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We Should Always Remember That Without Krsna's Mercy, We Cannot Even Live For A Moment

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 5, 2023 at 1:10

(Without Kṛṣṇa's mercy you cannot live even for a moment. You should always remember. Kṛṣṇa bado dayāmaya. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness)

Pusta Kṛṣṇa: "Sometimes we have difficulty discriminating where the enjoying spirit stops and where the service spirit begins, especially when we take prasādam."

Prabhupāda: "No, you should remember it is Kṛṣṇa's mercy. Then it is all right. Actually, everything is Kṛṣṇa's mercy. Without Kṛṣṇa's mercy you cannot live even for a moment. You should always remember. Kṛṣṇa bado dayāmaya. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness"

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Lecture, March 5, 1976, Mayapur)

I Am Very Indebted To My Father, He Wanted Me To Be Preacher Of Bhagavata, And Player Of Mrdanga, And To Become Servant Of Radharani

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 3, 2023 at 1:00

(Therefore I am very much indebted to my father, and I have dedicated my book, Kṛṣṇa book, to him. He wanted me. He wanted me to be preacher of Bhāgavata, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and player of mṛdaṅga, and to become servant of Rādhārāṇī)

"Many saintly persons used to visit my father's house. My father was Vaiṣṇava. He was Vaiṣṇava, and he wanted me to become a Vaiṣṇava. Whenever some saintly person would come, he would ask him, "Please bless my son that he can become a servant of Rādhārāṇī." That was his prayer. He never prayed for anything.

And he gave me education how to play mṛdaṅga. My mother was against. There was two teachers—one for teaching me A-B-C-D, and one for teaching me mṛdaṅga. So the one teacher was waiting, and the other teacher was teaching me how to play on mṛdaṅga. So my mother would be angry, that "What is this nonsense?

You are teaching mṛdaṅga? What he will do with mṛdaṅga?" (chuckles) But perhaps my father wanted that I should be a great mṛdaṅga player in the

Two Kinds Of Atoms Are Coming From Krsna. The Spiritual Atom And The Material Atom

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 3, 2023 at 0:55

(So two kinds of atoms are coming from Kṛṣṇa. One is the spiritual atom, and the other is the material atom. So spiritual atoms, they are many, many times greater than the material atoms)

"Matter, everything is combination of atom, atomic particles. Either you take earth or take water or air or fire, everything is combination of atom. That's a fact. But we know that these atoms are coming out as the energy of Kṛṣṇa. Bhinnā. Bhinnā means the quality different; not of the same quality.

Apareyam: "This is inferior quality, but there is another, superior quality, jīva bhuta, and that is living entity." So two kinds of atoms are coming from Kṛṣṇa. One is the spiritual atom, and the other is the material atom. So spiritual atoms, they are many, many times greater than the material atoms.

And these material atoms is this universal . . ., innumerable universes. Some of the spiritual atoms, when they want to enjoy independently, they are given the chance of enjoying this material

Sri Krsna Chaitanya Is Krsna In Radha's Attitude, Radha Bhava

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 3, 2023 at 0:20

(When you speak of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, we should understand immediately that He's Kṛṣṇa in Rādhā's attitude, rādhā-bhāva)

"When you speak of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, we should understand immediately that He's Kṛṣṇa in Rādhā's attitude, rādhā-bhāva. Kṛṣṇa, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, They are one; They are not different. Rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī śaktir asmād (CC Adi 1.5).

Rādhārāṇī is expansion of Kṛṣṇa's pleasure potency. So Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself, but the pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa is prominent in His activities. Because Kṛṣṇa, in order to understand Himself, He took the position of Rādhārāṇī to understand Himself.

Personally He could not understand His potencies, but when He appeared as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the attitude of Rādhārāṇī's love for Kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-prema, then He could fully understand Him. These are very intricate subject matter to understand, but this is the fact."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Lec

We Have Forgotten Our Intimate Relationship With Krsna, And That We Have A Special Function On His Behalf

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 3, 2023 at 0:13

(We have forgotten ourself, that we are intimately related with Kṛṣṇa, we have got a special function on His behalf)

"We have forgotten ourself, that we are intimately related with Kṛṣṇa, we have got a special function on His behalf. Just like part and parcel of my body: the finger has got a special function, the leg has got a special function, the head has got a special function; similarly, we all part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, we have got a special function in relationship with the Lord.

