Monday, December 26, 2016 Mayapura, West Bengal, India time Sri Uddharana dasa Thakura tirobhava tithi [disappearance day] Sri Mahesha Pandita tirobhava tithi compiled by Damaghosa dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa mahā-bhāgavata-śreṣṭha datta uddhāraṇa sarva-bhāve seve nityānandera caraṇa Uddhāraṇa Datta Ṭhākura, the eleventh among the twelve cowherd boys, was an exalted devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. […]
Death?? No-it will never happen, to ME !! 1.)New York, November 23, 1966 Srila Prabhupada…”At least every day we see so many death list. If you go to the crematorium ground, you can see. So ahany ahani lokāni gacchanti yama-mandiram, śeṣaḥ sthitam icchanti. But those who are still alive, they think, “Oh, death will […]
Mauritius Oct 5 1975 Guest (3) (Indian man): Car is a necessity, Swamijī, don’t you think so? Car is a necessity. Prabhupāda: Not necessary. What is the use of car? If you locate yourself to get everything, your necessity, then where is the use of car? If you require car, you have a bullock cart. That’s all. Why should you hanker after petrol, mobile (Mobil?) oil, machine, this, that, so many things. Why? Guest […]
Oct 20 1975 Johannesburg Harikeśa: Well, only some people commit suicide. As far as I’m concerned, I’m very happy. I have my car, my air conditioner… Prabhupāda: That means you are fool number one. That means you are fool number one. As soon as you say, “I am happy,” it is immediately proved that you […]
“It is by ignorance that people think that by opening factories they will be happy. Why should they open factories? There is no need. There is so much land, and one can produce ones own food grains and eat sumptuously without any factory. Milk is also available without a factory. The factory cannot produce milk […]
July 5 1975 Chicago– Therefore too much attachment for material enjoyment is disqualification for spiritual life. So the western world is trained up for being too much attached to material enjoyment. Therefore lagging behind in spiritual life. Vedic civilization is not to encourage too much for material enjoyment. Minimize. That is Indian civilization. They, if […]
Subject: Guru is not a fashion-First serve him-then you have right to ask questions compiled by damaghosa dasa 761027SB.VRN Lectures 225040/530501 To accept guru means the disciple should be very very eager to know. Sad-dharma prcchat. Adau gurvasrayam. Why you accept a guru? “It is a fashion.” Fashion. Nowadays they accept a guru fashion. “Everyone […]
Below is a very nice conversation by Srila Prabhupada with some students at Boston . He explains to the intelligent questions first about How is the Name of Krsna selected for God, and then what is the actual process to find God? And how to find that person who can give you God. Very nice […]
Vrndavana Dec 7 1975 Devotee: I heard that if you pass stool more than once a day you become a bhogī? You are called a bhogī? Prabhupāda: Yes. Devotee: Does that mean a serious devotee should only pass stool once a day? Prabhupāda: Don’t artificially do that. (laughter) First of all become yogi. Then do […]
Hare Krsna- Below we have a short look at what constitutes viddhi bhakti and raganuga bhakti. It is a common thing to find some devotees who, after some time of chanting and doing some deity worship aspire to be included in the inner circle of Lord Krsna’s intimate friends and confidantes. This is a nice […]
