Srila Prabhupada’s acceptance of sannyasa
Subject: Srila Prabhupada’s acceptance of sannyasa
Trees and vegetables, not industry, provide the real means of life.–SP
SB 10.13.59–Then, looking in all directions, Lord Brahmā immediately saw Vṛndāvana before him, filled with trees, which were the means of livelihood for the inhabitants and which were equally pleasing in all seasons.PURPORTJanājīvya-drumākīrṇam: trees and vegetables are essential, and they give happiness all year round, in all seasons. That is the arrangement in Vṛndāvana. It is not […]
Srila Hari dasa Thakura Tirobhava Tithi Tuesday, September 1, 2020 [Mayapura, West bengal, Bhratga Bhumi time]
Demigods come down as rain-SP
July 8 1976 Wash DC conversations. Dr. Sharma: What would you classify as demigods, then?Prabhupāda: Demigod means just like you or me, ordinary living being, but they are very pious. On account of their piety they have got very good post. Just like janma… There are four: to get birth in very high, aristocratic family; to become […]
The more we try to defeat the arrangement of Kṛṣṇa, the more we become implicated in Kṛṣṇa’s māyā
SB 10.13.44–Thus because Lord Brahmā wanted to mystify the all-pervading Lord Kṛṣṇa, who can never be mystified, but who, on the contrary, mystifies the entire universe, he himself was put into bewilderment by his own mystic power.PURPORT…Instead of defeating Kṛṣṇa, Brahmā himself was defeated, for he could not understand what Kṛṣṇa was doing. Since Brahmā, […]
Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhupada avirbhava atithi [appearance day]
Subject: Srila Jiva Goswami Prabhupada avirbhava tithi [appearance day] Srila Prabhupada explains the glories of Srila Jiva Goswami PrabhupadaSrila Jiva Goswami appearance day- Friday, September 21, 2018 [ Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time]compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa
Radhastami Celebration at Vancouver Krishna Balaram Mandir
Constantly hearing material things is the root cause of material life–SP
SB 5.5.8—The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence. On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life’s illusions and thinks in terms of “I […]
simply by thinking of Krsna one can attain Him very easily-SP
SB 10.12.39-–If even only once or even by force one brings the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead into one’s mind, one can attain the supreme salvation by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, as did Aghāsura. What then is to be said of those whose hearts the Supreme Personality of Godhead enters when He appears as […]
simple living-not coca cola and cigarettes–SP
Mauritius Oct 2 1975 Prabhupāda:So we can return. [break] Whole educational system is defective because there is no spiritual education. That has made everything impossible. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: One young boy in Johannesburg wanted to join us. He is sixteen years old. So his headmaster said, “What you will do without an education?” They think that this [KC] is the […]