1. The maha-mantra is a prayer

    Whether one is a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, American, Englishman, Indian, etc., one can execute devotional service anywhere and everywhere in the material existence simply by offering prayers unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Hare Krsna maha-mantra is also a prayer, for a prayer addresses the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His name and […]
  2. Government as a set of fools

    It is the government’s duty to see that nobody is rascal, either the scientist is rascal or the priest is rascal. There must be real understanding. That is government’s duty. Otherwise, if the priest says, “The scientist speaking against religion; therefore he should be hanged,” so that is not good government. Government must see that […]
  3. Unsatisfied parents & businessmen

    The Krsna consciousness movement is teaching this higher knowledge of retiring from materialistic life to return to Godhead, but unfortunately many parents are not very satisfied with this movement. Aside from the parents of our students, many businessmen are also dissatisfied because we teach our students to abandon intoxication, meat-eating, illicit sex and gambling. If […]
  4. Chant Hare Krsna and preach

    One should chant Hare Krsna and preach about the urgency of making this life perfect in all respects. One should thus engage in the devotional service of the Lord and follow in the footsteps of previous acaryas, beginning with Lord Brahma and others. From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to SB 4.24.67
  5. One acre of land is enough

    Satsvarupa: So if all the land belongs to God, then who decides who will distribute it to the people? Prabhupada: You don’t distribute. You live only, till the ground and take your food. Where is the question of distribution? Whatever you can till, you take so much land. God has enough land. Why do you […]
  6. Short life-span, so chant!

    In this age human beings only live for sixty or eighty years, and even this small life-span is gradually decreasing. Therefore it is even more imperative for human beings to take to the worship of the lotus feet of the Lord by constantly chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, as recommended by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. From […]
  7. The standard of morality

    What is the standard of morality? Can you explain? Can any one of you say? Have you got any idea what is the standard of morality? The standard of morality is to obey the Supreme. That is standard of morality. Standard of morality does not mean that you manufacture something morality out of your concoction. […]
  8. Srila Prabhupada explains a song by Srila Locana Dasa Thakura

    Parama koruna, pahu dui jana, nitai gauracandra. This is a song sung by Locana dasa Thakura, a great devotee of Lord Caitanya, almost contemporary. He wrote one book, Caitanya-mangala, depicting the activities of Lord Caitanya. That is a very famous book, Caitanya-mangala. And he has composed many songs. Practically all Vaisnavas, they are transcendentally poetic. […]