When we are forgetful of this special relationship with Kṛṣṇa, that is called conditional life, or material life. Material life means we do not serve Kṛṣṇa but we serve our senses—kāma (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (illusion), mātsarya (envy), like that. That is material life. We are serving, there is no doubt about it, but every one of us, we are serving our senses."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Lecture, March 3 1974, Mayapur)

In The Spiritual World There Is No Such Thing As Service To The Senses, Simply Service To The Lord

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 3, 2023 at 0:07

(But in the spiritual world there is no such thing as giving service to the senses. Simply giving service to the Lord. That is spiritual world)

"The formula is that in the spiritual world everyone is engaged in the service of the Lord. There is no other conception, as in this material world everyone is engaged to serve his senses—he likes something, and he is engaged for that purpose.

That service is there, but it is service to himself, his senses. But in the spiritual world there is no such thing as giving service to the senses. Simply giving service to the Lord. That is spiritual world. So as soon as you think that "Why shall I give service to Kṛṣṇa? Why not become independent?" you fall down immediately."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swam Srila Prabhupada Lecture, March 2, 1975, Atlanta)

If You Simply Become Under The Lotus Feet Of Sri Krsna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Then Love Of Krsna Is Very Easily Achieved

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 2, 2023 at 1:19

(If you simply become under the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then love of Kṛṣṇa is very easily achieved)

"Therefore Rūpa Gosvāmī offered his first prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:

namo mahā-vadānyāyakṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya tekṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ(CC Madhya 19.53)

Such a difficult subject matter: Kṛṣṇa. "You are not only giving Kṛṣṇa, but You are giving kṛṣṇa-prema, love of Kṛṣṇa." You can meet somebody, some exalted person, you can see, but to become an intimate relationship with such exalted person in love, that is not very easy thing.

I can meet the president or some exalted person, but to become in love with him in intimacy, that is not easy job. But Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed this Kṛṣṇa love immediately, anyone. That is Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu's, I mean to say, contribution to the human society.

If you simply become under the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then love of Kṛṣṇa is very easily achieved. Therefor

But I Had Full Faith That "My Guru Mahārāja Is With Me." I Never Lost This Faith

Posted by Gavin Swinden on March 2, 2023 at 1:14

(But I had full faith that "My Guru Mahārāja is with me." I never lost this faith. And that is fact)

"So now, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa and Caitanya Mahāprabhu and in the presence of my Guru Mahārāja, you are so nice boys and girls. So in front of Caitanya Mahāprabhu you are chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and you are taking part in it very seriously. So my Guru Mahārāja will be very, very much pleased upon you and bless you with all benefits.

So he wanted this, and he is not. . . It is not that he is dead and gone. That is not spiritual understanding. Even ordinary living being, he does not die. Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre (BG 2.20). And what to speak of such exalted, authorized personality like Bhaktisiddhānta. He is seeing. I never feel that I am alone. Of course, when I came to your country without any friend, without any means. . .

Practically, just like a vagabond I came. But I had full faith that "My Guru Mahārāja is with me." I never lost this faith. And that is fact. There are

Here's something Srila Prabhupada wrote in his 1944 issue of "Back to Godhead magazine. Mr. Churchill's "Humane World."

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on March 1, 2023 at 2:59

Here's something Srila Prabhupada wrote in his 1944 issue of "Back to Godhead magazine.

Mr. Churchill's "Humane World."

We are pleased to find that leaders of world politics such as Mr. Churchill has now-a-days began to think of a human world and trying to get rid of the terrible national frenzy of hate. The frenzy of hatred is another side of the frenzy of love. The frenzy of love of Hitler's own countrymen has produced the concomitant frenzy of hatred for others, and the present war is the result of such dual side of a frenzy called love and hatred.

The whole creation of the material world is more or less based on this principle of love and hatred. So when we wish to get rid of the frenzy of hate, we must be prepared to get rid of the frenzy of so-called love. This position of equilibrium free from love and hatred is attained only when men are sufficiently educated.

In the Bhagwat Geeta it is said that a man when he is sufficiently educated can look on equal terms a gentle Brahmin, a co

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Came To Teach Us How To Become Detached From The Material

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 28, 2023 at 3:06

(Therefore in so many ways we are implicated with this material atmosphere. So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to teach us how to become detached to this material)

"Why one is so much attached with this body? The answer is that because I, the real I, I am within this body, therefore I am anxious to save it. Then why you are anxious to save the soul, individual soul? The answer will be that because I am part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa.

So ultimately we want to love Kṛṣṇa, but because we are in a forgetful platform, then someone is trying to save his body, someone is trying to save his bodily relationship. Therefore in so many ways we are implicated with this material atmosphere.

So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to teach us how to become detached to this material. That is vairāgya-vidyā. Vidyā means vairāgya-vidyā. Vidyā does not mean to become more and more attached to this material world. That is not. . . That is avidyā, illusion, because I will not be able to save this body.

