Srila Prabhupada

What will happen when I am not here, shall everything be spoiled by GBC?

I cannot understand why, instead of one GBC man, a person outside the Commission was given so much power, and…

7 years ago

His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada’s Appearance Day

Prabhupada:Shri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, my spiritual master, his advent day today. In 1922, I was at that time very…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Devotee Women – Vaishnavis – Forbidden to take Sannyas: Srila Prabhupada

"February 4, 1976 : Mayapur The acceptance of sannyasa has become so popular recently that even some of the ladies…

7 years ago

Krishna Kirti Das: How We Understand Srila Prabhupada (and why consensus is so elusive)

 This video presentation was made to the IIAC (ISKCON India Advisory Council) on 21 November, 2019. The slide presentation explains…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Regarding Female Diksha Gurus – Part 3: Damodar Das responds to Pancharatna Das ACBSP (Mayapur)

Pranam Prabhus. Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah. >> My reasoning is that we want to understand Srila Prabhupada's intentions and…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Regarding Female Diksha Gurus: Damodar Das responds to Pancharatna Das ACBSP (Mayapur)

Letter by Basu Ghosh Prabhu: Dear Pancharatna Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message, and it appears herein below.…

7 years ago