Prabhupada: People are in darkness. To keep them like dogs, hogs, camels, and take vote from them and become a leader… Nobody protested that we call all the men dogs, hogs, camels. Nobody came forward, that “You are using very strong words.” It’s a fact. Gopala Krsna: They agree. Hrdayananda: They were applauding your lecture […]

Lady: What is the most important thing in life? Prabhupada: To understand yourself. If you misidentify yourself that you are this body, then you are finished. Our most important… Athato brahma jijnasa. The question should be, “What I am? Am I this body or something else?” That is most important thing. That is the beginning […]

The process of devotional service is a very happy one (su-sukham). Why? Devotional service consists of sravanam kirtanam visnoh,  so one can simply hear the chanting of the glories of the Lord or can attend philosophical lectures on transcendental knowledge given by authorized acaryas. Simply by sitting, one can learn; then one can eat the […]

…to become angry by Krsna is auspicious, auspicious. It is a very nice verse. “It is very auspicious that You have become angry upon him.” He is getting salvation. The punishment of Krsna, one has to execute many pious activities in his past life just to get the punishment of Krsna. And what to speak […]

Press man: Do you know how many followers there are in the United States now? Prabhupada: Unlimited. [devotees roar] Some of them admit and some of them do not admit. That’s all. [laughter] Everyone is eternally servant of God, but some of them admit and some of them do not admit. That is the difficulty. […]

Without understanding, if you follow like a storm, that is no use. That is no use. Slow, but sure. Go slow… And that is the defect in the modern. If somebody can recite Bhagavad-gita like storm, it is to be understood he has perfected himself. No. Let him explain at least one word of Bhagavad-gita. […]