Krishna is our father and mother, how?
Prabhupada: How Krishna can become male? (your question),”. . . I read from Srimad-Bhagavatam, chap. 11, text 7, ‘Oh, Creator of the Universe, You are our mother, well-wisher, Lord, father, the spiritual master and worshipable deity.’ I was asked, ‘How can Krishna be a mother if He is the SupremeContinue Reading
Economic development is based on family affection
”— And in economics, we have read Marshall’s economics. He gives, “The economic development takes place by family affection.” Therefore in India, the father-mother takes the responsibility of the son, to make him a family man. Then leave, marry. Father-mother knows that he’ll take care of his life automatically. AndContinue Reading
Six items for success and Six items to avoid
So one must be enthusiastic, one must be patient, one must be confident, one must execute the duties, one must associate with devotees, and one must be very honest in dealing. Six things. If these six things are there, sure success. Similarly, there are six things which should be avoided.Continue Reading
What are the symptoms of an advanced devotee?
“This time I have passed, what I have done for Krsna?” This is the character of advancement: “What I have done for Krsna? What I have done for my Guru Maharaja?” If in this way we lead our life, that is perfect. That is perfect. “Guru Maharaja has entrusted meContinue Reading
Namacharya Srila Haridasa Thakur : Disappearance Day
Haridasa Thakur was a contemporary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, known for his constant chanting of the name of Krishna. Mahaprabhu called Haridasa the Namacharya, the living example of how to chant the holy names. Though Haridasa was born in a Muslim family, Lord Chaitanya and His devotees respected him as betterContinue Reading
I am asking FARM,FARM,FARM,FARM-no big buildings
Prabhupada: Yes. That I want. So much land is lying, and these rascals are not developing. And they are making… What is that? Coal. They are interested with these bricks and stones, not green vegetables. Such a rascal government. Give them facility. We know how to do it. [Bg. 3.14].Continue Reading
A Prabhupad’s Warrior: Hladini Devi Dasi
Hladini devi dasi was brutally gunned down by an extra-judicial firing squad in war-torn Liberia in western Africa in 1990. The death squad arrived at the Hare Krishna temple in the capital city of Monrovia in the early morning hours, and ordered the devotees to come out. Seven devotees, fiveContinue Reading
Puri King urges ISKCON not to hold Rath Yatra on unspecified days
By Express News Service, 10th September 2019 03:39 PM BHUBANESWAR: The Gajapati king of Puri and Chairman of Sri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee Dibyasingha Deb has advised the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) not to hold Rath Yatra on days other than the specified day. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday,Continue Reading
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura appearance day
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) was a pioneering spiritual leader, a magistrate working in colonial India under British rule, a prolific preacher, writer, and poet. One of his sons was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, a highly influential spiritual leader in his own right, and the spiritual master of the founder ofContinue Reading
Sitting on his skyscraper building and he says
” 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, and I was seeking the opportunity living in the Seventy-second Street. There was a house, very small house,Continue Reading