From Teachings of Queen Kunti, Chapter 19: Therefore, even though the Lord may be present before our eyes, it is not possible to see Him unless we have the necessary vision. This necessary qualification is developed by the process of devotional service only, beginning with hearing about the LordContinue Reading
A memorial program is organized in the service of Srila Prabhupada with the name of ” Srila Prabhupada in South India.” by Iskcon Hyderabad Speakers: Sriman Hari Sauri Das, Sriman Anandamaya Das, And Sriman Basu Ghosh Das Date : March27, 2021 6:30- 8:30 PM India ( IST) For more informationContinue Reading
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada Kalakantha Prabhu (and probably some others) have been circulating a paper titled “Suniti’s Ineligibility in ISKCON”, dated 11 January, which is saved and edited by someone named Anuttama.IC as per the document properties. Their paper explainsContinue Reading
In this verse the words prahrādaṁ grāhayām āsa are important. The words grāhayām āsa literally mean that they tried to induce Prahlāda Mahārāja to accept the paths of dharma, artha and kāma (religion, economic development and sense gratification). People are generally preoccupied with these three concerns, without interest in the path of liberation. Hiraṇyakaśipu, the father of PrahlādaContinue Reading
श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच मतिर्न कृष्णे परत: स्वतो वा मिथोऽभिपद्येत गृहव्रतानाम् । अदान्तगोभिर्विशतां तमिस्रं पुन: पुनश्चर्वितचर्वणानाम् ॥ Prahlāda Mahārāja replied: Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed. Their inclinations toward Kṛṣṇa are never aroused,Continue Reading
When Prahlāda Mahārāja’s teachers and demoniac father asked him how his intelligence had been polluted, Prahlāda Mahārāja said, “As far as I am concerned, my intelligence has not been polluted. Rather, by the grace of my spiritual master and by the grace of my Lord, Kṛṣṇa, I have now learnedContinue Reading
Please read this wonderful 1973 letter by His Grace Yasomatinandana Prabhu to Srila Prabhupada in which he requests Prabhupada for the service of translating his books into Gujarati after excellently glorifying Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada was pleased with the letter and ordered to publish it in Back To Godhead; IContinue Reading
One party strictly followed the instructions of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, but another group created their own concoction about executing his desires. Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively. He did not instruct a particularContinue Reading
One party strictly followed the instructions of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, but another group created their own concoction about executing his desires. Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively. He did not instruct a particularContinue Reading
Some of my Godbrothers, they criticize like that, that I am offering sannyāsa to the mlecchas, yavanas. This is wrong idea. This is nārakī-buddhi. Actually, a Vaiṣṇava is above this varṇāśrama-dharma. But we don’t claim that we have become perfect Vaiṣṇava. We are not so impudent. We want to remainContinue Reading