A strong devotee makes propaganda against all other spiritual conceptions — namely jnana, karma and yoga. With his devotional flag unfurled, he always stands fast to conquer other conceptions of transcendental realization. Whenever there is an argument between a devotee and a nondevotee, the pure, strong devotee comes out victorious. Srila Prabhupada, SB 4.28.29, purport

Reporter (1): Are your disciples supposed to chant the mantra all the time? Prabhupada: Yes. All my disciple is chanting. Reporter (1): Are they supposed to chant the mantra throughout the day? Prabhupada: Oh, yes. Reporter (1): All the time? Prabhupada: Just like I am talking with you, and as soon as talking stops, I […]

The Battle of Kuruksetra was planned by the Lord to establish the real representative of the Lord, Maharaja Yudhisthira. An ideal king thoroughly trained by culture and devotional service with the martial spirit makes a perfect king. Such a personal monarchy is far better than the so-called democracy of no training and responsibility. The thieves […]

Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, the other day we were talking about proving different assumptions through archeological findings. Prabhupada: That is also bogus. Archeological findings is bogus. Brahmananda: But it seems that big skeletons of all these big dinosaurs. Prabhupada: That we have already information. We have got timingala. Just like big house. They can swallow up, […]

Prabhupada said, “The ksatriyas fought on religious principles. They were noble warriors, not murderers.” “What about the modern soldiers?” Yasomatinandana inquired. “Do they go to the heavenly planets when they die on the battlefield?” Prabhupada shook his head. “They are simply demons fighting demons for economic reasons. How can they go to heaven? They go […]

Sri Padma Purana states: satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute / yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham. To blaspheme the great saintly persons who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is the worst offense at the lotus feet of the holy name. One should not criticize a preacher of […]

Yes, you have to make him intelligent. Everyone is fool, mudha. Everyone within this material world is supposed to be a fool. Because everyone is thinking, “I am this body.” So he’s fool. “I am Indian,” “I am American,” “I am German,” “I am Frenchman,” “I am this,” “I am that.” What is the difference? […]

Sadhu does not mean that he is alone enjoying the fruits of his spiritual life. Sadhu means who is trying to make others sadhu. He is sadhu. Krsna likes such sadhu, as He has described in the last portion of Bhagavad-gita, na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on SB 6.2.12-14, […]

But the proposal that marriage will solve the question of lust, is not practical. Neither wife should be accepted as a machine for satisfying our lust. The marriage tie should be taken as very sacred. One who marries for subduing lust is mistaken. Srila Prabhupada; letter to Hayagriva — Seattle 7 October, 1968

As sense control is the beginning of pious life, illicit sex is the beginning of sinful life. One should not engage in illicit sex, or sex for any reason except having a child with one’s wife. Marriage is meant for begetting children, and in that sense it is a religious institution. Lord Krsna confirms this […]

Prabhupada: No, they are right officially: “We trust in God.” (break) …the whole, I think, Americans are fortunate because this sankirtana movement is there. Yes. If they take it more seriously, they will be actually favored nation of the Lord. Hari-sauri: At the present moment it seems that the Communist movement seems to be taking […]

The conditioned soul under the clutches of maya, the material energy, is very much agitated by the urges of the tongue and the genitals. Control of the urges of the tongue, the belly and the genitals (which are situated in a straight line) is called dhrti. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, tara madhye jihva ati, lobhamaya […]