1. The perfect way of offering sacrifice

    In our sankirtana movement, or Hare Krsna movement, we offer sumptuous prasada to the Deity and later distribute the same prasada to the brahmanas, the Vaisnavas and then to the people in general. Krsna’s prasada is offered to the brahmanas and Vaisnavas, and the prasada of the brahmanas and Vaisnavas is offered to the general […]
  2. Three very powerful substances

    The dust of the feet of a devotee, the water that has washed the feet of a devotee, and the remnants of food left by a devotee are three very powerful substances. By rendering service to these three, one attains the supreme goal of ecstatic love for Krsna. In all the revealed scriptures this is […]
  3. Serving pure devotees

    One must render service to a devotee to get free of sins, revive one’s original Krishna consciousness and be trained in how to love Krishna One must render service to a Vaisnava in order to get freed from sinful reactions, revive one’s original Krishna consciousness and be trained in how to love Krishna. This is […]
  4. Symptoms of a pure devotee

    A pure devotee is never disturbed in any circumstances. Nor is he envious of anyone. Nor does a devotee become his enemy’s enemy; he thinks that one is acting as his enemy due to his own past misdeeds. Thus it is better to suffer than to protest. In the srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated: tat te […]
  5. Mad for sadhu-sanga

    So this is our position, and the human life is the opportunity to stop this dehantara. And to stop this dehantara, that is the main business. And how it can be done? Simply by understanding Krsna. And how you can understand Krsna? Simply by association of the devotees. That’s all. It is not very difficult. […]
  6. We should be very careful of our time

    So try to become devotee of Krsna. Our Krsna consciousness movement is teaching this philosophy. We have got so many books. Whoever comes here must read the books, devotee, the inmates of the temple, outsider, then you will understand what is Krsna consciousness. Or you should chant Hare Krsna only. Don’t talk rubbish things, waste […]
  7. Connection with Bhaktisiddhanta

    Tamala Krsna: I remember one time Karttikeya Maharaja was chanting to a picture of Bhaktisiddhanta. You chastised him and said, “What is your connection with Bhaktisiddhanta? Your connection is with me.” Prabhupada: Who said? Tamala Krsna: You did. Sudama: You did. I remember. Tamala Krsna: When Karttikeya Maharaja was chanting to your Guru Maharaja’s picture, […]
  8. Be warned!

    There are many devotees who assume themselves to be in Krsna consciousness and devotional service but at heart do not accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, as the Absolute Truth. For them, the fruit of devotional service — going back to Godhead — will never be tasted. From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to Bg 9.12