Getting rid of unwanted weeds in the heart— Below we have a fairly good look at what happens to the practicing Hare Krsna devotee who does not take care to observe and stop any or all offenses he or she may be making in the process of trying to cleanse his or her heart, by […]
Hare Krsna-Below are some very interesting statements from Krsna Book Vol 2 where different parts of our philosophy are explained nicely. 1.King Yudhisthira wanted to establish that Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and not just some extra ordinary super human being. 2.One who satisfies Gods senses, then his own senses becomes satisfied. […]
Devotee: Prabhupāda, can you explain a little more about Ratha-yātrā? Anyone who takes part in Ratha-yātrā, are they liberated? Prabhupāda: Certainly. Devotee: Does that mean they will not take birth again? Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes, provided they take it seriously. Otherwise, if they keep their mentality differently, then according to mind, one has to get a […]
Hare Krsna This morning I was reading in the collected teachings book Vol #5—where Srila Prabhupada was saying that it is not astonishing that even by 1980 the majority of the population could be chanting Hare Krsna mantra. He said this on April 16 1972. So as many of us all know he left us […]
Oct 2 1975 Mauritius Brahmānanda: The acreage… For a cow to eat requires so many acres for that one cow, and then that cow is slaughtered and it only feeds a few men, whereas that same acreage could feed hundreds of men by grains. Prabhupāda: Yes. Devotee: Seventeen times.
Unless one is under the shelter of a realized spiritual master, his understanding of the Supreme is simply foolishness” quote from TLC LA July 13 1971—Prabhupāda: Unless one is prepared that “I am accepting somebody as my spiritual master. I must accept whatever he says,” if there is any doubt, that “I cannot accept his words […]
THE PRABHUPADA CONNECTION . A Devotee is Thoughtful “Manīṣiṇaḥ means those who are thoughtful philosophers, those who can take up things by philosophical conclusion, that ‘I am consciousness. I am the part and parcel of the supreme consciousness. Therefore my duty is to act according to the supreme consciousness.’ Just like your hand is the […]
Some clarifications: February 27, 2017 1)July 9th 1977 is a letter addressed to To ALL G.B.C., and Temple Presidents 2) It is SPECIFIC on the TITLE of Ritviks: RITVIK–REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACARYA 3) the specific duties are assigned: FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING INITIATIONS, BOTH FIRST INITIATION AND SECOND INITIATION 4) Specific instructions given to […]
THE PRABHUPADA CONNECTION Compiled by Padmapani dasa .Honoring Srila Jagannatha das Babaji gauravirbhava-bhumes tvam nirdesta saj-jana-priyah vaisnava-sarvabhaumah sri-jagannathaya te namah “I offer my respectful obeisances to Jagannatha das Babaji, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared.” (Srila Jagannatha Pranati)
“Mistakes there may be in our life, but if we stick to Krsna Consciousness, Krsna will surely put us on the right path. Your husband Sriman Subal das is living with me very peacefully, and he is carving Radha and Krsna from hard wood. So this life of material existence is just like hard wood […]
