It is such a nice movement. It is simply pleasing. To execute, it is simply pleasing. And avyayam. Whatever you do is permanent. Whatever little service you have given, it will never be lost. Avyayam. Therefore Narada Muni says, bhajann apakvo ‘tha patet tato yadi [SB 1.5.17]. Even if he’s not fully matured and falls down, where is […]

When a pure Vaisnava speaks, he speaks perfectly. How is this? His speech is managed by Krsna Himself from within the heart. (From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to CC Madhya-lila 8.200) ******* A pure devotee always engages in the service of the Lord, taking shelter of His lotus feet, and therefore he has a direct connection with the saffron mercy-particles […]

TRANSLATION Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. PURPORT People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should […]

nidraya hriyate naktam vyavayena ca va vayah diva carthehaya rajan kutumba-bharanena va [SB 2.1.3] The materialistic way of life means nidraya hriyate naktam. At night either sleep or enjoy sex. Nidraya hriyate naktam vyavayena ca… [SB 2.1.3]. Vyavayena means sex. And in daytime? Diva carthehaya rajan. In daytime, “Where is money? Where is money? Where is money?” Go, […]

This crazy fellow is fully under the control of material nature, and he’s still thinking that he is independent. That is craziness. Everyone is thinking like that, so everyone is a patient of psychiatrist. How we can declare independence? There is no independence. We are completely dependent on the laws of material nature. Prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah. Janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam [Bg. […]

At least we Indians, we are trained up like that. Not only trained up, we are born devotees. Anyone who has taken birth in India, that is special  facility. In their previous birth, they had performed many austerities, much austerities. Even the demigods, they desire also to take birth in India to get this opportunity. From Srila Prabhupada’s […]

Striyah sudras tatha vaisyah, including woman and sudras and vaisyas, they are considered as less intelligent. They are considered as less intelligent. Therefore, according to Vedic system, a boy born in a brahmana family, he is allowed all the samskaras, reformatory, purificatory process, but the girl is not. Why? Now, because a girl has to follow her husband. So […]

Some way or other, if you take to Krsna consciousness, your reluctance for sense gratification will automatically come. You haven’t got to train yourself “How to stop my sense gratification?” if you simply go on chanting Hare Krsna sincerely. And what is that process? Chanting and hearing. When you chant, you hear, and you will enjoy. And you will […]

When you work, intentionally or unintentionally, we are committing so many sinful activities. Take, for example, that we are not in favor of animal killing; but when we walk on the street, unintentionally we are killing so many animals. You cannot get out of this entanglement. When you are drinking water, you are killing so many animals. When […]

On February 2, 1966, before he had made any Western disciples, before he had founded his ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada bought a reel-to-reel tape recorder for $54.02. On February 19 and 20, he recorded his “Introduction to Geetopanisad.” This is the earliest recording in the Bhaktivedanta Archives. When I listen to it, aware of his struggle to endure in a […]

You shall always hold classes. Read these books, discuss, try to understand. Then time will be properly utilized. Don’t talk useless things. Some engagement. So long you are engaged in service of the Deity, that is very good. Otherwise, you should hold class, read these books, discuss among them. Then the proper utilization of time. Avyartha-kalatvam [Cc. Madhya 23.18]. Advancement […]