Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

  1. Where Srila Prabhupada liked to stay

    Prabhupada came to stay there, which was not a guesthouse but a guest bungalow, because we didn’t have good accommodations for him at Hare Krishna Land. He never liked to stay at other people’s houses; he always liked to stay at the temple. Nowadays, preachers and sannyasis, etc., go to temples and they stay outside […]
  2. Brahmanas should preach

    A brahmana who is born out of the head of the Lord has as his business to preach the transcendental Vedic sounds, or sabda-brahma. Because the brahmana is the head, he has to preach the transcendental sound, and he also has to eat on behalf of the Supreme Lord. According to Vedic injunctions, when a […]
  3. Good civilization: locally produced food

    In Virginia, it has proved very successful. We are getting eight hundred pounds of milk daily. So that milk product is sufficient for give them nutritious food. We are preparing ghee. Just like in India, they utilize milk so nicely. And vegetables we are growing. They are making sweetmeats, sandesa, rasagulla. There is enough milk […]
  4. Lenin, Nehru, and Krsna

    Prabhupada: Yes, they are some. They are not all. Even they criticize that “You cannot see Krsna,” so similar argument can be, “You do not see Lenin. Why you are worshiping?” That’s it. “Is Lenin present before you? So why you are worshiping?” You’ll see. You have got, in Moscow got, every street corner a […]
  5. Why Christianity has fallen down

    Srila Prabhupada: The priests are after money. They are not first class; they are low-class men. This is the reason that Christianity has fallen down. The priests cannot speak straightforwardly. There is a straightforward commandment–“Thou shalt not kill.” But because people are already killing, the priests are afraid to present the commandment straightforwardly. Now they […]
  6. Persian civilization, very high

    Atreya Rsi: It’s your mercy, Srila Prabhupada. (Prabhupada chuckles) They respect you a lot in Tehran. The royalty respects you. The businessmen respect you. They really respect Prabhupada. Prabhupada: Persian civilization, very high, Aryan civilization. Atreya Rsi: There was this Persian boy who was translating Bhagavad-gita. He had come with me last month to Vrndavana […]
  7. Srila Prabhupada’s sister remembers him

    I told of an interview that the devotees had with Pisima, (Bhavatarini Dasi) Srila Prabhupada’s sister, shortly after he entered samadhi. She was asked several questions. Question: “Do you consider Srila Prabhupada to be your guru in any way?” Answer: “No, Sarasvati Thakura only.” Question: “Tell us about the time you and Prabhupada were flying […]