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The Only Solution Is Krsna Consciousness

Posted by Gavin Swinden on December 2, 2022 at 1:49

(This is the only solution: to push on Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, love of Godhead. Everyone will be happy, the human society. Viśvaṁ pūrṇaṁ sukhāyate (Prabhodānanda Sarasvatī). Whole universe will be just like Vaikuṇṭha. Vaikuṇṭha means without anxiety)

"Instead of becoming united, the flags are increasing. I have got practical experience. Now India become independent. So India was one. Now there are two: Pakistan and India. So there was one flag; now it is two. And gradually, it will increase to four. So when I pass that United Nation building, I simply see the flags are increasing. Instead of increasing the peace movement, the flags are increasing, that's all.

So this sort of bluffing blind leaders cannot make happy the human society. This is the only solution: to push on Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, love of Godhead. Everyone will be happy, the human society. Viśvaṁ pūrṇaṁ sukhāyate (Prabhodānanda Sarasvatī). Whole universe will be just like Vaikuṇṭha. Vaikuṇṭha means w

Intoxicated By Maya

Posted by Gavin Swinden on December 2, 2022 at 1:47

(We are already intoxicated. Being under the influence of māyā, the material energy, we are already forgotten of ourself) 🙏💖

"Another point is intoxication. We are already intoxicated. Being under the influence of māyā, the material energy, we are already forgotten of ourself. Everybody. Nobody knows that he's not this body. This is another intoxication. He is not this body, this is a fact, but go to the outside of this temple, ask anybody, "What you are?" "Yes, I am this body." They are already intoxication."

(Prabhupada Lecture, December 2, 1973, Los Angeles)

Male Interviewer: Do you think your movement is the only way to come to know God? Prabhupāda: What is that?

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on November 30, 2022 at 16:35

Kirru Kumar

Male Interviewer: Do you think your movement is the only way to come to know God?

Prabhupāda: What is that?

Śyāmasundara: Do you think this movement is the only way to know God?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Male Interviewer: So how do you have that assurance?

Prabhupāda: From the authorities; from God, Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja [Bg. 18.66].

Male Interviewer: But if somebody else was to say that God had told him something else, would you equally believe him?

Śyāmasundara: It's not that we don't accept other religious processes.

Prabhupāda: No, we believe other process. Just like there are steps. If you want to go to the topmost story, so you go by steps. So some of them have gone fifty steps, some of them have gone hundred steps, but to complete the required steps is one thousand steps.

Male Interviewer: And you've gone up the thousand, have you?

Prabhupāda: Yes.

ype: Conversation

Date: Aug. 5, 1971

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It Must Be Krsna Consciousness

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 30, 2022 at 7:20

(there must be clearly stated: "Krishna consciousness." I don't mind if nobody accepts it, but there must be 'Kṛṣṇa.' So actually it is very happy that Western countries, they are accepting Kṛṣṇa. Why not? Kṛṣṇa is for everyone)

"So our this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is presenting Bhagavad-gītā as it. We have not manufactured anything. While I started this movement in America, some friend suggested that, "You are writing 'International Society for Krishna Consciousness'? Why not make it 'God consciousness.' It will be accepted by everyone." No.

God is Kṛṣṇa. There must . . . there must be clearly stated: "Krishna consciousness." I don't mind if nobody accepts it, but there must be 'Kṛṣṇa.' So actually it is very happy that Western countries, they are accepting Kṛṣṇa. Why not? Kṛṣṇa is for everyone. Kṛṣṇa is God . . .

Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He says, ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā, sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya (BG 14.4): "In all forms of life, the living entities, th

Become A Moon And Enlighten The World

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 29, 2022 at 0:23

(But one moon, oh, dissipate the whole darkness of the night. Similarly, at least those who have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you become, each of you become a moon and enlighten the world)

"But not that everyone will accept, but even a few percent, one percent of the whole population accept . . . just like in the sky there is one moon only, and there are millions of stars. They're useless. What is the value of the millions of stars? But one moon, oh, dissipate the whole darkness of the night.

