If you do not understand somebody, how you can love him? Love is far, far away. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so kind that He is distributing krsna-prema: “Take, anyone. Come on.” From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.30 — Bombay, November 30, 1974

“My dear Lord, I may be put in any condition of My life, but please bestow this benediction, that I may not forget. That’s all. I may not forget. Because due to My forgetfulness I am suffering so much. So if I can remember You, I don’t mind in whatever condition I am.” From Srila […]

Always think of Krsna. Just like in our temple we have got Krsna, the form of Krsna, and you just be engaged in His devotional service. Therefore you will not forget Krsna, the form of Krsna. So the process is to always think of Krsna. This Hare Krsna chanting, this is also always thinking of […]

The modern scientists’ theory that life begins from matter is nonsense. Both matter and life begin from life. Unfortunately the scientists do not know this scientific fact; they are drifting in the darkness of their so-called knowledge. Srila Prabhupada, in Cc 1.17.10, purport

Sarva-dharman parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. “Whatever I’ve spoken, they are all nonsense. There is sense, but the truth which I am speaking to you just now, ‘You just become My devotee, just think of Me, just offer your obeisances unto Me, just work for Me,’ this is the most confidential.” But those who are not able […]

In the bodily concept of life, they have been described in the sastra: go-kharah, “cow and asses.” …Bhagavad-gita is the only book in the world which teaches to educate these cows and asses to human life. This mass of cows and asses are to be trained with these teachings of Bhagavad-gita… These rascals, they are […]

It is not that Bhagavad-gita is supposed to be Hindu literature, Vedic literature, it is read simply by the Hindus. Now the number of Hindus has minimized. Practically, in some portion of that India there are few Hindus only, actually speaking. So what is the number of Hindus? That is the, what is called, minority […]

(From BTG #28, 1969) [Editor’s Note: Below are excerpts taken from the essays of sixteen Ohio State University freshman students who wrote their reactions to Hare Krishna and A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami for their freshman English class. These are interesting testimonies because they come not from San Francisco hippies or New York mystics, but from Mid-Western, […]

Regarding the starting of a society newsletter, I think there is no need for it. Do not unnecessarily increase your responsibilities. What responsibilities you have make perfect. Besides, we already have our society journal, Back to Godhead. As for receiving news of other centers, why should you be so anxious? The news is always the […]

Prabhupada: …so that he can…[?] “I love them best.” Na ca tasman manusyesu… [Bg 18.69]. “In the human society he is My most dear servant.” It is clearly stated. Tamala Krsna: What is the reason for that, Srila Prabhupada? Prabhupada: He’s preaching His glory. He is everything, and these rascals are denying. And He comes: […]

Go-seva [service to cows], according to our Vedic injunction, is specially entrusted to the mercantile community. Of course, during the Hindu government in India, the kings were mostly Vaisnavas like Maharaja Pariksit, and he at once caught the Black man Kali who was attempting to kill a cow. But those days are no more. Neither […]

Everyone wants to be happy. Who does not want to be happy? But he does not know how to become happy. Nobody’s happy, I have seen. Therefore they drink. Whenever there is unhappiness, they cannot adjust it — “Let me drink.” This is Western happiness. They have no other information. So just try. You are […]