Cc Adi 8.7 TRANSLATIONThe education cultivated by so-called learned scholars who do not believe these statements of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is like the tumultuous croaking of frogs. Srila Prabhupada’s PURPORTThe croaking of the frogs in the rainy season resounds very loudly in the forest, with the result that snakes, hearing the croaking in the darkness, approach […]

It appears that now it is the government policy to curb our activities. The zoning problem is another harassment. The general policy is to stop our Movement. That has begun, in so many ways; by the parents, by the municipality, by the government, by zoning; somehow or other to check this Movement. We are enemies […]

Yoga means training the mind and the senses to be fixed on the Self. This is not possible by meditating only fifteen minutes a day and then going out and doing whatever the senses dictate. How can the problems of life be solved so cheaply? If we want something precious, we have to pay for […]

Nadi (river) means not dirty nadi. Very clear water, and waves are flowing. By the modern civilization I have seen so many rivers in Europe, in Paris, in Moscow and in Germany — all rivers are very, very dirty. Very, very dirty. You cannot take bath, what to speak of drinking water. So dirty due […]

My dear king, in the place where pure devotees live, following the rules and regulations and thus purely conscious and engaged with great eagerness in hearing and chanting the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in that place if one gets a chance to hear their constant flow of nectar, which is exactly like […]

In the “World of Hare Krishna” video, Tom Hopkins noted how Prabhupada once told a devotee, “Go out and start a magazine.” The devotee didn’t know anything about starting a magazine, but Prabhupada said, “Krsna will help you.” I saw that also. He would look for enthusiasm, for a spirit of depending on Krsna, and […]

I am very glad to hear that you are keeping yourself busy preaching. Don’t become a dead man. Always preach. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Tusta Krsna — Melbourne 20 May, 1975

The Lord is the protector of cows and the brahminical culture. A society devoid of cow protection and brahminical culture is not under the direct protection of the Lord, just as the prisoners in the jails are not under the protection of the king but under the protection of a severe agent of the king. […]

[Chand Kazi to some devotees of Lord Caitanya]: “No one should perform sankirtana on the streets of the city. Today I am excusing the offense and returning home.” Such orders stopping sankirtana in the streets of the world’s great cities have been imposed upon members of the Hare Krsna movement. We have hundreds of centers […]

[Narada Muni to Dhruva]: After sitting on your seat, practice the three kinds of breathing exercises, and thus gradually control the life air, the mind and the senses. Completely free yourself from all material contamination, and with great patience begin to meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Purport In this verse the entire yoga […]

Arjuna was thinking not to fight, but when he heard very minutely, listened Krsna’s instruction, he changed his decision: “No, Krsna wants it. Krsna wants this fight, so I shall do this.” This is krsnanusilanam, cultivating Krsna consciousness — not his decision. His decision was not to fight. A Vaisnava does not want to kill […]

The clothing is already painted on the Jagannathas, even there is no cloth. And even Krishna is naked, that does not make any difference. But when we dress Him, our service is appreciated. From Krishna’s side, naked or dressed, He is Krishna. And from our side, if we nicely dress Krishna and nicely feed Him, […]