Purports and Excerpts
Sannyāsa is Compulsory, at Least for Every Brāhmaṇa
In this regard, a very exalted example was set by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana. Concerning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu it is said in
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Srila Prabhupada
Posts centred on Srila Prabhupada himself.
Krishna and Bhakti
Men of Small Intelligence Worship the Demigods
A pure devotee who is fully accomplished in the science of devotional service will never instruct a foolish person to engage in fruitive activities for material enjoyment, not to speak of helping…
Krishna and Bhakti
Two Classes of Men Krpana and Brahmana
Those who think material assets to be everything or to be the ultimate goal of life are called misers [kṛpaṇas]. They do not know the ultimate necessity of the soul. Moreover, if…
Krishna and Bhakti
Two Kinds of Devotees, Known as Sakāma and Akāma
O Lord, O personified three worlds, father of the three worlds! O strength of the three worlds, in the form of the Vāmana incarnation! O three-eyed form of Nṛsiṁhadeva! O most beautiful…
Position and Legacy
The “Buddhafication” of Srila Prabhupada, Part 2
For some devotees within ISKCON, what counts as evidence from Śrīla Prabhupāda's statements depends on what their opinion is. If the śāstra supports what someone already believes Śrīla Prabhupāda meant, then it…
Krishna and Bhakti
Why we cannot see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face?
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who created us by His external potency and by whose mercy we expand the creation of the universe, is always situated before us as the Supersoul, but…
Krishna and Bhakti
One cannot Cross the Ocean by Holding the Dog’s Tail
Free from all material conceptions of existence and never wonder-struck by anything, the Lord is always jubilant and fully satisfied by His own spiritual perfection. He has no material designations, and therefore…
Guru and Initiation
A Disciple Should Never be a Hypocrite
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Says: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi “By the mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa. Without the grace of the spiritual…
Outreach Programs
Srila Prabhupada: Because We Elevate Mlecchas and Yavanas
Such are the criticisms that must be borne by the servants of Nārada Muni in the disciplic succession. Through the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we are trying to train young people to become…
Purports and Excerpts
Narada-Muni Bajaya Vina
The seven musical notes — ṣa, ṛ, gā, ma, pa, dha and ni — are used in musical instruments, but originally they come from the Sāma Veda. The great sage Nārada vibrates…
