Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

As an ideal teacher and acarya, He was very strict in the routine work of a sannyasi. Apart from being a divine incarnation, the Lord was an ideal character as a human being. His behavior with other persons was also above suspicion. In His dealing as acarya, He was harder than the thunderbolt and softer […]

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most benevolent personality in human society because His only desire is to make people happy. His sankirtana movement is especially meant for the purpose of making people happy. Srila Prabhupada, Cc 1.9.45, purport

Bahulasva: Out here on the campus, Srila Prabhupada, different people come with little carts, and they sell food things. They get a permit. We were thinking to have a little cart and sell Bengali sweets. Prabhupada: Yes. Bengali sweet selling is not our business. We should not waste in that way. Our business is how […]

Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised His disciples, “Never eat very palatable foodstuff. Never talk these village talks.” Ordinary novel, literature, newspaper, He forbade. Fortunately, in our Society there is no newspaper. You may be surprised that “How is that, in modern age, especially these Europeans and Americans, they do not take any interest in newspaper?” In their […]

As far as salvation is concerned, one has to conquer the principles of lust, anger, unlawful desires, avarice and bewilderment. To get freedom from anger, one should learn how to forgive. To be free from unlawful desires one should not make plans. By spiritual culture one is able to conquer sleep. By tolerance only can […]

It is not in our aims anywhere to build bombs for any purpose. The same mentality is involved in trying to blow-up a slaughterhouse as is there in meat-eating. Such things will not stop people from unnecessary animal slaughter. It is only by educating people in the science of Krsna consciousness that they will automatically […]

Prabhupada: What is your name? Devotee: [telling child] Bhakti dasa. Child: Bhakti dasa. Prabhupada: Oh! You do not know your name? You ask your father? [laughter]You do not know your name? You are asking your father, “What is my name?” Child: No, I don’t remember. Prabhupada: Oh, you don’t remember your name? I… Bhagavan: We […]

There is a place which is full of eternal happiness. So this life should be engaged for that purpose, not to fight like cats and dogs. That is not very credit. Credit means ruining one’s life. If one fights like cats and dogs, he becomes cats and dogs. Nature’s law is very strict. Therefore we […]

When a man becomes too proud of his material position, he tries to enjoy his senses in an unrestricted way, being influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance. He is thus described as asuric, or demoniac. When people are demoniac in spirit, they are not merciful toward the poor animals. Consequently, they maintain various […]

Syamasundara: I’ll read you some of their predictions. They’re very frightening. They say by 1980 — that’s eight years from now — that they will be able to create synthetic life in the form of artificial viruses which will be used to cure some forms of genetic diseases. Artificial life. In eight years they say […]

What is the picture of Vrndavana? Vrndavana means there Mother Yasoda, Nanda Maharaja, the Radharani, the gopis, the cowherds boys, Sridama, Sudama, the land, the water, the trees, the birds — everyone is trying to satisfy Krsna. That is Vrndavana. Vrndavana means nothing… When Krsna left Vrndavana for Mathura, all of them become dead. That […]

There is Narottama dasa Thakura Prarthana. Asraya laiya bhaje, krsna nahi tare tyage: “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 […]