Srila Prabhupada

Preaching by Moonlike Devotees

Danavira: I'm in charge of the New Bhakta program in Los Angeles, and yesterday one boy called up the temple,…

5 years ago

WHO HAS NO REFERENCE TO THE SASTRA, IMMEDIATELY TAKE HIM AS A RASCAL NUMBER ONE

"So śāstra-cakṣusā. Everything we have to take from the śāstra. Because we are blind now. Śāstra-cakṣusā. Our, the śāstra-jñāna, because…

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On the Transcendental plane There is no Question of Higher or Lower

The more one feels imperfect in Krishna's service, the more he is advancing in Krishna Consciousness. Even the topmost devotees…

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Don’t Worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to Fulfill Some Material Desire

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes pure devotional service as anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam. One should not worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to fulfill some…

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In the Age of Kali, the Class of a Man Considered by his Wealth

In the Age of Kali, a man is considered high class, middle class or low class merely according to his…

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The Powerful Influence of the Age of Kali

During the present age, Kali-yuga, practically all desirable qualities will gradually diminish, as described in this verse. For example, dharma, which indicates…

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Five Branches of Irreligion

There are five branches of irreligion, appropriately known as irreligion [vidharma], religious principles for which one is unfit [para-dharma], pretentious…

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Two Processes by Which to Get Free From Material Bondage

jñāna-niṣṭhāya deyāni kavyāny ānantyam icchatā daive ca tad-abhāve syād itarebhyo yathārhataḥ One involves jñāna-kāṇḍa and karma-kāṇḍa, and the other involves upāsanā-kāṇḍa. Vaiṣṇavas never want to merge…

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The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment

The direct meaning of the forest of material existence is given in this chapter. Merchants sometimes enter the forest to…

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Be a Tattva-Vādī, not a Veda-Vādī

tathaiva rājann uru-gārhamedha- vitāna-vidyoru-vijṛmbhiteṣu na veda-vādeṣu hi tattva-vādaḥ prāyeṇa śuddho nu cakāsti sādhuḥ Here two words are significant — veda-vāda and tattva-vāda. According to Bhagavad-gītā, those…

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