The thieves and rogues of modern democracy seek election by misrepresentation of votes, and the successful rogues and thieves are like wolves who devour the mass of population as if they were scattered lambs. One trained monarch is far better than hundreds of useless ministerial rogues, and it is hinted herein that by the abolition […]

Vrndavana is not meant for making a solution of the economic condition — one who has nothing to eat outside should come and beg capati and roti from door to door. Rupa Gosvami did madhukari. Rupa Gosvami used to beg. Not beg, collecting twenty capatis. Only one or two, that’s all. Not to collect the […]

Prabhupada: There is chance of being accepted all over the world. They are… There is now opposition, and some of the politicians, they’re of opinion that “This culture, Hare Krsna movement, is spreading like epidemic, and if we do not check, in ten years’ time they’ll take the government.” Indian man (1): Of America. Prabhupada: […]

Why there are so many women in Vrindaban? Vrindaban is meant for retirement. Elderly persons in Krishna Consciousness can devote all their time to devotional service. Such men are wanted to live in Vrindaban, not women and children. That is a fact, the holy dhamas are meant for the sannyasis and brahmacaris especially. If necessary, […]

Prabhupada: So take your country in your[?] hand, Krsna conscious. Then surely we shall get the government. This is the prediction of a politician: “Krsna conscious, the Hare Krsna movement is spreading like epidemic. That I’m afraid within ten years they’ll get the government.” Alex Kulik: I know. Prabhupada: If the young men joins — […]

We should follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya and the six Goswamis of Vrndavana. They were always serving Krishna in the mood of separation. They never said that “now I have seen Krishna” or “last night I danced with Krishna” – no. They were crying where is Krishna, and they were always searching after […]

Arjuna was a ksatriya, trained up by Dronacarya how to kill.  Nonviolence is not the business of the ksatriya. That is cowardice. They are taught how to become violent. Otherwise, they cannot rule over. Formerly the judgement was given by the king, immediately finished. Not go to the court and wait for the judgement for […]

Narottama das Thakura sings, hari hari biphale janama gonainumanusya-janama paiya, radha-krsna na bhajiyajaniya suniya bisa khainu So we should always remember this song of Narottama dasa Thakura. He is acarya. He’s guru. Acaryopasanam. Acarya upasana is one of the process of making progress. So this song is very important. hari hari biphale janama gonainumanusya-janama paiya, […]

This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to revive the original, constitutional position. So one of them, in Krsna consciousness movement, is village organization, as you are trying here. Krsna, in His natural life, is a village boy in Vrndavana. Vrndavana is a village. There is no factory, there is no motorcar, there is no big, […]

Gopis, the topmost devotees, their only business is to please Krsna. That’s all. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended, ramya kacid upasanavraja-vadhu-vargena ya kalpita [Caitanya-manjusa]. There cannot be better method of worship than the process which the gopis adopted. They did not care for anything. The gopis, some of them were engaged in household affairs, somebody was […]

Bhava-grahi janardanah: “Janardana, Krsna, He accepts the feeling.” So we have to purify our feelings. That is Krsna consciousness: “How I can serve?” And if we purify… Purify means purification will be done by Him. We cannot purify. Purification will be done by Him. Simply we have to become purified feelings, that “I must serve […]

Why not make one state — the whole world? Keep the democracy, but make one state, “United States of the World.” Why “United States of America”? Make English language common language and “United States of the World.” If they organize, they can do it. Just like United States has included Hawaii. They are not actually […]