Srila Prabhupada defines who is a disciple by who follows the discipic succession of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu March 9 1974 Mayapur Guest (2): But there are so many disciples of one guru. Are they come all in bona fide disciplic succession? Prabhupāda: Hmmm? Well, everyone is in a bona fide disciplic succession provided he keeps that tradition, keeps […]
March 6 1974 Mayapur There is that story that one old woman, she was suffering. And she had to collect woods from the forest and sell in the market. So one day, how do you say, she was praying to Kṛṣṇa, or God, that “Kindly help me. I am in very poverty-stricken.” So one day, she […]
Hare Krsna- Below we have a very nice conversation between Srila Prabhupada and a Jesuit priest. The priest cannot seem to understand nor accept sastra (scripture) so Srila Prabhupada explains to him with the use of analogy, which is a tool used to convince people who have no faith in sastra. Prabhupada says analogy is […]
Departure lecture Caracas Feb 25 1975 Prabhupāda: (translated into Spanish by Hṛdayānanda) So I thank you very much for your kindly receiving me in this temple, and I was very happy. So my request is that you continue your devotional service very faithfully and rigidly, then in this life you will be able to see Kṛṣṇa face […]
Sept 7 1973 Stockholm Now, how to become detached from this habit of hard working, that is suggested here. It is said, mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimuktes. Mahat-sevā, saintly persons, if you associate with them, if you serve them, try to serve them, that practice is still in India. ….Therefore one should be anxious to give some service to the […]
Can material science prove spiritual life? Below is a very nice conversation with Srila Prabhupada explaining, again, what is the spiritual platform as opposed to the sensual, mental,and intellectual ones. Definitely worth the time to read it Hare Krsna damaghosa das ——————————- June 10 1975 Honolulu Paramahaṁsa: So if a scientist or someone who has some degree in […]
Let us now take a closer look at what constitutes the essence of real, tangible advancement in spiritual life. Adi lila 12.10-TRANSLATION–The order of the spiritual master is the active principle in spiritual life.Anyone who disobeys the order of the spiritual master immediately becomes useless. PURPORT–Here is the opinion of Śrīla Krsnadas kaviraja Gosvāmī. Persons who strictly […]
May 16 1975 Perth Prabhupāda: That is not civilization. Technological advancement is not civilization. It is the advancement of ugra knowledge. Real civilization is to advance in Brahman knowledge. If there are brāhmaṇas, that is advancement. This is not advancement because they do not know what is advancement.They have no knowledge that “I have to die, and I […]
Rupanuga vada khandana – Part 3 A refutation of Rupanuga dasa’s intepretation of the October 18, 1977 conversation, by Damaghosa dasa Dear Rupanuga Prabhu Obeisances All glories to Srila Prabhupada Thank you for putting up this website about Prabhapada’s position and his books. https://www.rupanugadas.com/ I had a few comments below I wanted to make…if […]
Sept 7 1973 Stockholm Now, how to become detached from this habit of hard working, that is suggested here. It is said, mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimuktes. Mahat-sevā, saintly persons, if you associate with them, if you serve them, try to serve them, that practice is still in India. If a sannyāsī, you’ll find from Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Śrī Caitanya […]
