1. Religious by dress only

    They are passing, "Yes, you can have homosex with man." They are getting man-to-man marriage. They are performing the marriage ceremony between man to man in the open church. What class of men they are? And they are priest. Just see. Such degraded persons, drinking. They have got hospital for curing their drinking disease. Five thousand patients in a hospital in
  2. America today?

    This is the disease of political power. As soon as a king becomes rich in material opulences, he wants to dominate other nations by military aggression. Similarly, mercantile men want to monopolize a certain type of business and control other mercantile groups. Impelled by false prestige and infatuated by material opulences, human society, instead of striving for
  3. Chant and hear—don’t be inattentive

    When you will chant, you'll hear also. Then your attention will be there. And you are chanting and you are thinking something else, oh, that is also another offense. You should be careful. Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. If you cannot hear, then you will chant loudly, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare
  4. India’s greatest misfortune

    Among the countries of this meagre planet earth, Bharata-varsa, or India, is the best because since the dawn of creation Indian sages have exhibited the most exceptional skill in pursuing the esoteric spiritual science. In days of yore, these sages could communicate with the higher planetary systems. But today India is in such a bad condition that we are not willing
  5. Americans: show example of simple farm life

    The devotee's life should be yavad artha-prayojanam. We require material necessities as much as it is required, no artificial life. That is spiritual life. Simply increasing artificial life, even for shaving, a big machine is required. What is this? Simply wasting time. Devil's workshop. Make life very simple. And simple living, high thinking, and always conscious to
  6. Treating women as mothers

    Candravali: Prabhupada, we hear that in our philosophy the men should treat the women as mothers. But actually, the men, especially the sannyasis, don't treat the women as mothers. Instead they treat them as maya. Their attitude, not the women, seems more like maya! It doesn't seem proper. Prabhupada heard her complaint carefully. He smiled softly and began to reply.
  7. Yoga Village

    So far the Road Show and this Yoga Village are concerned, these things should be stopped. Simply perform our kirtana. If we divert our attention in this way, the whole thing will gradually deteriorate. He is going far away. All these things are nonsense inventions. Such inventing spirit will ruin our this movement. People may come to see, some will become devotees
  8. Free time? Chant Hare Krsna — distinctly

    As soon as we have got some time, chant Hare Krsna. Either loudly or silent... As far as possible loudly; if not possible, silently. But the tongue must go: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. The tongue must work. And as far as possible, should be heard... That is... And officially, krshkshaharamahaharama...