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“…Whatever is to be learned of the teachings of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura can be learned from our [i.e., Srila Prabhupada’s books] books. There is no need whatsoever for any outside instruction.”
– Srila Prabhupada in a letter dated December 25, 1973
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Yes, well noted! Srila Bhaktisiddhanta says it is like an arrow of deliverance shot by Vishnu, it will meet it's mark, though it must first sail across the field etc. Similarly, once He has determined that the soul is due for liberation, He makes that sure arrangement. The conditioned soul sees the pastimes of enlightenment ocurring in his life, and may think he is the doer, maybe still some maha maya, but it is the Lord's arrangement. No one goes to Goloka without the Lord's arrangement, to make it so.

 

That is our entance by merciful acceptance into pastimes of yogamaya, He has saved us, but we lament and strive, we advance toward our goal through using knowledge, sadhana, self control, but after a while love arises and we are no longer fearful nor simply hopeful but experiencing tasteful, relishable, satisfying ; living love of Krsna and Radha, and Friends. Everything powerful and desirable is fulfilled, as Gopal looks after us persoanlly then, in His Vrndavana or Dwarka etc. pamh

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7.3.13 SB

Sri Krsna bestowing blessings to all his creation.
ŚB 7.3.13
तवासनं द्विजगवां पारमेष्ठ्यं जगत्पते ।
भवाय श्रेयसे भूत्यै क्षेमाय विजयाय च ॥ १३ ॥
tavāsanaṁ dvija-gavāṁ
pārameṣṭhyaṁ jagat-pate
bhavāya śreyase bhūtyai
kṣemāya vijayāya ca
Synonyms

tava — your; āsanam — position on the throne; dvija — of the brahminical culture or the brāhmaṇas; gavām — of the cows; pārameṣṭhyam — supreme; jagat-pate — O master of the whole universe; bhavāya — for improvement; śreyase — for the ultimate happiness; bhūtyai — for increasing the opulence; kṣemāya — for the maintenance and good fortune; vijayāya — for the victory and increasing prestige; ca — and.

Translation

O Lord Brahmā, your position within this universe is certainly most auspicious for everyone, especially the cows and brāhmaṇas. Brahminical culture and the protection of cows can be increasingly glorified, and thus all kinds of material happiness, opulence and good fortune will automatically increase. But unfortunately, if Hiraṇyakaśipu occupies your seat, everything will be lost.

Purport

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KĪRTANA FOR MONEY, WOMEN AND FAME

KĪRTANA FOR MONEY, WOMEN AND FAME
“There is a drought of kīrtana in the world today, and its cause is the disregard for the disciplic succession of spiritual masters. The kīrtana that is going on is materialistic kīrtana, it is conducted for business purposes, for accumulating money, women and worldly fame, for the pleasure of the senses. The pleasure of Kṛṣṇa’s senses or His satisfaction is not a consideration. Mahāprabhu referred to tauryātrika, i.e., the musical arts of dancing, singing and playing instruments, as a vice. Even so, when used in the service of Kṛṣṇa, they are the best form of worship. If we analyse kīrtana as it is conducted today, however, it falls into the category of vice.” (Śrīla Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja)No photo description available.
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Bhakti Tirtha Swami: Srila Prabhupada's missionary efforts have resulted in large numbers of "non-Hindus" adopting the path of Vaishnavism. Predictably, many of these foreign devotees have tried to negotiate entry into the Jagannath temple. Most importantly, the celebrated spiritual master, Prabhupada himself, visited Puri on January 26, 1977, and although he, being Indian, was personally allowed to enter, he came there only to implore temple authorities on behalf of his Western followers. Prabhupada argued as follows:

