Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

Madhudvisa: He wants to know how in the beginning, when we are starting to engage in Krsna consciousness, or devotional service to God, can you develop enthusiasm and sincerity. Prabhupada: Yes. The thing is that if you want to become a drunkard, you mix with the people who drinks. Then you drink little, little, little. […]

It is very now popular to become God. We are God. That’s all right. But the Godhead, He is Godhead. Therefore we use the word “Godhead,” “back to Godhead,” not “back to God.” That God is everyone. That’s a fact. Just like there are clerks and head clerk in the office. There are many clerks, […]

Philosophy is the highest, but even higher than philosophy is the practice of philosophy.So if you simply remain pure, your preaching will have effect. Srila Prabhupada; Letter to Brihaspati, November 15, 1971

We do not require any qualification. If you want to be a karmi — karmi means pious action — then you will have to perform so many sacrifices, for which money is required and energy is required. That is very difficult in this age. If you want to be great philosopher, and if you want […]

Every animal is imperfect, but man-animal can become perfect. If he likes. It is very important life. You cannot become as perfect as God, but near about. Srila Prabhupada — May 7, 1975, Perth

As other people out strolling approached us, Prabhupada often greeted them by saying, “Good morning.” After several greetings he stopped and asked us, “What is the meaning of saying, ‘Good morning’?” “It is a kind of friendly exchange,” I said. “It is a way of wishing each other good,” said Sudama. “No,” said Prabhupada. “The […]

When one of the devotees mentioned that the government had cut all the coconuts from the tall palm trees out of fear that they might fall and hurt someone, Srila Prabhupada scoffed that this was ridiculous. “In India,” he said, “there are many coconut trees, and there is no instance of anyone being hit on […]

We are introducing this process to become directly a pure devotee. A pure devotee. Devotee, pure and impure? Yes. Impure means those who are still contaminated by these three qualities, sattva-guna, raja-guna, tamo-guna. And pure means above; no contamination. So take directly, because in this age it is very difficult to go step by step. […]

Even a moment’s association with a pure devotee cannot be compared to being transferred to heavenly planets or even merging into the Brahman effulgence in complete liberation. For living entities who are destined to give up the body and die, association with pure devotees is the highest benediction. Purport: The great saint Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī, a […]

There is distinction even in wood. There are so many jungle wood, we can use it for cooking. But if the sandalwood, which is so valuable, if we do not know what is the value of sandalwood, if we use it for cooking and burning… Similarly, if we use this human form of life exactly […]

It is not only in India — all over the world.There cannot be peace unless you reform the whole social structure, and that can be done only by Krishna consciousness. Srila Prabhupada; Surat, January 3, 1971

Devotee (5): Srila Prabhupada, how is it possible to obtain humility? Prabhupada: That is in your hand. We are teaching that you become humble, meek, surrender. If you don’t do it, that is your… You have got theindependence. That is your business. Where is the humility? You are already surrendering to so many nonsense habits. […]