The real antisystem, by Javier Figuerola or Haripada dasa Everyone thinks that I am this body and that the goal of life is to satisfy my senses to the fullest, the real anti-system for this is that I am not the body but an eternal spiritual soul, and that the mission of human life is […]
Moon Madness By Narasimha das Recently I heard an odd accusation from a so-called senior devotee. He suggested that those who teach what Srila Prabhupada taught or repeat what he said about various controversial facts are trying to embarrass Srila Prabhupada because they hate Srila Prabhupada and His mission. This came up recently because some […]
How do I get the mercy of Srimati Radharani? What does this “mercy” mean? Srimati Radharani is the compassionate side of God -or mercy, softness, kindness. She is the sum of devotion to the Supreme Lord and the reservoir of this devotion. So as a devotee how can I get her attention? She has Krsna […]
compiled by Padmapani dasa The following are just a few of the many quotes from Srila Prabhupada which encourage us to approach Krishna through the mercy of Srimati Radharani, Krishna’s eternal consort. For those of us who feel that there is no hope of making spiritual progress in this lifetime, Srimati Radharani, Who is compassion […]
Where is the Outrage?! Yesterday I spoke with a dear godsister whom I’ve known for over four decades. She is a sincere, dedicated devotee who performs valuable service to the Deities and assists the ISKCON management in putting on festivals. In many ways, her personal life is exemplary: she has good sadhana, admirable morals and […]
1.) Jan 15 1976 mayapur So you have come from all parts of the world and living together in this temple. So train these small boys. I am very glad, especially to see that the small children from all other countries and Indian, Bengalis, all together, forgetting their bodily consciousness. That is the greatest achievement in […]
April 16 1969 Prabhupāda: Yes. You never think that you have become very stalwart, you do not need any spiritual master’s instruction. Don’t think that way. Then you are spoiled. You should always think that you are nothing. Even you are very much advanced. Just like Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that “My spiritual master saw Me a great fool [Cc. […]
Some random quotes Nov 30 1975 conversations Harikeśa: Everybody cheats as much as possible, on income tax and everything. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Even President Nixon had cheated on his income tax return, but they caught him later on. Prabhupāda: No, it is not cheating. It is… The income tax department is a cheating department, so everyone tries […]
This is why Srila Prabhupada insisted on holding classes (besides kirtan) on the Vaisnava philosophy-so that we can understand WHO is this Person called—- Krsna So anybody who is lazy in the matter of daily reading/hearing the books, is going to have a harder time understanding properly the Supreme Lord. And consequently, he or she will […]
