720624SB.LA Lectures The parampara system means… Just like we claim parampara system from Krsna. So whatever Krsna says or He said 5,000years ago, we are repeating the same thing. That is called parampara system. Not that “The world has changed. Scientific advancement isvery great. Now we can interpret in this way and that way.” This […]
Jai Srila Prabhupada! Sometimes they come, however, by the order of the Lord-not to hold any administrative post, but to associate with the Lord in person or to propagate the mesage of God in human society. Such empowered representative are called saktyavesha-avataras, or incarnations invested with transcendental power of attorney. SB 3.5.21 Srila Prabhupada states […]
Sri Gadadhara Pandita avirbhava tithi [divine appearance of Sri Gadadhara pandita] compiled by damaghosa dasa, Narasimha dasa and Yasodanandana dasaSrila Prabhupada explains the glories of Sri Gadadhara Pandita gadādhara-paṇḍitādi prabhura ‘śakti’-avatāra ‘antaraṅga-bhakta’ kari’ gaṇana yāṅhāra SYNONYMS gadādhara—of the name Gadādhara; paṇḍita—of the learned scholar; ādi—headed by; prabhura—of the Lord; śakti—potency; avatāra—incarnation; antaraṅga—very confidential; bhakta—devotee; kari‘-accepting; […]
Hare Krsna Below are two different lectures-the first one explains why we come into this world and stay here. The second was given in 1966 in NY where Srila Prabhupada easily explains why concept and practice of how to Love God or Krsna has to be the predominant motivating factor in our lives, otherwise there […]
Hare Krsna Below is a very nice summary of Krsna Consciousness given early on by Srila Prabhupada. He explains: 1. Why we all suffer and fear things in this material world 2. How to fix that problem 3. How to get all our material necessities without huge endeavor 4. One should be developing the 26 […]
Below we have the stark reality of this material world explained clearly by Srila Prabhupada: The dunking stool example July 5 1976 Wash DC morning walk Prabhupāda: Everything is conditioned. Therefore it is called conditioned life. There is no question of independence. That is foolishness. That is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā, that they are not independent, completely under the […]
670313SB.SF lectures It is not that we are all liberated persons. We have got so many attachments to family, wife, country. But along with it, if we try to increase our attachment for Kṛṣṇa, automatically there will be detachment. Automatically. Without endeavoring separately. Vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti–yogaḥprayojitaḥ [SB 1.2.7] . Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa. If we become engaged in bhakti–yoga… So this is bhakti–mārga. If we follow these principles of bhakti–mārga we do not require to endeavor separately […]
Srila Prabhupada’s Books are Interactive By Narasimha das Many times when I become absorbed in thinking of a specific question, shortly thereafter in the course of my regular reading of Srila Prabhupada’s books, the answer is revealed. Sometimes while I am thinking of a specific question and randomly opening one of Srila Prabhupada’s […]
Hare Krsna Below Srila Prabhupada nicely explains what whatever intelligence we have, that comes from God, and that amount is manifested according to our ability which comes from surrender to Him. He also explains that the love of God or Krsna we are looking for, only comes after thorough study of sastra when we […]
On 26th March, we had a Prabhupada katha lecture in Mayapur Temple by His Excellency P.B Acharya (the governor of Assam, Tripura and Nagaland). He’s a Vaisnava born in Udupi, Karnataka and had the fortune of serving Srila Prabhupada at his house in Bombay for 40 days. During that time he had many memorable experiences […]
