Author: Bhakti Vikasa Swami

If you remain a pure devotee, always surrendered to Krsna, you should know it very well that Krsna will give you protection in any calamity. Don't be worried. Simply we must have the faith. That is surrender. Surrender means avasya raksibe krsna, visvasa palana [Saranagati]. You must be faithful that "I am engaged in Krsna's service. I may go to hell or heaven, it

So we should not think that because we are chanting we can act all kinds of sinful activities. No. The chanting of Hare Krsna will give you protection, but you should not take advantage of. But if by accident or by unintentionally if you commit some, by habit, that is also excused. That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gita. Api cet su-duracaro bhajate mam ananya-bhak

Nothing remains unachieved when the Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased with someone. By transcendental achievement one understands everything else to be insignificant. One who engages in transcendental loving service is elevated to the highest perfectional stage by the Lord Himself, who is seated in everyone's heart

The peacocks can be compared to persons who are very much harassed in the materialistic way of life. If they can find the association of a person engaged in the loving devotional service of the Lord, they become enlightened and dance just like peacocks. We have practical experience of this: many of our students were dry and morose previous to their coming to Krsna

Harikesa: [name of Mayavadi guru], when he lectures, he only lectures on the verses that are important. He says all the other ones, they're not really important. He picks out the ones that count. Prabhupada: So why don't you cut his head and say that "It is not important. You are talking nonsense. Cut your head." [laughter] Indian man: He don't give any commentary on

According to Vedic culture, the women are instructed or trained up to become very chaste. Very chaste. Only one husband. Why? That is explained: strisu dustasu varna-sankarah bhavisyati. If women do not remain chaste, then unwanted population will come out. That is called varna-sankarah. Varna-sankarah means unwanted population. Actually all over the world this is

To speak frankly, there is no necessity even for marrying. There is no necessity. If one can remain a brahmacari all through, that is a great benefit. Great benefit. Yan-maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham. What is the benefit? It is increasing botheration. But they are trying to get out of botheration. Just like we see advertisement, "One, two, three, bas — no

Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gita. Unfortunately, we do not take care of it, and we make our own interpretation. This rascaldom is going on. And perhaps we are the only society who is proclaiming, "Here is God, Krsna. Take it." We are the only society in the whole world. Otherwise they are all misled, all misled. So anyway, others may cooperate or noncooperate

There are eight kinds of subtle sex life. If you see one beautiful woman and if you appreciate, "Oh, how nice the face is," that is subtle sex. If you read books, that is also subtle sex. If you endeavor how to approach that woman or man to find out the opportunity, that is subtle sex. There are eight kinds of subtle sex life. So it is forbidden for a brahmacari even

Indian man (5): Srila Prabhupada, why do most people in this Kali-yuga worship Lord Siva instead of worship Lord Krsna? Because Krsna known as God... Prabhupada: Because they can get immediate money from Siva. That is the reason. Lord Siva is the proprietor, or the supreme person within this material world, and he is asutosa, very easily pleased. Therefore

A saintly person can tolerate all kinds of miserable conditions of life, a learned man can discharge his duties without awaiting favorable circumstances, a heinous person like Kamsa can act in any sinful way, and a devotee can sacrifice everything to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Prabhupada: Hare Krsna. So we have to create divine because the world is full of devils. Tamala Krsna: But we have to be divine ourselves. Prabhupada: Unless you become divine, how you can convert others to divine? If you are devil, you will convert others to become devil, that's all