The love of the gopis for Krsna is full of transcendental ecstasy. It appears to be a brilliant jewel, and enlightened by such a transcendental jewel, Radharani’s body is further perfumed and decorated with kunkuma. In the morning Her body is bathed in the nectar of compassion, in the afternoon in the nectar of youth, […]

Mauna means don’t talk, grave. This is also very good qualification because generally, when we talk, we simply talk nonsense. That’s all. We shall sit together and some friends or family, some useless talks, we shall go on for hours together. But if you are called to talk about Krsna or Bhagavad-gita or Bhagavata, this […]

There was an emperor of the name Maharaja Bharata, under whose name this planet is called Bharatavarsa. Before that, this planet was known as Ilavrta-varsa. So the Vedic civilization,  before three thousand years, the whole world was under Vedic civilization, the Aryans. The Aryans, at least they were under Vedic civilization. And that Vedic civilization […]

We have to work according to our capacity; at the same time chant Hare Krsna mantra. Krsna has given you the tongue, and there is no difficulty. Kurvana yatra karmani. And always think of Krsna, man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah. “How I can think of Krsna constantly? It becomes hackneyed.” No. The varieties. Krsna says that you […]

Devotee (1): Srila Prabhupada, if Krsna is everywhere, why do we stress the importance of living a very strict life in the temple atmosphere? Prabhupada: But have you got the eyes to see Krsna everywhere? Devotee (1): No, Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada: Then you must attention give to temple. When you have got the eyes to […]

Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (13.9) that the real sufferings of the material world are four-janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi (birth, death, old age and disease). In the history of the world, no one has been successful in conquering these miseries imposed by material nature. Prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah [Bg. 3.27]. Nature (prakrti) is so strong that no […]

Because we are rascals, fools, we do not know what we should want. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum [SB 7.5.31]. He does not know that his actual want is Krsna. Just like a small child crying, and we are trying to pacify him, giving this, giving that. But he’s crying, crying, because his actual […]

Avatara does not mean a big beard or big hair. We do not like to see such ugly avatara. We kick on their face, this avatara. This is not avatara. Avatara must be mentioned in the sastra. Sanatana Gosvami inquired from Caitanya Mahaprabhu, “How we shall know one avatara?” So Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “Why? It […]

Bhakti depends not on education or scholarship but on faith and the Lord’s mercy. This is called vyavasayatmika buddhih. I may be quite incomplete. It doesn’t matter. But if I try to follow the words of my Guru Maharaja, then I become complete. This is the secret. Yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau. […]

This is their culture — hippies and murderer in the name of religion. This is their culture. And abortion. Because there is no such culture, therefore the result is the abortion and killing and bombing, making the whole atmosphere abominable. This is your culture. Fighting between Protestant and Catholics, and bombing… People are terrified. They […]

Gopi-kanta: Srila Prabhupada, what is the exact benefit if a person just takes a Srimad-Bhagavatam on the street and gives some donation to help out the printing costs or whatever? Prabhupada: That is already explained. They will read. They will see the picture of Krsna. Immediate profit is, they will ask, “What is this picture?” […]

Pancadravida: What if the person cannot chant sixteen rounds a day. He says, “I can’t…” Prabhupada: Then he is not even a human being. He is a rascal, that’s all. He is not a human being. What to consider of talking about…? Don’t talk about him if he cannot chant sixteen rounds. He is not […]