Madhya 22.71 purport… The standard of devotion is also categorized in the same way. A neophyte believes that only love of Kṛṣṇa or Kṛṣṇa consciousness is very good, but he may not know the basis of pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness or how one can become a perfect devotee. Sometimes in the heart of a neophyte there is attraction […]
Oct 20 1975 Johannesburg conversations Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Today people are making money and trying to enjoy material life… Prabhupāda: Who is making money? Who is making money? Harikeśa: The government. It is printing it up. Prabhupāda: Do you think everyone is making money? Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: So it’s a big illusion? It’s a big illusion? Prabhupāda: Yes. […]
Madhya 21.139–“The beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s smile is the sweetest feature of all. His smile is like a full moon that spreads its rays throughout the three worlds-Goloka Vṛndāvana, the spiritual sky of the Vaikuṇṭhas, and Devī-dhāma, the material world. Thus Kṛṣṇa’s shining beauty spreads in all ten directions. Madhya 21.140–“His slight smiling and fragrant illumination are […]
Oct 4 1975 Mauritius conversations Harikeśa: Actually, nobody cares about philosophy. Nobody follows philosophy. Prabhupāda: No. He cares for death. That is the ultimate philosophy, that they have to die. Say, “I don’t care for this order. I’ll not die.” Then your disobedience is all right. But you have to die. You have to become old man. How […]
Is it possible that a prominent Gaudiya matha sannyasi would not believe in the Vaikuntha planets? See below April 30 1977 conversations. Prabhupāda: There was a Gosāi. He was reading Caitanya-caritāmṛta. So the description of the planetary system there is. He used to say to his audience, “Actually these things are not there. These are […]
Conversations-July 26 1975 Laguna beach California Guest: Sir, are you familiar with Yogananda’s Self-Realization Fellowship and the practice of recruiting wealthy people as patrons for people who are sincerely interested in following a spiritual pursuit? Prabhupāda: Hm, what is…? Rāmeśvara: He asked if you were, Śrīla Prabhupāda, if you were familiar with another yoga society […]
“Your ambition for chanting Hare Krishna exclusively is very good. But sacrificing the results of action is as good. A concrete example is Arjuna. He fought very chivalrously under the instructions of the Lord, and the Lord certified him to be the best devotee and friend of the Lord. So there is no distinction between […]
72-08-26 letter My Dear Gaurasundara, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 20, 1972, and I am quite surprised to read it. This does not sound like you. All along I have been discouraged in every way by my Godbrothers, but still I have stuck to my duty, keeping […]
May 24 , 1972 : Los Angeles Srila Prabhupada was sitting in his garden with the parents of a young brahmacari. Kirtanananda Maharaja and I were also present. “A devotee is very proud to be Krishna’s servant,” Srila Prabhupada said. “A devotee has that pride. We are not ashamed that we are Krishna’s servants.” Then speaking […]
I shall be happy in 4 different ways-wanting to become something Prabhupāda: Not supreme. He says this is of the person, different ways of thinking. But everywhere He is stressing bhakti. Just like generally people are karmī. Karmīs. They are working hard. And he has made his plan. He has made his plan that, “In this […]
