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"JUST SACRIFICE THE FRUIT OF THE ENGAGEMENT."
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedantaswami Prabhupada:
Just sacrifice the fruit of the engagement. That is to be given to Kṛṣṇa. This is surrender. Just like a good boy surrenders to his father means whatever he earns, the money, at the end of month he puts in the hand of the father: "Oh, this is my month's earnings"; similarly, we have to sacrifice the fruits of our labor to Kṛṣṇa. This is the beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
(Excerpt from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lecture, 2 July 1968, Montreal)
Srila Prabhupada..."In India, especially, this is the situation. The government is thinking that Indian people, being too much religiously inclined, they have fallen down economically; therefore these religious sentiments should be stopped completely. It is not encouraged. Here in Vṛndāvana so many pilgrims, they come from all parts of India; now all parts of world, they're coming. But it is kept in such unclean state to discourage people not to come here. That is the idea, so that people, educated people, modernized people may not come here. They do not want. That is the policy, I am seeing. They are introducing in the Vṛndāvana area so many industrial things so that the spiritual atmosphere is to be killed. That is the policy is going on. Nobody... The chur..., I mean to say, the temples are neglected. No question of improvement. The whole idea is not to come here: "Please do not come." They cannot say directly, but this is the idea going on."
Srila Prabhupada's Lecture : Srimad-Bhag
*Prayers to Lord Shiva by Srila Sanatana Goswami*
namo 'stu te devadeva dehināṁ gatisattama
siddhavidyādharādhyāya bhūtānāṁ pataye namaḥ
gaurī-vṛṣabhavārāho nāgarāja-śikha-maṇe
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-prade śambho jagan-mangala-mūrtaye
O Lord of gods, the supreme shelter of all beings, worshiped by Siddhas and Vidyādharas, master of all living entities, I offer my obeisances unto You.
O Śambhu, O all-auspicious one, You bestow Krishna-bhakti! O carrier of Gaṇgā and Vrishabhadhvaja (having a bull as Your emblem), I bow to You.
O protector of the universe!
*Prayers to Lord Shiva by Srila Jiva Goswami*
śrīmān mādhava-candra-cūḍa-maṇir
govinda-bhakti-rasam āpa puraiva
Lord Shiva, who holds the moon on his head, long ago attained the nectar of devotion to Govinda.
*Prayers to Lord Shiva by Srila Rupa Goswami*
vāñchā-kalpataruṁ vande kṛpā-sindhuṁ śivaṁ śivam
kṛṣṇa-bhak
BETRAYAL OF HIS DIVINE GRACE
SRILA PRABHUPADA QUOTES
ROGUES, BAD DISCIPLES
(1) “Unfortunately, when the acharya disappears, rogues and nondevotees take advantage and immediately begin to introduce unauthorized principles […] but when he disappears, things once again become disordered. The perfect disciples of the acharya try to relieve the situation by sincerely following the instructions of the spiritual master […] Similarly, a devoted disciple of the spiritual master would rather die with the spiritual master than fail to execute the spiritual master's mission. […] It is the duty of the disciples to take charge of the mission of the spiritual master and execute it properly. Otherwise the disciple should decide to die along with the spiritual master. In other words, to execute the will of the spiritual master, the disciple should be prepared to lay down his life and abandon all p
"IF YOU WANT TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS, THEN YOU MUST BE FIRMLY FAITHFUL AT THE LOTUS FEET OF THE GURU."
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedantaswami Prabhupada:
So we should utilize this time to make solution of the life that we are repeatedly dying and again accepting another body. So how they will understand unless they come to the proper guru? Therefore śāstra, says tad-vijñānārtham: "If you want to know the real problem of your life and if you want to be enlightened how to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, how to become eternal, go back to home, back to Godhead, then you must approach the guru." And who is guru? That is explained, very simple thing.
