Prabhupāda: Yes, we should not be very much proud that "I have created wonderful." Why? What wonderful? What? I am not a magician that I can create wonderful. Sometimes people, they give me so much honor. "Swamijī, you have created wonderful." I do not feel that I have created wonderful. What I have done? I […]
Kṛṣṇa says, kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥpraṇaśyati (Bg. 9.31). You just declare, "My devotee will never be vanquished by māyā." Māyā cannot do anything. Simply you have to become strong. And what is that strength? Chant HareKṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare, loudly. Yes. Woman devotee: What is māyā? I know that it’s attractive… […]
Hare Krsna to all Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada Recently I had the misfortune of taking some of my arotika paraphernalia to a funeral ceremony and– the ghee lamp got left behind. I dont think anybody realized how much I was missing that ghee lamp. Most devotees would think, its just a brass ghee […]
Dhṛṣṭaketu: …that one is making progress by how he feels, or should he just simply execute the order of the spiritual master and not worry about how he feels? How should… In other words… Prabhupāda: If he is making progress, he must feel. If he is not making progress, then he will not feel. Dhṛṣṭaketu: […]
Words from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura 1. We are put to test and trial in this world. Only those who attend the kirtana of the devotees can succeed. 2. Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place of pilgrimage. 3. Possession of objects not related to Krsna is our main […]
SRADDHA CEREMONY — What follows is a series of quotes from Prabhupada’s books wherein he explains the importance of devotees or anyone, for that matter , to perform the annual sraddha ceremony for departed relatives. The underlying principle he seems to make in most if not all of the statements, is that if one is […]
…mayapur mar 1976 Naturally Kṛṣṇa does not take any chop cutlet, so you cannot offer it. Kṛṣṇa personally says, patraṁpuṣpaṁphalaṁtoyaṁ yo me bhaktyāprayacchati [Bg. 9.26]. So you have to prepare foodstuff for Kṛṣṇa from patraṁpuṣpaṁphalaṁtoyaṁ, nothing else. Although He can eat… Kṛṣṇa can eat fire also or anything, all devour. ButKṛṣṇa prescribes for us that “You […]
Hare Krsna to all Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada Below we have a short piece out a longer conversation where the devotees ask Srila Prabhupada many of the same questions we get while trying to convince others about taking this life seriously. I think anyone will find his answers very clear and easy to […]
May march 4 1976 This is the position. PrahlādaMahārāja, humbly submitting, because he is Vaiṣṇava, that “What is my position? My position is that I am born of rajas-tamo-guṇa.” This birthtakesplaceaccording to quality we acquire. Just like I was rebukingthat toilet. This is so nasty, tamo-guṇa, and if I have no response to such tamo-guṇa […]
Prabhupada: Perfection of life means ultimately you become lazy; you haven’t got to work. That is perfection, they say. Otherwise why they get a cottage in a secluded place and live? All these Americans, they go weekend. They leave aside all working, they become tired, hard working, and they go. That is the intention, that […]