Similarly, at least those who have taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you become, each of you become a moon and enlighten the world. These so-called glowworms, they'll not be able to do anything. That's a fact. Don't remain a glowworm. Just become a sun and moon. Then you will . . . people will be happy, you will be happy."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 29, 1973, New York)

Out Of Millions Of People One Becomes Interested In The Purpose Of Life

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 29, 2022 at 0:21

(Kṛṣṇa says, not we say, that out of many, many thousands and millions of person, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu, so kaścid, somebody becomes interested what is the purpose of life)

"Kṛṣṇa says, not we say, that out of many, many thousands and millions of person, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu, so kaścid, somebody becomes interested what is the purpose of life. That is actually awakening of human life. Otherwise, like cats and dogs: eating, sleeping, having sex intercourse, and after some time finished. That is the life of cats and dogs. That is not human life."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 24, 1974, Bombay)

You Can Transcend Maya And See Krsna

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 29, 2022 at 0:18

(You can transcend māyā and see Kṛṣṇa always. That is possible. How? Mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (BG 7.14). You simply surrender to Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa will arrange that you are no more under māyā. Simple process)

"Exactly the same example that when our eyes are covered by the cloud, we cannot see the sun, although the sun is there. So if some way or other . . . we have got very good experience nowadays by flying in the airship. As soon as the airship goes above the cloud, you have got immense sunlight. Immense sunlight.

And practically, the jet planes, they go seven miles above the surface and there is no cloud. The cloud is down. Similarly, you can go also above māyā. You can transcend māyā and see Kṛṣṇa always. That is possible. How? Mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (BG 7.14). You simply surrender to Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa will arrange that you are no more under māyā. Simple process."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 29, 1972, Hyderabad)

Everywhere Is Krsna's Kingdom

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 28, 2022 at 0:40

"Everywhere, Kṛṣṇa's kingdom, Kṛṣṇa's property."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 28, 1972, Hyderabad)

Krsna Consciousness Is To Bring These Sanatanas Together

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 28, 2022 at 0:38

(So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an attempt to bring all these sanātanas together: the living entity, sanātana; God, Kṛṣṇa, sanātana; and the place, sanātana)

"In another place there is mention, in the Eleventh Chapter, Kṛṣṇa is addressed as sanātana. So Kṛṣṇa is sanātana, and we living entities, we are also sanātana. And there is a place, paras tasmāt tu . . . "Place" means another nature, not this nature, not this prakṛti. There is another prakṛti. Para tasmāt. Para means transcendental. This nature is not sanātana; it is asanātana, perishable. Sanātana means not perishable.

So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an attempt to bring all these sanātanas together: the living entity, sanātana; God, Kṛṣṇa, sanātana; and the place, sanātana. Just like here we are trying to live together, our family—father, mother, children, friends, countrymen, community men. We are trying to make a permanent settlement here, making very nice building, spending millions of dollars, maki

Krsna And The Living Entities Are Everywhere

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 28, 2022 at 0:36

(So Kṛṣṇa says sarva-gataḥ. The living entities are everywhere. Kṛṣṇa is also within everywhere)

"The rascal scientist says there is no living entity in the moon planet or sun planet. This is rascaldom. There is. Otherwise, how Kṛṣṇa says sarva-gataḥ? Any, everywhere there is living entities. This is a false theory. We can see practically. We see there are living entities in the water. There are living entities in the air. There is living entity within the earth. There is living entities in so many ways. Why not in other planets?

Where is the difference between this planet and that planet? This is also made of five elements—that is also meant of, made of five elements. Here, the earthly element is very prominent, and the sun globe, the fire element is very prominent. So this material world is made of these five elements. Bhūmir āpo 'nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva ca (BG 7.4). So Kṛṣṇa says sarva-gataḥ. The living entities are everywhere. Kṛṣṇa is also within everywhere."

Padayatra, 1976, to Swami Visvanatha, Varanasi, by bullock cart

Posted by Tamohara dasa ADMIN. on November 27, 2022 at 5:59

1976; Lokanatha Swami, Padmapani, Jon Kay the movie producer, myself, and several Padayatra devotees from India and Europe, left Mahakumbhamela and Srila Prabhupada, to distribute Bhagavata Darshan magazines and walk from Prayaga to Varanasi. On the 500th anniversay of Sri Krsna Caitanya visiting Lord Visvanath, we arrived in town, unplanned, night of eclipse of Moon. A long winding kirtan later, progressively more opulent as we approached the mighty Mandira, we were ushered in to the inner sanctum to personally touch Lord Viswanatha, and tilak /prasadam was given to us. The priests were astonished to see us, so timely! It was a miracle for sure. We sang nama kirtan hari haraya nama krsna yadavaya namah... and hare krsna. That night, we bathed in Ganga at Rama ghat under full moon and saw eclipse, Ganga looked blue and mild ripples, Moon silver white. We a few days stayed in Rama Mandira with some Rama Babas, hearing them singing Raghupati Raghava Rajah Rama, for many lovely hours.

