Be a blank slate before guru Srila Prabhupada: In order to teach them nicely, this highest learned personality, Vyāsadeva, created the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.” Lokasya ajānataḥ. Ajānataḥ means rascals who has no knowledge. anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād bhakti-yogam adhokṣaje lokasyājānato vidvāṁś cakre sātvata-saṁhitā [SB 1.7.6] Whatever abominable characteristics we have developed, if we want to counteract it, we […]
COOKING AND KITCHEN RULES to be followed in a temple or at a home ashram-these are some but not all…………. Feb 15 1968 letter If, in the cooking process, food falls on the floor, if it is raw and can be washed nicely, then it can be offered. But if it is prepared and cannot […]
Oct 9 1968 SP letter So far my going to Boston, unless the students agree to hear patiently for some time, Bhagavad-gita, Teachings of Lord Caitanya, the casual lectures will not be very much beneficial. So they are not very much interested, otherwise they would have come to our classes. But I told you previously that I […]
Hare Krsna-one will find immense reasons NOT to ever compromise with karmis, yogis, social workers, scientists, religionists, and all others from the statements of Srila Prabhupada. Our movement is based on the books which are authoritative and unchanging. We dont follow the philosophy of…”to get along you must go along” We follow Krsna’s philosophy-Surrender to Him […]
Oct 4 1975 Mauritius Prabhupāda: Enjoy. What is that enjoyment if you are going to die? Harikeśa: It’s so incredible how crazy everything is. Brahmānanda: Well, at least before I die, I can get as much pleasure as I can. Prabhupāda: Nobody can, if he is actually afraid of death. Suppose if you are given a beautiful woman—”Enjoy, and as soon as you come out I […]
I like the spiritual life, by Haripada dasaMaterial life means sense gratification, egoism, me and mine, and the law of the funnel, wide for me and narrow for others, spiritual life means pleasing the transcendental senses of God or Krishna, always thinking about doing the good to others without wanting anything in return and it is […]
“Unless we take care of the books and preach and read ourself, understand the philosophy, this Hare Kṛṣṇa will be finished within few years…” April 9 1968 letter So we should not remain as neophyte devotee. Neophyte devotee does not know how to preach. He simply goes to the temple, and offers everything with devotion to the Deity, and he doesn’t know anything else. So our devotees of […]
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Letter to Rayarama 68-10-17 Next—regarding your point: program for a spiritual world civilization—it is very nice suggestion. And practically our Krishna Consciousness movement is built on this idea, that we want to make a world civilization on the basis of spiritual understanding. So I am giving you some points which you may expand or do […]
►760912rc.vrn Conversations Prabhupada: No, they’re thinking that so many people are coming to the cities, how we shall provide them? That’s a problem. After all government has to supply them rations. Where is so much foodstuff? And if they are not supplied, then there will be resentment. That’s a fact. What they are doing in […]
