June 12 1974 Paris conversations Devotee: Prabhupāda, what is the devotee’s greatest enemy? A devotee’s greatest enemy? Prabhupāda: He, he himself. Because he’s a rascal, he’s his greatest enemy Prabhupāda: Yes, yes. He has given nice reference. A devotee, although sees God in His lion feature, and very ferocious, he knows He is God. “He’s my Lord.” […]
Will Death Wait? Srila Prabodhananda Saraswati’s Vṛndāvana-mahimāmṛtam 1.50 bhrātas te kim u niścayena […]
Srila Prabhupada and Syamasundara das discusses various philosophers teachings-This one is about David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Prabhupada explains the Krsna Conscious philosophy against these two men’s ideas, which we can see , some of which still permeate todays atheistic and impersonalistic society. These types of people just cannot and will not accept that their […]
May 22 197 Melbourne Devotee 7: Prabhupāda, can a person go back to a spiritual planet without initiation? Prabhupāda: Huh? Devotee 7: Can a person go back to a spiritual planet… Prabhupāda: No, there is no more init… Initiation here required when the living entity is in darkness. Just like uneducated person requires to go to […]
Srila Prabhupadas exhalted status-10 verses/purports showing it 1) Madhya 22.14-15 The Process of Devotional Service 142441/530501 Generally ever-liberated personalities live in the spiritual world as associates of Lord Krsna, and they are known as krsna-parisada, associates of the Lord. Their only business is enjoying Lord Krsna’s company, and even though such eternally liberated persons come within […]
Srila Prabhupada” Don’t be stuck up in a system. The system is required provided if you make progress towards the realization of the Supreme. But if you simply follow a system but do not make advance in the matter of realizing the Supreme, then, according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam or according to the Vedic version, it is […]
His Unparalleled Achievement In reading many of the profiles of Srila Prabhupada, I’m saddened that a number of his important projects, programs and achievements are never mentioned. In the following summary I’ve tried to compile a more comprehensive list of his credits. Although this list is also incomplete, I hope it presents a fuller picture […]
SB 9/4/63 TEXT 63-TEXT-Translation The Supreme Personality of Godhead said to the brahmana: I am completely under the control of My devotees. Indeed, I am not at all independent. Because My devotees are completely devoid of material desires, I sit only within the cores of their hearts. What to speak of My devotee, even those […]
1.)Who can deliver the Conditioned Soul and who is Eligible to occupy the post of guru ? Srila Prabhupada…”No demigod can perform this act of delivering the conditioned souls, because the demigods themselves are conditioned. A conditioned soul cannot deliver another conditioned soul. Only Kṛṣṇa or His bona fide representative can deliver him.” NOD – 1970 Edition : […]
I had a very nice dream last night, and this Salagram Sila was the main Subject of it. In this “dream” which occurred just before rising for mongol arotik, I was holding another sila, my smaller one, called Chota Giri Hari, and then the dream moved to me holding this sila above (His name […]
