1. Hitler’s misunderstanding of “Aryan”

    Human being means when he’s civilized, cultured, then he’s human being. If he’s not civilized, if he’s not cultured, simply having two hands, he’s animal. So that culture begins, civilized, in the Aryan families. Therefore they are called Aryans, “advanced.” Aryan means advanced. People want to group themselves in the Aryan family. Just like Hitler, […]
  2. Why sell the books?

    Carol Jarvis: If you want your thoughts to be passed on to other people, why do you sell the books and make money out of them? Prabhupada: Otherwise you’ll not read it. If I give you free, then you’ll think, “Ah, this is something nonsense. They are giving free.” Carol Jarvis: Not necessarily give them […]
  3. ara na kariha mane asa

    Finally, we came to Bombay and Prabhupada happened to be there, and there was one life member who knew me from before and was donating some property in Hyderabad. Prabhupada very much needed somebody to manage the temple in Hyderabad. I was enjoying my sannyasa, traveling and preaching; I even had plans now to go […]
  4. Solution to the economic problem

    Cow is especially recommended in the Bhagavad-gita, krsi-go-raksya vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam.  [Bg 18.44]: “Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaisyas…] That you must produce enough food grains by agriculture and give protection to the cows. That means if you have got enough food grains to eat and if you have […]
  5. The importance of children care

    I am simply surprised that you want to give up your child to some other persons, even they are also devotees. For you, child-worship is more important than deity-worship. If you cannot spend time with him, then stop the duties of pujari. At least you must take good care of your son until he is […]
  6. Offensive chanting

    bahu janma kare yadi sravana, kirtanatabu ta’ na paya krsna-pade prema-dhana “If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many births, he will not get the love of Godhead which is the ultimate goal of this chanting.” Srila […]
  7. Preaching

    Understanding that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the friend of everyone (suhrdam sarva-bhutanam [Bg 5.29]), they [devotees] act as friends of everyone on behalf of the Supreme Lord. Making no distinction between one nation and another or one community and another, they preach Krsna consciousness, the teachings of Bhagavad-gita, everywhere. Thus they are competent […]