A grhastha should not be very much attached to his wife; he should engage even his own wife in serving a guest with all attention. Whatever money a grhastha accumulates by the grace of God he should spend in five activities, namely worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, receiving Vaisnavas and saintly persons, distributing prasada to the general public […]

Krsna will arrange for everything. My Guru Maharaja used to say that “You do not try to preach for getting some money. Money will come automatically. On your feet money will say, ‘Please accept me.'” You should preach very sincerely. That is your business. Never bother that “Where is money? Where is money, money, money?” From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture […]

“Why Christians are killing?” Anyone I raise this question, immediately he becomes stopped, mum, dumb. That’s all. Christian community, there are so many. Practically the majority of the human society, they are Christian. They are the persons who are indulging in killing. And where is Christian? Judging from the Ten Commandments, there is not a single Christian, not a single, […]

Sannyasa life is cent per cent no connection with woman. That is sannyasa. What have we renounced? We are using the motorcar, we are using this machine, we are eating, we are sleeping in a nice room — what is the renouncement? Only renouncement is no connection with woman. That is the real platform of renouncement. If one can […]

Although one may complain that no kalpa-vrksa, wish-fulfilling trees, exist there [Vrndavana], when the Six Gosvamis were there, kalpa-vrksa were present. It is not that one can simply go to such a tree and make demands; one must first become a devotee. The Gosvamis would live under a tree for one night only, and the trees would satisfy all […]

Lord Krsna stresses the importance of remembering Him. One’s memory of Krsna is revived by chanting the maha-mantra, Hare Krsna. By this practice of chanting and hearing the sound vibration of the Supreme Lord, one’s ear, tongue and mind are engaged. This mystic meditation is very easy to practice, and it helps one attain the Supreme Lord. From Srila […]

This is the sum and substance of Vrndavana lila. Krsna comes, He exhibits His lila in Vrndavana to attract the conditioned souls, who are engaged in false lila, temporary lila, or hellish lila. Krsna wants to save us. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.8 — March 15, 1974, Vrndavana

Krsna is called Mukunda because as soon as one comes in constant touch with Krsna or sees Him in full Krsna consciousness, one immediately becomes freed from all material anxieties. Not only that, but one is immediately blessed with all spiritual bliss. From Srila Prabhupada’s Krsna Book, ch 58: Five Queens Married by Krsna.

We shall think of Krishna, seeking His protection. The living example is the gopis. They were householder wives, young girls having children to feed, carrying out the order of superiors; father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, satisfying the whims of the husband, executing so many household duties from morning to night. Still they practiced in such a way Krishna Consciousness that they did […]

If we are in spiritual strength, there will be no scarcity of money; and the spiritual strength is that each and every one of us must chant the sixteen rounds of beads and follow the rules and regulations with great adherence. (From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Tamala Krishna — Los Angeles 8 February 1970)

Krishna by His practical example taught us to give all protection to the cows and that should be the main business of New Vrindaban. Vrindaban is also known as Gokula. Go means cows, and kula means congregation. Therefore the special feature of New Vrindaban will be cow protection, and by doing so, we shall not be loser. From Srila […]

The inhabitants of Vrndavana had sacrificed everything for Krsna, simply being captivated by the lotus eyes of the Lord. Because of their great desire to love Krsna, they never desired anything like elevation to the heavenly planets or merging into the effulgence of Brahman to become one with the Absolute Truth. They were not even interested in enjoying a […]