News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.
There is actually only one religious principle: dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam. The only religious principle is to follow the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unfortunately, especially in this Age of Kali, everyone…
One day, while Prabhupāda was sitting in his room receiving his massage, he began talking and laughing. As he sat on the floor with one leg tucked under his body and one…
There are two kinds of opulence. One, which results from one’s karma, is material, whereas the other is spiritual. A surrendered soul who fully depends upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not want…
One who becomes a devotee, free from material desires and motives, regards all opportunities, both material and spiritual, as benedictions from the Lord, and in this way his service to the Lord…
In 1970 Srila Prabhupada appointed the first GBC to manage the daily affairs of ISKCON so Srila Prabhupada could simply write books as this was His main aspiration and inspiration for His…
Hindu means the culture of the Indians. India happens to be situated on the other side of the Indus River which is now in Pakistan which is spelled Indus -- in Sanskrit…
yasya rāṣṭre prajāḥ sarvās trasyante sādhvy asādhubhiḥ tasya mattasya naśyanti kīrtir āyur bhago gatiḥ eṣa rājñāṁ paro dharmo hy ārtānām ārti-nigrahaḥ ata enaṁ vadhiṣyāmi bhūta-druham asattamam Translation O chaste one, the king’s…
Prabhupada: Liberated soul never says that "I am liberated." As soon as he says "liberated," he's a rascal. A liberated soul will never say that "I am liberated." That is liberation. Caitanya…
Your seventh question, "How is it that there is so much material "advancement'' in the USA even though there is no formal demigod worship? '' Prabhupada: Actually there is no material advancement…
In 1942 Srila Prabhupada experienced the ''UNIVERSAL FORM-VISVARUPA'' of the Supreme Personality of Godhead KRSNA and heard the deafening sound '' chiiiii-goww ''--- Devotee: Prabhupada, we were reading earlier this morning in…
