by Ishan das Krishna Consciousness, a Transcendental Apprenticeship Program In 1972-73 Srila Prabhupada arranged for some professional mridanga makers to make drums right on our newly acquired land in Sridham Mayapur. He felt that it was a dying art and he wanted some of our boys to learn the process. When I saw that airmail […]
Adi 9.51—The great gardener, Lord Caitanya, personally eats this fruit, and as a result He constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered. PURPORTIt is the mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to act Himself and teach the people. He says, āpani ācari’ bhakti karila pracāra (Cc. Ādi 4.41). One must first act himself and then […]
720629rc.sd Conversations331292/530501Prabhupada: The villagers, they have cows and land. That is sufficientfor their economic problem. But the industrialists, they are alluringthem, “To get more money, come here.” So they are going to the cities.And the food production in the village is neglected. And therefore thefood grain price is rising. Actually, everyone should be engaged toproduce food, but the modern set-up of […]
Dec 16 1976 Hyderabad Dr. Ramachandra: I only want that your movement should utilize my services because I believe service to mankind is service to God. Prabhupāda: No, no, service to God is service to mankind.If you pour water in the root, then it is service to the tree. And if you pour water on the leaf, […]
Prabhupada’s lecture – Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.47 – Māyāpura, October 27, 1974So the so-called sneha, if it is not properly done… Nature’s regulation is so strict that you cannot avoid the consequence. That is not possible. These are practical. I have seen another practical… In front of our residence there was another neighbor. So the old man […]
Nov 6 1976 Vrndavana“All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajña, sacrifice, and yajña is born of prescribed duties.”Prabhupāda: That’s it. There is no prescribed duties. Everyone is a butcher. Formerly there was distinction, “Here is a butcher; here is a religious man.” At the […]
Dear Prabhus, Hare KrishnaPlease accept my humble obeisances.All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hope you are all well. Here are some pictures from the initiation yesterday. Everything went well and it was ecstatic. The fire was very nice and pleasant. The picture above is after the ceremony was over. The smoke was light and pervaded the […]
Subject: re: Sri Govardhana Puja- Go Puja -Saturday, November 16, 2020 (Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Saturday, November 16, 2020 (Mayapura, West Bengal, India time] Govardhana Puja, Go Puja, Bali daityaraja Puja and Sri Rasikananda Tirobhava Tithi [appearance]compiled by Yasoda nandana dasaSrila Prabhupada explains Govardhana PujaBooks : Sri Caitanya-caritamrta – 1975 Edition : Cc. Madhya-lila […]
———————————————————————————————————–Links for Srila Prabhupāda Amṛtam (Original first editon books, Audios, Videos,Photo Albums,BTG Magazine compilation) “This mission has been established simply on the publishing and distributionof my books. So get them translated and published as soon as possible”.(Srila Prabhupada Letter 26/7/75) SPECIAL NECTAR FROM SRILA PRABHUPADA AMRITA The following are links to a compilation of all […]
