“Mistakes there may be in our life, but if we stick to Krsna Consciousness, Krsna will surely put us on the right path. Your husband Sriman Subal das is living with me very peacefully, and he is carving Radha and Krsna from hard wood. So this life of material existence is just like hard wood […]
Unless one is under the shelter of a realized spiritual master, his understanding of the Supreme issimply foolishness” quote from TLC LA July 13 1971—Prabhupāda: Unless one is prepared that “I am accepting somebody as my spiritual master. I must accept whatever he says,” if there is any doubt, that “I cannot accept his words verbatim,” then […]
Dec 8 1973 LA So here it is explained what is Bhagavad-gītā. Gītaṁ bhagavatā. Bhagavatā means “by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,” and gīta means “spoken.” They say”sung,” you can say. But gīta means “spoken by.” Therefore it is called Bhagavad-gītā, “the instruction given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead personally.” Therefore it is […]
So in this short segment we can see that first of all, we should all be growing our own food, that is already a given, and then the next thing is to grow only what we actually need to keep healthy . Not vast amounts of sugar cane, which is turned into molasses for brewing […]
Srila Narottama dasa Thakura avirbhava tithi [appearance]- Saturday, February 11, 2017 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Srila Prabhupada explains the unique position of Narottama dasa Thakura in the Gaudiya Sampradaya. compiled by Damaghosa dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Narottama dasa Thakura and Sri Srinivasa acarya Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures : Canto 7: Lectures : […]
Qualification needed to understand Bhagavad Gita 1.)Mayapur Feb 26 1977 Prabhupāda: It is said, imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ. (aside:) If there are outsiders, they should be given plate. [break] The dhīras tatra na muhyati [Bg. 2.13]. Imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ [Bg. 4.2]. These words are there. Actually to understand this Kṛṣṇa philosophy, it is not for ordinary person. Brahmānanda: What […]
“So let us try to make an attempt to organize a New Vrindaban scheme, and I shall request all my students to develop this idea and show a good example to this Western part of the world where people are always engaged in ugra-karma, asuric-karma.” “Everyone has to earn his livelihood by agriculture,..” “Every man […]
Hare Krsna– Below we have a nice explanation by Srila Prabhupada of modern society where the vast majority of people work for a small number of “masters”. This is called dependent living where your entire existence is dependent upon so many others, instead of living independently and depending upon God, or Krsna for maintenance.And the […]
Śrīla Prabhupāda Says – [Regarding the actual meaning of ‘material advancement’] [Letter to Rūpānuga: Hawaii 14 March 1969] Your seventh question, “How is it that there is so much material “advancement” in the USA even though there is no formal demigod worship? Is a man after economic development automatically worshiping Lord Śiva whether he is […]
RASA LILA Compiled by Damaghosa dasa Has anybody seen this happen lately? I mean, Krsna ,when He dances with His thousands of gopi friends? No, I don’t think so and if anybody tells you different you should know you are most likely looking at a madman and a fool. The highest form of […]
