Krishna and Bhakti
WE HAVE NOT ACTUALLY FALLEN
People are running around--"Oh, I am the manager. I am the factory owner. I am this. I am that. We know his politics, we have to defeat our competitors." All these things…
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Srila Prabhupada
Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.
Krishna and Bhakti
Cutting the Knots of Material Attachment
Our attempts at happiness in the material world keep us bound to repeated suffering, but there is a way out. bhidyate hridaya-granthish chidyante sarva-samshayah kshiyante chasya karmani drishta evatmanishvare "Thus the knots…
Farms and Cow Protection
Learn to Love The Natural Mode of Life
This conversation between His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place at New Vrindaban, West Virginia, USA, on June 24, 1976. Disciple: Srila Prabhupada, once you…
Marriage and Family
Why so many divorce happened ?
Everyone is engaged in these material activities, and the basic principle of material activity is gṛhastha, family life. Family life, according to Vedic system, or anywhere, is responsible life to maintain the…
Purports and Excerpts
Educated Man and Ordinary Boatman
There is a nice story. You'll appreciate it. In India, especially in Bengal, there are many rivers. The land is full of rivers. Because it is on the bank of the Bay…
Guru and Initiation
Order and Chaos : Vaishnavism had fallen into a degraded position
There is a Bengali saying that “when the pure devotee comes, he brings order to chaos. When he leaves, chaos returns”. Srila Prabhupada told us that when Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati came on…
Krishna and Bhakti
Akiñcana-gocara : Realized by a person who has no material possession
Akiñcana, Akiñcana means do not possess anything material. Akiñcana-gocara. Queen Kuntī, when she was receiving Kṛṣṇa, she said, "My dear Kṛṣṇa, You are Akiñcana-gocara. You are realized by a person who has…
Position and Legacy
CHANGING SRILA PRABHUPADA BOOKS
The true meaning to the Vedic literature is hidden to the academics scholars, therefore, besides simple grammatical editing as approved during Srila Prabhupada's presence, we can not change Srila Prabhupada's books to…
Purports and Excerpts
Brain-Washing case on ISKCON: First day the Judgment
Indian man: Historical judgment. Prabhupada: Yes. I was expecting to fight that case at least for some years, but by Krsna's grace, he has given on the first day the judgment. Indian…
Purports and Excerpts
Prasadam Distribution : Such misconduct should not Repeat
Please accept my blessings. Now you must arrange in each temple there must be sufficient stock of prasadam for distribution. You can keep first-class cooks, two or three, and they should be…
