1. There must be war, pestilence, famine

    The more people will be materialistic, the world will be burdened. Therefore there must be war, pestilence, famine, to clear these rascals, clear out. You'll find these things. In Europe, every ten years, twenty years, there is a fight, war. It is the history. From the Greece history, Roman history and Seven Years War, Hundred Years War -- wars. There must be war, because they are sinful. The same sinful, killing animals continually. So there is war, reaction. So...
  2. Srila Prabhupada came to America for this purpose

    I came to America for this purpose. Papi-tapi jata chilo hari-name uddharilo, tara saksi jagai madhai. Hari-name uddharilo, simply by chanting Hare Krsna mantra, Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered all sinful men, suffering humanity. Is it? What is the evidence? Tara saksi jagai madhai. Just see, Jagai and Madhai was drunkard. So I thought, "Why one Jagai and Madhai? Why not hundreds and thousands of them, if hari-nama has got so much power?" So actually it has done so. Now you...
  3. Boil the milk

    So especially you must encourage the students to read our books throughout the day as much as possible, and give them all good advice how to understand the books, and inspire them to study the things from every point of view. Better to boil the milk very vigorously and make it thick and sweet--that is the best progress. So let us concentrate on training our devotees very thoroughly in the knowledge of Krsna consciousness from our books, from tapes,...
  4. Srila Prabhupada on his sannyasa

    ...the stage of sannyasa, just like we have adopted, this is a practical example how much one has been able to become free from bodily affection. This is a chance. This is a chance given. Just like at home I have my wife, I have my children, I have my grandchildren, everyone, I have my daughters and everyone, but somehow or other, I have thought that "What is this relation?"
  5. Bhaktivinoda Thakura appearance

    During a lecture in London on the appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda, September 23, 1969, Srila Prabhupada said: "Bhaktivinoda Thakura happens to be one of the acaryas, and he has left behind him many books. Caitanya-siksamrta and Jaiva Dharma are very important books. They are in Bengali and Sanskrit. And he has prepared many books of songs. We are trying to present Bhaktivinoda Thakura's books in English, and gradually you will get them. So our adoration, our worship is to...