Author: Abhaya Caranaravinda Das

  1. Reading the previous acaryas’ books

    Amogha: Srila Prabhupada, I remember once I heard a tape where you told us that we should not try to read the books of previous acaryas. Prabhupada: Hmm? Amogha: That we should not try to read Bhaktivinoda's books or earlier books of other..., our acaryas. So I was just wondering... Prabhupada: I never said that. Amogha: You didn't say that? Oh. Prabhupada: How is
  2. How to curb the rascals

    Bahulasva: Srila Prabhupada, what can we do to curb down these rascals? Prabhupada: Chant Hare Krsna. Bahulasva: That will curb them down. Prabhupada: Yes. They will be purified. The more you chant Hare Krsna, they will be purified. All problems are there on account of misunderstanding. What we are distributing? We are simply moving misunderstanding and bringing them
  3. Spiritual disagreements

    Disunity between individual souls is so strong within this material world that even in a society of Krsna consciousness, members sometimes appear disunited due to their having different opinions and leaning toward material things. Actually, in Krsna consciousness there cannot be two opinions. There is only one goal: to serve Krsna to one's best ability. If there is
  4. Married life: problematic license

    You have written to say that your wife and you have a problem on which you require my help. The whole world, beginning with the highest planet to the lowest in this material world is facing this problem. Combination of husband and wife is a necessary satisfaction of the sex urge. The foolish people see everyday this problematic situation, still they are not
  5. Only Business is Chanting

    So we should be callous with all these political, social... We should simply go on. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was callous. Family affairs, wife responsibility, for mother's responsibility, for... Nothing. Simply chant Hare Krsna. Kirtaniyah sada harih [Cc. Adi 17.31]. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's life. Even didn't care for anything, no responsibility. "My only
  6. Dedicated life is sublime

    Everyone should be dedicated, I or you. That is the success of life. Dedicate your life for Krsna. That is the perfection. Even there are some faults, dedicated life is noble life. Maybe, due to our past habits, we may commit some faulty action, but that dedicated life is sublime. Srila Prabhupada — March 4, 1974, Mayapur
  7. So-called happy family life

    So-called happy family life means that we have a very loving wife and loving children. Thus we enjoy life. But we do not know that this enjoyment is false, that it is resting on a false platform. At once, in the twinkling of an eye, we may have to give up this enjoyment. Death is not under our control. From the Bhagavad-gita we learn that if one dies while too much