Guru never manufactures idea that "You do this and give me money and you become happy." That is not guru. That is another process of earning money. So here it is said, mūḍha, everyone who is simply living in the fool's paradise, manufacturing his own ideas like Ajāmila... Somebody has taken, "This is my duty," somebody has... He is a fool. You mus
Bhaktivinoda Thakura at the end of his days, he was so old, very
old. His eyelids had to be lifted by someone, so that he could see, and move
his head. At that time he said, “I want a horse to ride on to go out and
preach.” He was very very old, like invalid but such spirit was there. Do
you understand? We follow this Bhaktivinoda-dhara (line). Someone may have a
different dhara, but our dhara is Prabhupada dhara. It is different. So we
follow him. This difference is there, but the destination is the same. A
preacher’s heart is pierced to see suffering, “Oh, he is Krishna’s soul. Out
of ignorance he is suffering. He is not engaged in bhajan. Let me go and
inculcate Krishna consciousness unto him. Let me engage him in Krishna’s
service. Therefore Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami says, prana ache tanra
sehetu pracara: “One who has life he preaches.” One who does not preach, he
has no life. Lifeless. He is a dead body, saba. Ta’ra nahe saba. Those who
go out and preach are not dead bodi
**Enemies of Srila Prabhupada Mission Revealed......
Srila Prabhupada boldly and fearlessly acted as a 'One-Man Army' fighting a huge battle against illusion or Maya. He even named His enemies in this fight. In the West it was the Christians, Scientists, and Some parents, who lost their Sons and Daughters not to 'drugs, sex, and rock en roll', but to the 'Swamiji's' missionary service.
In India, it was the Politicians, Caste Brahmins, Mayavadi Swami's and even His Own God-brothers. In this Post you will learn of Srila Prabhupada's introspective thoughts on the above.......
Prabhupada: Unfortunately, I am struggling single-handed. And they are criticizing me in the [India] Parliament. You have seen the recent article (newspaper) Blitz against me? What is that heading? "Ungodly face." I am doing ungodly? But they are advertising like that, trying to make me unpopular. The Mayavadis, they say that Bhaktivedanta Swami is ruining Hinduism. They are saying like that. So I am being criti
Close lifelong friend Perry McNaughton / Padmapani Prabhu ACBSSP, has gone to Sridhama Mayapura to join Lord Nityananda's eternal kirtans.
Mild, brave, steady, poetic, intelligent, clean, determined, devoted, hard working, tolerant, come to mind of his character.
I went to high school with Padma. We travelled India together. We did sankirtan all over America and Canada. Our mothers were best friends. He worked for me for over a year, i bought him a car he used to travel to Mexico.
Next to you, and Ramon who doesn't call either, my closest living friend now gone. I was thinking of him tried to find his phone number, like, day before yesterday. I hope he remembers us and prays for us to be freed from maya. Gauranga!
He is with Gour Nitai now...
Thanks so much for sharing this news. I will pray. hare krsna!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada ! Padma preached all over the world for Srila Prabhupada !!
A river flows through Iskcon. De Nile
Srila Prabhupada, in a discussion with a Chicago Police Lieutenant named Lt. Mozzee , is found in the Science of Self Realization.
Addressing this issue of crime and how to minimize and even eliminate it, he spoke with great confidence in the process of Krsna Consciousness as the real and indeed only means to accomplish that.
Lieutenant Mozee: I understand you have some ideas that could help us in our efforts to prevent crime. I'd be very interested to hear them.
Srila Prabhupada: The difference between a pious man and a criminal is that one is pure in heart and the other is dirty. This dirt is like a disease in the form of uncontrollable lust and greed in the heart of the criminal. Today people in general are in this diseased condition, and thus crime is very widespread. When the people become purified of these dirty things, crime will disappear. The simplest process of purification is to assemble in congregation and chant the holy names of God. This is called sankirtana and
mahakumbha mela, gour govinda swami relevant for book
Chicago Rathayatra, '75
It was a warm humid summer in Chicago in Evanston at the Hare Krsna Temple, 1975. It was a wonderful temple, with Sri Sri Kishor-Kishori, Gour Nitai, and Lord Jagannatha Swami and his Brother Baladeva, and Their beautiful and sometimes ksatriya-like sister Subhadra devi, resplendent inside.
There were many devotees' vehicles, including the bus party, lining streets all around the mandira. There was to be Rathayatara, initiations including a babaji sannyasa initiation for Audolomi Prabhu, Deity installations, and Srila Prabhupada would lecture on Ajamila from Srimad Bhagavatam.
Srila Prabhupad met Illinois state officials and spoke on the topic of "Crime, What to do", from the Times headlines of the month, and offered them a real solution. He asked for use of buildings, and cooperation. Although
Another morning walk was during an unusually sunny day. Prabhupada stopped me and he said, “You stand right here and face the sun.” So, I did. He said, “See, you are looking at the sun, no shadow.” Then he said, “Now turn around.” So, I turned around and immediately, of course, I was in my shadow. He said, “Yes, you see? You turned around. So, if you face Krishna, there is no maya. But, as soon as you turn around, then there is shadow, which is maya.” Prabhupada gave a graphic example of that particular phrase. It became a banner on the cover of the Back to Godhead magazine.
