I have a request from all devotees to be more active in this group, this is the only way we will be able to connect and plan more activities to spread the awareness about almighty Lord Krishna and different initiatives s
kṛṣṇa-bhakti — abhidheya, sarva-śāstre kaya ataeva muni-gaṇa kariyāche niścaya
A human being's activities should be centered only on devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. That is the verdict of all Vedic literatures, and all saintly people have firmly conc
In many places devotional service has been compared to a creeper. One has to sow the seed of the devotional creeper, bhakti-latā, within his heart. As he regularly hears and chants, the seed will fructify and gradually grow into a mature plant and then
The attitude of the disciple should be to satisfy the bona fide spiritual master. Then it will be very easy for him to understand spiritual knowledge. This is confirmed in the Vedas, and Rūpa Gosvāmī will further explain that for a person who has unflin
na niṣkṛtair uditair brahma-vādibhistathā viśuddhyaty aghavān vratādibhiḥyathā harer nāma-padair udāhṛtaistad uttamaśloka-guṇopalambhakamSYNONYMSna — not; niṣkṛtaiḥ — by the process
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Prabhupada: Where is the book? All right. Page?Madhudvisa: Page 108.Prabhupada: Page?Madhudvisa: One hundred eight. The beginning of Chapter Four.Prabhupada: All right. Begin. Read.Madhudvisa: Chapter Four: "Transcendental Knowledge."One: "The Blesse
Pradyumna: (leads chanting) Translation: "The Blessed Lord said, I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku."Prabhupada
Prabhupada: All glories to the assembled devotees. All glories to the assembled devotees.Yaj-jihvagre nama tubhyam. Aho bata sva-paco 'to gariyan yaj-jihvagre nama tubhyam: "A person, whatever he may be, even he is very low born, but if he utters the
Prabhupada: All glories to the assembled devotees.Devotees: Jaya! Haribol!Prabhupada: Who is reading? Go on. Purport. Yes. Ninety-eight. Oh, yes.Tamala Krsna: This is chapter entitled Karma-yoga.Prabhupada: Yes yes, go on. Go on reading.Tamala Krsna:
(kirtana, followed by prema-dhvani prayers)Prabhupada: That door is open? People will see. The door is... Read.Tamala Krsna: Chapter Three: Karma-yoga. One: "Arjuna said: ‘O Janardana, O Kesava, why do You urge me to engage in this ghastly warfare if
Prabhupada: Hare Krsna. Yes, read. Which verse? Go on.Sudama: "One who restrains the senses and organs of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender [Bg. 3.6]."Prabhupada: Yes. This is very impor
Prabhupada: Who will read? You will read? Give me one book. Give me one book. Open it. Where you are reading?Tamala Krsna: Chapter Two, verse 62.Prabhupada: Page?Tamala Krsna: Page 84.Prabhupada: Go on.Tamala Krsna: "While contemplating the objects o
Prabhupada:atha cainam nitya-jatamnityam va manyase mrtamtathapi tvam maha-bahonainam socitum arhasi[Bg. 2.26]So this is the opinion of the modern scientists or the Buddha philosophy, that soul, there is nothing like soul separately, but by combinati
Devotee:avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yamavikaryo 'yam ucyatetasmad evam viditvainamnanusocitum arhasi[Bg. 2.25]"It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable, immutable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body."Prabhupada:
Prabhupada:avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yamavikaryo 'yam ucyatetasmad evam viditvainamnanusocitum arhasi[Bg. 2.25]So in so many different ways, Krsna is convincing how the spirit soul is immortal. In different ways. Avyakto 'yam. It is not manifest to the b
sukham atyantikam yat tadbuddhi-grahyam atindriyamvetti yatra na caivayamsthitas calati tattvatahNow, every one of us is searching after happiness, but we do not know what is real happiness. The real happiness is, hint of real happiness, what is real
Prabhupada: ...production of is external. Bahir-anga-sakti. But the sakti, the energy, is coming from the Supreme. Just like here we find this place is shadow and that place is sunshine. Both these places are due to the sun. When there is no sun ther
Prabhupada: Yes. This is very nice. (laughs) Nothing is prohibited because after all, you have to execute the yoga process with this body. To make the best use of a bad bargain. You see? This material body is the source of all miseries. Actually the