Madhya 9.361–Please hear the transcendental pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith and devotion. Giving up envy of the Lord, everyone chant the Lord’s holy name, Hari. Madhya 9.362–In this Age of Kali there are no genuine religious principles other than those established by Vaiṣṇava devotees and Vaiṣṇava scriptures. This is the sum and substance of everything. […]

Bona fide and bogus Deity worship explained by SP   Nov 3 1973 Delhi BG lectures …The example, as I gave you the other day, that a soldier is fighting and killing many enemies or killing many persons, but he is not responsible for killing. The same man, when he is not fighting for the […]

SP explains how to make spiritual advancement-simple –two things only   June 27 1976 New Vrndavana And Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, when He was asked by a gṛhastha devotee what should be the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava, He immediately said asat-saṅga tyāga, ei vaiṣṇava ācāra: [Cc. Madhya 22.87] “Give up the company of all rascals, asat.” […]

Hare Krsna-Below we have arranged a series of statements by Srila Prabhupada who is explaining the three different stages of God realization or consciousness. I have had many arguments with devotees in the past who seem to think they are on the platform of Bhagavan realization, (just because they are looking at some deity of Krsna) […]

Jun3 27 1976 New Vrndavana Brahmanas ascting as vaisyas when nobody can do it   Prabhupāda: Muci, yes. Their business is shoe maker. So when the cow is dead, they take it, they eat the meat and take the skin and the hoof. They make business without any, what is called, investment. Harer nāma [Ādi […]

Rasa bhasa-overlaping of mellows in the attempt to serve Radha Krsna-Lord Caitanya did not want to be called Krsna or be known as Krsna and to do so was and is an offense or rasa bhasa—overlaping mellows.   SB 1.2.16 purport… The servants of God are to be respected as God by the devotees who actually want […]

KARMA IS NOT JUST A 5 LETTER WORD Hare Krsna to all Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada Recently a devotee commented to me that he thought why should we have to worry ourselves over fruitive work or anything else for that matter since  , and he quoted Krsna where He says,” I maintain what they […]

Bg 8.5 purport–in this verse the importance of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is stressed. Anyone who quits his body in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is at once transferred to the transcendental abode of the Supreme Lord. The word smaran (remembering) is important. Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa is not possible for the impure soul who has not practiced Kṛṣṇa consciousness in devotional […]

  Stealing from Bhagavan Elevation to Krsna Consciousness Ch 2 “From the highest executive in his skyscraper office down to the coolie in the street—all are working with the thought of accumulating wealth, legally or illegally. Actually it is all illegal, for to work for one’s self-interest is both unlawful and destructive. Even the cultivation of spiritual […]

The tendency to become a Sahajiya- July 8, 2016 Which means one who takes things cheaply or changes or concocts items of devotional service and thereby does not obey the instructions laid down by the authorized acaryas in disciplic sucession. Hare Krsna– Below, for those interested, we have compiled several quotes of warnings by Srila […]