Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

The people of the West are seeing their students becoming hippies, despite gorgeous arrangements for university education. The Krsna consciousness movement, however, is trying to convert misguided, drug-addicted students to the service of Krsna and engage them in the best welfare activities for human society. From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.5.18

To perform devotional service means to follow in the footsteps of Radharani, and devotees in Vrndavana put themselves under the care of Radharani in order to achieve perfection in their devotional service. From Nectar of Devotion ch. 1 by Srila Prabhupada

Of all the devotees who have developed unalloyed devotional love for Krsna, the gopis are most exalted, and out of all these exalted gopis, Srimati Radharani is the highest. No one can excel the devotional service of Srimati Radharani. Indeed, even Krsna cannot understand the attitude of Srimati Radharani; therefore He took Her position and […]

Krsna is never attracted by the artificial grooming of the material body. As far as Srimati Radharani and Her gopis are concerned, their bodies, homes, dresses, ornaments, endeavors and activities are all spiritual. All of these are meant to satisfy the spiritual senses of Krsna. Indeed, they are so pleasing and endearing to Krsna that […]

We were called to San Francisco to do the 1970 Ratha-yatra, in San Francisco. Before we went up to San Francisco, Prabhupada was here in LA. And we were told that he wanted to meet us, or meet me. He wanted to meet Naranarayana’s wife. And Prabhupada did something really nice. When we were married, […]

I have only one request,” Prabhupada continued. “Whatever happiness you have felt, you simply tell someone else about that. That is all you have to do. You don’t need to teach anything. You don’t need to teach the philosophy. You just explain to people that because you chant Hare Krsna you have become happy, and […]

Those who kill animals and give them unnecessary pain — as people do in slaughterhouses — will be killed in a similar way in the next life and in many lives to come. One can never be excused from such an offense. If one kills many thousands of animals in a professional way so that […]

Brahma knew the perfect description of creation, as it was exactly apprised to him by the Supreme Lord Hari. Brahma, on being questioned by Narada, told Narada exactly what he had heard directly from the Lord. Narada again told exactly the same thing to Vyasa, and Vyasa also told Sukadeva exactly what he heard from […]

“One who has given up all material duties and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, who gives shelter to all, is not indebted to the demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives, friends, mankind or even one’s forefathers who have passed away.'” It is said: adhyapanam brahma-yajnahpitr-yajnas tu tarpanamhomo daivo balir bhautonr-yajno […]

One can avoid worshiping a respectable man or a demigod and may be called discourteous, but one cannot avoid serving the Supreme Lord without being thoroughly condemned. From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to Bg 6.47

Do not worry, in spite of war, Srimad-Bhagavatam will be distributed. We don’t care for war. Our preaching business will go on. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Radhavallabha-New Delhi, 21 August, 1975

Walking on the beach in the park and they had these signs that had a picture of a dog passing stool and the man cleaning up behind it and it said, “stoop and scoop!” [laughter]. Brahmananda Maharaja got a kick out of it and started laughing and saying, “first they poop and then they scoop.” […]