Hare Krsna to all Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada Below is a 4 shot sequence of growing and processing beans-our main grain here. This summer we had 5 rows, 6 feet high,and around 15 feet long of pole beans, and behind them were the bush beans in about 6 rows. The slugs got […]
Below we have compiled many verses, mostly from SB and BG For Understanding why “good and bad” things happen to us,and more specifically how each of us individually reacts to such events as devotees or Vaisnavas. The ultimate goal of all action, according to our philosophy is to only act for the satisfaction of God, […]
My dear Sudama, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 27, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. So far the Road Show and this Yoga Village are concerned, these things should be stopped. Simply perform our kirtana. If we divert our attention in this way, the whole thing will […]
Isvarah paramah krsnah sac cid ananda virahah anadir adir govindah sarva karana karanam How sad it is that despite our being taught this, we still want to manipulate the lives of others and exploit over them, (and for some of us), even to the point of [out and out] viciousness… How, despite the understandings […]
Must see God to be guru 1.) A spiritual master must have seen Krishna. Without seeing, he cannot be spiritual master. SB lect, LA, Jan 12, 1969 2.) Recorded on December 7, 1973,On the shores of the Pacific Ocean Near Los Angeles Śrīla Prabhupāda is accompanied by Dr. Singh, Dr. W. H. Wolf-Rottkay and another student. (Life […]
Somebody was talking that “Your Deity is just like trying to talk with me.” Prasanna–vaktra. Yes. He is here to talk with you, but He is waitingwhether you‘re interested to talk with Him. That’s all. Kṛṣṇa says that teṣāṁ satata–yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti–pūrvakam, buddhi–yogaṁ dadāmi tam [Bg. 10.10]. He talks, but with whom? Teṣāṁ satata–yuktānām. One who is twenty-four hours engaged with love and faith in the service of the Lord. To whom? Just like if you want to talk with some big man, then you must have qualification. Is it possible that if you want […]
A pure devotee can create Vaikuntha or Vrindavana anywhere simply by chanting the glories of the Lord without offense. SB 4.30.33
A few words of caution from the Sampradaya-acarya, Srila Prabhupada. : “Change means rascal….Anything change means it is the domain ofrascals, pandemonium”. (Srila Prabhupada, morning walk, Delhi14/12/75) Religion means the word of God. And if yearly or quarterly you changethe words, that is not religion. That is not religion. That is mentalconcoction. Therefore we […]
Locan Ananda Dasa prabhu, you are here playing mrdanga for Srila Prabhuapda. Was Joëlle Verdier , Monda Gratitude George JoaquimRasadã Dasa Joshua M. Greene there too ?
It is not humanly possible to write so many books. Srila Prabhupada: “Are you reading sometimes my books? Which one?” George Harrison: “Mainly Krsna.” Srila Prabhupada: “That is the main book.” [laughs) George Harrison: “Mukunda gave me the new books, but there’s so much to read.” Srila Prabhupada: “Philosophy.” George Harrison: “I don’t know how […]