This stumbling block should be dissolved. You want to pack Jagannath Swami up inside your home, and do not want to allow His mercy to expand. He is Jagannath, the Lord of the Universe, not only the Lord of Puri, or the Lord of Orissa. He is Jagannath. Krishna declares in the Bhagavad-gita that He is Lord of all. So why should you deny the inhabitants of the world? Why not allow them the darshan of Jagannath? Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu never approved such denial. He sai
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Reporter: Yes. How is it possible sir, if, for someone who is totally dedicated to your religion, how is it possible for them to survive in a world that demands people go out to work for a living?
Prabhupāda: Yes, Kṛṣṇa has helped us. Just like we had no house, but Kṛṣṇa has given us this house through George.
Reporter: But I mean, do your followers work, in the...?
Prabhupāda: No, we do not work like ordinary men.
Reporter: But I mean there must be a... But we couldn’t live our life like this. People have got to work, have they not?
Prabhupāda: No, no. This is the mistaken philosophy, that people has got to work. That is a mistaken philosophy. Nobody has got to work. Just like work means... Suppose if you have given me food, bread. I go there and take my food. Do you think it is work?
Reporter: No, but somebody has to...
Prabhupāda: First of all answer this. You have offered me some dish here.
Reporter: Hmm.
Prabhupāda: So I go and eat. Do you think it is work?
Repo
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*His Divine Grace Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura —*
*_bhakti-tejo-samṛddhyā tu svotkarṣa-jñānavān naraḥ_*
*_kadācid duṣṭa-buddhyā tu keśi-ghnam avamanyate_*
“Keśī, a demon in the form of a horse, personifies the practitioner’s conception of being more expert than others in devotional service. When he comes to Vraja, he creates a great disturbance. *As a Vaiṣṇava gradually begins proclaiming his own superiority, a mentality of disrespect for the Lord arises and the devotee falls from his position.* Therefore, it is most important to prevent this evil mentality from entering the heart. *Even if one is expert in devotional service, a Vaiṣṇava will never give up the quality of humility.* If one does so, then there is a need for killing Keśī. This is the eighteenth obstacle.”
*(Śrī Kṛṣṇa-saṁhitā :— Chapter 8 – Direct and Indirect Considerations on the Moods of Vraja, Text 29)*
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Prabhupāda:
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The British government, they were very intelligent. They could understand what is what. Otherwise, how they were managing this big empire? Very intelligent, there is no doubt about it. And actually they were intelligent. When they were managing, we were happy, actually. Nobody can deny it. Although they were exploiting. But nobody could understand. Everyone was feeling happy. And as soon as they left, everyone is unhappy. That distinction I can give evidence, I can, from my personal experience. Things were very, very nice. Calcutta, oh, it was so nice city. Now it is hell. It is same Calcutta. Why it is now hell? Hidden(?) garden, that was a nice garden. So... Everywhere hell, only hell. Calcutta was considered the nicest city in India, better than Bombay, but it has become now hell. The streets, especially those quarters in our temple.
Hari-śauri: I think Calcutta was voted the second dirtiest city in the world.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Ācchā? Just see. And it was next
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"A HEART TOUCHING PASTIME OF SRILA PRABHUPADA."
Sripada Hrdayananda Babaji Maharaja was born in Radha Kunda and has been a pujari for 78 years. He lives next to the Radha Damodara Temple.
At the beginning of the interview, upon being asked if he knew srila Prabhupada, Babaji Maharaja began to cry....
“Never have I seen anyone do sadhana like he did. I have lived all my life in Vraja and I have never seen anyone like him. Prabhupada did many arduous things, he worked very hard there at the Radha Damodara Temple. At that time it was austere, undeveloped, and very muddy and dirty with no facilities.”
Many years later, when I heard that it was actually he who had been chosen by Caitanya Mahäprabhu to spread the Hare krsna maha-mantra around the world, I was not surprised.
“Prabhupada spread this Krsna consciousness by the mercy of Rupa Goswami. Prabhupada used to pray to Rupa Goswämi, ‘You please give me your mercy.’ And then he got that mercy. I know this because I saw some thi
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Thoughts, Dec 29, '25 - Tamohara dasa

Women are generally weak-minded. The jew feminists have pushed females as superior, and they have bought it, become puffed up, and are destroying marriages, families, society. Reproduction among the brainwashed selfish out-of-touch-with-reality dupe females is resultantly so low, whites are going extinct rapidly and it looks like it cannot be reversed. Women are so natured that they need to be put and kept in their place. If you overly praise a fool and hand them the keys to the Kingdom, the Kingdom is lost and everything goes to hell. When we give power to the egotistical childish women, society goes to hell. Welcome to white countries nowadays...

 
Srila Prabhupada walked from Gaudiya Maths, realizing they tried to poison Srila Bhaktisiddhanta. Obviously the current set of jews and poisoners occupying our Movement we should walk away from, if we can't hang them. The whole of iskcon is now its-a-con, with no valid dikshas, nor authority to do anything. Countless numbers of stupid peop
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All other religions, they are bogus.

Calcutta, February 26, 1974
Real dharma is sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [BG 18.66]. This is dharma. All bogus type of dharma — Hindu religion, Muslim religion, this religion, that religion — they are not dharma. Therefore it is said here, sa vai pumsam paro dharmah. Parah means Supreme. What is that? Yato bhaktir adhoksaje, “Wherein this is taught, ‘Just surrender to the Supreme Lord, Krishna,’ that is first-class religion.” All other religions, they are bogus. That is not religion
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Jagannath Misra Das;
 
Greetings, namaskar, Jaya Jagannath, and Happy akshya-tritya to one and all. I have almost finished my translation of a book called the Mahābhāva-prakash, which was written in the Oriya language, in Jagannāth Purī Dhāma during the manifest lila of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The book has just over 600 verses and only 3 chapters. Below is a summary of Chapter 1 which contains 159 verses. I will be printing the entire document sometime soon.
Mahābhāva-prakāśh
Chapter 1.
Summary of Chapter 1
Verses [1-15] the poet commences with an auspicious invocation declaring Lord Jagannāth to be like a wish-fulfilling tree who resides on the magnificent blue-mountain known as Nīlādri. Lord Jagannāth is the Lord of Laksmī who reclines in blissful repose upon his snake-bed and creates the triple-worlds from a lotus that sprouts from his navel. He has dark-hued limbs, wears golden-coloured robes, sports a waist-belt of tinkling bells, bracelets grace
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Store not your treasures on Earth...

Bhakti yoga / Sri Krsna, teaches that things of this world are temporary, whereas our relationship with God is eternal. Therefore, one should do one's material duties properly but without over-attachment for the fruits, using what is needed, but understanding you can't take your gold with you when death comes. But love of God is eternal, the soul and devotional exchange are eternal. Entrance into that realization is the highest gain, and brings the highest happiness.

Those too desirous of temporary pleasures of the human existence become bound by sinful reactions. But one who does his God-given duties in a spirit of cooperative service and duty, and enjoys the normal human things without attachment, without excess or sin such as illicit sex, is a liberated soul acting in a godly fashion.  Re-Establishing loyal service to God in a loving and humble spirit of devotion, is the greatest gain. In due course, every possible richness is given to such loyal

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