April 20 1974 Hyderabad conversations. Prabhupāda: So we must know how to please Kṛṣṇa. Generally, the śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ [SB 7.5.23], that is pleasing. Therefore these rules and regulation for everyone. But when one becomes mature devotee, he knows how to please Kṛṣṇa. He knows. Nitāi: One question came up the other day when I was […]
Madhya 25.118–‘When one is transcendentally situated, he can perceive Me. This perception is the basis of one‘s relationship with the Supreme Lord. Now let Me further explain this subject matter. PURPORT–Real spiritual knowledge has to be received from revealed scriptures. After this knowledge is attained, one can begin to perceive his actual spiritual life. Any knowledge achieved by speculation is imperfect. One must receive knowledge from the paramparā system and from the guru, otherwise one will be bewildered, and will ultimately become an impersonalist. When one very scrutinizingly deliberates, he can realize the personal feature […]
Oct 14 Johannesbury 1975 conversations Prabhupāda: Nothing happens accidentally. According to Vedic literature, there is no such word as “accident.” The word is adṛṣṭa: There is cause; I cannot see it. Adṛṣṭa. It is not in my vision, but there is cause. There is no question of accident. Harikeśa: What about when somebody is born with […]
Hare Krsna-Below are a few verses and purports from the famous CC Madhya chapter 24 which is an ocean of nectar and information concerning devotees, behavior, mantras, Deities and the spiritual master. I have not included everything contained in that chapter because it is just too voluminous. If one is a serious devotee they are well advised […]
Madhya 24.53–“Lord Kṛṣṇa even attracts the mind of the goddess of fortune simply by vibrating His transcendental flute. Madhya 24.54–” ‘O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. For this end, the goddess of fortune performed austerities for centuries, giving up […]
Biogenesis and the Birth of Modern Science By Narasimha das The ancient Greeks, specifically the renowned philosopher Aristotle (384 B.C – 322 B.C.), believed that living things were spontaneously generated from non-living matter. Aristotle was a naturalist who loved to observe animals and nature while taking long walks through the country. He noticed that ponds […]
Hare Krsna-below is just one point taken out in a 1974 LA lecture by Srila Prabhupada summer 1974 LA temple lecture by SP Truthfulness, cleanliness, and forgiveness are also decreasing. Formerly, if someone did something wrong, the other party would forgive him.For example, Arjuna was tortured by his enemies, yet still, on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra he said, “Kṛṣṇa, […]
Hare Krsna-Below we have two separate conversation/ lectures. In the first and very short one Srila Prabhupada explains the three qualities of a culture man. It is very simple to understand yet difficult to find in even one such person. in the second lecture given in LA, he explains in exacting detail what the conditions will […]
Oct 25 1975 Mauritius conversations Harikeśa: By chemically changing the genes in the living being we can, before conception, make a superior… Prabhupāda: You can… First of all you be beaten with shoes. That’s all. Then you can. Harikeśa: No, we’ve actually done it. We’ve changed some genes and made some people better. By experimentation we can make […]
June 22 1969 New Vrndavana So our main business is how to improve Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We should not divert our attention in any other material condition of improvement. That is actually not improvement. It is simply illusion, that “I am making improvement.” What improvement? Suppose you are earning now, say, five hundred dollars per month. If […]
