land you have mentioned, I do not think it will be big enough for our purposes because we want at least 10 bighas and not 10 kottas. If you have got any land around this larger size, then please write to us.
1970 Correspondence
Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Los Angeles 10 January, 1970:
That house I have seen and most probably you might have seen also. It is quite suitable for our purpose, but at the present moment we have no money. That Mr. Banarsi, who is an Indian industrialist in London and lives near that Ajibai's house, promised some help.
Letter to Mukunda -- Los Angeles 15 January, 1970:
Now before occupying the house it must be thoroughly repaired by the owner, and I see that you have made a condition to grant L8,000/ (eight thousand) for repairs. If it is thoroughly repaired then it will be a grand house for our purposes.
Letter to Hanuman Prasad Poddar -- Los Angeles 5 February, 1970:
In London we saw a redundant church and also in Oxford. They are very nice for our purpose, but the negotiation is very slow. Some other churches are also available in other districts, but they can be purchased. The government has no such scheme to place these unused churches at our disposal.
Letter to Brahmananda -- Los Angeles 20 March, 1970:
I think all our books can be printed in such small booklets, part by part, and they will be easily saleable. Take for example TLC. If we issue part by part like that, it will be about 5 books. So people will easily buy, and our purpose will be served. Discuss the idea with your colleagues.
Letter to Madhudvisa -- Los Angeles 14 April, 1970:
Now the police have given you permission for continuing the program of festivals throughout the summer, so you get this permission positively. That will serve our purpose in many ways. If the people do not put any hindrance to our routine work, surely we will be able to render a great service to the state.
Letter to Hamsaduta -- Los Angeles 26 April, 1970:
Now you should recruit men for our purpose from Europe as many as possible, in France, Germany, England, etc. All of you do everything conjointly, and at the same time try to organize the World Sankirtana Party.
Letter to Satsvarupa -- Los Angeles 28 May, 1970:
I am so pleased to learn that you are satisfied to see the Los Angeles Temple situation. Actually it is very, very nice to our purpose, and if we can maintain the standard of the Temple atmosphere certainly anyone who will come here will be influenced by the spiritual effect.
Letter to Vrndavana Candra -- Los Angeles 5 June, 1970:
The house which you have described sounds very good for our purpose. So continue to develop this building for our Baltimore temple. Please also continue to cooperatively join with Philadelphia temple and the other temples for spreading Krsna consciousness by Maha sankirtana, festivals like Janmastami festival to be celebrated at New Vrndavana. I want that all my students will cooperate fully for expanding our movement, and in this way every center will be benefited.
Letter to Vamanadeva -- Los Angeles 10 June, 1970:
You are personally a good carpenter, and certainly you can make good additions and alterations for our purpose. In the meantime, if you could make some time to come here you could see personally how the Los Angeles temple is constructed by the devotees here. Everyone who comes to see this temple is very much pleased to see the arrangement.
Letter to Vamanadeva -- Los Angeles 22 June, 1970:
The plans which you have drawn up indicate that the building is well suited to our purpose. So now develop your center with the help of the new boys and girls.
Letter to Radharamana Sharanji -- Los Angeles 25 June, 1970:
There are many dilapidated big temples of our late native princes and if one of them suitable for our purpose is available either on rent or for purchase we can accept it.
Letter to Janmanjaya, Taradevi -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970:
It is very good news that you have so quickly found a suitable house for our purpose that is very well situated. Now that you have earned the respect of the city authorities you must push this Sankirtana movement very vigorously and to the best of your capacity and Krsna will give you more and more intelligence how to do it nicely.
Letter to Hamsaduta , Kirtanananda , Acyutananda -- Bombay 28 October, 1970:
I was informed by Tamala from Bombay that the Hamilton House at Dalhousie Square is available for purchase. If it is so, immediately all of you see the house how far it is suitable for our purposes.
Letter to Hamsaduta , Kirtanananda , Acyutananda -- Bombay 28 October, 1970:
Enclosed herewith please find the copy of the letter addressed to Mr. Jaju and immediately see him and do the needful. I am very much anxious to have a center in Calcutta, so both those places are very suitable for our purpose. Now you have to decide which one we shall take and work for it immediately.
Letter to Jayapataka -- Indore 13 December, 1970:
The location of the Hamilton House is very nice and absolutely suitable for our purposes. In the meantime, I am also addressing one letter to the Hamilton Co. and the copy of which is enclosed herewith. Please do the needful.
1971 Correspondence
Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Nasik 7 April, 1971:
But I think if Pradip and Rahul go there, things can be done, if not perfectly, still to our purpose. So please consult with them. Of course, there will be paid compositors in the press, but it requires good management.
Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Bombay 19 April, 1971:
The Remington House, as suggested by you is not good for our purpose, because it is in the midst of downtown office quarter. Office quarter neighborhood becomes vacant after office hours and besides that, I have seen that Remington House previously when I was in Calcutta and it is not good for our purpose. I think that Mohta house is the best for our purpose. Mr. Mohta's son came to see me and I have asked him to draw the draft of sales agreement.
Letter to Ksirodakasayi -- Bombay 21 April, 1971:
I think your program in Delhi is going on nicely and things are coming along by the grace of Krishna for our purpose. So just handle thing very carefully and everything will be very successful. When going to Vrindaban, Subaladas Maharaja may also go.
Letter to Bhavananda -- London 5 August, 1971:
Tamala has written in his last letter that he has no experience in such building affairs and he wants to appoint some big contractors. That will be too expensive. We can save that amount by supervising ourselves this construction. That will be favorable for our purpose.
