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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It is very nice to learn that both you and Satsvarupa have highly praised Tamala Krishna. Similarly, Tamala Krishna has also highly praised you and Satsvarupa. This attitude should be maintained amongst…
The human life is so valuable, and I shall waste it simply by sleeping? Therefore the Gosvamis, our predecessor gurus, they have shown. They conquered over these things, Nidra, sleeping... Nidra is…
Guru does not mean anything extraordinary. Any damn rascal like me can become guru. You cannot question, "You are a damn rascal. How you have become guru?" (Bhagavad-gita 4.3 -- February 10,…
