You should be very enthusiastic for distributing our books to schools, colleges, libraries, bookstores, and wherever else you can imagine that they will be well received. These books are so nice that anyone who reads them is sure to become Krishna Conscious. You can show them Krsna books and ask them to read any part […]

Sometimes a university student or professor tries to study these transcendental literatures and attempts to put forth a critical analysis from the mundane view, with an end to receiving degrees like a Ph.D. Such realization is certainly different from that of Ramananda Raya. If one actually wants to take a Ph.D. degree from Sri Caitanya […]

We were walking in the park, Nitai had been telling us all about the.. He was travelling with Prabhupada as the Sanskrit, [editor] at the time. About the shape of the earth. So Visvakarma was really disturbed at that. And he said, “Srila Prabhupada! Nitai said that the Bhagavatam says that the world is flat.” […]

I am also very much pleased to hear from you that you have sold 100 sets of paperback Krishna Book in one day, and that you have re-ordered from Dai Nippon. Gradually, we shall replace the literatures which are currently popular with our own style of transcendental literature. I have tried it: any page you […]

The results show that there is no limit to our book distribution. Our books are qualified to be distributed unlimitedly. We are not fiction writers. It is a fact that no expert book salesmen can compete with our men. The librarian has noted the difference between our men and other publisher’s men. Srila Prabhupada, letter  […]

Krsna is sometimes called vana-mali. Vana means “forest,” and mali means “gardener,” so vana-mali refers to one who extensively uses flowers and garlands on different parts of His body. Krsna was dressed like this not only in Vrndavana but also on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. Seeing such colorful dress and the garlands of different flowers, […]

We must believe One Who is in complete knowledge. We accept the authority of the newspaper, so why insist on seeing before believing the Bhagavad-gita? The Gita comes from the highest authority, therefore we must make an attempt to study the Gita. He will suffer no degradation, even if he fails. One who makes an […]

In Bhagavad-gita it is recommended that instead of keeping yourself lazy without working, better to steal. Better to steal. Stealing is bad work, bad work. It is also working, but bad work. So Krsna recommends that instead of keeping yourself lazy, better do bad work. “Action is better than inaction.” Srila Prabhupada, lecture, 16 Oct […]

Teachings of Bhagavad-gita means Krsna. That is the folly of the so-called scholars. They want to study Bhagavad-gita without Krsna. Just like one wants to play Hamlet without Hamlet. Srila Prabhupada > Conversation – June 12, 1974, Paris

A devotee, by his personal devotional service, can influence all the people of the whole world to become devotees of the Lord. If there is only one pure devotee in pure Krsna consciousness, he can change the total consciousness of the world into Krsna consciousness. From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to SB 4.8.80 Srila Prabhupada wanted […]

I am very pleased to see that you are distributing 40-60 books daily. Please go on doing this; it is very good. Tripurari Maharaja is well advanced in this art and your intelligence combined will produce a good effect. Please stick to this engagement, and in that way you will be successful. From Srila Prabhupada’s […]