(Written by Pyari-mohana dasa ) Once in Brooklyn, N.Y., at your Henry St. temple, I had the opportunity to see you and to hear from you. What a fortunate day in my life! You were sitting on the vyasasana in the small temple room, and the temple room was packed with devotees. I was standing […]

Dr. Patel: I think the greatest damage done to this civilization of Aryans of India was by Macaulay, who introduced the British system of education. Prabhupada: But why you accepted that? [laughter] Why you accepted? Then why don’t you accept? You should have refused. Dr. Patel: Well, we were not there to refuse. We came […]

Either you have to reject Krsna’s word or you have to reject all this so-called scientific research. But we are pledged to Krsna consciousness. We cannot reject Krsna’s word. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.35 – October 15, 1974, Mayapur

These rascals should understand that they have created problem on account of their animalistic, less than animalistic civilization. There is no limit of sense gratification. The sense gratification, homosex, they are supporting. Just see. Just see. At least, in animal society there is no homosex. They have created homosex, and that is being passed by […]

One who has understood thoroughly Krsna as the supreme controller, he is guru. He is guru. Otherwise one cannot be guru. Yei krsna-tattva-vetta sei guru haya [Cc. Madhya 8.128]. Who can [be] guru? Guru is not artificial thing, “Guru Maharaja,” “this Maharaja…,” no. One who has firmly understood that Krsna is the original cause of […]

That is the sign of devotee: appreciation (of) the activities of devotee. This appreciation means a devotee who is actually freed from all contamination, he does not find any fault with other devotee. That is the sign. He does not think himself that he is bigger devotee or greater devotee than others. He thinks himself […]

We are giving a message by which everyone can be happy in this life and next life also. Srila Prabhupada – July 20, 1972, Paris