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The Soul Keeps Always Seperate From Material Covering

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 27, 2022 at 4:38

(Similarly, the soul always keep separate from this material covering)

"In the Vedas it is said this living entity is always without any touch with this material world. It is simply a covering. It is not in touch. Just like my body, the present, this body, although it is covered by the shirt and the coat, it is not attached. It is not mixed up. The body keeps always separate. Similarly, the soul always keep separate from this material covering."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 27, 1972, Hyderabad)

Maya Means A Stage Play

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 27, 2022 at 4:35

(So this is simply stage play. And soon as the body is finished, this play is also finished)

"So actually, this material stage-acting—"my father," "my son," "my family," "my country" and so many—aham mameti. Aham, "I am," and "mine." This is the disease of this material world. "I am something, lord, and everything mine." So this is simply stage play. And soon as the body is finished, this play is also finished."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 27, 1966 , New York)

Tired Means Material And Encouragment Means Blessing Of Krsna

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 27, 2022 at 4:31

(If I feel tired, then that is material, and if I feel more encouraged, that means it is blessings of Kṛṣṇa) 🙏💖

"Just like in the material world, when we serve somebody, we become tired. We become detestful. We do not like to serve. But if we serve Kṛṣṇa, then we shall feel some ecstasy in increasing the service. There is no payment. There is, I mean to say . . . materially, there is no payment. Still, a person engaged in Kṛṣṇa's service, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he will be encouraged to serve more and more. This is the distinction.

In the material platform, if you serve somebody, you will find tired, satiated. You won't like. But if you engage yourself in the service of Kṛṣṇa, you'll find yourself more energetic. You'll like to serve more and more. That is the test. If I feel tired, then that is material, and if I feel more encouraged, that means it is blessings of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa-mādhurya . . . one is engaged in service of Kṛṣṇa not officially or to make show; he feels enliv

Matter Cannot Work Without Spiritual Touch

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 26, 2022 at 4:46

(These people, they cannot understand that without spiritual touch, matter cannot work. So brain may be a, a combination of nice matter, but it cannot work without the spirit soul.)

"But the brain substance is already there in the dead body. Why don't you work with that? No. That is not fact. The fact is the brain substance is a machine, but the man, or the person, is within the body. He's working with the brain substance. Just like you have got a nice machine, but it must be worked by somebody.

At the present moment, the computer is a very subtle machine. But this computer cannot work without an experienced mechanic who pushes the button and it works. These people, they cannot understand that without spiritual touch, matter cannot work. So brain may be a, a combination of nice matter, but it cannot work without the spirit soul."

(Prabhupada Lecture, November 26, 1972, Hyderabad)

Our Real Characteristic Is Devotee Of The Lord

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 26, 2022 at 1:03

(When we become devotee of the Supreme Lord, that is our real characteristic)

"So when we come to that platform of spiritual understanding then our characteristic should be manifested. What is that? That is explained here, sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje. Bhakti—to become devotee of the Supreme Lord. That is our real character.

To become devotee is already manifest. I am devotee to my country, I am devotee to my society, I am devotee to my family, I am devotee to my husband, to my wife, to my children. So devotion is already there. But that is not paro dharmo. When we become devotee of the Supreme Lord, that is our real characteristic. Devotion is already there, service is already there. Nobody can say that, "I do not serve anyone." No, that is not possible.

You must serve, because that is your characteristic, that is your dharma. Everyone is serving. If a person has nobody to serve, he keeps a cat, he keeps a dog and serves him. So to give service, to love

We Need To Feed The Bird In The Cage

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 26, 2022 at 0:59

(If you simply wash the cage and keep it very nice and don't give any food to the bird, then the bird will never be happy simply by polishing the cage. But this is the cage. This material body is a cage of the soul)

"Happiness is possible when you try to make happy the soul. Then happiness is possible. Another example is given—just like a bird within the cage. If you simply wash the cage and keep it very nice and don't give any food to the bird, then the bird will never be happy simply by polishing the cage. But this is the cage. This material body is a cage of the soul. Therefore material living being is called conditioned, or encaged. That is the beginning of Bhagavad-gītā.

