Our Society is like one big family and our relationships should be based on love and trust. We must give up the fighting spirit and use our intelligence to push ahead. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Upendra — 6 August, 1970

We are in so many ways indebted. Our obligations are there. But sarvatmana yah saranam saranyam gato mukundam, na rni na kinkarah. The Bhagavata says, “If somebody fully surrenders unto the Supreme, Mukunda…” Mukunda means one who can offer you liberation from this material bondage. He is Mukunda. So if one surrenders fully unto Krsna […]

If Krsna does not supply you this light, sunlight, you will die. But He does not charge anything. But because you are human being, you should try to repay: “Oh, Krsna is giving us so much facilities. Let me render some service unto Him.” This is Krsna consciousness. This is to acknowledge, “O God, You […]

The disciple’s duty is to be ready always to serve the spiritual master, at any cost. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.25 — 23 June, 1972

Krsna is not poor. Krsna has not come here, He is very hungry, He has come here to eat your puri and rasagulla. No. (laughter) (laughs) Don’t think like that. But Krsna is so kind that He has come before you to accept whatever you can offer with devotion. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam […]

Suppose if immediately there is some earthquake or there is some danger, naturally, spontaneously, we pray. We pray. But we forget it. But the prayer, the tendency of offering prayer to the Lord at the time of danger, is automatic. So we should know that we are in danger. We are in this material condition […]

We don’t drink Coca-cola. We don’t drink Pepsi-cola. We don’t smoke. So many things which are selling in the market in huge quantity by advertisement, by victimizing the poor customer. But they are called unnecessary things. There is no need of such things. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.30 — 2 October,1975

Even Krsna, whom we accept as the Supreme Lord, had to go to gurukula and serve the spiritual master as a menial servant. So all of the students at the gurukula learn how to be very submissive and how to live only for the benefit of the guru. They are trained from the very beginning […]

Krsna is everywhere. Simply you have to catch Him. And He’s also ready for being caught. Yes. If somebody wants to catch Him… Suppose you are a devotee. If you want to catch Him, He comes forward ten times than your desire. He’s so kind. Therefore, we have to simply receive Him. Srila Prabhupada, Sri […]

We should take any lila of Krsna as Supreme. Not that simply the most confidential… The vrndavana-lila, Krsna’s lila with the gopis, is the most confidential lila. We should not entertain this confidential lila unless we are liberated. It is a very difficult subject. And because they cannot understand what is Krsna’s lila, they imitate, […]

A musician, because one has got a good attachment for music, tries to perform it very perfectly. So love is the basis. Similarly, when you serve Krsna, if you have no love for Krsna, you cannot serve Him very nicely. And Krsna also does not accept your service if it is not done in great […]

Husband and wife dying together, it is admitted because asakti [attachment] is there. That asakti will help him, that the wife will become a husband next life, and the husband will become wife next. And in that way they’ll have to take birth again. Srila Prabhupada, Conversation — 14 August, 1976