Lord Vishnu was having his prasad and mother Lakshmi was serving him. Suddenly Lord Vishnu got up and immediately started running. Lakshmi could not understand anything. But soon the Lord returned back. Lakshmi inquired, “What happened? Why did you rush so desperately and then returned back so quickly”. Lord Vishnu replied, “One of my children was in abject misery. He was being chased by a tiger. In desperation he called my name. Hearing his call, I immediately rushed towards him to save him. B
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Responding to our desire, Krsna gives us a chance to forget Him.
A lecture given in Tokyo, on April 20, 1972
sri-suka uvaca
atma-mayam rte rajan
parasyanubhavatmanah
na ghatetartha-sambandhah
svapna-drastur ivanjasa
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O king, unless one is influenced by the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no meaning to the relationship of the
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
No need to guess Krsna lets us know which method of reaching Him will work.
A lecture given in New York City, on November 28, 1966
na sadhayati mam yogo na sankhyam dharma uddhava
na svadhyayas tapas tyago yatha bhaktir mamorjita
[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, said:] "My dear Uddhava, neither through astanga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Material life means struggling to find happiness,
but people don't know where to look.
A lecture given in Los Angeles, on September 28, 1972
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TEXT 48
A thief may dress smartly but within his heart he is extremely fearful. He is always afraid of unseen danger and the chance of being caught. But a law abiding citizen lives a carefree life.
In this world misery afflicts those who mess up with the laws of nature. But those who live as per the injunctions of the revealed scriptures are always happy and hearty. The revealed scriptures such as Bhagavad – Gita, Srimad – Bhagavatam etc. should be our manual for life. If we purchase any equipment then
Krsna says that this place is duhkhalayam asasvatam [Bg. 8.15]. This material world, where we are now living under different change of body one after another, it is duhkhalayam. Why I have to change my body? Why not... I am permanent. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire [Bg. 2.20]. Therefore we have to learn, we have to be educated, we have to receive knowledge from the perfect. And Krsna personally, the Supreme Perfect Person, is giving you knowledge. And if we are so unfortunate that we do not take th
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Lord Krsna reveals the process for knowing Him.
A lecture given in Hyderabad, India, on November 18, 1972
dehino 'smin yatha dehe
kaumaram yauvanam jara
tatha dehantara-praptir
dhiras tatra na muhyati
"As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewilde
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
"By education you prepare for the future.
But how are you preparing for the next life?"
Adapted from a lecture given in Bombay, India, on March 21, 1974
sri bhagavan uvaca
imam vivasvate yogam
proktavan aham avyayam
vivasvan manave praha
manur iksvakave 'bravit
The Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god,
So it is clear that the soul is different from the body. But because we are fools and rascals, we learn it after death. That is foolishness. Not in the beginning. In the beginning the Bhagavad-gita says, Krsna says, that asmin dehe, "Within this body, the soul is there." "No, no. I don't believe." Dull brain cannot understand. But after death, he sees, "Yes. The body's not my son. The body's not my husband." So that is foolishness. The foolish person understands late, and the intelligent person
So actually, that is the position of all living entities within this material world. Encaged by maya, illusion, they have forgotten what is the self-interest. The self-interest is: go back to home, back to Godhead. That is real-self interest. So every intelligent man should first of all see to his self-interest, how to become free from this repetition of birth and death and go back to home, back to God. That is self-interest. And if we do not know, we do not execute in that way -- that means Krs
A survey conducted by Sunday Times of India (March 6, 2011) threw up a surprise. Contrary to the perception that young people in India are becoming disinclined towards spirituality the survey shows that younger people are more & more becoming interested in spirituality.
A person may be a billionaire, own palatial bungalows & fleet of cars, and may have all the comforts of this world but still he may feel hollow from within.
Suppose that we take a fish out of water & place it in a beautiful golden
by Minakshi-devi Dasi
* Gujarati Garba Event *
On Saturday, October 13th, we had the opportunity to do book distribution at the Ontario Soccer Centre, where there was a Garba Event. Imagine LOUD P-U-L-S-I-N-G LIVE MUSIC, with hundreds of people dancing with dandiya sticks and us, Srila Prabhupada's book distributors, trying to deliver these souls. The sankirtan warriors included Mayur Prabhu, Vijay Patel Prabhu, Radhapriya, and me.
I had approached a couple of older me
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
If we pursue only bodily happiness and fail to inquire into
the cause of our suffering, are we any better than the animals?
Adapted from a lecture given in Buffalo, New York on April 23, 1969
rsabha uvaca
nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke
kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye
tapo divyam putraka yena sattvam
suddhyed yasmad brahma-saukhyam tv anantam
"Lord Rsabhadeva told His sons:
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Evidence about the identity of God is available, but are we willing to see it?
A lecture in Vrndavana, India, on August 16, 1974
yad atra kriyate karma
bhagavat-paritosanam
jnanam yat tad adhinam hi
bhakti-yoga-samanvitam
"Whatever work is done here in this life for the satisfaction of the mission of the Lord is called bhakti-yoga, or transcendental loving service to th
Being true and sincere to onself is too important ,Krishna afterall only sees our bhava our pure love for him it is our honesty which matters the most.It is not easy to develope pure love for Krishna but atleast it is easy to b sincere and strict with oneself ,if our motives are sincere ultimately Krishna will help us to achieve pure prema for him but first of all we must b sincere aand disciplined in his service .If we make a habit to b sincere and strict then it can be just wonderful. bad habi
So not only in these activities, in every activity we are very busy with material activities. And we do not know that on my back side death is standing. He will take everything, what I have got. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, mrtyuh sarva-haras ca aham. The death is also Krsna. He said, aham, mrtyuh sarva-haras ca aham: "I am death. You cannot see God. You are very much proud of your eyes. Now you see I have come. I will take away everything, what have you got. Now you protect yourself and you
