Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

If you simply take little trouble to understand Krsna . . . That tapasya is required: to read Krsna’s instruction, Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and try to understand Krsna. Because that tapasya, if you take little painful . . . It is not painful. It is very pleasing. But we avoid it. We think it is painful. […]

When a person is fool number one, beat him. That’s all. Tulasi dasa has said, dhol gunar sudra pasu nari, ei saba sasana ke adhikari. Dhol, drum, you have to bring it to the tune by beating, “tung, tung.” Gunar. Gunar means fool person. Pasu, animal. Dhol, gunar, pasu, sudra, and nari, woman. They should […]

Svarupa Damodara: They want to stop spread of communism. Prabhupada: Yes. Similarly, now America has to do the same thing to stop demonism. Then your nation will be leader. You understand; you have trust in God. Now it is your business to trust in real God and work for Him. You cannot… I have explained […]

Always remember that I am always with you. As you are always thinking of me, I am always thinking of you also. Although physically we are not together, we are not separated spiritually. So we should be concerned only with this spiritual connection. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Gaurasundara, November 13, 1969

Regarding the complaints against yourself you have mentioned, I do not find any complaints. But even if there should be such complaints, you must remain pure, and automatically the complaints will vanish. And, if there is any truth in the complaints, you should rectify and be purified. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Sudama — Bombay 2 […]

I have seen the agenda of your president’s meeting. This is nice. One thing should be followed, however, as your countrymen are more or less independent spirited and lovers of democracy. So everything should be done very carefully so that their sentiments may not be hurt. According to Sanskrit moral principles, everything has to be […]

A spiritual master takes his disciples as his spiritual master. That is the position. He thinks that “Krsna has sent me so many spiritual master.” He does not think himself as spiritual master; he thinks himself their servant. Because they have to be trained. Krsna has appointed him to train them. Therefore he thinks himself […]

SB 9.3.10 TRANSLATION Cyavana Muni was very irritable, but since Sukanya had gotten him as her husband, she dealt with him carefully, according to his mood. Knowing his mind, she performed service to him without being bewildered. PURPORT This is an indication of the relationship between husband and wife. A great personality like Cyavana Muni […]

I think from now on the GBC men may be consulted in all such matters of temple management and affairs. I have given them everything, so they shall be able to answer all questions, and if they cannot answer from their experience, then I have given answer in my books — and still if they […]

Simply by acting in devotional service, bhagavata dharma, anyone can be raised to the highest position. Kirata-hunandhra-pulinda-pulkasa abhira sumbha yavanah khasadayah ye ‘nye ca papa (SB 2.4.18). Papa, these are papa. Papa means very abominable life. Even they can be raised to the highest perfection. Mam hi partha vyapasritya ye ‘pi syuh papa-yonayah (BG 9.32). […]

One bearded sadhu said that he had been holding meetings throughout Bombay and teaching people to cure their diseases by chanting God’s names. Thousands of people were attending, and many were getting cured. He suggested that there could be some cooperation between himself and Prabhupada — that together they could hold massive meetings for chanting […]

When a Vaisnava king like Dhruva Maharaja is the head of the government of the entire world, the world is so happy that it is not possible to imagine or describe. Even now, if people would all become Krsna conscious, the democratic government of the present day would be exactly like the kingdom of heaven. […]