Self realized within a second–SP Jan 25 Puri 1977 Satsvarūpa: How does a preacher realize? How does a preacher come to realize? Prabhupāda: He must know that he’s servant. Satsvarūpa: By hearing. Prabhupāda: By practically knowing he’s a… Are you independent, anyone? Everyone is servant. He’s serving his senses. That’s all. He’s servant. He’s never master. But […]
OM and Hare Krsna mantra discussion Sept 29 1976 Vrndavana Upanisads are meant to bring one closer to Krsna-if we say Krsna is God, you may not like that, so Upanisad says chant Omkara instead which is nondifferent than Krsna. Doctor: No, mantras. I have come to mantra. Klīṁ kṛṣṇāya govindāya gopījanavallabhāya namaḥ. Is that […]
SB 1.9.22 purport-…Having unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord as one’s protector, friend and master is the natural condition of eternal life. A living entity is so made by the will of the Almighty that he is most happy when placing himself in a condition of absolute dependence. The opposite tendency is the cause of falldown. The living […]
Adi 9.42 Translation—“It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.” PURPORT-There are two kinds of general activities-śreyas, or activities which are ultimately beneficial and auspicious, and preyas, or those which are immediately beneficial and auspicious. For example, children are fond […]
Hare Krsna- Below we have some statements by Srila Prabhupada in various places within his books, where he is telling us that the Lord and Master of everyone, Lord Krsna, has been, unknown to us with us-since we left His abode billions of years ago in our countless births here. He also tells us how this […]
AI Lacks Real Intelligence. hasti gopala dasa. Pranams Seems as if Paramatma is hinting at a new article regarding this so called AI threat and so called AI ability. All intelligence will come from Him and Srila Prabhupada of course. I’ll keep you posted. Ys Hasti Excerpt from Chapter 7 Text 15 Bhagavad Gita The […]
Srila Prabhupada confirmed that Jayananda went Back Home, Back to Godhead compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa In the middle of May 1977, Srila Prabhupada was speaking with His godbrother, `OBL Kapoor. in his room at the Krsna Balarama temple in Vrindavana. Srila Prabhupada had recently received news that his dear disciple, Jayananda Prabhu, had […]
Hare Krsna-below is my wheelbarrow full of sea kelp which I gathered today when I had some business in a small town by the ocean nearby us about 25 miles away. This mineral/nutrient rich stuff is great for gardens, and I noticed when driving back with the van full of it that it had a sweet smell […]
KB 1-16–…. The Nāgapatnīs began to offer their prayers as follows: “O dear Lord, You are equal to everyone. For You there is no distinction between Your sons, friends or enemies. Therefore the punishment which You have so kindly offered to Kāliya is exactly befitting. O Lord, You have descended especially for the purpose of annihilating all kinds […]
SB 1.9.44 purport- The Lord is served by all His parts and parcels, as the complete machine is served by its parts and parcels. Any part of the machine removed from the whole is no longer important. Similarly, any part and parcel of the Absolute detached from the service of the Lord is useless. The living […]
