1. One guru, and servant-gurus

    There is only one guru — Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So those who simply repeat His words, they also become guru. But of course a guru never thinks himself as being God. He only thinks himself as the servant of the servant of the servant. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Mr. Himtsinh J. […]
  2. Bhoga and tyaga, thievery and lunacy

    The world contains those engaged in bhoga and those engaged in tyaga. However, we will not be happy by following either of these paths because it is not our proper position to either enjoy or renounce. Since everything belongs to Krsna and nothing belongs to anyone else, whatever we possess is actually Krsna’s property (isavasyam […]
  3. Fate-changing

    Fate can be changed by Krsna consciousness. Krsna says, “I shall give you protection from all the resultant action of your sinful life.” That is fate changed. If you don’t surrender to Krsna, then you have to suffer or enjoy the actions of your fruitive activities. But when you surrender to Krsna, He takes charge […]
  4. Doctors

    Svarupa Damodara: I have many medical friends. They frankly admit that oftentimes they kill the patients in the name of treating. It turns out that it was their own medicine that they gave. Prabhupada: Yes. Recently that Dalmia secretary… What is his name? Tamala Krsna: Hitsaran Sharma. Prabhupada: In pathology his prescription was replaced by […]
  5. Don’t become hippies again

    With folded hands I request you, don’t you become hippies again by growing hair. Keep your head cleansed at least once in a month. That is my request. Neither I can chastise you. I am also old man; you are young men. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.6.3 — Vrndavana, November 25, 1976
  6. Ugly and useless

    When we keep our association with Krishna every activity is proper and liberating but if we should dissociate ourselves from the Lord’s Mercy then like a hand which is severed from the body we become ugly and useless. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Hrsikesa — Los Angeles 26 November, 1968
  7. Successful life

    What is this successful life? I have got so many students. They are well-qualified. When they work, they have to work so hard, they go at six o’clock to the working and comes again at six o’clock, all day, tired. They lost all vitality, all sense. Is that successful life, simply for one morsel of […]