“I am in due receipt of your letter dated May 14th, 1969, and I have received a similar letter from Brahmananda also that you are finding some difficulty in keeping pace regularly with the routine work. My advice to you under the circumstances is that at least for one hour you must all go to have […]
Brahmi Devi Dasi My first memory of our beloved Srila Prabhupada was my discovery of him in a book I found in a secondhand bookshop called Krishna Consciousness: The Topmost Yoga System. I also found Easy Journey to Other Planets. I was so intrigued by these titles that I bought them both. One paragraph made […]
I MUST BE HONEST I MUST BE HONEST I AM NO ONE AT ALL BUT SINCE I HEARD FROM SHRILA PRABHUPADA I MUST ANSWER SHRILA PRABHUPADA’S CALL. I MUST ALWAYS PRAY TO PRABHUPADA PLEASE KEEP FORCING OPEN MY EYES YES I MUST PRAY TO SHRILA PRABHUPADA TO ASSIST EVERYONE’S SPIRITUAL LIVES WE MUST BECOME […]
Dont be lazy to discuss siddhanta Allahabad jan 15 1977– And to pin our staunch faith in Viṣṇu, we should discuss about Viṣṇu-tattva . That is called siddhānta. Siddhānta boliyā citte nā kara alasa: “Don’t be lazy to discuss about siddhānta.” Ihā haite kṛṣṇe lāge sudṛḍha mānasa: “The more you discuss the thesis—not thesis; the factual presentation […]
One must taste the nectar of devotion by reason, argument and knowledge, and then he must pass it on to others. One should not think that Krishna consciousness is mere sentimentality. The dancing and singing are all scientific. There is science, and there is also loving reciprocation. – On the Way to Krishna 4: The Roads of the Foolish […]
Hare Krsna- There have been some writings circulating recently by devotees within and outside iskcon about how iskcon should adopt a dual guru system, namely new people should be allowed to accept Srila Prabhupada as their initiating guru or they can accept some gbc certified (accept at your own risk) spiritual master. This idea is not […]
Srila Sac-Cid-Ananda Bhaktivinoda Thakur avirbhava tithi [appearance day] Monday, September4 , 2017 [Mayapura Time, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time] Srila Prabhupafa glorifies Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura compiled by Padmapani dasa (The Prabhupada Connection) THE PRABHUPADA CONNECTION . Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s Appearance His Divine Grace Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura The pioneer of the program to […]
Foundations of Knowledge: The Path of Reality By Narasimha das Many dishonest atheists pose as scholars or even brahmins and Vaishnavas. Srila Prabhupada indicated that these kinds of hypocrites are even more dangerous than avowed atheists who simply do not believe in God or religion in any shape or form. Poser atheists sometimes challenge faithful […]
In the Brahma-vaivarta Purana it is said that one who observes fasting on Ekadashi day is freed from all kinds of reactions to sinful activities and advances in pious life. The basic principle is not just to fast, but to increase one’s faith and love for Govinda, or Krishna. The real reason for observing fasting […]
