From: Balarama dasa [Australia] “bhakti means you utilize your energy for Kṛṣṇa” EXCERPT: “…In the Upaniṣads it is said that God is also a person like me, you. Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām [Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13]. But His personality is different from your personality, from my personality. What is that difference? Eko yo bahūnāṁ vidadhāti kāmān: […]
Srila Prabhupada’s Murti takes away all our suffering This is an inspirational, and as far as I know, previously untold story about a private conversation between Srila Prabhupada and a Pancaratriki Pandit named Sampat Kumar Bhattacarya. The story is told by HG Atma Tattva Das in a Bhagavad Gita class on 9.34 in Los Angeles on […]
Srila Prabhupada explains the real meaning of association and ISKCON – Padmagarbha Das Yamuna: Srila Prabhupada, although we are very happy where we are, we are prepared to go wherever you would like to send us in order to have your blessings.Srila Prabhupada: You westerners are always so restless. Why can’t you stay where you […]
Krsnacandra Dasa – Vrndavan: How many times have we heard this come back? It makes me wonder if we are all reading and following the same Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada’s absolute genius was to take the highly sophisticated and spiritually elevated subject matter of the Vedic Shastra and condense it down to very simple terms for […]
Part 2—letters on Deity worship continued Dec 27 letter Satyabhama I shall give you some facts about Lord Jagannatha also. I am very glad to learn the practical result of deity worship in your behavior. I am so glad to learn that you are feeling development of a bit of affection for Jagannatha by personal […]
May 13 1973 LA morning walk May 13 1973 LA morning walk conversations Paramahaṁsa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, when you are not present with us, how is it possible to receive instructions, for example, on questions that may arise? Prabhupāda: Well, the questions…Answers are there in my books. Paramahaṁsa: Other than that, for example, that we would ask you in… Prabhupāda: Yes. Paramahaṁsa: Do you direct us also through the heart? Besides the Paramātmā? Prabhupāda: If your heart is pure. […]
Part 2—letters on Deity worship continued Dec 27 letter Satyabhama I shall give you some facts about Lord Jagannatha also. I am very glad to learn the practical result of deity worship in your behavior. I am so glad to learn that you are feeling development of a bit of affection for Jagannatha by personal […]
Dec 9 1973 LA Prabhupāda: No, the things is that it is the government’s duty to see that nobody is rascal, either the scientist is rascal or the priest is rascal. There must be real understanding. That is government’s duty. Otherwise, if the priest says, “The scientist speaking against religion; therefore he should be hanged,” so […]
Therefore in this age kalau śūdra-sambhavaḥ. In Kali-yuga, there is no brāhmaṇa, no kṣatriya. There are some vaiśyas. And all śūdras. Because they cannot live without being engaged by somebody else. And the whole civilization is going on, big, big factories, big, big… What is that? Śūdras. They are creating śūdras. “People should be dependent.” Unless you […]
