Relishing the transcendental sweetness of Krishna Kirtana is only possible when one is actually advanced, towards perfection. Srila Rupa Goswami used to say, wishing if he had possessed millions of ears, and billions of tongues then he could chant the Hare Krishna mantra a little bit relishably. In the conditioned stage, we chant Hare Krishna […]

Although I have brought this Sankirtana Movement to the Western World, we cannot make it copyrighted. The Sankirtana Movement is not my invention. So how can it be copyrighted? Besides that, as you will find in the album of my previous recording, the chanting of Hare Krishna is going on since time immemorial. So Hare […]

The children, they are dancing, they are chanting, they are playing the cymbal. All these activities are taking into account. Krta-punya-punjah. We collect all these effects of pious activities. This devotional service is so nice that whatever you do, little bit, that is pious. Punya-sravana-kirtanah [SB 1.2.17]. Even if you do not do anything, simply […]

Harikesa: The whole scientific craze seems to be settling down anyway. It seems to be dying down. Prabhupada: It must die. The scientists, they admit now, “What we shall do? We have bluffed in so many ways. Now what is the next bluffing?” Their bluff, last bluffing, was going to the Moon planet, and everything […]

We understand from the Brahma-samhita and Skanda Purana that Krsna is always surrounded by many thousands of goddesses of fortune. The gopis are all goddesses of fortune. It is said in the Skanda Purana that out of many thousands of gopis, 16,000 are prominent, out of those 16,000 gopis, 108 are especially prominent, out of […]

Just like Radharani and the gopis. They are on the same status, but the gopis know that “Radharani is the better worshiper than us.” Therefore their only business is how to take Radharani and join with Krsna. This is Vaikuntha understanding. They are not envious that “Krsna loves Radharani so much.” From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture […]

There is competition of loving Krishna even in the party of Srimati Radharani. It is a kind of rasa to compete in loving affection centering around Krishna. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to: Brahmananda — Calcutta 18 November, 1967

Our students, Krsna conscious person, if he is invited, “Come on, there is a nice picture in the cinema,” no. He’ll never go. He’ll never go. [chuckles] Because he has become hamsa. He is not a crow, that he’ll go such places. Why? What is there? So hamsa, here it is said, tad vayasam tirtham […]

Canakya Pandita says, dusta-bharya: “If the wife is dusta,” dusta-bharya satham mitram, “and friend is satham, hypocrite, talking very friendly, but he has got something, design…” That is called satham mitram. Satham means hypocrite. So “If somebody’s wife is dusta and friend is hypocrite,” dusta-bharya satham mitram bhrtyas ca uttara-dayakah, “and bhrtya, servant, does not […]

Regarding your business, Krsna will surely help you and He is already helping you. We want to show the world that Krsna’s service is not stereotyped, one sided. Krsna can be served from any position, provided one is willing to serve Him. Krsna can be served and approached by businessmen, by lawyers, by scientists, by […]

A Krsna conscious person cannot bear to pass a minute of his life without being engaged in the service of the Lord. (Srila Prabhupada; Bhagavad-gita As It Is 6.17 Purport)

The devotee thinks, avasya raksibe Krsna: “Krsna will surely protect me and give me help for the successful execution of devotional service.” This is called confidence.From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to The Nectar of Instruction, verse 3