“It is by ignorance that people think that by opening factories they will be happy. Why should they open factories? There is no need. There is so much land, and one can produce ones own food grains and eat sumptuously without any factory. Milk is also available without a factory. The factory cannot produce milk […]
July 5 1975 Chicago– Therefore too much attachment for material enjoyment is disqualification for spiritual life. So the western world is trained up for being too much attached to material enjoyment. Therefore lagging behind in spiritual life. Vedic civilization is not to encourage too much for material enjoyment. Minimize. That is Indian civilization. They, if […]
Subject: Guru is not a fashion-First serve him-then you have right to ask questions compiled by damaghosa dasa 761027SB.VRN Lectures 225040/530501 To accept guru means the disciple should be very very eager to know. Sad-dharma prcchat. Adau gurvasrayam. Why you accept a guru? “It is a fashion.” Fashion. Nowadays they accept a guru fashion. “Everyone […]
Below is a very nice conversation by Srila Prabhupada with some students at Boston . He explains to the intelligent questions first about How is the Name of Krsna selected for God, and then what is the actual process to find God? And how to find that person who can give you God. Very nice […]
Vrndavana Dec 7 1975 Devotee: I heard that if you pass stool more than once a day you become a bhogī? You are called a bhogī? Prabhupāda: Yes. Devotee: Does that mean a serious devotee should only pass stool once a day? Prabhupāda: Don’t artificially do that. (laughter) First of all become yogi. Then do […]
Hare Krsna- Below we have a short look at what constitutes viddhi bhakti and raganuga bhakti. It is a common thing to find some devotees who, after some time of chanting and doing some deity worship aspire to be included in the inner circle of Lord Krsna’s intimate friends and confidantes. This is a nice […]
Here is one very good reason to chant Hare Krsna maha mantra–Real Time Protection Security companies are always trying to sell us their so called security sytems, which may or may not work. But their systems are very limited, whereas Krsna’s All Encompassing Protection Plan covers ALL […]
THE PRABHUPADA CONNECTION . The Glories of Haridasa Thakura (Namacarya Srila Haridasa Thakura chanting japa.) “Although Thakura Haridasa happened to take his birth in a Muslim family, he was elevated to the post of namacarya by Lord Caitanya due to his rigidly attended principle of chanting three hundred thousand holy names of the Lord daily: Hare Krishna, […]
Hare Krsna– Below is a conversation and part of a lecture where Srila Prabhupada is asking a disciple what he thinks it means to be- “Krsna Conscious” ? I am sure if it went on Srila Prabhupada would have gotten a lot of different answers, so he gives us the answer in a short clear […]
Sri Vamana Dvadasi- Transcendental appearance of Lord Vamana deva Tuesday, September 13, 2016 [Los Angeles, California, USA time] Wednesday, September 14, 2016 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] A few words of nectar from Srila Prabhupada about Sri Vamanadeva, (courtesy of Damaghosa Prabhu) Hare Krsna to All Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Lord Vamana […]
