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Srila Prabhupada

Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.

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…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 30 Oct 2019
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…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 29 Oct 2019
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…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 28 Oct 2019
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…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 27 Oct 2019
Krishna and Bhakti

Faith or Blindly-Belief

There is a story of Narada Muni, who was once asked by a brahmana: “Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you please ask Him when I’m going to get…

Srila Prabhupada · 26 Oct 2019
Position and Legacy

The Significance of Srila Prabhupada

In India’s recent history, there were certainly many Vaiṣṇavas who were devoted, learned, and renounced. However, the fact remains that only Śrīla Prabhupāda was sufficiently qualified to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 25 Oct 2019
Politics and Current Affairs

Real Swaraj : Back to Godhead

"Prabhupāda: Hitler one side, fought with the Britishers, smashed them. This is one cause. Another cause = Hitler helped Subhas Chandra Bose to organize I.N.A. Two causes, the Britishers to go away.…

Srila Prabhupada · 24 Oct 2019
Life and Memories

Śrīla Prabhupāda Thought Small

Everyone knows that Śrīla Prabhupāda thought big: “Take over the world with Kṛṣṇa consciousness.” But Prabhupāda also thought small. He did not like over-centralization or top-heavy management. When he saw devotees in…

Bhakti Vikasa Swami · 24 Oct 2019
Krishna and Bhakti

Is Violence Always Sinful?

War and bloodshed can become a glorious act if done under divine guidance. aho bata mahat papam kartum vyavasita vayam yad rajya-sukha-lobhena hantum sva-janam udyatah “Alas, how strange it is that we…

Srila Prabhupada · 22 Oct 2019