This body w

Association Is Very Influential

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 28, 2023 at 1:30

(Association is very influential)

"Association is very influential. Satāṁ prasaṅgāt. Saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ (BG 2.62). If you associate with drunkards, you become a drunkard. If you associate with sādhu (saint), then you become sādhu."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhpada Conversation, February 28, 1972, Mayapur)

Radha Represents The Energy Of Krsna, And Krsna Is The Supreme Lord

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 28, 2023 at 1:29

(That is complete by saying "Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa." Rādhā represents all the energy of Kṛṣṇa. And Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord)

Prabhupāda: "Yes. Just like when you speak of king, it means king's government, king's palace, king's queen, king's son, secretaries, military strength, everything. Is it not?"

Bob: "Yes."

Prabhupāda: "Similarly, Kṛṣṇa being the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as soon as we think of Kṛṣṇa, means all energies of Kṛṣṇa. That is complete by saying "Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa." Rādhā represents all the energy of Kṛṣṇa.

And Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord. So when we speak of Kṛṣṇa, the living entities are also included, because the living entities are energies, different energy of Kṛṣṇa—superior energy."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Conversation, February 28, 1972, Mayapur)

Unless You Satisfy The Soul You Cannot Be Happy, Because My Real Identity Is Soul

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 27, 2023 at 11:09

(The actual happiness is of the soul. Unless you satisfy the soul, you cannot be happy, because my real identity is the soul, not this body)

"Those who are in the bodily concept of life, they are thinking, "The senses are everything. So let us enjoy the senses. That is our happiness." No, that is not. Therefore we are not happy actually. Although we are trying to gratify our senses profusely, still we are unhappy, because that is not actually happiness.

The actual happiness is of the soul. Unless you satisfy the soul, you cannot be happy, because my real identity is the soul, not this body. The same example, as I have already said many times, that within the cage there is the bird. You don't take care of the bird, and you simply cleanse this cage—the bird will not be satisfied. He will cry always, "Give me food. Give me food."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Lecture, February 27, 1975, Miami)

How It Is Your Property? Everything Belong To God

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 26, 2023 at 1:27

(How it is your property? So this is Kṛṣṇa consciousness: if we understand factually that anything which you are using in this world, everything belongs to God)

"You European, Columbus came to America, but it was not his property, neither his father's property. It was God's property. So you have come here. You have occupied it. That's all right. But you cannot claim that it is your property. No land anywhere, either America, anywhere. But unfortunately, we are claiming, "This is my property," "This is our property. Why you should come here?"

How it is your property? So this is Kṛṣṇa consciousness: if we understand factually that anything which you are using in this world, everything belongs to God. Īśāvāsyam idaṁ. . . This is the Vedic philosophy. Īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam (ISO 1). Sarvam, everything. Everything belongs to God. This is real philosophy."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Lecture, February 26, 1975, Miami)

This Consciousness Is the Rays, Or Shining Of The Soul

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 26, 2023 at 1:25

"This consciousness is the rays, or shining, of the soul. As soon as the soul is off from this body, the shining of the soul or consciousness is completely gone. Have you understood or not?"

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Conversation, February 26, 1977, Mayapur)

The Original Seed Giving Father Is Krsna, Therefore Krsna Is International Or Inter-Universal

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 24, 2023 at 4:22

(The original bīja, the seed, the seed-giving father is Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is international or inter-universal. Kṛṣṇa is not a Hindu or Indian or this or that. Kṛṣṇa is for everyone)

"The original bīja, the seed, the seed-giving father is Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is international or inter-universal. Kṛṣṇa is not a Hindu or Indian or this or that. Kṛṣṇa is for everyone. So I have explained to my foreign students, American, European and African and other that, "Kṛṣṇa is for everyone.

Don't take it that Kṛṣṇa is for the Hindus, for the Indians, or for the Brāhmins or the Kṣatriyas. No. Kṛṣṇa is for everyone." Therefore our society's name is "Kṛṣṇa Consciousness." So our only request is that, "Take Kṛṣṇa as the original father." Original father. It is very easy to understand.

