Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

We are recommending, according to Vedic scripture, that in this age one should simply chant the holy name of God. We are chanting that: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Rama and Krsna, they are the name of God. And Hara is the energy […]

We do not allow any lazy man. He must be engaged. That is Krsna consciousness movement. That is Krsna’s order. Niyatam kuru karma. Arjuna was refusing to fight. He was trying to be a nonviolent gentleman. Krsna did not allow him. “No, no, you cannot do that. That is your weakness.” Kutas tva kasmalam idam […]

Because the common man is unable to control the senses and the mind, it is his duty to seek the shelter of a great soul or a great devotee of the Lord and just try to please him. That will make his life perfect. A common man cannot rise to the topmost stage of spiritual […]

A brahmacari is good for living a life of celibacy, but a person who can live a life of celibacy in the presence of a beautiful and obliging wife is more than a brahmacari. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Hamsaduta — Los Angeles 12 January, 1968

Tripurari: I think there is more animal slaughter in Argentina than anywhere in the world. Prabhupada: Most sinful. Adi-kesava: That is the national industry there, cattle slaughter. Prabhupada: It has become national industry in Africa also. Hari-sauri: And Australia… Prabhupada: Australia. Hari-sauri: …New Zealand. Prabhupada: Therefore the world is suffering, so much sinful activities. The […]

If you seriously want to convert this new spot as New Vrindaban, I shall advise you not to make it very much modernized. But as you are American boys, you must make it just suitable to your minimum needs. Not to make it too much luxurious as generally Europeans and Americans are accustomed. Better to […]

Unless there is spiritual education, unless one is spiritually enlightened, you have to undergo the process of birth, death, old age and disease. You may talk very highly and foolishly, but the process of nature, janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi [Bg. 13.9], that you cannot stop. Therefore any education which does not give enlightenment on the subject matter of […]

Krishna can change anything, therefore we worship Him as the greatest Scientist. If a man knows swimming he can stay up. So if this much power has a man, what to speak of God. So we see that Ramacandra has the art how to make stones float. It is a question of knowing the art. […]

Aryan means going forward. And what is the destination of going forward? The destination is to understand the original cause of creation, God. Srila Prabhupada, Lecture on BG 16.7 – Tokyo, January 27, 1975

I always said that “You are so much graced by God in so many ways.” At least, preliminary condition for being in touch with God is there. Because Krsna says, catur-vidha bhajante mam sukrtino ‘rjuna [Bg. 7.16]. So they are taking to Krsna consciousness. That means they are pious. And the result of sukrti, piety, […]

God, by His different energy He does something which is impossible to be done. Take for example myself. I went to United States, unknown country, without any friend, without any hope, simply on theory [chuckles] that “I shall go and preach there,” and with this expectation also, that “As soon as I shall ask them […]

This line of thought, namely Krsna Consciousness or God-consciousness, is completely new in the Western world or throughout the whole world. People in general have got somewhat a vague idea of God consciousness. When I first went to your country in New York, I found everyone imbibed with the idea that God is dead. Now […]