Author: Bhakti Vikasa Swami

  1. Nityananda vamsa

    The original gosvamis, he (Srila Prabhupada) said, were sri caitanya krpa bhara — carrying the mercy of Lord Caitanya to the whole world, so those who claim to be in their line should be prepared to do the same. "They are descendants. Now prove; come forward. Sri caitanya krpa bharau. Simply sitting at home. And in Bengal there is Nityananda vamsa. What is Nityananda
  2. Properly understanding Varaha-avatara

    The incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not forced to act by the material laws of nature. The word sveccha is used here to indicate that He appears out of His supreme will. The conditioned soul is forced to accept a particular type of body according to his karma given by the laws of material nature under the direction of the Supreme Lord. But when the
  3. Ideal institution; train real brahmanas

    We have to present an ideal institution, not that we make compromise with everybody. That is not our business. We don't want stars; we want moon. What is the use of millions of stars? Get one moon. That is sufficient. [break] ...not expect everyone to become brahmana. That is not possible. Because the three qualities are working, you cannot make all the population on
  4. Sudra education is not education

    Celibacy, yes. Life of celibacy, controlling the sex desire. This is tapasya. Tapasa brahmacaryena samena damena va [SB 6.1.13]. These things are education. And what is this nonsense education how to become a big mechanics of motorcar parts? This is not education. This is sudra, sudra education. It is not education. From Srila Prabhupada's
  5. This is the poison, illicit sex

    [Extracts from Srila Prabhupada's response to the claim of some disciples(?) that "the basic principles of Krsna consciousness, as taught by you, are the first-class method, but that it is too much difficult to be followed by people in the West.] Once one becomes rascal, he becomes more and more and more and more and more. They want relaxation, flexibility. That means
  6. Protection of cows is essential

    In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna advises go-raksya, the protection of cows. This is essential because if cows are cared for properly they will surely supply sufficient milk. We have practical experience in America that in our various ISKCON farms we are giving proper protection to the cows and receiving more than enough milk. In other farms the cows do not deliver as much
  7. School = slaughterhouse

    I have seen intelligent boys, they go to school and he is spoiled. Bas, spoiled. He learns how to smoke, how to use sex, how to talk nonsense, how to use knife, how to fight, these things. At least at the present moment. Yes. Simply slaughterhouse. This so-called school is called, colleges yes, slaughterhouse. Yes, slaughterhouse. Srila Prabhupada