Two different approaches to living in the material world both real but each contradictory to the other. TQK Ch 26…. The letter pa is for pariśrama, which means “labor.” In this material world, one must work very hard to maintain oneself. In Bhagavad-gītā (3.8) it is said, śarīra-yātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ: “one cannot even […]
July 2 1975 Denver Devotee (1): Śrīla Prabhupāda, is it true that our advancement in devotional services… Is it influenced a lot by our past karma, how many sinful activities we have committed? Prabhupāda: No, no, no. Bhakti is not under karma. Bhakti is under your good will. If you accept to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, you can do that […]
Here is yet another story of 8 bricks short of a full load in iskcon-and they have no idea where these “bricks” can be found anymore September 21, 2021 in Articles by Damaghosa dasa Dear Anuttama dasa(Iskcon communications minister) Pranams All glories to Srila Prabhupada Recently I received news that iskcon is now holding and giving guru seminar classes for its “gurus”. […]
Hare Krsna Dandavats. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Below is a link to the video recording of the initiation ceremony which was officiated by Yasoda nandana Prabhu that occurred on May 15, 2022 for the following devotees: Bhatin Girlie (Philippines) Bhakta Jonathan (USA) Bhaktin Adina (USA) Bhakta Gianpietro (India) Bhakta Vittorio (Italy) Bhakta Gian Franco […]
KB 1-29 Introduction to Rasa dance ….Mahārāja Parīkṣit heard Śukadeva Gosvāmī explain the situation of the gopīs who assembled with Kṛṣṇa in the rāsa dance. When he heard that some of the gopīs, simply by concentrating on Kṛṣṇa as their paramour, became freed from all contamination of material birth and death, he said, “The gopīs did not know that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They accepted Him as a beautiful boy and considered Him to be their […]
Note-Below we have one conversations where Srila Prabhupada destroys the iskcon myth that you need a “living guru” to explain his books. These people seem to mistakenly think nobody can understand Prabhupadas book unless you go thru them. May 21 1975 Melbourne Madhudviṣa: …cannot become a medical practitioner by simply reading the books. He […]
May 14 1975 Perth Justin Murphy: …America has Comalco and Alcoa, two very large international groups, have large interests in the bauxite in the hills around Perth. They are out to make money. They’re in it to return money to their shareholders in America. Prabhupāda: But therefore, there are two ways of living. One way of living is called material […]
Hare Krsna- For those who care and still have imagination and ability to inquire, we have arranged some things from Srila Prabhupadas books which describe that which is not describable but is in fact inconceivable. damaghosa das —————————————————————– Inconceivable things in the spiritual world- Just for teasers, here is some of what you […]
May 28 1975 Honolulu Devotee (2): …follow Kṛṣṇa consciousness very strictly and very seriously like, say, for the rest of our lives, is there a chance that we’ll be able to see Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in this life? Prabhupāda: Certainly. You read Bhagavad-gītā? Devotee (2): Yes. Prabhupāda: So there is stated, “If you simply try to understand […]
May 13 1975 Amogha: Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are distributing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam you explain that it’s best to start from the beginning and go gradually. So… Prabhupāda: No, anywhere you can see. Amogha: So we can distribute any canto. Paramahaṁsa: Usually what happens is a person who gets, say, the Second or Third or Fourth Canto, if he reads that, then he will want to start from the beginning, and he’ll buy the […]
