Blog

Devotee: So I have to free myself from all cares of future, for myself?

Srila Prabhupada: Yes. Faith should be there, that if I’m working
rightly, then my future is secure. That is the reason I have taken to
this path for going back to home, back to Godhead. So if I am doing
nicely, according to the instructions, then why bother about the
future? If you are concerned, just do as Krishna says, "Always chant,
think of Me." So why don’t you do this? Krishna assures, "You will
come to Me." There is no doub

Srila Prabhupada writes that the seekers of the Absolute Truth are never allured by unnecessary engagements in sense gratification, because the serious students seeking the Absolute Truth are always overwhelmed with the work of researching the Truth.

Does that resonate a little bit? “I have so much service to do, there is no time.”

But sometimes we find that there is so much service to do that there is no time for sadhana (personal meditation). That’s not good. Sadhana is giving us the strength

Yes, it is long and tiring when we are not properly equipped... but if one makes the attempt to "charge up the batteries" by intensely focusing on chanting and hearing the Holy Names of the Lord at the beginning of one's day, then we see how we get more effective, more relaxed, and as a result, less tired.

We need sufficient rest to keep the body healthy for service to Krishna. Srila Prabhupada recommended 6 hours of rest. Some advanced devotees need less rest than that. Sometimes children may ne

Hare Krishna!

In today's environment, over 99% of the devotees of ISKCON live outside the temple, as they are householders.
Temple environment is definitely most conducive to spiritual life, but it is not a prerequisite to a Krishna Conscious life. In fact, if someone is not ready, then temple environment can scare them, because it is very austere and one has to be very surrendered to stay on in a temple for all of one's life.

You may have some way of earning a livelihood, think every morning who a

Question: Was it destined when I was born that I would one day become
associated with ISKCON and do all these spiritual activities? If yes,
then why do we preach? Won’t people destined to join ISKCON join it,
and those not destined to join ISKCON not join it? If no, then does it
mean that joining ISKCON is outside the influence of destiny?

Answer: Bhakti is supreme, causeless and fully independent - no
material cause can either induce or impede bhakti from appearing in
one’s heart. Srila Visvanatha Cak

Nama Om Visnu-padaya Krsna-presthaya bhutale
Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamin iti namine
Namas te Sarasvate deve Gaura-vani-pracarine
Nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

In Krishna-lila, we find that various pure devotees enjoy different relationships with Krishna. We observe this principle when Krishna descends as Govinda, and also when He comes as Nimai Pandita to manifest the sankirtan movement. There is variety not only of rasas but of 'moods.' Thus among the servants of Mahaprabhu, some are bo

Dear Maharaj and Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The 2011 Open Vyasa-puja Book is printed and in the mail. You can also download a pdf copy right now from http://www.sptributes.com.

The book consists of offerings to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada by his disciples.

In a separate posting I’ll express my thanks to all involved. For now, I just want to let you know quickly that the book is online.

Hare Krishna Radha-Krishna. Radha’s name is first. Why ? Nobody can be better devotee than Radharani. As soon as Radha’s name is there, Krishna is more pleased. That is the way. If we glorify the devotees, the character of the devotees, before the Lord, He is more pleased than to glorify Himself, He directly.(Converstions, Hawaii, 24th Apr, 1969). -By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada