Note-Below we have one conversations where Srila Prabhupada destroys the iskcon myth that you need a “living guru” to explain his books. These people seem to mistakenly think nobody can understand Prabhupadas book unless you go thru them. May 21 1975 Melbourne Madhudviṣa: …cannot become a medical practitioner by simply reading the books. He […]
May 14 1975 Perth Justin Murphy: …America has Comalco and Alcoa, two very large international groups, have large interests in the bauxite in the hills around Perth. They are out to make money. They’re in it to return money to their shareholders in America. Prabhupāda: But therefore, there are two ways of living. One way of living is called material […]
Hare Krsna- For those who care and still have imagination and ability to inquire, we have arranged some things from Srila Prabhupadas books which describe that which is not describable but is in fact inconceivable. damaghosa das —————————————————————– Inconceivable things in the spiritual world- Just for teasers, here is some of what you […]
May 28 1975 Honolulu Devotee (2): …follow Kṛṣṇa consciousness very strictly and very seriously like, say, for the rest of our lives, is there a chance that we’ll be able to see Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in this life? Prabhupāda: Certainly. You read Bhagavad-gītā? Devotee (2): Yes. Prabhupāda: So there is stated, “If you simply try to understand […]
May 13 1975 Amogha: Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are distributing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam you explain that it’s best to start from the beginning and go gradually. So… Prabhupāda: No, anywhere you can see. Amogha: So we can distribute any canto. Paramahaṁsa: Usually what happens is a person who gets, say, the Second or Third or Fourth Canto, if he reads that, then he will want to start from the beginning, and he’ll buy the […]
April 12 1975 Hyderabad And Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakta. There is no difficulty to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Not at all. But people will not take it, that is the difficulty. They will argue simply. Kūṭaka. Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakta, where is the argument against it? You are saying that, they may not think […]
April 7 1975 Mayapura Rāmeśvara: Śrīla Prabhupāda, you said that the children in the West, in the materialistic culture, they become hippies. They’ll say that at least they’ve had the choice, at least they were given… Prabhupāda: Again, again you are bringing the same question, Eastern-Western. Rāmeśvara: Materialistic. Prabhupāda: Materialistic means that is the ultimate […]
May 11 1975 Perth Devotee (1): So if we as devotees in Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are transcendental to these modes, does that mean that we can… Prabhupāda: You are not transcendental. You are trying to be transcendental. You should always remember that “We are trying to be transcendental.” When you are actually on transcendental state, you will not be […]
May 14 1975 Perth Śrutakīrti: He’s drawing a big salary for studying. He’s getting a big research salary. Paramahaṁsa: And he’s teaching others how to study the problems, but there’s no solution. Amogha: They have no solution actually. Prabhupāda: The solution is there. They won’t take it. Solution is there, that everyone produce your […]
Hare Krsna *.The first part of this article shows the principle of giving 50% of ones income to the society for Krsna Conscious purposes. And if one cannot do this he is disobeying the guru. And as a result his outside work is “un authorized” *.Then Srila Prabhupada paints a picture thru letters of […]
