One should be fully absorbed in thoughts of Krsna, twenty-four hours a day. There are many devotees in raga-marga, which is exhibited in Vrndavana. Whether in dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa or madhurya-rasa, all the devotees of Krsna are always overwhelmed by thoughts of Krsna. When Krsna is away from Vrndavana tending the cows in the forest, […]

The gopis are maidservants. The Laksmis are maidservant. You will find this description in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Krsna book, that all the queens of Krsna, they were discussing with Draupadi female talk. Draupadi was asking, “How you were married?” So they were narrating the incidence, how [s]he was married to Krsna. But the conclusion is there: every […]

Krsna is within your heart. If you kindly continue to hear about Him, as you are doing, then Krsna will be very much pleased, “Oh, this person is now interested in me.” Because nobody’s interested in Krsna. So Krsna is also silent to them. But as soon as you become interested, oh, Krsna becomes very […]

I can see you, you can see me, similarly, you can go directly, see God and live with Him, dance with Him, play with Him, eat with Him. That is the perfection of life. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita 7.1-3 — 13 June, 1974

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the reservoir of all beauty. All beautiful things emanate from Him, and His personal form is so attractive that it steals the eyes away from all other objects, which then seem devoid of beauty in comparison to Him. When Lord Krsna was on the earth, He attracted the […]

Five plus five is equal to ten. Two plus two is equal to four. So Krishna plus everything is Vrndavana. Do not forget Krishna, and you shall always be in Vrndavana. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Ekendra — Los Angeles 24 January, 1970

I am your Spiritual Father, and Krishna is your Spiritual Husband. A girl can never forget either her father or her husband. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Jadurani — 8 July, 1967

I don’t say, “Follow me.” I say, “Follow Krsna.” Krsna says, “Surrender unto Me.” I say, “Surrender unto Krsna.” Is there any difference? My position is simply repeating because Krsna says, “Anyone who preaches this confidential subject matter, he is My dear.” Srila Prabhupada, 18 January, 1971

As your devotional service becomes mature you shall see Krsna more and more, and more and more you shall realize the qualities of the holy land of Vraja. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Hladini — Calcutta 28 January, 1973

Create Vrndavana. Keep Krsna here, cows here, calves here; produce your own food. It will become Vrndavana. This is Vrndavana. Where there is Krsna, where there are cows, where there is agriculture, that is Vrndavana. See the life of Krsna. He advised His father to worship Govardhana Hill. He said, “My dear father, Govardhana Hill […]

SB 5.26.25 TRANSLATIONA person who in this life is proud of his eminent position and who heedlessly sacrifices animals simply for material prestige is put into the hell called Visasana after death. There the assistants of Yamaraja kill him after giving him unlimited pain. PURPORTIn Bhagavad-gita (6.41) Krsna says, sucinam srimatam gehe yoga-bhrasto ‘bhijayate: “Because […]

Cleopatra — you have heard the Grecian history — was very beautiful, and she conquered many great warriors. So beauty sometimes can conquer even the greatest man, but that does not mean beauty can conquer God. To conquer God is bhakti. If you are advanced in devotional service, then you can conquer God. Just like […]