Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

Seeing the Lord’s special mercy upon King Prataparudra, the devotees praised the King’s good fortune, and their minds became open and blissful. This is characteristic of a pure Vaisnava. He is never envious if another devotee receives the mercy and strength of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. A pure Vaisnava is very happy to see a person […]

Visnujana: How will it be possible, Prabhupada, for a man whose mind is clouded to constantly chant Hare Krsna? A man who’s always thinking thoughts about family, friends and country, nation? Prabhupada: Yes. Think of; at the same time, chant. Two things will go on, and this will conquer. [chuckling] As maya is forcing you […]

Yogesvara: …all the major nations of the world have… These atomic weapons constitute very great storehouses for them. So what should they do with all of these things? Prabhupada: They should throw. I throw upon you, you throw upon me. You go to hell, I go to hell. That’s all. This will be the result. […]

Prabhupada came to stay there, which was not a guesthouse but a guest bungalow, because we didn’t have good accommodations for him at Hare Krishna Land. He never liked to stay at other people’s houses; he always liked to stay at the temple. Nowadays, preachers and sannyasis, etc., go to temples and they stay outside […]

A brahmana who is born out of the head of the Lord has as his business to preach the transcendental Vedic sounds, or sabda-brahma. Because the brahmana is the head, he has to preach the transcendental sound, and he also has to eat on behalf of the Supreme Lord. According to Vedic injunctions, when a […]

Madhudvisa had this convent in mind to buy, it was going to cost $1 million. A big place right on the ocean. It belonged to some Catholic sisters and Prabhupada went to see it. And he looked it all through. And then, and the day he saw it he said “buy it.” But then later […]

In Virginia, it has proved very successful. We are getting eight hundred pounds of milk daily. So that milk product is sufficient for give them nutritious food. We are preparing ghee. Just like in India, they utilize milk so nicely. And vegetables we are growing. They are making sweetmeats, sandesa, rasagulla. There is enough milk […]

Spiritual life begins by guru-susrusah, [SB 7.7.30] by serving guru.” [Rupa] Gosvami said, adau gurvasrayam: “The first beginning is to take shelter of the bona fide spiritual master.” Sad-dharma-prccha: [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.74] “Then inquire from him about the spiritual path.” Sadhu-marganugamanam: “Follow the previous acaryas.” These are the steps. Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna said, sisyas te ‘ham sadhi […]

Any woman should be looked upon as mother. This is culture. Except his married wife, all women should be treated as mother. The brahmacaris were taught like that, “Mother.” This is culture. Simply they are trying to elope other’s wife, other’s woman, exploit them. And they’re cultured. There is no culture at the present moment. […]

Prabhupada: Yes, they are some. They are not all. Even they criticize that “You cannot see Krsna,” so similar argument can be, “You do not see Lenin. Why you are worshiping?” That’s it. “Is Lenin present before you? So why you are worshiping?” You’ll see. You have got, in Moscow got, every street corner a […]

This is very hard to say but, the next morning he was already up very early and all of us were sleeping. Past 4 o’clock. In the morning for mangala-arati. I think we rose about 5, 5.30 or something, very late. All of Srila Prabhupada servants, myself. And Srila Prabhupada when he came in to […]

It is the desire of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that the benevolent activities of the sankirtana movement which was inaugurated five hundred years ago in Navadvipa be spread all over the world for the benefit of all human beings. Unfortunately, there are many so-called followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu who are satisfied simply to construct a temple, […]