Prabhupada: We Vaiṣṇavas do not say that there is no need of fighting. We never say. When there is need of fighting we must fight. Rather, somebody in New York, some Goldsmith, he was that, 'Why Krishna is advising Arjuna to fight, to become violent?'
So somebody protests like that. But there is no meaning of protesting against the action of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is our view. So we Vaiṣṇavas, we are chanting.
It does not mean that when there is need of fighting with avaiṣṇava (non-vaishnava) we shall lack in strength. We can fight. One gentleman inquired from me that 'Vaiṣṇavism makes one dull. He cannot act.' And, 'No. You have not seen a Vaiṣṇava.' In the two fightings, great fighting, the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, the hero was Hanuman and Arjuna, and they fought.
Guest: They fought.
Prabhupada: Yes. And who can be better Vaiṣṇava than them?
Guest: Nobody.
Prabhupada: So Vaiṣṇava does not mean he is dull. No.
Guest: No, that is well proved. If there is need...
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This picture is not only a matter of pride for us Indians but also a slap on the cheek of the lowly Hindus who cursed Sanatan by wearing a secular stove....
From today, about one and a half hundred years ago, these children of our ancestors went as Girmitia laborers are the
Taking oath with Bhagwat Gita in hand, this picture is not of India but.....
A small Caribbean country across seven seas from India belongs to #Trinidad _ and _ Tobago.....
Yes, there will be a little surprise but this is the truth.....
First picture is of former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and present opposition leader of Indian descendant Mrs. #Kamal _ Prasad ji.....
The rest of the picture is of their colleagues, who have won as MP and are taking oath of post and privacy in culture with Gita in their hands...
This picture is not only a matter of pride for us Indians but also a slap on the cheek of the lowly Hindus who cursed Sanatan by wearing a secular stove....
From today, about one and a half hundred years ago, these children of our ancestors went as Girmitia laborers are the
Saturday, August 29, 2020 Ekadasi [Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time]
Fasting for Vamana dvadasi
Sunday, August 30, 2020 Sri Vamana Dvadasi and Srila Jiva Goswami avirbhava tithi
Subject: Fw: Sri Vamana Dev sacred appearance day
compiled by Damaghosa dasa
(On the right) Sri Bali Maharaja surrendering to Lord Vamana deva)
WHOSE FOOT IS ON HIS HEAD?
YES-- IT IS LORD VAMANA DEV, THE DWARF BRAHMANA INCARNATION
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SRILA PRABHUPADA DISHES OUT THE NECTAR.
SB 8.22.2 Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life
Bali Maharaja said: O best Personality of Godhead, most worshipable
for all the demigods, if You think that my promise has become false, I
shall certainly rectify matters to make it truthful. I cannot allow my
promise to be false. Please, therefore, place Your third lotus
footstep on my head.
Bali Maharaja said: O best Personality of Godhead, most worshipable
for all the demigods, if You think that my promise has become false, I
shall certainly rectify matters to make it truthful. I cannot allow my
promise to be false. Please, therefore, place Your third lotus
footstep on my head.
PURPORT
Bali Maharaja could understand the pretense of Lord Vamanadeva, who
had taken the side of the d
had taken the side of the d
What is the Local (spi) Doctrine ?
1. Tdasa ; Lol ! Here at spi, we consider ourselves simply the modern followers of HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, as he taught and set the perfect examples. There is no such thing as "ritvik philosophy", per se, as we are simply following Prabhupada's philosophy.
Srila Prabhupada ;
" From now on unless I order you do something change or in addition, go on with the usual standard way. "
"Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not meant to be one-sided. Kṛṣṇa is all-pervading, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement also should be all-pervading. It should touch everything, even politics, sociology, everything, if required. That is the aim. Because Kṛṣṇa’s mission is: yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata [Bg. 4.7], paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām [Bg. 4.8]."
"Make your own field... and contin
Today we are very proud to welcome Advaita Acarya Dasa into the family of disciples of Srila Prabhupada! Congratulations, Prabhu !! Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna ! He has pledged his eternal service to his beloved spiritual master Srila Prabhupada, and will be saying his gayatris with us daily, now.
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Srila Prabhupada with TKG, prior to the May 28th recording. Let us take a look:
Srila Prabhupada: Yes. I shall recommend some of you. After this is settled up, I shall recommend some of you to act as officiating acarya.
Tamal Krsna: Is that called ritvik acarya?
Srila Prabhupada: Ritvik. Yes.
Brahmānanda: These particles that they have just recently found, the life-span is incredibly small---one-millionth of a trillionth of a second.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Brahmānanda: That's their life-span.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Life...
Dr. Patel: How they measured it?
Prabhupāda: Whatever they say, we have to believe. That's all. [laughter] Except Kṛṣṇa, we shall believe everything. When Kṛṣṇa says something = "No, no, these are all fictitious. There is no Kṛṣṇa, and these are all imagination." And as a rascal says, "Oh, this is scientific." This is going on. So we are not so fools that we shall believe these scientific rascals. We believe Kṛṣṇa. That's all. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We are not going to believe the scientific rascals.
Type: Walk
Date: Nov. 11, 1975
Location: Bombay
Prabhupāda: Yes. There are so many things in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavata. Just like a dog is swimming, and somebody captures the tail of the dog and he thinks that "The dog will help me to cross the ocean." This kind of... So everyone is trying for liberation, but they are catching the tail of a dog for liberation.
