Aug 14 1971 London conversations Guest (1): What about pleasures like listening to music? Prabhupāda: Yes, we chant the glories of God. Guest (1): Could you listen to other peoples’ music? Prabhupāda: Huh? No. If he’s chanting the glories of God, we are very eager to hear him. That is our process. Or somebody’s chanting, somebody’s hearing. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ […]
“Thus for a devotee the identifier is equally a sinner, like the mischief-monger”….SP BG 5.18—The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste] . Jan 18 1971 Prabhupāda: Sama-darśinaḥ means you have no distinction what is sin and what is… Guest (1): Sama-darśinaḥ means to treat […]
Dec 21 1970 Surat conversations Prabhupāda: No. They should make the citizens so nicely developed in their Kṛṣṇa consciousness that they should be self-dependent, self-satisfied. That is the ideal of civilization. Yadubara: But America is so far from that. Prabhupāda: Therefore it is not advancement, although they are very much proud of advancement. This is not sign of advancement. According […]
Bhadra Purnima special — online distribution of Original First Edition Srimad Bhagavatam\Hare Krsna. All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivednata Swami Prabhupada. “This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krishna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge, etc. Persons who have lost […]
Namacarya Srila Haridas Thakur: Disappearance celebration Monday 20 Sept (Sridham Mayapur time) The Supreme Lord Anantadeva Himself praises Haridasa Thakura, “Even Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva always desire to associate with such Devotees as Haridasa. And the demigods desire to touch the transcendental body of Haridasa. Simply by saying his name, Haridasa, one will be […]
There are so many things to know but these things are not discussed nowadays. Very cheap thing: “You can do whatever you like. You simply meditate and become God, that’s all.” So much cheating is going on everywhere, all over the world. So-called yogis, they go, “Oh, you meditate. You are… And as soon as you […]
June 28 1976 discussion of different philosophies They have no conception of God, and they are preaching religion. What is that religion? That will be misused. Religion means dharmaṁ tu sāksād bhagavat-praṇītam [SB 6.3.19]. Religion means God’s order. If there is no God, where is religion? This is going on. They have no conception of God. What is […]
These links go with the article about the recent ritvik fire yajna Ritvik Debate Links Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXTW_zkCEw0 Part […]
Dear Anuttama dasa Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada Recently I received news that iskcon is now holding and giving guru seminar classes for its “gurus”. Just when I thought it could not get any worse, and now this new bit of more bad news and concocted philosophy from the GBC of Iskcon. Anybody who […]
Srila Prabhupada’s Men, by Haripada dasaSrila Prabhupada’s men are people who have decided to use their lives to please Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada’s men are by nature meek and humble, but when they see that there are people who offend Srila Prabhupada they are like lightning bolts. In the same way that drug addicts cannot […]