As I have got my father, my father has got father, his father, his father his . . . who is the original father? The original father is Kṛṣṇa. Ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā (BG 14.4). So where is the difficulty

We Are Wandering Throughout The Universe, But Unless We Become Krsna Conscious, There Is No Peace Or Happiness

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 24, 2023 at 4:18

(In this way we are wandering throughout the universe, because unless we become Kṛṣṇa conscious, unless we have taken fully shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, there is no stoppage of this repetition of birth and death, neither there is any peace or happiness)

"He's always friendly. Kṛṣṇa is never enemy. But still, we create enmity. We become demon with Kṛṣṇa. That is the trouble. So it requires to become fortunate. Therefore Caitanya Mahāprabhu says,

“According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. By the mercy of both Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service." (CC Madhya 19.151)

In th

This Human Form Is A Junction, Now We Decide Where We Are Going

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 23, 2023 at 5:26

(So therefore this human form of life is the junction. Now you can decide whether you are going back again to the lower animal forms of life or you are going to the higher forms of life. This is your decision; this is the junction)

"So therefore this human form of life is the junction. Now you can decide whether you are going back again to the lower animal forms of life or you are going to the higher forms of life. This is your decision; this is the junction. If you like, you can go again back to the cycle of eight . .

. . 8,000,000 forms of lower animals. Or you can develop your self-consciousness for higher species of life, which is called deva. Deva means demigod. That is described in the Bhagavad-gītā:

yānti deva-vratā devān

pitṟn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ

bhūtejyā yānti bhūtāni

mad-yājino 'pi yānti mām

(BG 9.25)

So, and last word is, He says that, "If one wants to come to Me," Kṛṣṇa says: "Then he can also come to Me." Now you make your judgment: if you want to go back t

This Krsna Consciousness Movement Is Giving Everyone A Chance To Become Devata

Posted by Gavin Swinden on February 23, 2023 at 5:22

(So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is giving chance to everyone to become devatā. It is so nice movement. Because without becoming devatā he'll be entangled)

"Everyone has got a chance. So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is giving chance to everyone to become devatā. It is so nice movement. Because without becoming devatā he'll be entangled. He'll be entangled. He'll have to. He has to continue this four process of birth, death, disease and old age. That he has to.

Therefore Kṛṣṇa said that daivī sampad vimokṣāya. If you want to get rid of this troublesome material existence, threefold miserable condition of material existence, then you have to develop daivī sampat (divine qualities). That can be developed. It is not that stereotype: one who is condemned, he cannot be raised. No. Anyone can be raised."

(His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta. Swami Srila Prabhupada Lecture, February 23, 1972, Calcutta)

Animal People, c/o Gavin Swinden Prabhu.

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on February 22, 2023 at 7:23

May be an image of 6 people, people standing and text that says "THE ANIMAL PEOPLE FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PRODUCERJOAQUIN PHOENIX"

"Otherwise, to live like cats and dogs—sa eva go-kharaḥ (SB 10.84.13), cows and asses, animal life—this is not civilization. So our this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an attempt, however small it may be, to bring back the human society to real civilization. It is not ordinary movement. They are not civilized. Mūḍha. This is a civilization of rascals and fools. But to bring them back to knowledge, that is civilization. That civilization is spiritual life." -HDG Srila Prabhupada.

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We Should Always Remember That Without Krsna's Mercy, We Cannot Even Live For A Moment

I Am Very Indebted To My Father, He Wanted Me To Be Preacher Of Bhagavata, And Player Of Mrdanga, And To Become Servant Of Radharani

Two Kinds Of Atoms Are Coming From Krsna. The Spiritual Atom And The Material Atom

Sri Krsna Chaitanya Is Krsna In Radha's Attitude, Radha Bhava

We Have Forgotten Our Intimate Relationship With Krsna, And That We Have A Special Function On His Behalf

In The Spiritual World There Is No Such Thing As Service To The Senses, Simply Service To The Lord

If You Simply Become Under The Lotus Feet Of Sri Krsna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Then Love Of Krsna Is Very Easily Achieved

But I Had Full Faith That "My Guru Mahārāja Is With Me." I Never Lost This Faith

Here's something Srila Prabhupada wrote in his 1944 issue of "Back to Godhead magazine. Mr. Churchill's "Humane World."

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Came To Teach Us How To Become Detached From The Material

Association Is Very Influential

Radha Represents The Energy Of Krsna, And Krsna Is The Supreme Lord

Unless You Satisfy The Soul You Cannot Be Happy, Because My Real Identity Is Soul

How It Is Your Property? Everything Belong To God

This Consciousness Is the Rays, Or Shining Of The Soul

The Original Seed Giving Father Is Krsna, Therefore Krsna Is International Or Inter-Universal

We Are Wandering Throughout The Universe, But Unless We Become Krsna Conscious, There Is No Peace Or Happiness

This Human Form Is A Junction, Now We Decide Where We Are Going

This Krsna Consciousness Movement Is Giving Everyone A Chance To Become Devata

Animal People, c/o Gavin Swinden Prabhu.

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