1. Gossip

    Your suggestion that the devotees visiting Vrindaban engage in preaching and chanting and not in gossiping is very good. We have sacrificed our life for Krsna’s service, where is there scope for sleeping and gossiping? You can see in my example, not a single moment is wasted. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Gurudasa — Calcutta […]
  2. Krsna is attracted by devotion

    How Krsna becomes attracted by the devotional service of His devotees is described by Narada in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Tenth Chapter, 37th verse. There Narada addresses King Yudhisthira while the King is appreciating the glories of the character of Prahlada Maharaja. A devotee always appreciates the qualities of other devotees.” i So that was […]
  3. For Advaita Saptami

    Cc Adi 13.66 In the house of Advaita Acarya, all the Vaisnavas took pleasure in always talking of Krsna, always worshiping Krsna and always chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Srila Prabhupada’s purport: On these principles only does the Krsna consciousness movement go on. We have no business other than to talk of Krsna, worship Krsna […]
  4. Don’t blame the government

    It is foretold herein that in the absence of a monarchical regime the general mass of people will be an unwanted population like dogs and monkeys. As the monkeys are too sexually inclined and the dogs are shameless in sexual intercourse, the general mass of population born of illegitimate connection will systematically go astray from […]
  5. Extra money should be spent for Krsna

    SB 7.14.8 TRANSLATIONOne may claim proprietorship to as much wealth as required to maintain body and soul together, but one who desires proprietorship over more than that must be considered a thief, and he deserves to be punished by the laws of nature. PURPORTBy God’s favor we sometimes get large quantities of food grains or […]
  6. Retirement

    Retirement means to become cured from the diseased activities but to place yourself in healthy activities. That is Krsna consciousness. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita 4.11-18 — Los Angeles, January 8, 1969
  7. Everything is for Krsna

    In our temple everyone is engaged for Krsna, offering mangala-aratrika and cleansing the temple and cooking for Krsna various nice prasadam, offering it, and writing articles for Krsna, typing for Krsna. Everything is for Krsna. This is practical. Srila Prabhupada, Conversation regarding philosopher Kant
  8. How to worship God and realize Him

    In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that [Lord Caitanya] is the incarnation of God in this age. And who worships Him? The process is very simple. Just keep a picture of Lord Caitanya with His associates. Lord Caitanya is in the middle, accompanied by His principal associates — Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara, and Srivasa. One simply […]