Letter to Bhakta dasa -- London 18 August, 1971:
I am so glad to hear that Krishna has provided you with a new temple very suitable for our purposes. So why not purchase immediately? If Karandhara is satisfied, then we can lend you part of the money for down payment and you can return it later on. So make arrangements in that way.
Letter to Bali-mardana -- London August 20, 1971:
That Madison Square program was simply speculation. Syamasundara had some vague idea about it, but it has proved not at all substantial for our purposes.
Letter to Satsvarupa -- London 27 August, 1971:
I have just received one letter from Mohanananda in Dallas and he wants to purchase a very large property very much suitable for our purpose. He also proposes to have an acredited school there for the society children. All this he wants to develop in conjunction with the country asrama there. He is very enthusiastic for it.
1972 Correspondence
Letter to Yamuna -- Dallas 10 September, 1972:
I have sent up two sets of Saurabha's plans to Gurudasa in Vrindaban. Did he get them? Either one of these plans is just suitable for our purpose, so you may get them approved immediately and begin the work. I want to see something tangible by the time I reach.
Letter to Kirtanananda -- Los Angeles 23 September, 1972:
I saw so much land, but there were no men working the land or raising crops. That is our purpose for keeping so much land, to utilize it in the service of Krsna. So next year you can raise so many kinds of fruits and vegetables there and keep cows, and that will be the ideal Krsna Conscious community of living.
1973 Correspondence
Letter to Damodara -- Bombay, India 9 January, 1973:
This will deteriorate everything. Our purpose of Krsna consciousness movement is to create first class servants of Krsna, that means they know how to do everything.
Letter to Hariprasada Badruka -- Calcutta 5 March, 1973:
We must avoid the risk of a separatist movement, unity is our purpose; just like in London where the Indians are starting their own Hindu Radha-Krsna Temple. We want to avoid skin disease and the Indian people are like the tannery expert. Such a cobbler is expert at skin disease. They will see our Sankirtana Party and think it is a white dance. Anyway, how to gather Indian devotees, that program is wanting.
Letter to Kirtiraja -- Calcutta 5 March, 1973:
Regarding Jadurani's question about the glue, yes she may use it if it is more practical for our purposes. I shall be going to Mayapur by the 15th, remaining there up to the 22nd. I hope this meets you in good health.
Letter to Bali-mardana -- Calcutta March 7, 1973:
I have received from Kirtiraja the specifics and plans of your proposed building, the Columbia Club property, and it is ideal for all of our purposes so I am anxious to hear of any progress in securing it.
Letter to Tamala Krsna -- Bhaktivedanta Manor 27 July, 1973:
As we are in possession of the land we must fully utilize it for our purpose. We must therefore hold Sankirtana Festival immediately and arrangement must be done with the help of all Hindu leaders like __, __ etc.
1974 Correspondence
Letter to Tejiyas -- Bombay 4 April, 1974:
The best thing is if you three, Saurabha, Gurudasa and yourself jointly inspect the land and see if you can utilize it for our purpose. We can use any land, but if you think it will be very, very difficult then what is the use of accepting it.
Letter to Sri Govinda -- Mayapur 29 September, 1974:
On the whole that building is just suitable for our purpose. Your scheme for collecting from the Indian community is all right and I approve the inscription for the plaques. Krsna is giving you all good facilities for spreading Krsna consciousness, and I can assure you that He will supply even more.
1975 Correspondence
Letter to Mahamsa -- Detroit 3 August, 1975:
Of course you should not be thinking to sell any of the crops for profit. That is not our purpose. The village organization is that the local people produce their necessities like grain, vegetables, milk, and cloth; and for recreation they have the chanting of Hare Krishna.
1976 Correspondence
Letter to Mahamsa -- Mayapur 18 January, 1976:
I have already informed you what is our purpose in the matter of the Nellore establishment. The ladies must be clearly informed that we are not at all interested to be dictated by them. We cannot construct a meditation hall with Sarasvati and Ganesa or create a library with hodgepodge books.
Letter to Hamsaduta -- Honolulu 29 May, 1976:
If the land next to the Bengali temple is too small, we are not particularly anxious to construct next to the Bengali temple. But we must have the land in one piece sufficient for our purposes. Also, I will require a sketch of the available land, giving length and breadth. But you should personally do the transaction with the Chief Minister, don't depend on Caitya Guru.
Letter to Yasomatinandana -- Vrindaban 24 September, 1976:
It appears to be nice. So you have got a new house very suitable for our purpose; it is very nice. So try to purchase some land as soon as possible.
Letter to Giriraja -- Vrindaban 24 November, 1976:
You should be very vigilant to see that they do not transfer occupancy to someone else and cause unnecessary harassment. Similarly, when someone purchases an apartment he is liable to vacate. So whenever possible we should take possession of the apartment so we may utilize them for our purposes.
1977 Correspondence
Letter to Bali-mardana -- Calcutta 16 January, 1977:
It is very nice from the photographs, just suitable for our purposes. You should purchase it at once. If required, you can have a loan from BBT for the renovation.
Letter to VARIOUS -- Unknown Place Unknown Date:
Otherwise our main aim is to study and preach Bhagavad-Gita and Lord Caitanya. Our purpose is to teach our own philosophy. Do not lose sight of that purpose or become distracted by other things. I have also made one book about other philosophies of your western philosophers, but I did not make compromise. My purpose was to defeat them and expose their nonsense propositions, in the light of Vedic knowledge or Krsna consciousness philosophy. That is our purpose.
| Page Title: | Our purpose (Disciples of SP) |
| Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Serene |
| Created: | 01 of Dec, 2008 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=25, Con=21, Let=56 |
| No. of Quotes: | 102 |