1. Attachment means bondage

    Sometimes a person, the proprietor of the house, after death, remains in that house as serpent, sometimes as dog, sometimes as tree. Being too much attached to the possession, they cannot get better life. And sometimes we can get the body of a hog and monkey in Vrndavana also. Srila Prabhupada, speaking in Vrindavan, November […]
  2. Escape from anxiety

    Material existence is always full of anxiety. People are always trying to find many ways to mitigate anxiety, but because they are not guided by a real leader, they try to forget material anxiety through drink and sex indulgence. Foolish people do not know that by attempting to escape anxiety by drink and sex, they […]
  3. Mudhas: “In the future”

    They are very much proud of their scientific advancement. Everything see, the flowers and leaves, so artistically, beautifully manufactured that simply by seeing them you’ll feel pleased. How the man can manufacture it? And still they are denying the existence of God and taking all the credit. How foolish they are. Mudha. [laughter] Yes. Yes, […]
  4. Everything for Krsna

    Some way or other, let us always discuss about Krsna. That should be the life of Krsna conscious people. So this is life of Krsna, worshiping Krsna in the temple, to sell Krsna’s books, Bhagavad-gita, to think of Krsna — Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna — to eat krsna-prasadam, to take all risk for Krsna, to […]
  5. Why the world is suffering; thorough overhaul is required

    Tripurari: I think there is more animal slaughter in Argentina than anywhere in the world. Prabhupada: Most sinful. Adi-kesava: That is the national industry there, cattle slaughter. Prabhupada: It has become national industry in Africa also. Hari-sauri: And Australia… Prabhupada: Australia. Hari-sauri: …New Zealand. Prabhupada: Therefore the world is suffering, so much sinful activities. The […]
  6. Spiritual education and foolish talking

    Unless there is spiritual education, unless one is spiritually enlightened, you have to undergo the process of birth, death, old age and disease. You may talk very highly and foolishly, but the process of nature, janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi [Bg. 13.9], that you cannot stop. Therefore any education which does not give enlightenment on the subject matter of […]