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(HH Bhakti Charu Swami. "Ocean of Mercy," p. 198-199) --------------------------------- [Bhakti Charu Maharaja said to Srila Prabhupada:] "What you have done is inconceivable. No one has ever achieved what you have. You…
Prabhupada is keen for the Western devotees to learn Hindi and has engaged Mr. Saxena in the task of teaching them. Regular classes are now being held, and all the devotees are…
A SERVANT REMEMBERS Shri Nanda Kumar Dasa (
“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…
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…
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…
Brahmananda das: Prabhupada designed the Krishna and Balarama Deities, the mudra. He made a drawing and gave it to Baradraj to have it made in Jaipur. There is no Krishna Balarama Deity…
'' So first of all, I must thank you all for bringing me in this new temple, because when I first came, my ambition was to start temple here in New York,…
[Translation from Hindi] Udaipur Kiran: 2 Sep. 2019: Kolkata, 1 Sep: Chief Minister Mamta Banerji reminisced about ISKCON Founder Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad and paid tribute to him on the occasion of his…
