Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

We take a newspaper and we read what the politician says, what so many nonsense things. We waste our time. Srama eva hi kevalam [SB 1.2.8]. We should increase our taste for hearing and chanting about Visnu, Krsna. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23-24 — Vrndavana, March 31, 1976

If you are steady either in success of failure, that is called yoga. That is called yoga.” Don’t mind for the success or failure. Do act on behalf of the Supreme Lord. And if you are steady in that position, then your working in spiritual platform is successful. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita 2.48-49 […]

One of the symptoms of a devotee is that he is kind, so if our Godbrother becomes ill it is our duty to help him get the proper medicine and treatment so that he can recover. There is no question of ill treating of our own Godbrothers simply because they are sick, nor should you […]

In this material world, we are trying to be happy in the society, friendship and love. But the happiness we are getting, that is compared with a drop of water in the desert. Our heart desires real pleasure, transcendental bliss. We are hankering after Krsna. That is our inner desire. We are trying to get […]

We may discover so many defending instruments or weapons, but there is no defense from the cruel hands of death. However you may be advanced in manufacturing so many nice things, you cannot manufacture anything which can save you from death or from disease or from old age. Srila Prabhupada, Lecture (Day after Lord Rama’s […]

The tortoise, as soon as he likes he discloses his senses, and when he likes he pulls them within. That is the position of a pure devotee. He can wind up the senses whenever he likes and he can exhibit the senses whenever he likes. On the whole, the senses are under his control. He […]

We can ask favor from anyone, but we must know that nobody can favor us unless it is sanctioned by the Supreme Person. We must always know. Not that because one is in a superior position, he can favor me. No, he cannot favor you unless it is sanctioned by the Supreme. Suppose we approach […]

Nowadays people are very fond of diving within the water and swim. This has become a fashion. So next life they are going to become fish. Yes. If you at the time of death, if you think of that, how to swim very nicely within the water, that means next life nature will give you […]

You should not keep your trust on so called gentlemen of the world however nicely dressed he may be. In the matter of discharging our mission of Krishna consciousness we have to meet so many so called gentlemen but we must be very cautious for dealing with them as we are cautious in dealing with […]

Krsna has given everyone something extraordinary and to serve Krsna with one’s extraordinary talent means successful life. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Sukadeva – Calcutta, 4 March, 1973

If they want to insist on touching your feet and there is no other way to avoid it, you can simply remember your predecessor Acaryas and Spiritual Masters and accept them and return namaskara with folded hands. That is the Vaisnava etiquette. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Acyutananda — Los Angeles 11 April, 1970

God is also an individual person as you are individual person, I am individual person, but the difference between God and you and me is this, that you know your business, I know my business, but God knows everyone’s business. That is the difference. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.5 — Melbourne, April 3, […]