A Krishna conscious person does not sit down idly. He knows that Krishna consciousness is such an important philosophy that it should be distributed. Therefore the members of this Krishna consciousness society are not just sitting in the temple but are going out on sankirtanaparties, preaching and distributing this supreme philosophy. That isthe mission of Shri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His disciples. Otheryogis may be satisfied with their own elevation and sit in secludedplaces practicing
Devotee: The question was when we take initiation from you, we understand that we become your eternal servitors.
Srila Prabhupada: Yes, but if you remain eternally in the instruction. If you fall from the instruction, how can you remain eternal? You have to stay on the platform, then eternally you are safe. If you fall down fromthe platform, then it is your fault. Just like we all in Vaikuntha.Now, we wanted to enjoy this material world, and we fell down, just likeJaya and Vijaya. Now we are tryi
"patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahtam asnami prayatatmana"
If one offers ME with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water , I will accept it.
For the intelligent person , it is essential to be in Krsna consciousness, engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord , in order to achieve a permanent , blissful abode for eternal happiness.
The process of achieving such a marvelous result is very easy and can be attempted even by the poorest o
Hare Krsna!
Cow dung cakes has multifarious uses. The most important being cow dung cakes used as fuel. Again Indian government is spending crores of Rupees in form of subsidies on cooking gas. Instead of that if few crores are spent on maintaining pasturing grounds and raising thepedigree of cows then very cheap and most eco friendly fuel will beavailable to all the fortunate people who stay in village and also tothose unfortunate ones in cities. If one old bull is slaughtered it cangive earning
The keli-kadamba resembles the mood and complexion of Srimati Radharani. Whenever Sri Krishna thinks of Radharani, He saw the Keli-kadamba in Vrindavan. The Keli-kadamba is a kind of fragrant and beautiful flower resembling like snowy balls often seen in Vrindavan. The Lord enjoys the pleasure of Keli-kadamba flowers and devotees offer delightful garlands of it. The Keli-kadamba flowers blossom in summer and the Lord enjoys the enchanting rasa dance in the shade of the kadamba trees of Vrindavan
Quetta is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. It is known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan", due to the diversity of plants and animal wildlife. Quetta is 1,680 meters (5,500 feet) above the sea level and having the healthy climate. The temperature drops a few degrees below the freezing point in winter following a typical autumn when the leaves turn golden and then a wild red.
ISKCON Devotee initiated Program and celebration of installation of deit
Vakresvara Pandita, the fifth branch of the tree, was a very dear servant of Lord Caitanya’s. He could dance with constant ecstasy for seventy-two hours. (Adi 10.17)
In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 71, it is stated that Vakresvara Pandita was an incarnation of Aniruddha, one of the quadruple expansions of Visnu (Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna). He could dance wonderfully for seventy-two continuous hours. When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu played in dramatic performances in the hous
This is a question that is asked sometimes about the morality of Krsna – is Krsna immoral? Someone asked a question – “Do we have to give up our conception of mundane morality in order to worship Krsna in Braj?”
No, we answer. You don’t have to give up worldly morality, but we mustunderstand that Krsna is not immoral. He is the highest, most moralPerson. That is why we see throughout the vedic literature that the mostrespected and exalted persons in the universe are praying to thebraja-gopis.
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This is Tattva Darshan, February 2009. Srila Prabhupada gives a very nice explanation about simple living and high thinking. This is a room conversation in Bhubaneshwar, 31st January 1977, about 32 years ago.
Srila Prabhupada said, our aim should be a simplified life. We should not be attracted by the modern city life. We should save time and utilize our free time for advancing in Krsna consciousness. That is perfect life.