dehino 'smin yathā dehe

kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā

tathā dehāntara-prāptir

dhīras tatra na muhyati

(BG 2.13)

This is the beginning of spiritual knowledge. One must understand that the soul is encaged within this body and mind. So if you try to become, by bodily comforts or mental satisfaction, it will neve

Follow A Devotee Not A Rascal

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 25, 2022 at 10:56

(Of course, if you follow a saj-jana, a devotee, that is very nice. But if you follow a rascal, then you also become rascal. But at the present moment the whole world is full of rascals, mūḍhāḥ, duṣkṛtinaḥ, narādhamāḥ)

"One man is doing something, and another man is following. Of course, if you follow a saj-jana, a devotee, that is very nice. But if you follow a rascal, then you also become rascal. But at the present moment the whole world is full of rascals, mūḍhāḥ, duṣkṛtinaḥ, narādhamāḥ. "Why do you call mūḍhāḥ duṣkṛtinaḥ narādhamāḥ? There is so much advancement of education. There are so many universities, so many degrees."

But Kṛṣṇa says, māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ (BG 7.15): "Their so-called knowledge has no value because the essence of knowledge is taken away by the illusion." "Now why you say? They are educated." "No, their knowledge has been taken away." "Why? What is the reason?" The reason is āśuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ: "They have taken to the nonsense philosophy of godlessnes

We Fall Down But Krsna Never Falls Down

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 25, 2022 at 4:52

(This is the difference. We become cyuta, fallen down. But Kṛṣṇa is Acyuta. He never falls down. That is the difference)

"Kṛṣṇa's another name is Aja. All viṣṇu-tattva, aja. We are also aja. Aja means who does not take birth. So the both Kṛṣṇa, or God, and the living entities, they are eternal. Nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13).

The only difference is because we are a small particle, therefore we are prone to be covered by material energy. This is the difference. We become cyuta, fallen down. But Kṛṣṇa is Acyuta. He never falls down. That is the difference. So just like cloud. Cloud can cover a portion of sunlight. Not that cloud can cover the, all the sunlight. That is not possible.

Suppose now this sky is covered with cloud, maybe hundred miles, two hundred miles or five hundred miles. But what is five hundred miles in comparison to the sun, millions and trillions of miles? So the cloud covers our eyes, not the sun. Similarly, māyā can cover the eye

My Duty To Love And Serve Krsna

Posted by Gavin Swinden on November 24, 2022 at 2:25

(And as soon as I understand that, "I am pure spirit soul, part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. He is giving me all protection, and my duty is to love and serve Him," then I am free. At once I am free)

"So this satanic mentality has made them under the control of material nature. Satanic mentality. What is that satanic mentality? That "I want to be God." Always thinking falsely, "I am God," or "Independent," "I can do anything, everything," "Whatever I survey, I am the lord of whatever I survey." These foolish things are going on.

So this is very nicely explained, and reference is given by Lord Caitanya that our whole difficulty, problems, anxiety . . . a similar verse is in Bhāgavata, another place, sadā samudvigna-dhiyām asad-grahāt (SB 7.5.5).

Asad-grahāt. Asat means nonpermanent, which will . . . we shall not exist. Due to our absorption in that sight, asat, this matter . . . just like this body: it will not exist. So giving too much stress on the bodily concept

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The Only Solution Is Krsna Consciousness

Intoxicated By Maya

Male Interviewer: Do you think your movement is the only way to come to know God? Prabhupāda: What is that?

Kirru Kumar

It Must Be Krsna Consciousness

Become A Moon And Enlighten The World

Out Of Millions Of People One Becomes Interested In The Purpose Of Life

You Can Transcend Maya And See Krsna

Everywhere Is Krsna's Kingdom

Krsna Consciousness Is To Bring These Sanatanas Together

Krsna And The Living Entities Are Everywhere

Padayatra, 1976, to Swami Visvanatha, Varanasi, by bullock cart

The Soul Keeps Always Seperate From Material Covering

Maya Means A Stage Play

Tired Means Material And Encouragment Means Blessing Of Krsna

Matter Cannot Work Without Spiritual Touch

Our Real Characteristic Is Devotee Of The Lord

We Need To Feed The Bird In The Cage

Follow A Devotee Not A Rascal

We Fall Down But Krsna Never Falls Down

My Duty To Love And Serve Krsna

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