Category:I Should (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
The category analyzing Śrīla Prabhupāda's use of the phrases "I should" and "we should" reveals his profound sense of duty, his unyielding dedication to his spiritual master, and his deep compassion for all living entities. When Śrīla Prabhupāda spoke about what he should do, he was rarely expressing personal preference; rather, he was articulating the absolute mandate given to him by his Guru Mahārāja. He recognized that his life was entirely meant for the eternal benefit of human society, leading him to cross the ocean and spread the message of Lord Kṛṣṇa despite immense personal inconvenience. Furthermore, he used "we should" as a fatherly directive to his disciples, establishing strict spiritual standards, urging them to cooperate, and emphasizing the paramount importance of book printing and distribution. As his mission expanded, his "I should" transformed into an earnest desire to retire from active management, pleading with his leading disciples to take charge so he could focus on his immortal work of writing books. Through these statements, we witness the heart of a perfect servant and a loving, visionary guide.
- Executing His Guru's Order: Śrīla Prabhupāda repeatedly emphasized that his preaching, his traveling, and his book writing were not his own ideas, but direct instructions from his spiritual master that he felt he absolutely should and must execute.
- Boundless Compassion: He expressed that his duty extended to all living entities, noting that if even a lizard is in the room, a devotee should see that it does not starve, proving that his mission was driven by universal, spiritual welfare.
- Focusing on Transcendental Literature: As his disciples matured, he expressed that he should retire from administrative burdens to sit in a solitary place and translate the Vedic scriptures, urging his followers to prioritize printing and distributing these books over all else.
- Setting the Standard for His Disciples: He used the phrase to establish the proper mood and behavior for his followers, explaining that as a spiritual master, he should find fault to help disciples progress, and that disciples should work cooperatively without interpreting Kṛṣṇa's clear words.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: I Should - Prabhupāda's Sense of Duty and Fatherly Guidance.
Pages in category "I Should (Prabhupada)"
The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
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- Actually what I am doing, it was all taught in our childhood by our parents, my family. We were taught, "There is a grain of rice on the ground, and if it is touched by your feet, you should pick up the grain and touch on your head." This was our training
- Alone in this world I am struggling, and the so-called intelligent persons, they will not come. They have business. Why? If it is actually beneficial to the human society, why I should alone try
- As we are preaching Hare Krishna Movement all over the world, we should request you also to spread this movement along with your other activities
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- I am ordered by superior, my spiritual master, that "Whatever you have learned, you should go to the Western countries, and you must distribute this knowledge." So in spite of all my difficulties, all my inconveniences, I am here because I am in duty
- I had good opportunities to become a very rich businessman. An astrologer even told me that I should have become as rich as the wealthiest man in India. There were very good chances
- I have already informed you I've gotten a visitors visa immediately on presenting passport. So please let me know whether I should wait for the immigration visa as you intend to send me or should I start on the strength of the visitors visa
- I have received one letter from Madhavananda who was instructed by the physician that I should come back to India immediately
- I should have joined and executed his (My Guru Maharaja's) desire immediately, but due to my ill luck I could not immediately execute his order, but it was in my heart that it is to be done
- I should very much appreciate knowing what your intentions are regarding this matter. If MacMillan does not desire to publish this expanded version, then I will have it published elsewhere immediately
- If the book distribution program is going so nicely, then we should produce books on our own press in great quantity
- Initiation should be given as a future hope, but we should be careful about the second initiation
- It is Krishna's desire that we should meet together and cooperate for the cause of Krishna Consciousness movement which is so badly needed throughout the world
- It is the duty of the spiritual master to find fault with his students so that they may make progress, not that he should always be praising them
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- Perhaps my father wanted that I should be a great mrdanga player in the future
- Practically my health does not permit me to take up any active management or administration. I should now retire and GBC should kindly give me relief in this connection. Now our organization is expanding. We must have good GBC management
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- This beating with shoes and broomstick is also another tapasya. For men like us, who have no control over the mind, we should practice this tapasya, beating the mind with shoes and broomstick. Then it can be controlled
- Tomorrow we go to Fiji for some time, and the laying of the foundation stone of our new temple there, then on to Hawaii, and by about June 1st, we should reach Los Angeles. After that we are planning to visit Detroit, New York Rathayatra
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- We should all work together for satisfying Lord Krishna and in that way the feelings of separation will transform into transcendental bliss
- We should train our disciples as well as ourselves in such a spirit that even if the whole world is against us, which is impossible to happen, the Sankirtana Movement must be pushed on without any reference to archeological evidence
- When disciples are grown up and are able to preach, the spiritual master should retire and sit down in a solitary place to write and execute nirjana-bhajana
- Why enviousness? You are human being, I am human being. Why we should be envious of one another. This is artificial. There is no need of. But we are put into certain condition that we have to become envious by nature or someone
- Why should we interpret Krsna's words? Am I more than Krsna? Or did Krsna leave some portion to be explained by me by interpretation? Then what is the importance of Krsna?
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- Yesterday I left New Vrindaban, and your son, Madhu Mangala, is still there, He appears now to be quite peaceful and happy, so I think we should let him continue like that, and if he keeps up in this way, there is no need of any demonic treatment
- Your proposal to move Tokyo Temple back to the center of Tokyo is very good. This was my Guru Maharaja's policy that we should remain in the big cities in order that the maximum amount of people could take advantage of our preaching