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We have decorated this temple not for our sense gratification but for Krsna’s pleasure. What is the difference between us and ordinary people? They are decorating their apartment very nicely, and we are decorating our place very nicely — but the purpose is different. We are doing it for Krsna, and they are doing it for themselves. Whether you […]

DR. V.N. SHUKLA M.A. (Sanskrit) M.A. (Hindi) LL.B., Ph.D. Reader Department of Hindi M.U. Aligarh U.P. (India) 2, SHRIVATSA BHARATI NAGAR Marris Road.  Aligarh (U.P.) Dated 9th April 1976 To all Archakas, Pandits, Sanskrit scholars, professors and dharmacaryas. I consider as one of my greatest spiritual thrills that I had through a physical darshan of His Divine […]

A demon never cares for any good instruction. He is just like a determined thief: one can give him moral instruction, but it will not be effective. Similarly, those who are demoniac or atheistic by nature can hardly assimilate any good instruction, however authorized it may be. That is the difference between demigods and demons. Those who can accept […]

TRANSLATION Who are you, O pretty girl? Whose wife or daughter are you, and what can be the object of your appearing before us? Why do you tantalize us, unfortunate as we are, with the priceless commodity of your beauty? PURPORT The mentality of the demons in being enamored by the false beauty of this material world is […]

Instead of producing food, we are producing motorcars. And motor tires, motor parts. And so many other things. And therefore people are starving. The manual labor is being misused. We are disobeying the orders of God. Therefore we are unhappy. I have seen all over the world. There are enough space for producing food grains. And if we actually […]

It is such a nice movement. It is simply pleasing. To execute, it is simply pleasing. And avyayam. Whatever you do is permanent. Whatever little service you have given, it will never be lost. Avyayam. Therefore Narada Muni says, bhajann apakvo ‘tha patet tato yadi [SB 1.5.17]. Even if he’s not fully matured and falls down, where is […]

When a pure Vaisnava speaks, he speaks perfectly. How is this? His speech is managed by Krsna Himself from within the heart. (From Srila Prabhupada’s purport to CC Madhya-lila 8.200) ******* A pure devotee always engages in the service of the Lord, taking shelter of His lotus feet, and therefore he has a direct connection with the saffron mercy-particles […]

TRANSLATION Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. PURPORT People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should […]

nidraya hriyate naktam vyavayena ca va vayah diva carthehaya rajan kutumba-bharanena va [SB 2.1.3] The materialistic way of life means nidraya hriyate naktam. At night either sleep or enjoy sex. Nidraya hriyate naktam vyavayena ca… [SB 2.1.3]. Vyavayena means sex. And in daytime? Diva carthehaya rajan. In daytime, “Where is money? Where is money? Where is money?” Go, […]

This crazy fellow is fully under the control of material nature, and he’s still thinking that he is independent. That is craziness. Everyone is thinking like that, so everyone is a patient of psychiatrist. How we can declare independence? There is no independence. We are completely dependent on the laws of material nature. Prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah. Janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam [Bg. […]

At least we Indians, we are trained up like that. Not only trained up, we are born devotees. Anyone who has taken birth in India, that is special  facility. In their previous birth, they had performed many austerities, much austerities. Even the demigods, they desire also to take birth in India to get this opportunity. From Srila Prabhupada’s […]