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Those who have taken to this Krsna consciousness, chanting this Hare Krsna mantra, are the most fortunate persons in the world. Yaj-jihvagre nama tubhyam, the sastra says. Aho bata sva-paco ‘to gariyan [SB 3.33.7]: “Even one is born in the family of dog-eaters, but somehow or other, if he takes to this Krsna consciousness movement […]

It is very nice to preach Krsna consciousness. When I was first in Boston, I was thinking on the ship that “I have come to preach here Krsna consciousness. I see these people are so much addicted to so many nonsense things. How I shall convince them? What shall I tell them? [chuckles] How they will understand me? It […]

Tamala Krsna: Yes. The thing is… There’re now some demons in America, they are realizing that this is the most dangerous movement to their whole culture. Prabhupada: Yes, that is the real point. And if the young men, they are taking and they take it seriously, then they will take over government. Yes. That is the real point. Because […]

SB 6.15.25 TRANSLATION These visible objects like wife, children and property are like dreams and mental concoctions. Actually what we see has no permanent existence. It is sometimes seen and sometimes not. Only because of our past actions do we create such mental concoctions, and because of these concoctions, we perform further activities. PURPORT Everything material is a mental […]

The more we offer obeisances to sannyasis, especially Vaisnava sannyasis, the more we diminish our offenses and purify our hearts. Only in a purified heart can krsna-prema awaken. From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to Cc Adi 17.266

There are different kinds of demons, different classes of demons. That is explained in the Bhagavad-gita. Duskrtinah. Duskrtina means? Krti means very intelligent, and? What is that word, if a man does something wonderful? Genius? Genius? Yes. So the genius, duskrtina, “wrong genius.” That means the materialistic persons, scientists, they’re genius. They have discovered very wonderful machine, wonderful things. They […]

Don’t try to imitate. My Guru Maharaja has strictly forbidden, “Don’t try to imitate big personalities like Haridasa Thakura, Rupa Gosvami.” He used to say, rupa gosvami ke mogha vancha[?]. Rupa Gosvami, because he used to put on a loincloth… Tyaktva turnam asesa-mandala-pati-srenim sada tucchavat bhutva dina-ganesakau karunaya kaupina-kantha… So it is no use imitating Rupa Gosvami, to imitate the […]

“One who takes asraya, shelter of a devotee, Krsna does not give him up. Krsna accepts him.” Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah… **. Because if that person who is giving shelter, if he’s pleased, Krsna is immediately… If he recommends a fool, “Oh, Krsna, here is a devotee,” Krsna will accept immediately. It doesn’t matter whether he’s a fool or rascal. […]

Modern education means to finish their brain. To make him more and more illiterate. Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, jada-vidya saba mayara vaibhava. This education is the expansion of maya. How it helps us? There is no question of help. It binds you more and more in material life. You are already illusioned, and it will create more illusion, so that […]

Anupama’s son is Jiva Gosvami, the celebrated scholar in the line of disciplic succession. When his father and uncle went away from home, this Jiva Gosvami was only ten years old, but he was such an intelligent boy that he decided, “My father and my uncle have left home to understand Krsna. Why should I remain at home?” So […]

Srila Prabhupada’s summary of a verse spoken by Lord Kapiladeva: “My dear mother, when a person is actually in association with pure devotees, the sublime potency of My devotional service can be experienced.’ In other words, when a pure devotee speaks, his words act upon the hearts of the audience. What is the secret of hearing and chanting? […]

In a family where there is good mother and good wife, that is happy family. And one who has no good mother and good wife, then it is hell. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.21 — July 11, 1974, Los Angeles