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Srila Prabhupada says, ””Each one of you become a guru.” Yes. So many gurus required.”   #Prabhupada:The same thing, a dog, what does he know what is the interest of life? Dvipada-pasu. Therefore Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu … Read More

  #pramana, the reliable means of ascertaining facts   प्रमाण n. pramANa proof   प्रमाण n. pramANa measure   प्रमाण n. pramANa extent   प्रमणस् adj. pramaNas kind   प्रमणस् adj. pramaNas careful   प्रमणस् adj. … Read More

  In Calcutta in 1971, Yamuna dasi was bringing #Prabhupada his lunch Prabhupada asked her if she was teaching the girls how to cook. At that point, Kausalya dasi, who was outside the room, spoke up … Read More

    उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् । आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: ॥ ५ ॥   uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ   uddharet — one must deliver; ātmanā — by the mind; ātmānam — the conditioned soul; na — never; ātmānam — … Read More

    यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्ज‍ते । सर्वसङ्कल्पसन्न्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते ॥ ४ ॥   yadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasv anuṣajjate sarva-saṅkalpa-sannyāsī yogārūḍhas tadocyate   yadā — when; hi — certainly; na — not; indriya–artheṣu — in sense gratification; na — never; karmasu — in fruitive activities; anuṣajjate — one … Read More

    श्रीभगवानुवाच अनाश्रित: कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति य: । स सन्न्यासी च योगी च न निरग्न‍िर्न चाक्रिय: ॥ १ ॥   śrī-bhagavān uvāca anāśritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ sa sannyāsī ca yogī ca na … Read More

On Dec. 3, 1936, Srila Prabhupada received His last instruction from His Guru Maharaj, which was printed in the First Issue of ‘Back to Godhead’ in 1944……….   #Prabhupada: It may not be out of place … Read More

  “Every day one must complete his prescribed number of rounds, according to his vow. One should chant sincerely being careful not to sacrifice his quality of chanting in his eagerness to complete his vow. One … Read More

    Devotee: You were also speaking about how only the guru can correct and find fault with someone Sometimes one may think, “Oh, I see some fault in my godbrother and I am going to … Read More

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    Oct 01, 2020 — CANADA (SUN) — By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Prabhupada, adapted from ‘The Gaudiya’, Volume 24, Number 5.   We shall be enabled to realise our lasting good if only we … Read More

Question: Does perfection of pure devotional service mean to bring about a negation to all other affections?   Answer: Perfection of pure devotional service is attained when all attention is diverted towards the transcendental loving service … Read More

    We were walking in Lakeshore Park, Lake Michigan. Srila #Prabhupada swung his cane and said, “What is this, fruit or flower?” Everyone else was silent. I knew a little bit about gardening. I said, … Read More

  Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī anxiously prays to the beloved friends of Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava and tells them of his painful love-in-separation. The aspirant devotee can only understand this by awakening his svarūpa. How sweet is that feeling: … Read More

  In Bhakta-māla, there is an significant incident from the life of Tulasidāsji, author of Rāmacharita Mānasa. It is written that one time, Tulasi das was walking on a path after performing his usual circumbulation of … Read More

  Bahubharyatva. (Polygamy). Polygamy was a custom in vogue in ancient India. It was not prohibited for a man to have more than one wife. It was customary to give dowry also. It is said in … Read More