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“Kṛṣṇa has given me hundreds of nice places of residence,” Śrīla Prabhupāda laughed. “But His order is you cannot stay.” Prabhupāda was explaining his transcendental predicament to a few disciples gathered in…
ISKCON Los Angeles, New Dvārakā, the Western world headquarters, was burgeoning with many Kṛṣṇa conscious projects. Book distribution was booming. The devotee population was growing. Money was available and was utilized in…
Śrīla Rāmānujācārya writes in his book Vedārtha-saṅgraha: evaṁ-vidha-parābhakti-svarūpa-jñāna-viśeṣasyotpādakaḥ pūrvoktāharahar upacīyamāna-jñāna-pūrvaka-karmānugṛhīta-bhakti-yoga eva; yathoktaṁ bhagavatā parāśareṇa — varṇāśrameti. nikhila-jagad-uddhāraṇāyāvanitale ’vatīrṇaṁ para-brahma-bhūtaḥ puruṣottamaḥ svayam etad uktavān — “svakarma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu” “yataḥ pravṛttir bhūtānāṁ yena…
Today's people all over the world are deeply saddened and frightened by the coronavirus epidemic. The government of all countries is working tirelessly to avoid this epidemic. But still, this attempt seems…
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During his stay in Seattle, a few people came to join his disciples, living with them and aspiring to become devotees. After several weeks, Prabhupāda held an initiation for students who had…
Before Prabhupāda’s arrival in Seattle, Upendra had written the head of the Asian department at the University of Washington, requesting a speaking engagement. The professor wrote back entirely in Sanskrit, knowing well…
The London party, now ready to go, went for a final meeting with Prabhupāda. He was sending them to start a center in London and thus fulfill his spiritual master’s dream. The sannyāsīs Śrīla…
Prabhupāda attended a more formal ecumenical meeting, a religious conference. About fifty people, including Prabhupāda and a group of his devotees, attended. A panel, representing various religions, honored Prabhupāda as the main…
The following quotes are from His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Lord Rama’s Appearance day. There is also a lecture (below this) by Srila Prabhupada given in Hawaii, March…
