Iskcon - Edinburgh Nama Hatta

05/08/2026

04/08/2026

August 4, 1958 : Bombay
Satsvarupa:After some months in Vrindavan, Srila Prabhupada decided to go back to Bombay and preach. In Bombay, he quickly broke off his association with the stifling Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and moved out of the faculty residence there. Although in Bombay Srila Prabhupada was practically homeless, in August of 1958 he boldly wrote the prime minister, expressing his conviction that India's spiritual culture must not only be revived at home, but also be distributed to the West.

Even without having been to the West, Srila Prabhupada expressed his conviction that the Americans and even the Russians were hankering for spiritual realization; they could not have become satisfied merely with material advancement. Pandit Nehru, therefore, should help his friends in the West by offering them spiritual knowledge from India.

Back in the 1930s, the Nehru family had bought their medicines from Srila Prabhupada's Prayag Pharmacy, and Srila Prabhupada now appealed to Pandit Nehru as an old friend from Allahabad. Just as Srila Prabhupada had requested Mahatma Gandhi, he requested Nehru to leave his political responsibilities "and as a popular gentleman of the world, engage the rest of your life in this organized spiritual movement to make a real adjustment of western material science combined with Indian way of spiritual realization." As with his letter to Gandhi, his letter to Nehru went unanswered.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Volume 1 - Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

03/08/2026

Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 15 Verse 7

21/07/2026

July 21, 1975 : Berkeley
Satsvarupa: While in Berkeley, Srila Prabhupada received a visit from Yogi Bhajan, founder of the HHH Foundation, Swami Chidananda, president of the Divine Life Society, and Jain leader Swami Sushill Muni, president of the World Fellowship of Religion.

"When God will desire," said Yogi Bhajan, "then everyone will become God-minded. What's the great deal about it?"

"God Himself says," said Srila Prabhupada, "duhkhalayam asasvatam - there is suffering. You cannot stay in this world. You have to leave. The main problem is birth, old age, disease, and death. So we are not anxious to adjust these things here, but these are the real problems."

"What can we do about birth, old age, disease, and death?" asked Swami Chidananda.

Srila Prabhupada continued preaching Bhagavad-gita. Without overtly disagreeing, Prabhupada's guests inquired and listened with respect, considering him a great spiritual leader, potent in spreading Hindu dharma.

"He is great," said Yogi Bhajan. "That's what I want to learn - how he can do that."

Afterward, they took some photographs, and Srila Prabhupada invited them, along with some of his disciples, to sit and take Krishna prasadam together. Srila Prabhupada requested his guests to attend the San Francisco Ratha-yatra, to be held the next day, and they agreed.
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Volume 6 - Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami

20/07/2026

Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 15 Verse 6

17/07/2026

Edinburgh House Program with His Grace Vaiyasaki Das

14/07/2026

July 14, 1973 : Bhaktivedanta Manor, England
Srutakirti:Allen Ginsberg, having just returned from India, came to see Srila Prabhupada. He brought his harmonium with him. "You are chanting Hare Krishna?" Srila Prabhupada asked. "Yes, I still chant Hare Krishna and I am chanting some other things, too. Is it all right if I play the harmonium for you and chant?" Ginsberg asked. "Yes, you can do," Srila Prabhupada replied.

Ginsberg played the harmonium and chanted "Ooooommm." When Ginsberg finished, Srila Prabhupada said, "You can chant whatever you want to chant. Just keep chanting Hare Krishna. As long as you are chanting Hare Krishna, everything else is all right." A few minutes later, Srila Prabhupada looked at Hamsadutta and said, "Your turn to lead." Turning to Ginsberg he said, "He'll lead. He'll chant."

Srila Prabhupada was very accomplished in dealing with everyone in Krishna consciousness according to their level of realization. Knowing his desire, he allowed Alan Ginsberg to chant for some time and then he artfully arranged for his disciple to chant.
Reference: What is the Difficulty? - Srutakirti Dasa

13/07/2026

Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Chapter 15 Verse 5