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I speak too strongly in public. People don't like it. I burn people out. Or so I'm told. Some devotees tell me I should tone down and speak in such a way that everyone always feels satisfied.
I disagree. I've been disagreeing on this point with devotees for years, and will probably continue disagreeing up to my last breath. ''Pig-headed arrogance!'' Maybe. However, as my critics advocate being milder with others,
pracodita yena pura sarasvati
vitanvatajasya satim smrtim hrdi
sva-laksana pradurabhut kilasyatah
sa me rsinam rsabhah prasidatam
pracodita -- inspired; yena -- by whom; pura -- in the beginning of creation; sarasvati -- the goddess of learning; vitanvata -- amplified; ajasya -- of Brahma, the first created living being; satim smrtim -- potent memory; hrdi -- in the heart; sva -- in his own; laksana -- aiming at; pradurabhut -- was generated; kila -- as i
yad-anghry-abhidhyana-samadhi-dhautaya
dhiyanupasyanti hi tattvam atmanah
vadanti caitat kavayo yatha-rucam
sa me mukundo bhagavan prasidatam
yat-anghri -- whose lotus feet; abhidhyana -- thinking of, at every second; samadhi -- trance; dhautaya -- being washed off; dhiya -- by such clean intelligence; anupasyanti -- does see by following authorities; hi -- certainly; tattvam -- the Absolute Truth; atmanah -- of the Supreme Lord and of oneself; vadanti --
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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
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. A spiritual splendour that bears the name Radha, that is the most sweet, that showers a monsoon of glorious nectar, and that is worshipped in Vraja-mandala by many hundreds of splendid and playful teenage girls more beautiful and glorious than millions of goddesses of fortune, shines in the heart of a very fortunate person, a heart where Sri Radha stays.
2. Glory to the glorious splendour that is
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
The Killing of the Demon Bakasura
1. One day all the boys, including Krsna and Balarama, each boy taking his own group of calves, brought the calves to a reservoir of water, desiring to allow them to drink. After the animals drank water, the boys drank water there also.
2. Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge
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
Srimati Jahnava Devi
shri-varuni-revata-vamsha-sambhave
tasya priye dve vasudha ca jahnavi
shri-surya-dasasya mahatmanah sute
kakudma-rupasya ca surya-tejasah
ananga-maïjarim kecij jahnavam ca pracakshate ubhayam tu samicinam purva-nyayat satam matam
Balaram’s wives Varuni and Revati became Vasudha and Jahnavi, the two wives of Nityananda Prabhu, in Chaitanya-lila. Both of them were the daughters of Surya Das, whowas as effulgent as the sun. He was Kakudman, the father of Revati, in hisprevious birth.
Her glories are sun by the poet-saint Thyagaraja in his “Sri Janakatayane”
Oh daughter of Janaka, the blessed souls of refugees! Oh Consort of Sri Raghu Rama, bedecked with shining gem-ornaments! Pray, protect me always! You are the wind that destroys the clouds of demons like the hundres-h
green island of Govindadwipa in Ireland! Come and immerse yourself for a few
days in some wonderful Krsna Katha on the Sacred Island Mandir, Govindadwipa.
For details see the poster!
In service of Srimati Vrinda Devi,
Deena Bandhu dasa
SRILA PRABHUPADA SPEAKS OUT
INCREASING POPULATION NO PROBLEM
This conversation between Srila Prabhupada and some journalists took place in London, England, on August 18, 1971.
Srila Prabhupada: Now India is faced with so many problems on account of imitating Western civilization.
Guest: Not simply because of the increased population?
Srila Prabhupada: There is no question of increased population. This idea, I say always, is foolishness.
Guest: Foolishness?
Srila Prabhupada: The birds and beasts are al
The Yoga of Attachment
A lecture given in San Francisco, March 26, 1968
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder-Acarya of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness
To know Krsna we must learn the secret that will inspire Him to reveal Himself.
sri-bhagavan uvaca
mayy asakta-manah partha
yogam yunjam mad-asrayah
asamsayam samagram mam
yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O son of Prtha, how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of
| "Do Unto Others..." |
I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.
- Thoreau
I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.
- Gandhi
Each year about 134 million mammals and 3 billion birds are killed for food in America. But few people make any conscious connection between this slaughter and the meat products that appear
| Beyond Vegetarianism |
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water, I will accept it.
- Bhagavad-gita (9.26)
Beyond concerns of health, psychology, economics, ethics, and even karma, vegetarianism has a higher, spiritual dimension that can help us develop our natural appreciation and love for God.
Walking through a supermarket, people may forget a very basic fact of nature - it's not man but God who makes food. There's something mystical about the way food grows. You put
