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>"I only consider someone truely blooped when they go back to eating meat"

>I have heard quite a few devotees say that Srila Prabhupada said something>along those lines but I have never seen it in print or heard it on tape...>even those devotees who have heard it don't seem able to find a reference

>for it.

> What say Vanipedia?Vanipedia says this :-)

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Regarding Hitler, so Hitler may be good man or bad man, so what does he helpto our Krishna Consciousness movement? But it is a fact that much propagandawas made against him, that much I know, and the Britishers are first-classpropagandists. And I have heard that his officers did everything without

informing him, just like in our ISKCON there are so many false things:"Prabhupada said this, Prabhupada said that." But we have nothing to do withHitler in our Krishna Consciousness. Do not be deviated by such ideas.- November 1972

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Devotee: We should dedicate our lives to preaching this message of LordCaitanya.

Prabhupada: Yes, preaching, preaching, you will become perfect preacher.Preach only what you have heard from Krsna and guru, that's all. Don't addand subtract. Then you are secure. And if you add some concoction just likesomebody says that "I may do whatever I like independently. If I chant, theneverything is all right," this is nonsense addition. It is not the fact.That is the danger. Some inexperienced man, he introduces some concoction.Sometimes they say, "Prabhupada said it." More misleading.- February 1975

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Paramahamsa: I've talked to professors who know the original Hebrew and theoriginal tongues that the Bible was written in. They say that is has changedso much that you can hardly...

Prabhupada: Yes, they are changing. Just like he said, "Thou shall notkill." They are now changing, "Thow shall not commit murder." They are doingthat.

Paramahamsa: Yes. They have a modern Bible, using all modern terminology.

Prabhupada: So, when you change, then the authority is lost. Just like in

our society, sometimes they do something nonsense and they say, "Prabhupadasaid." (laughter) They are doing that. We know that. It is deteriorated like


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that. Therefore Krsna said, sa kaleneha mahata yogo nastah kaunteya: "And indue course of time, this yoga was lost. Therefore I am repeating the samething, old philosophy to you." So it requires like that.- May 1975

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I never said there should be no more marriage. By all means legally you canget married. How can I object? They misunderstand me. Unless it is therefrom me in writing, there are so many things that "Prabhupada said"- September 1975

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So Krsna is advising Arjuna, "Don't excuse this rascal brahma-bandhu. Don'texcuse." This is Krsna's advice. But it does not mean that we can do

anything and everything under the pretext of Krsna's advice. You must befirst of all a confidential friend or servant of Krsna. You must receivedirect order from Krsna. Then you can do it. Otherwise not. Otherwise not.Under the pretext that "Krsna said," "My spiritual master has said,""Prabhupada has said," we manufacture something. Don't do that. Unless youare directly ordered, you cannot do at least such things as to chastise abrahma-bandhu. This should not be done. Here is direct order.- September 1976

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there is sooooooo much transcendental content from Srila Prabhupada'steachings that we can study for many many years and generations and not cometo the end of it. By doing this study we can easily come to see what is thelanguage that Srila Prabhupada spoke. We do not need to debate things hemight have said or might not have said. We should seriously discuss thethings that we know for sure he did say.

For example there are only 5 references to "blooped" in the books, Lectures,Conversations and Letters in the Vedabase and none of them are spoken by

Srila Prabhupada's lotus mouth. Thus we can safely say that it is not aterm that he used.

We have found however that he used the term "falldown" very often and for aneasy access to an ever growing repository of those references relating toSrila Prabhupada's disciples, the devotees can click here.

vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Our_Falldowns_%28Disciples_of_SP%29

and for falldown in general it can be seen here.

vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Fall_Down
http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Our_Falldowns_%28Disciples_of_SP%29http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Our_Falldowns_%28Disciples_of_SP%29http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Fall_Downhttp://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Fall_Downhttp://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Fall_Downhttp://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Our_Falldowns_%28Disciples_of_SP%29


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Praghosh prabhu, I am not sure if you wanted Vanipedia to say something elseregarding the point about devotees leaving and Prabhupada's reaction to it.My study shows that indeed Prabhupada was always trying to engage thedevotees all the way to the end. Some way or another he did not want thedevotees to be lost to maya.

