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On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

At a public lecture in Glasgow, a young man stood up and loudly declared, ''I am God!'' ''You are not God,'' Srila Prabhupada retorted, ''you are dog!" (From Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol. 5 Ch. 4) And that man also thanked Prabhupada.

At a pandala program in Delhi, Srila Prabhupada called a belligerent American hippie onto the stage in the middle of his lecture.

"Have you realized yourself ?" the young man demanded. "Have you realized the soul in

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 24
namas tasmai bhagavate
vasudevaya vedhase
papur jnanam ayam saumya
yan-mukhamburuhasavam

namah -- my obeisances; tasmai -- unto Him; bhagavate -- unto the Personality of Godhead; vasudevaya -- unto Vasudeva or His incarnations; vedhase -- the compiler of the Vedic literatures; papuh -- drunk; jnanam -- knowledge; ayam -- this Vedic knowledge; saumyah -- the devotees, especially the consorts of Lord Krsna; yat -- from whose; mukha-amburuha -- the lotuslike

On Speaking Strongly in Srila Prabhupada's Service

When my Guru Maharaja was present even big, big scholars were afraid to talk with his beginning students. My Guru Maharaja was called Living Encyclopedia, he could talk with anyone on any subject. He was so learned -- so we should be like that as far as possible. No compromise -- Ramakrishna, avataras, yogis, everyone was enemy to Guru Maharaja -- he never compromised. Some Godbrothers complained that this preaching was chopping technique and it

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 23
bhutair mahadbhir ya imah puro vibhur
nirmaya sete yad amusu purusah
bhunkte gunan sodasa sodasatmakah
so 'lankrsista bhagavan vacamsi me

bhutaih -- by the elements; mahadbhih -- of material creation; yah -- He who; imah -- all these; purah -- bodies; vibhuh -- of the Lord; nirmaya -- for being set up; sete -- lie down; yat amusu -- one who incarnated; purusah -- Lord Visnu; bhunkte -- causes to be subjected; gunan -- the three modes of nature; sodasa --

By Kripamoya das

Of course we do. Why would anyone ask such a challenging question? ISKCON is a preaching mission, a worldwide O fellowship of compassionate Vaisnavas, completely dedicated to the topmost welfare work for mankind. We sacrifice our entire lives in order to reach out to others and give them the greatest gift: love of God. At least, this is how we like to see ourselves. So it always comes as a surprise when we are asked the above question by members who do not live in one of our 500

One in every 10 Americans missed a mortgage payment in the first quarter of this year -- a new record.

One in 10 Americans' credit-card usage is being written off -- also a new record.

One in six Americans are either unemployed or underemployed. Over four in 10 of those jobless

Americans have been out of work for at least six months and there are five unemployed workers competing for every job opening.

One in four Americans with a mortgage have negative equity in their homes.

Only one in 50 Americ

Civilization and Transcendence

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada replies to a Questionaire from Bhavan's Journal
June 28, 1976

RELIGION WITH NO CONCEPTION OF GOD ?

Pusta Krsna:Srila Prabhupada, this questionnaire was sent to you by Bhavan's Journal, a cultural and religious magazine in Bombay. They are questioning various religious and spiritual leaders, trying to get the answers to some of the important questions that are per