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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, and he was seventeen years old, and he said, "Five years ago,…
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Srila Prabhupada
Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.
Guru and Initiation
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 the spiritual master enlightens the disciple with śāstra-jñāna, therefore he is spiritual…
Purports and Excerpts
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 feel they are inadequate in their service to the Lord. So it…
Female Diksa Gurus
Video Transcript: How We Read Srila Prabhupada – Part I
Hare Krishna. My name is Krishna Kirti Das, and I'm going to comment on the question and answer portion of a Bhagavatam class given by His Holiness Bir Krishna das Goswami, who…
GBC and Governance
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 there was to be immediate action without divulging the matter to the…
Life and Memories
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 much engaged in Congress activity. I was very much devout follower of…
Krishna and Bhakti
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 material desire for success in fruitive activities or mental speculation. To serve…
Female Diksa Gurus
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 are asking about it. Aditya dasi sent an enquiry from Bombay. "I…
Female Diksa Gurus
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 why there are so many long-standing controversies within ISKCON and how this…
Krishna and Bhakti
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 religion [ābhāsa], analogical religion [upadharma] and cheating religion [chala-dharma]. One who is…
