Prabhupada

🔥 This sexual life must be discussed as the most advanced sex issues of Kṛṣṇa: the three standards of Prabhupāda are the lowest: Identification with the body is deep and overcoming the conditioned sexual life is not easy. Among the difficult material activities to avoid are eating, sleeping, defendi... Read more

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The Jīvaka Sutta says that a monk can eat meat if he did not see, heard or suspect that he was killed for him. It seems permissive, but in the vaishnavism gaudiya we see it as a temporary patch of the Buddha — an envoy of Krishna. In that ancient India, monks begging food: rejecting it all caused hu... Read more

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Desinteresed Service, No Profession The service to Kṛṣṇa should not be taken, nor accepted as a profession for subsistence. It should be simply for the service of the Lord. For the service of the Lord you can collect millions of dollars, but for your subsistence you can not take a dollar from anyon... Read more

In recent years, the legitimacy of the Russian GBC of ISKCON has also called the attention of the Russian Vashnavas. This organization, registered in 1993 in Western Bengal, is not the direct successor of the ISKCON of 1966. The GBC of ISKCON claims the right to manage the legacy of ISKCON of 1966. ... Read more

The True Joy of Vine The purpose of all this study is not merely theoretical knowledge. The purpose is liberation: liberation from the lower modes of nature and, ultimately, liberation from the cycle of birth and death. But beyond liberation, the true goal is love. Love for Krishna, love for devotee... Read more

Now we come to the practical question: How can we rise from humoral devotional service mixed to pure devotional service? How can we get out of the lower ways and establish ourselves in goodness? Here are some practical suggestions: 1. Sing the Holy Name with attention. Krishna’s name has the power t... Read more

This is a dangerous illusion. Srila Prabhupada clearly explains that the process of transcending the Southern modes is gradual: "For the beginner in the devotional service to the Lord, therefore, it is advised to observe the regulatory principles, and gradually, as one becomes expert and realized, i... Read more

To better understand the devotional service mixed, let’s see some practical examples. A devotee who performs service to obtain recognition or position is acting in the mode of passion. Although externally it seems to be serving Krishna, his motivation is contaminated. This is an example of bhakti mi... Read more

This is an important question: Should we first free ourselves from the modes of material nature to be able to practice the pure bhakti, or does the pure bhakti automatically free us from the modes? The answer, according to Srila Prabhupada, is that it is a gradual process. Although bhakti is indepen... Read more

The answer to this question is found in one of the most important verses of the Bhagavad-gita: “Humility, the absence of pride of birth, death, non-violence, old age, and illness; the disengagement of children, wife, home, and other places, and the equanimity in the midst of pleasant and unpleasant ... Read more

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Why do we not advance spiritually even if we sing and serve for years? Answer: Because we do not understand the three ways of material nature. Sattva (goodness), rajas (passion) and tamas (ignorance) influence everything we do—including our devotional service. The problem is that the bhakti mixed wi... Read more

“He who commits malicious acts is guilty.But he who tolerates such acts is also.If you act maliciously, you are a criminal.But...if you tolerate maliciousness, that is also a criminal.” – Srila Prabhupada Morning Walk in Los Angeles, May 3, 1973

The most crucial question is: what did Prabhupada really need to examine the evidence that would change this question from 1972 until his departure in 1977, when the institutional defence stated that he wanted extensive posthumous changes. The historical record—comprehensive, documented, decisive—re... Read more

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"My Guru Mahārāja used to say, I think I have explained it many times, that 'Don't try to see God. Act in such a way that God sees you'. Similarly, don't try to advise God, but follow God's advice. That's our way." -[Mayapur 22 January 1976 - Morning Walk - Mayapur] "'Just work in such a way that Go... Read more

Message to Jayadvaita Swami "If you invent 'I'm smarter than my guru, I can make additions and modifications', then you're done." - Srila Prabhupada Conference, Srimad Bhagavatam: 7.12.75 Philadelphia

Another example of "simplicity", this time of Bhakti Brhnga Swami. Camera and lens that cost a little more than 5,000 euros. Understood for a professional. A blatant caprice of a mimicked child. Now it seems to them that they can do anything, they't dare to do all this if they were Srila Prabhupada.... Read more

Always re-conceptualized when you ask me, what’s different between the ISKCON debut of the 70-80s and even the 90s and the present? Externally it’s the same. The answer is delivering to the mission of serving Srila Prabhupada without conditions. By simple thanks: you saved my life, now it’s yours. T... Read more

"A devotee can worship Kṛṣṇa anywhere, under a tree. Because Kṛṣṇa is in the heart of everyone. Īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati [Bg. 18.61]. So if under a tree they think of Kṛṣṇa and sing Hare Kṛṣṇa, that's enough. Kṛṣṇa doesn't require great paraphernalia. He just wants you to be a... Read more

Pure arrogance "If we can't follow Srila Prabhupada's instruction to sing 100,000 Names every day without offenses, even a quarter of that amount has a positive effect and calms the mind. And yet there are those who don't even sing that amount and still believe they can participate in discussions ab... Read more

"Kalendishuta is the father's immediate effect. How can the son go hungry in the presence of the father?" But today, unfortunately, most centers are sure to sell prasadam. They usually reject the poor who can not buy prasadam. Although Srila Prabhupad instructed to distribute prasadam FREE among all... Read more

"You'll find that camels like to eat thorns a lot. Then they eat thorns, and thorns cut off their tongue, and blood comes out. It gives it a taste and he thinks thorns have a good taste. That's what the camel does. Similarly, we're all camels because we enjoy sex. What is this sex? I'm throwing out ... Read more