Sivananda das: We were walking along the London pier and there was a tugboat that was bringing in a huge ocean liner. Prabhupada looked at that and said, “Ah! Look at this big powerful boat and little, tiny tugboat. A little, tiny tugboat is pulling the big ocean liner.” He said, “You see, this big ocean liner is very powerful. That little tugboat is not as powerful, but the big ocean liner has turned off its engin
(Sri Sukadeva Gosvami to King Pariksit):
Lord Siva to the Supreme Personality of Godhead:
तवैव चरणाम्भोजं श्रेयस्कामा निराशिष: ।
विसृज्योभयत: सङ्गं मुनय: समुपासते ॥ ६ ॥
tavaiva caranambhojam
sreyas-kama nirasisah
visrjyobhayatah sangam
munayah samupasate
SYNONYMS
tava--Your; eva--indeed; carana-ambhojam--lotus feet; sreyah-kamah--persons desiring the ultimate auspiciousness, the ultimate goal of life; nirasisah--without material desire; visrjya--giving up; ubhayatah--in this life and the next; sangam--attachment; munayah--great sages; samupasate--worship.
TRANSLATION
Pure devotees or great saintly persons who desire to achieve the highest goal in life and who are completely free from all material desires for sense gratification engage constantly in the transcendental service of Your lotus feet.
PURPORT
One is in the material world when he thinks, "I am this body, and everything with reference to my body is mine." Ato grha-ksetra-sutapta-vittair janasya moho 'yam aha
THE LIVING BEING HAS HIS ETERNAL SPIRITUAL FORM, WHICH IS CONDITIONED ONLY BY HIS MATERIAL CONTAMINATION.
Srimad Bhagavatam- Canto 1- Chapter 3- Text 32:
(Sri Suta Gosvami to the assembled sages in Naimisaranya):
अत: परं यदव्यक्तमव्यूढगुणबृंहितम् ।
अदृष्टाश्रुतवस्तुत्वात्स जीवो यत्पुनर्भव: ॥ ३२ ॥
atah param yad avyaktam
avyudha-guna-brmhitam
adrstasruta-vastutvat
sa jivo yat punar-bhavah
SYNONYMS
atah--this; param--beyond; yat--which; avyaktam--unmanifested; avyudha--without formal shape; guna-brmhitam--affected by the qualities; adrsta--unseen; asruta--unheard; vastutvat--being like that; sah--that; jivah--living being; yat--that which; punah-bhavah--takes birth repeatedly.
TRANSLATION
Beyond this gross conception of form is another, subtle conception of form which is without formal shape and is unseen, unheard and unmanifest. The living being has his form beyond this subtlety, otherwise he could not have repeated births.
PURPORT
As the gross cosmic manifestation is co
"YOU ARE NOT LOVER OF GOD, YOU ARE LOVER OF DOG, SO HOW YOU CAN SEE GOD?"
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedantaswami Prabhupada:
You do not know; therefore you have to learn. If you want to remain rascal, fool, and still you want to know, that is not possible. You have to know from the real source. Then you'll know. But if you keep yourself in the rascal platform, then how you will know? Just like you have to go to a school to learn things. So how you can learn at home?
Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet [MU 1.2.12]. You have to go in order to understand that science. So how do you argue, keeping yourself in darkness? In darkness you cannot see anything. "Oh, I do not see anything; therefore there is nothing." Is that very good reason? You are blind, you cannot see the darkness. That is another thing. But things are there. You make your eyes operated and manifest your vision. Then you'll see.
Therefore, ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur-unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śr
The globalists who poisoned Srila Prabhupada are being wrecked now. It was not just a handful of screwed-up NYC gay jew sannyasi demons ; it was backed and orchestrated by the globalist cia/mossad/ Congress Pty of India... Musk is taking out their dirty thieving taxpayer robbery laundering schemes even as we speak. The evil ones are having the carpets swept out form under their feet. their dirty money for decades is being found, there will be charges galore... and a bighter uncorrupt future.
Those who poisoned are paying now...
Those who poisoned are paying now...
