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The material world is full of contamination, and one who is immunized by accepting prasadam of the Lord, food offered to Visnu, is saved from the attack, whereas one who does not do so becomes subjected to contamination. Food grains or vegetables are factually eatables. The human being eats different kinds of food grains, vegetables, fruits, etc., and the animals eat the refuse of the food grains and vegetables, grass, plants, etc. Human beings who are accustomed to eating meat and flesh must al

“If you really want to please me, please distribute books, distribute books, distribute books.”

    All glories to Srila Prabhupad,  Hare Krishna,

                                                                      "SADHU SANGA", The most indispensable requirement for true spiritual realization is so scare & rare during this Kali Yug, that men, in their desperate search for the same often fall prey to the "VANDAS" in the disguise of "SADHUS". This so happens due to the logical ignorance of inquisitiveness. Unless one knows what is really good, how can he search for something really good.

Prabhupada: Therefore you are individual. You know the pleasure and pains of your body. I know the pleasure and pains of my body. But there is another soul; that is Supersoul. Sarva-ksetresu bharata. He knows your pleasure, pains. He knows my pleasure and pains. He knows everyone's pleasure and pains. Isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati [Bg. 18.61]. Therefore, as soul they are one in quality, but in consciousness they're different. He knows everyone's pleasure and pains; I know my pl

By H.G. Racitambara dasi

One evening, Ramesvara prabhu called us all into the temple room for an emergency istagosthi and told us that Srila Prabhupada was in Hawaii but he was very, very ill and he was coming to Los Angeles that night; but no one should go to the airport and greet him, we should be very quiet around the temple and no one should try to ask for darsanas or anything like that. Prabhupada was ill and he was coming to rest, we wouldn’t see him at all. At the end he asked for question

108 "Spiritual Embassies"

Of The World

Photo Credits: Ananta Vrindavan Dasa

A young Brijbasi looks out over Radha-Kunda

Photos by Ananta Vrindavana Das.

The second in the “Spiritual Embassies of the World” film series, entitled “Sri Vrindavana Dhama, India” has received its premiere in London, England.

The first screening, on December 14th, was shown to a Bhakti Vriksha congregational group at the beautiful 17th century Swiss Church in Covent Garden.

The

Prabhupada: No, total human being, 400,000 species. Altogether, 8,400,000 species of living entities. So these are coming, evolution, by the laws of nature. You cannot stop it. The laws of nature, you cannot interfere. In this way we come to the human form of body, and especially civilized human being. Supposedly, it is the Aryans. The Aryan family, they are the topmost civilized group amongst the living entities. Now, in this life one has to enquire about himself that what is the difference bet

A Summary of Srila Prabhupada’s (Founder Iskcon)Miraculous Accomplishments from 1965 to 1977
by Paratrikananda dasa;

In reading many of the profiles of Srila Prabhupada, I’m saddened that a number of his important projects, programs and achievements are never mentioned. In the following summary I’ve tried to compile a more comprehensive list of his credits. Although this list is also incomplete, I hope it presents a fuller picture of Srila Prabhupada’s greatness. 

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In 1965, at seventy years of ag

All glories to Srila Prabhupad,  Hare Krishna,     

                                                                  Questioning is something a spontaneous phenomena with almost all the living entities, whether seen & heard or not. This instinct continues to go on till his normal ways of living goes on. So,when this is bound to persist,then should it not be one's mind set to go on asking,....'Am I thinking as I should ?' Why this is happening to me ?  Why this is happening to me ? Something I de

The fire of unlimited desires constantly burns our heart. Desires always tease us and like an uncontrolled horse make us wild. Few of the most common desires which everybody nurtures is – desire for amassing wealth, owning a palatial bungalow, driving the most luxurious car, having a beautiful/handsome sexual partner, becoming famous, possessing the latest and the best gadgets and gizmos of this world, remaining always young, looking always attractive, being the cynosure of everyone’s eyes..… an

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 Prabhupada:" Yes. This is the order. Guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete koriya aikya. Now citta means consciousness or heart. "I shall do this only, bas. My Guru Maharaja told me; I shall do this." Cittete koriya aikya, ar na koriho mane asa. So it is not my pride, but I can say, for your instruction, I did it. Therefore whatever little success you see than my all my Godbrothers, it is due to this. I have no capacity, but

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada Says - [Regarding how ignorance of the law is no excuse]

Guest (4): The false wrong is that he is misled by material consciousness execute the things, really. If he is misled by other, by circumstances, this is... He has no fault of his own.

Prabhupada: That's all right, but innocence is no excuse of law. If you say that "Somebody misled me to go to the left side" in the court, oh, that does not mean that

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Greedy capitalists accumulate wealth under so many miserable conditions, the result being that because they collect money by questionable means, their minds are always agitated. Thus they are unable to sleep at night, and they have to take pills for mental tranquillity to invite sleep. And sometimes even the pills are a failure. 
Consequently the result of having accumulated money by so much labor is certainly not happin

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Letter from Yamaraja

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada