Unless one is under the shelter of a realized spiritual master, his understanding of the Supreme issimply 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 verbatim,” then […]
Dec 8 1973 LA So here it is explained what is Bhagavad-gītā. Gītaṁ bhagavatā. Bhagavatā means “by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,” and gīta means “spoken.” They say”sung,” you can say. But gīta means “spoken by.” Therefore it is called Bhagavad-gītā, “the instruction given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead personally.” Therefore it is […]
So in this short segment we can see that first of all, we should all be growing our own food, that is already a given, and then the next thing is to grow only what we actually need to keep healthy . Not vast amounts of sugar cane, which is turned into molasses for brewing […]
Srila Narottama dasa Thakura avirbhava tithi [appearance]- Saturday, February 11, 2017 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Srila Prabhupada explains the unique position of Narottama dasa Thakura in the Gaudiya Sampradaya. compiled by Damaghosa dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Narottama dasa Thakura and Sri Srinivasa acarya Lectures : Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures : Canto 7: Lectures : […]
Sri Ramanuja tirobhava tithi [disappearance], Monday February 6, 2017 Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Srila Prabhupada glorifies Sripada Ramanuja compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa Books : Srimad-Bhagavatam : Canto 1:”Creation” : SB 1.1: Questions by the Sages : SB 1.1.17 : PURPORT : The Personality of Godhead is never inactive as some less intelligent persons […]
Sri Madhvacarya tirobhava tithi [disappearance day] Sunday, February 5, 2017 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Srila Prabhupada glorifies Sri Madhvacarya compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa Books : Sri Caitanya-caritamrta – 1975 Edition : Cc. Adi-lila : Adi 1: The Spiritual Masters : Adi 1.19 : PURPORT : Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the chain of […]
Saturday, February 4, 2017 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Sri Bhisma astami Srila Prabhupada glorifies Bhisma and his passing away compiled by Narasimha dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Prabhupada glorifies Bhisma and his passing away Books : Srimad-Bhagavatam : Canto 1:”Creation” : SB 1.8: Prayers by Queen Kunti and Pariksit Saved : SB […]
Serving the guru in his absence (Vishnujana Swami 1973) VISHNUJANA MAHARAJA EXPLAINS HOW TO TAKE GUIDANCE FROM PHYSICALLY ABSENT SRILA PRABHUPADA …His Divine Grace, we all know many examples how he knows everything about relative and absolute truth. He is able to decide accurately at every moment what is to be done. He is able […]
Qualification needed to understand Bhagavad Gita 1.)Mayapur Feb 26 1977 Prabhupāda: It is said, imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ. (aside:) If there are outsiders, they should be given plate. [break] The dhīras tatra na muhyati [Bg. 2.13]. Imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ [Bg. 4.2]. These words are there. Actually to understand this Kṛṣṇa philosophy, it is not for ordinary person. Brahmānanda: What […]
compiled by Padmapani dasa “In some of the Purāṇas the evidence is given that if someone is simply meditating on devotional activities, he has achieved the desired result and has seen face to face the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this connection, there is a story in the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa that in the city of […]
