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Lect MAY 1976-02-21 What to Fear
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ANNOUNCER: Next is a lecture on the appearance day
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of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākur,
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given by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
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recorded on February 21st, 1976, in Māyāpur, India.
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PRABHUPĀDA: Today, the auspicious
day of our predecessor spiritual master,
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Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Paramahaṁsa
Parivrājakācārya Aṣṭottara-śata
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Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda.
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Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī
Ṭhākura’s mission… Apart from his life,
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we are especially stressing on the mission
of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
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This place, Māyāpur, was formerly known as Miyapura.
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Mostly it is inhabited by the Muhammadans.
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Some way or other it converted into the
name of Miyapura instead of Māyāpur.
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Still, people are very much doubtful
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where is the birth site of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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And Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was
researching to find out the actual place.
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So under the direction of
Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja,
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this present Yogapīṭha was ascertained
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to be the birth site of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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So Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in the beginning
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wanted to develop this place very gloriously,
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befitting the holy name of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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So he started this movement of developing Māyāpur.
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He could not finish it,
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so it was handed down to
Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
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So under his effort, assisted by his disciples,
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this place has gradually developed, and
our attempt is also to develop this place.
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Therefore we have named this
temple Māyāpur Chandrodaya.
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We have got great ambition to develop
this place nicely and gloriously,
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and fortunately we are now
connected with foreign countries,
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especially with the Americans.
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Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s great desire was
that the Americans would come here
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and develop this place and they would
chant and dance along with the Indians.
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So his dream as well as Caitanya
Mahāprabhu’s foretelling,
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Pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma
sarvatra pracāra haibe mora nāma [?].
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So Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired
that all Indians to take part.
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bhārata bhūmite manuṣya-janma haila yāra
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janma sārthaka kari’ kara para-upakāra . [Cc. Ādi 9.41]
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This is Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission, para-upakāra.
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Para-upakāra means to do good to others.
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Of course,
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in the human society
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there are many different branches
of doing good to others—
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welfare societies—but more or less… Why more or less?
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Almost completely they think that this body is our self
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and to do some good to the body is welfare activities.
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But actually that is not welfare activities
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because in the Bhagavad-gītā
we understand very clearly,
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Antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ [Bg. 2.18].
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This body is antavat.
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Anta means it will be finished.
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Everyone knows his body is not
permanent; it will be finished.
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Anything material… Bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate [Bg. 8.19].
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It has a date of birth, it stays for
some time, and then it annihilates.
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So the spiritual education begins from the
understanding that “I am not this body.”
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This is spiritual education.
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In the Bhagavad-gītā the first instruction
given by Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna is this,
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that we are not this body.
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Because Arjuna was speaking from the bodily platform,
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so Kṛṣṇa chastised him that,
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Aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ prajñā-
vādāṁś ca bhāṣase [Bg. 2.11].
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“Arjuna, you are talking like a very learned man,
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but you are lamenting on the subject
matter on which no learned man laments.”
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aśocyān anvaśocas… So such kind of
welfare activity concerning the body,
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like hospital and so many other
things, they are good undoubtedly,
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but the ultimate goal is to see the interest of the soul.
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That is ultimate goal.
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That is the whole Vedic instruction.
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And Kṛṣṇa begins from this point.
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Dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ
yauvanaṁ jarā [Bg. 2.13].
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So when Caitanya Mahāprabhu
wanted to do some para-upakāra…
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bhārata bhūmite manuṣya-janma haila yāra
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[manuṣya] janma sārthaka kari’
kara para-upakāra [Cc. Ādi 9.41]
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These welfare activities did not
mean that welfare to this body.
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It was meant for the soul, the same thing
as Kṛṣṇa wanted to impress upon Arjuna,
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that “You are not this body. You are soul.”
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Antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ [Bg. 2.18].
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Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre [Bg. 2.20].
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So real welfare activity means to see
to the interest of the soul. [splice]
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Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spread
this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement,
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chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
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So from this place Śrī Caitanya
Mahāprabhu started this movement,
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Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement,
throughout whole India,
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and He desired that,
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Pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma
[Caitanya-bhāgavata Antya 4.126].
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“So as many towns and villages are there,
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this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should be spread.”
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So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness
movement is now in your hand.
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Of course,
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in nineteen hundred and sixty-five [1922]
Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura,
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he wanted me to do something in this connection.
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He wanted from his, all his disciples.
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Especially he stressed many times that “You do this.
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Whatever you have learned, you
try to expand in English language.”
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And in 1933, in when he was in Rādhā-kunḍa,
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I was at that time Bombay in
connection with my business life.
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So I came to see him,
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and one friend wanted to give some land
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in Bombay for starting Bombay Gauḍīya Maṭha.
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He’s my friend.
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So that’s a long story, but I wish to narrate this,
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the Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī’s mission.
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So at that time one of my Godbrother was also present.
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He reminded me about my friend’s donation,
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and Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura
Prabhupāda immediately took up the land.
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He continued that “There is no
need of establishing many temples.
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Better we publish some books.” He said like that.
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He said that “We started our, this
Gauḍīya Maṭha in Ultadanga.
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The rent was very small, and if
we could gather 2 to 250 rupees,
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it was very nice, going on.
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But since this J. V. Datta has given us
this stone, marble stone Ṭhākurabari,
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our competition between the disciples
have increased, so I don’t like anymore.
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Rather, I would prefer
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to take out the marble stone and
sell it and publish some books.”
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So I took that point, and he also especially
advised me that “If you get money,
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you try to publish books.”
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So by his blessing it has become
very successful by your cooperation.
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Now our books are being sold all over
the world, and it is very satisfactory sale.
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So on this particular day
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of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s advent,
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try to remember his words,
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that he wanted that many books should
be published about our philosophy
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and it should be given to the
English-knowing public especially,
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because English language is now world language.
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We are touring all over the world.
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So anywhere we speak English, it is
understood, except in some places.
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So on this day, particular on the advent
of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura,
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I’d especially request my disciples
who are cooperating with me
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that try to publish books as many as possible
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and distribute throughout the whole world.
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That will satisfy Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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as well as Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
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Thank you very much.
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DEVOTEES: Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda.
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