Srila Prabhupada

Krsna’s Enmity And Friendship Are External Features

We should always remember the distinction between spiritual and material. That which is material is infected by material qualities, but…

7 years ago

A Little Discrepancy Will Cause One To Fall Down

The laws of nature work in subtle ways unknown to us. Mahārāja Bharata was a great king very advanced in…

7 years ago

One’s Real Interest Lies In Returning Home, Back To Godhead

When the mind is polluted by fruitive activity, the living entity wants to be elevated from one material position to…

7 years ago

Respect Christ But Don’t Accept His Philosophy

"Regarding your question about Lord Jesus Christ, we accept him as saktyavesa avatara. Lord Buddha is in the same category…

7 years ago

“By your mercy I will surrender” is False Pretense

Prabhupada: Surrender is willing. If you don't like to surrender who can make you obliged to surrender? Surrender is voluntary.…

7 years ago

In India, Still There Is Some Culture

December 18, 1972 : Bombay Every morning Srila Prabhupada, Shyamasundara Dasa and I would take Kartikeya's car, an Ambassador, and…

7 years ago

Varnasrama-Dharma An Absolute Necessity

(HH Bhakti Charu Swami. "Ocean of Mercy," p. 198-199) --------------------------------- [Bhakti Charu Maharaja said to Srila Prabhupada:] "What you have…

7 years ago

An Uncontrolled Mind And An Unchaste Wife Are The Same

nityaṁ dadāti kāmasya cchidraṁ tam anu ye ’rayaḥ yoginaḥ kṛta-maitrasya patyur jāyeva puṁścalī An unchaste woman is very easily carried away…

7 years ago

Who Are Brāhmaṇas And What Are Their Qualifications?

The Vedas are My(Lord Himself) eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are śabda-brahma. In this world, the brāhmaṇas thoroughly…

7 years ago

Eight symptoms of a jivan-mukta, a person who is already liberated

This is the way of Vedic life. One must stop the process of repeated birth and death and return home,…

7 years ago