for example

vaniquotes.org/wiki/Everyone_has_got_some_weakness_and_deficiency._It_is_better_to_correct_or_mend_it_than_to_break_it._It_will_be_best_to_discuss_this_in_an_open_meeting_of_the_GBC_and_then_do_the_needful

this page relates to Bali Mardan prabhu. Prabhupada writes:

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Regarding Bali Mardan we have decided to review the complaints and do theneedful at the next GBC meeting. Bali Mardan came to me when I was inVrndaban and he showed a tendency for retirement, because he knows there areso many complaints against him. Three or four times he said he would like tolive in Vrindaban.

So anyway he has given service to the Society, but when there are all GBCpresent they may consider the complaints and do the needful. But, so far Ihave studied, if all the GBC so desire, he can retire. Personally I wish allthe existing GBC may be trained up so perfectly that in the future in my

absence they can manage the whole Society very nicely and strongly. That ismy desire. At least in this stage of my life it is not at all desirable thatthere be any factions amongst yourselves. Try to settle up amicably andcorrect yourself. One man is trained up with great difficulty especially inspiritual life. Everyone has got some weakness and deficiency. It is betterto correct or mend it than to break it. It will be best to discuss this inan open meeting of the GBC and then do the needful.Letter to: Hamsaduta: Mayapur 29 September, 1974

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there is still alot of work in Vani for us to bring to life all of thesekind of comments and instructions from Srila Prabhupada as to how he caredso much for the devotees. We have recently created a category:

vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Caring_for_Devotees_%28Disciples_of_SP%29- Show quoted text -

Please find below 2 stories illustrating Srila Prabhupada doing activeDevotee care
http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Everyone_has_got_some_weakness_and_deficiency._It_is_bethttp://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Everyone_has_got_some_weakness_and_deficiency._It_is_bethttp://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Caring_for_Devotees_%28Disciples_of_SP%29http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Caring_for_Devotees_%28Disciples_of_SP%29http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Caring_for_Devotees_%28Disciples_of_SP%29http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Everyone_has_got_some_weakness_and_deficiency._It_is_bet


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*Story 1:*

Srila Prabhupada was so caring to his devotees. On the first Gaura Purnimafestival the only existing building was not yet finished. The first night

that the devotees were there Srila Prabhupada got up in the middle of thenight to look in each room to see if each devotee was properly taken careof, to see if everyone had a mosquito net. He would also ensure that therewas prasadam for all of them and when they were getting sick he was veryconcerned about their health.

*Story 2*

In Vrindavana, during his last months on the planet, Srila Prabhupada was sosick that he couldnt even walk. When he had to go upstairs two Britishdevotees would pick him up and would carry him in his chair. One of these

devotees had a boil in his foot, and once, while he was carrying SrilaPrabhupada, something hit the boil. The devotee said Oh! and tried to hideit, but Srila Prabhupada understood. Srila Prabhupada could not eat formonths and had lost so much weight. His body was only bones. In these statemost people would think about themselves. What was a little boil for a big,strong, young devotee, in comparison with Srila Prabhupadas condition?Still, Srila Prabhupada asked: What is your problem? No problem, SrilaPrabhupada, no problem said the disciple. But Srila Prabhupada insisted:No, no, please, tell me, and then he saw the boil and told him exactlywhat medicine to put. He told him to take the leaf of a certain tree, put it

in mustard oil, boil it, and apply this at least three times a day. The nextday, when that devotee was carrying Srila Prabhupada upstairs, SrilaPrabhupada asked: How is your foot? Let me see. And for the next severaldays, until the boil was completely cured, Srila Prabhupada would inquirewith attention and concern.

Dear Committee members,

How much do you think this increased the love of that devotee for SrilaPrabhupada? He felt: Srila Prabhupada is so concerned with such an

insignificant disciple like myself. I am not a big preacher or anything likethat. This is bhakti. When devotees have physical or mental difficultiesits an opportunity for us to express our love for them. Its an opportunityto express our love for Krishna through serving a Vaisnava.

Your Servant,Sridama dasaPh: 9321117208

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