I am so glad to learn that your good wife is also helping you. That is the duty of a faithful companion of life. If the wife is helpful in the spiritual progress of life, she is the best friend and philosopher. So in Krsna Consciousness the wife is never a burden, but she is […]

Amogha: Srila Prabhupada? Why is it that some people, when they hear about Krsna consciousness, they take it, and some do not. And still, after that, some of those who take it, they stay, and some who take it take it for some time, and then they fail? Prabhupada: That is fortunate and unfortunate. Just […]

Paramahamsa Swami: It seems that the more we strive to push the Krsna consciousness movement forward, the more maya puts obstacles in the way to stop us. Prabhupada: Yes, but as soon as you become strong, naturally there will be more enemies. That is natural. From Morning Walk Conversation — June 14, 1974, Paris

It is not in my hands. Krsna-Balarama. I want association of Vaisnava. You are all pure Vaisnavas. You have sacrificed everything, material comforts, for Krsna’s sake. That is Vaisnava. Srila Prabhupada, Conversation — October 18, 1977, Vrndavana

One of the symptoms of a devotee is that he is kind, so if our Godbrother becomes ill it is our duty to help him get the proper medicine and treatment so that he can recover. There is no question of ill treating of our own Godbrothers simply because they are sick, nor should you […]

Yamaraja’s business is to see how much sinful this living entity is, and he is offered a similar body. Karmana daiva-netrena [SB 3.31.1]. You will be judged after your death, every one of us. Of course, if he takes Krsna consciousness seriously, then the path is automatic. Automatically you go back to home, back to […]

So far as your working engagement is concerned, certainly you are not a karmi. Any person whose constant occupation is Krishna Consciousness, he is not a karmi; he is a devotee in all circumstances. So you should accept the best source of monetary income and use it for Krishna. And that is better than sannyasa. […]

Your specific duty is to chant and hear the transcendental Name of the Lord, read some passages from my English version of the Srimad-Bhagavatam and Srimad Bhagavad-gita (Gitopanisad) and explain them as far as possible you have heard from me. Any devotee who has developed genuine Love for Krishna can also explain the truth about […]

(Applicable to the present “Black Lives Matter” stir) Communal strife that has come out of different religious faiths is due to the lack of understanding of the real nature of religious faith, and as such, the real nature of Godhead, or [it has come out of not] serving the Internal Potency of Godhead. The philosophy […]

If one is situated in real Krsna consciousness, he can face the most severe type of adversity and remain completely undisturbed. Srila Prabhupada; as quoted in Journey of Self-discovery 7.3: Psychoanalysis and the Soul

Dedicate your life for Krsna. That is the perfection. Even there are some faults, even dedicated life is noble life. Maybe, due to our past habits, we may commit some faulty action, but that dedicated life is sublime. From Srila Prabhupada’s Morning Walk Conversation — March 4, 1974, Mayapura

“Home, sweet home.” Yes, very sweet. The whole day and night, work. And this is moha. He is working hard day and night. There is not a single moment leisure, and still, he’s: “Sweet home.” This is illusion. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.26 — Mayapura, October 6, 1974