Dr. Patel: He must get the ship in the form of God's name. Hmm?
Prabhupāda: In this way, practical instruction. Taking to yoga system, karma system, this system, that system, but he does not know that these are like the dog's tail. Nobody...
Dr. Patel: [laughing] They are criticizing you.
Prabhupāda: No, it is practically. Yes. You cannot cross over the sea by capturing the tail of a dog because you see the dog is swimming. So all this karma, jñāna, yoga, they are all failure. It is just like dog tail. You cannot cross over the nescience by capturing dog's tail. You must capture the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Tan aham... Eh?
Yaśomatīnandana: Eśa tat...
Prabhupāda: No. Samuddhartā mṛtyu-s
Prabhupāda: Quality is different. Athāsaktiḥ. āśakti, attachment. Just like Rūpa Gosvāmī says that "How shall I chant with one tongue? And how shall I hear, two ears? Had it been millions of tongues and trillions of ears, then I could enjoy it." This is quality. Quality is not so cheap. Maybe after many births. For the time being you go on following the rules and regulations. It is being done by force. Where is the quality? So you wanted to understand quality. This is the quality. You'll not be forced, but automatically you'll desire. That is quality.
Type: Walk
Date: Nov. 2, 1975
Location: Nairobi
If you give him milk, he'll drink it and increase his poison. That's it. The result will be he will increase his poison. Better to keep them starvation. Therefore everyone, as soon as one sees the serpent, immediately kills. No consideration. "Here is a serpent. Kill him." Similarly, immediately we see the scientists, kill. [laughter] That is the only proccess, so-called scientists. So do you agree, Harikeśa, for kicking on the face of these rascals or not?
Harikeśa: Yes.
Type: Walk
Date: Oct. 26, 1975
Location: Mauritius
Prabhupāda: You have to die. Stop this death; then there is credit. If I become proprietor of the house, that is credit. And if I am living for four days, if they give concession, "All right, you can live two days more," is that very great benefit? I'll have to leave it. Similarly, you will have to die, today or tomorrow. It doesn't matter.
Indian man: But only [indistinct] can stop this death...
Prabhupāda: Nobody is... Rascals and fools will that = "I'll not die today. Tomorrow I shall die." [laughter] This is rascal. This is rascal. These things will be done by the rascals. "I'll not die today. I'll die tomorrow." This is rascaldom.
Type: Walk
Date: Oct. 25, 1975
Location: Mauritius
Harikeśa: What about if one is in the mode of goodness? Maybe one or two...
Prabhupāda: Mode of goodness... If he thinks that he is happy, then he is fool. The mode of goodness means one must know that we cannot be happy here. That is mode of goodness. And if he thinks, "I am happy," then he is not in mode of goodness; he's in darkness.
Type: Walk
Date: Oct. 20, 1975
Location: Johannesburg
Harikeśa: Well, it's the mother's choice to kill the child or not. If the child isn't born yet, it hasn't come to life in the world, so the mother has the responsibility; she can kill it or not because it's her thing, her child, her production, so she can kill it or not.
Prabhupāda: So I can kill you; I am your guru.
Harikeśa: Yes.
Prabhupāda: Who can say anything? I can kill you. Why police is there? I can say, "He is my disciple. He has fully surrendered. I can kill him." That's all. Will that argument save me from police action?
Harikeśa: No.
Type: Walk
Date: Oct. 21, 1975
Location: Johannesburg
The Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes, and origin of all Narayana and Vishnu forms, appears in innumerable forms to enjoy transcendental relationships.
Some of His expansions are tiny, dependent beings, like us who are jiva-tattva, with 78.125% of Krishna's 64 qualities with 50 of His qualities.
And some expansions are complete and omnipotent beings like Krishna Himself who are Vishnu-tattva with 93.75% of Krishna's 64 qualities with 60 qualities.
Srila Prabhupada - ''Balarama is the plenary manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore He is as good and powerful as Lord Krishna. He belongs to the vishnu-tattva - the principle of Godhead. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 1.11.16-17, Purport)
When Krishna desires to appear in this world as an avatar, Balarama arranges for that appearance by expanding Himself into many more forms of Krishna.
During Krishna's pastimes on earth, Balarama was present as His elder brother. The Srimad-Bhagavatam describes Their su
I could not find any of Prabhpada's lectures on the appearance day of Lord Balarama, hence sharing one of Prabhupada's lectures on the appearance day of Lord Nityananda, who is none other than Balarama Himself.
Lecture Festival Appearance Day - Lord Nityananda Prabhu's Avirbhava - Bhuvanesvara
BHUVANESVARA - February 02, 1977
Prabhupāda: So today, the appearance day of Nityānanda Prabhu. Nityānanda Prabhu is Baladeva, Baladeva-tattva.
- vrajendra-nandana yei, śacī-suta haila sei,
- balarāma haila nitāi
"Who was formerly the son of Nanda Mahārāja, He has appeared as the son of Śacīdevi." Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mother's name was Śacīdevi. So Kṛṣṇa . . . Kṛṣṇa is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Balarāma is Nityānanda Prabhu. Now,
- vrajendra-nandana yei, śacī-suta haila sei,
- balarāma haila nitāi
So Balarāma . . . In the Vedic literature it is said, nāyam ātmā bala-hinena labhyaḥ, na bahunā śrutena. So bala means strength. Sometimes some rascal philosophers
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