Rejecting illicit sexual life is our first motto. Therefore, I ask you to immediately let go of all this nonsense and stay firm in your good conduct. I have a great appreciation for your skills and hope you do what is necessary so that there are no more accusations against your good conduct. The wif... Read more

The people of the Hindu community in the Western world have a very good feeling to me, as they superficially see that I am spreading the Hindu religion, but in fact this Krishna Consciousness Movement is neither Hindu religion nor any other religion. It is the function of the soul. Although the Indi... Read more

Why did Srila Prabhupada not enter the temple of Jagannath in Puri for Darshan in January 1977? Prabhupada: I did not visit Jagannatha Puri because my men are not allowed to see the deity. When you make arrangements so that we can visit the temple with my disciples, then I can go immediately. Now, w... Read more

It could be argued: "What is the difference between married sex and unmarried sex? The business is the same." No, there is some meaning. This restriction means bringing you to the position of daivī sampat, sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ. The purpose is to bring you to the plan of daivī sampat. If you become like... Read more

This excellent article Srviulos wanted to be written to his father's favourite lecepila disconnected the world in January 2012 (the picture is of Srila Prabhupada and Rupanuga): The Param-guru question of January 20, 2012 — Jacksonville, Florida, USA — Those sincere souls who have been subjected to ... Read more

Why does Garuda Dasa insist so much on pushing his edition, at the same time saying that he is against the changes? If he wants to make his own edition, clearly labelled, what is the problem? Why so strive? Because he wants his edition to be the main, as it is now Jayadvaita’s. One or two years ago ... Read more

They ignore Srila Prabhupada's instructions and above put their name to the hospital. "There are many missionaries, they open hospitals or do similar philanthropic activities, but we never do that. Many friends advised me to open some hospitals and dispensaries. Oh, I said roughly that "we are not i... Read more

Here, of course, I feel very pleased that the boys and girls who have come to me have immediately accepted Kṛṣṇa. But in India, although the Bhagavad-gītā is the script of the Hindus and the Indians, yet it is not so easy for them to accept the conscience of Kṛṣṇa. Because their minds are confused. ... Read more

"According to social conventions, it is said that one can say the truth only when it is pleasant to others. But that is not truthfulness. Truth must be expressed in a direct and sincere way, so that others really understand what the facts are. If a man is a thief and people are warned that he is, th... Read more

They don’t have to ask anyone, “Am I advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness? Will they give me a certificate?” You can get your certificate yourself, when you no longer have any desire to have sexual life. That’s all, it’s not that you have become powerless. If necessary, you can give birth to hundreds of ... Read more

This kīrtanīyā reflects how the ego can divert devotion to aesthetic self-affirmation. He speaks of fashion, art and concerts, not of service. His focus on appearance and self-expression shows that inspiration ceased to be bhakti to become “my style” and “my music”. The concert he describes as “drea... Read more

Here in Los Angeles, we have discovered that there is a group of about 40 devotees who gather in private to discuss intimate hobbies, thinking artificially that they can prematurely enter the understanding of gopis. This will create ruins in our society, and the result will be that, if this is allow... Read more

Śrīla Prabhupāda presents the same message that the great wise Vyāsadeva had collected thousands of years ago: the message from the Vedic Scriptures of ancient India. As we will see, he presents freely and frequently quotes from Bhagavad-gītā, Śrímad-Bhāgavatam and other classical Vedic texts. He co... Read more

Who is Śrīla Prabhupāda?", people often ask, and this is always a difficult question to answer, since Śrīla Prabhupāda always eclipsed conventional designations. On various occasions, people have said that he was a scholar, a philosopher, a cultural ambassador, a prolific author, a religious leader,... Read more

sphaida now the narrative, the audio, the inscruits and the inscruits are continuously presented to the public, the inscruits and the inscruits are directly compared to the inscruits and the inscruits are circulated as Terry Harold Conley: then the inscruits and the inscruits are self-proclaimed gua... Read more

There was a time, in the 60s and 70s, in which devotees like Vishnujana Maharaj were present at ISKCON. He accepted Śrīla Prabhupāda's sannyāsa and was famous for his deeply melodious and moving kīrtans. Before accepting sannyāsa, he was married. Subsequently, his wife insisted on speaking with him.... Read more

"First of all, we have to see who is going to talk about Kṛṣṇa. Is he a devotee of Kṛṣṇa? Is he vaiṣṇava or not? If not, reject immediately: "Oh, we will not listen to you." But people don't know. Any shamelessness that speaks about the Bhagavad-gītā is heard. That's not the process. Then you will m... Read more

From the very beginning, I knew that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda was the most extraordinary person I’d ever known. The first encounter occurred in the summer of 1966, in New York City. A friend had invited me to hear a conference that would dictate “an ancient Hindu svāmī” i... Read more

Interesting analogy 👇 Prabhupada is very merciful. God mercy and gave an opportunity to all kinds of fools of bad life, who after their disappearance lost all their pity, just as Arjuna lost all their power after the disappearance of Krishna. Arjuna could not even protect the queens of Krishna from ... Read more

"People give me credit: "Swamiji, you have done something wonderful. No one could do it." I am not a wonderful man. I do not know anything about magic either. I have presented the Bhagavad-gītā as it is. That's all. This is the secret. Anyone can do that. You present the thing as it is. Do not adult... Read more

The “web” of Jayadvaita Swami that some Prabhus made and that carries his book “improved”, as he did with the books of Srila Prabhupada.

According to material vision, our beloved spiritual master, guide and friend, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda died on November 14, 1977, but in reality is still present. As Śrīla Prabhupāda often pointed out, there are two ways to associate with the spiritual master: through his... Read more