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An advanced devotee is detestful to material enjoyment
What is the sign of devotee? The sign of devotee is that the devotees are no more interested with material enjoyment. That is devotee. Bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra syat [SB 11.2.42]. So these young boys and girls, they do not go to cinema. They do not smoke. They do not go any restaurant or club. Why? Virakti! Don’t want this! What to speak of here, poor country, but in the European, American countries, everything is available very cheap. But they are not interested. They are interested to sit down...
read moreWhat is preaching?
Preaching means that you have to turn the rascals and unfortunate to become intelligent and fortunate. That is preaching. Unless they are fortunate and intelligent, they cannot take to Krsna consciousness. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita As It Is 16.6, South Africa, 18 October, 1975
read moreSelf-sufficiency
On the 19th January 1975, Srila Prabhupada wrote to Mahamsa: “Now we should have self-sufficiency. This means to make our own food grains grow and to weave our own cloth–like in Mayapur. If we have food grains, milk, and cloth, life becomes easy and we can save time for preaching and chanting.”
read moreSrila Prabhupada is the only one
The fact is that I am the only one in India who is openly criticizing, not only demigod worship and impersonalism, but everything that falls short of complete surrender to Krishna. My Guru Maharaja never compromised in His preaching, nor will I nor should any of my students. We are firmly convinced that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and all other are His part and parcel servants. This we must declare boldly to the whole world, that they should not foolishly dream of world peace unless they are...
read moreFor Vyasa-puja: How a “damn rascal” became a great spiritual master
Krsna consciousness means to surrender to Krsna: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekamsaranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. So we are teaching these boys and girls to surrender to Krsna. I have no difficulty. I have not manufactured anything. The thing is already there. Krsna says, “Surrender unto Me.” I simply say, “Surrender to Krsna.” Devotees: Jaya! Haribol! Prabhupada: What is the difficulty? And [laughs] by simply doing this I have become a great spiritual master. [laughter] I am surprised why they...
read moreFor Vyasa-puja: How a “damn rascal” became a great spiritual master
Krsna consciousness means to surrender to Krsna: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekamsaranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. So we are teaching these boys and girls to surrender to Krsna. I have no difficulty. I have not manufactured anything. The thing is already there. Krsna says, “Surrender unto Me.” I simply say, “Surrender to Krsna.” Devotees: Jaya! Haribol! Prabhupada: What is the difficulty? And [laughs] by simply doing this I have become a great spiritual master. [laughter] I am surprised why they...
read moreThe ornament of all ornaments
Lord Caitanya describes the ornament of all ornaments Lord Krsna has many pastimes, of which His pastimes as a human being are the best. His form as a human being is the supreme transcendental form. In this form He is a cowherd boy. He carries a flute in His hand, and His youth is new. He is also an expert dancer. All this is just suitable for His pastimes as a human being. My dear Sanatana, the sweet, attractive transcendental form of Krsna is so nice. Just try to understand it. Even a fractional understanding of...
read moreThe philosophical way of life: searching after the truth (Krsna)
Everyone is searching after the truth. That is the philosophical way of life. The demigods give information that the Supreme Absolute Truth is Krsna. One who becomes fully Krsna conscious can attain the Absolute Truth. Krsna is the Absolute Truth because, unlike relative truth, He is Truth in all the three phases of eternal time. Time is divided into past, present and future. Krsna is Truth always — past, present and future. In the material world everything is being controlled by supreme time, in the course of past, present and...
read moreHow Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. How is that? Because He conforms in exact detail to descriptions of the Supreme Being, the Godhead. In other words, Krsna is the Godhead because He is all-attractive. Outside the principle of all-attraction, there is no meaning to the word “Godhead.” How is it one can be all-attractive? First of all, if one is very wealthy, if he has great riches, he becomes attractive to the people in general. Similarly, if someone is very powerful, he also becomes...
read moreKrsna consciousness is for the strong
It is not that the Krsna consciousness movement is for the lazy fellow. No. It is meant for the strong man: strong in body, strong in mind, strong in determination — everything strong — strong in brain. It is meant for them. Because we have to execute the highest goal of life .From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.6.5 — June 21, 1976, Toronto
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