Life and Memories
A servant remembers: Nanda Kumar Das shares memories of Srila Prabhupada
A SERVANT REMEMBERS Shri Nanda Kumar Dasa (
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Srila Prabhupada
Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.
Purports and Excerpts
Why did HDGSP a sannyasi took part in the marriage ceremonies?
Sometimes we are criticized because although I am a sannyāsī I have taken part in the marriage ceremonies of my disciples. It must be explained, however, that since we have started a Kṛṣṇa conscious…
Purports and Excerpts
How Srila Prabhupada Viewed Women
Srila Prabhupada had a definite vision of the role of women - grihini - in society, and that FDG is NOT in concordance with that vision. And Prabhupada rejected it in his…
Female Diksa Gurus
His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada condemned the Caste Goswamis
This is a reply to those who are providing the "lineages" as logic for FDG decision. "Lineage" means "caste Goswami". Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur both condemned the caste Goswamis…
Position and Legacy
Śrīla Prabhupāda : Contribution in Science
Over the past few centuries, scientists gradually undermined the Biblical explanation of the origin of life and the universe. Although at first ridiculed and persecuted, they eventually won the day. Most modern…
Position and Legacy
Contribution of Śrīla Prabhupāda
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s contribution to intellectual and cultural life may be less obvious than his more visible achievements in preaching, establishing temples, and publishing books. However, the effect of a philosopher on the…
Life and Memories
Ācārya All the Way
“Ācārya all the way.” That’s what Guru-kṛpā said about Śrīla Prabhupāda in his final days, showing us how to be fully Kṛṣṇa conscious in the worst of health, and teaching how a pure…
Guru and Initiation
Our Eternal Position
The constitutional position of the jīva is to serve Kṛṣṇa, but he has to do that through the agency of a confidential devotee. Śrīla Prabhupāda is our eternal link with Kṛṣṇa (janme janme prabhu…
Life and Memories
The Ācārya of the Modern Age
When we think of the great ācāryas, such as Madhva, Rāmānujācārya, and Narottama, it seems as if they were from another time and world, when the spiritual culture was thriving in India and saintliness…
Position and Legacy
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Presentation of Śāstra
Śrīla Prabhupāda did not present śāstra as a dry academic subject to be theorized, discussed, and armchair-philosophized about. Instead of giving abstruse explanations, he spoke and lived the essence of śāstra. He repeatedly emphasized the…
