“That does not matter you are not personally tending me in Boston. That is formality. I want to see that all my disciples are engaged twenty-four hours in the service of the lord. If one is engaged full-time in the service of the lord – under my direction – that is my personal service.” [ [...]
Srila Prabhupada
Vrindavan Meditations: “My Real Desire Is To Become Your Devotee!”“Krsna will give you the chance,” ‘All right, if you have got still desire for material enjoyment, do it.’ “I want to become a king.” ‘All right, become a king.’ “I want to become a dog.” ‘All right, become a dog.’ He gives you both opportunity. And we are doing that. We’re doing that. We [...] |
Taking Birth Again“There is no harm in taking birth again and again. Our only desire should be to take birth under the care of a Vaisnava. Fortunately we had the opportunity to be born of a Vaisnava father who took care of us very nicely. He prayed to Srimati Radharani that in the future we would become [...] |
A Letter To My Spiritual MasterMy dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of your feet. Our two-month festival tour in Brazil is winding down. I have tried my best to serve you here in this far-off land. In December 1973, you said in a lecture in Los Angeles that Ravana’s brother, Kumbakarna, was king of [...] |
Way Up NorthToday we traveled 12 hours by car, bus and plane to Recife in the northeast of Brazil. A city of 4 million people, Recife is often called the Venice of Brazil, due to it’s many islands among the small rivers running through the city center. With it’s beautiful white beaches it was once a major [...] |
Preaching means book distribution“Print as many books as possible, this is my real pleasure. By printing these books of our Krishna Conscious philosophy in so many languages we can actually inject our movement into the masses of persons all over the world |
Sharing with the Masses – National Television“We want to see everyone happy. But they do not know how to become happy. Therefore we are trying to spread this Krsna consciousness movement that everyone will be happy. Su-sukham kartum avyayam” |
No Nonsense“Haridasa Thakura was chanting three hundred thousand holy names a day, but we have fixed the number at sixteen rounds. Nonetheless, we are so unfortunate and fallen that we cannot even perform them. We should not waste our time reading and talking nonsense, but should engage in the study of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Our time is very [...] |
The Best Medicine“If you are feeling tired, you may take rest. Your body is very valuable. It is dedicated to Krishna, so you must take care of the body very carefully. The best medicine is to rest and chant Hare Krishna Mantra, along with the doctor’s prescription. Hare Krishna Mantra is bhavausadhi, the panacea for all material [...] |
Humility in Chanting the Holy Names“Although we are representing Krishna, we are very much poor in strength. Our only strength is chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.” [ Srila Prabhupada letter to Madhudvisa dasa September 15, 1971 ] |
