This book Jaiva Dharma, is in Srila Prabhupada’s word “very important”. And after reading it now for the second and third time, I can see why he said this. Since I don’t have it on computer file I must hand type out every quote you will see here below. But it is so important I […]
The Glories of Bhagavad Gita from the Hari-bhakti-viläsa 6.214-228 skände avanté-khaëòe çré-vyäsoktau – gétä sugétä kartavyä kim anyaiù çästra-vistaraiù yä svayaà padma-näbhasya mukha-padmäd viniùsåtä In the Skanda-puräëa, Srila Vyasadev says, “Memorize and sing sweetly this Bhagavad-gétä. What need is there to elaborate on other scriptures? She has descended directly from the lotus mouth of Lord […]
Hare Krsna-pranams to all All glories to Srila Prabhupada Below we have 6 letters Prabhupada wrote to disciples indicating the importance of daily reading his books, especially Bhagavad Gita. If you get knowledge, automatically tapasyä will follow, and then you will make advancement in spiritual life. So to get knowledge is the first item for […]
761026SB.VRN Lectures 224955/530501 So if you want to stop these varieties of body, then you should give up all these nonsense desires. Anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam. You are jnani, you are karmi, you are yogi, but your desires are all different. One yogi wants that “I shall fly in the sky.” One yogi wants, “I shall walk […]
1. Adi 6.85 Some accept Him ( Lord Caitanya ) whereas others do not, yet everyone is His servant. One who does not accept Him, however, will be ruined by his sinful activities. 2. Conversations reporter (2): What will happen to the movement in the United States when you die? Prabhupada: I will […]
750412SB.HYD Lectures Why we are sent to this material world? Iccha-dvesa sammutthena, sarge yanti parantapa, because we wanted to enjoy life independent of God, or Krsna. This is the disease. We are not independent. If there is no rain and there is no food grain, what your independence will do? No. Therefore Krsna says in […]
Hare Krsna to all Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Radha Girihari Manohar We celebrated the lifting of Govardhana Hill pastime with great fun and of course very opulent prasadam. The older I get, the less I am able to “honor” so many sweets at one time without going into some […]
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Just as a devoted wife becomes afflicted at the passing away of her husband, when a spiritual master passes away, the disciple becomes similarly bereaved. (Purport to Bhäg. 4.28.49) The spiritual master, äcärya, is always situated in the spiritual status of life. Birth, death, old age […]
Hare Krsna to all Pranams Glories to Srila Prabhupada Below you will find some interesting points in this abbreviated lecture about: 1) how to turn a kali yuga debauch- into a mahatma 2) Human life should be for very easy living and not be for hard working 3) Symptoms of a Mahatma 4) Prabhupada is […]
740612mw.par Conversations 366516/53050 Satsvarupa: But by that argument, then, this body is also Krsna, made of earth and water. Prabhupada: Yes, it is Krsna’s. But you are thinking you are. That is Krsna’s. Therefore this body should be engaged for Krsna’s service. That is Krsna consciousness. You, as soon as you accept this body is […]
