Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

The process of understanding Krsna is sevonmukha — by rendering service. Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau. Realization of Vasudeva is possible by rendering service, beginning with the tongue. The tongue has two functions — to vibrate and to taste. So if one repeatedly hears and vibrates the Hare Krsna mantra and tastes prasada, food offered to Krsna, […]

The next question concerns the dealings of a transcendentally situated person. The materially situated person is affected by so-called honor and dishonor offered to the body, but the transcendentally situated person is not affected by such false honor and dishonor. He performs his duty in Krsna consciousness and does not mind whether a man honors […]

Real love and devotion is accepted by the Lord. Many valuable foodstuffs may be presented to a person, but if the person is not hungry, all such offerings are useless for him. Similarly, we may offer many valuable items to the Deity, but if we have no real sense of devotion and no real sense […]

Behavior (following regulative principles) not theoretical knowledge — is paramount for the aspiring spiritualist: The principles of religion, namely austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness… may be followed by the follower of any faith. … The Bhagavatam religion urges following the principles of religion. The principles of religion are not the dogmas or regulative principles of […]

Although there may be some difficulties within our Society, these things are not very important. What is important is that we should simply fix our mind on Krishna’s Lotus Feet. This is His instruction in the Bhagavad-gita. So we associate with one-another so that we can assist each other in hearing and chanting about Krishna. […]

Association means to develop love for the person. That is association. So we have to become associate of Krsna, as Arjuna became. Always with Krsna — eating with Krsna, sitting with Krsna, talking with Krsna, joking with Krsna, fighting with Krsna — everything Krsna. … Krsna, does He remain with anyone unless he is very […]

Chant Hare Krsna, and everything will be clear. Ceto-darpana-marjanam. The more you chant, the spiritual life will be revealed. So it is very easy: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama… As much as possible, you chant. Then everything will be revealed, and you’ll be able to […]

Long, long ago I was talking with one Arya-samaji friend. So he did not believe that a lotus stem can grow on the navel of Visnu and there is Brahma born. Everyone says like that, “Mythology.” It is not mythology; it is fact. So I asked him that “Here we see one coconut tree, and […]

(Referring to Narada in his previous life serving the great devotees) Simply being served by somebody as…, like a boy servant, they become delivered. There was no question of preaching. Simply giving the opportunity to serve, the fallen souls become delivered. But you must be competent; not to take service for nothing. Then you’ll go […]

Here in the material world we are individual, and in spiritual world we are also individual. But what is the difference between material world and spiritual world? In the material world we are individual to serve my own senses. Therefore there is fight. Everyone is trying to satisfy his own senses. I am trying to […]

Ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca. These things are problems of this material world. A Vaisnava has no problem. He knows that “If Krsna can give food to the elephant down to the ant, so Krsna will give me food. So why shall I endeavor for it? When Krsna gives, I shall eat. That’s all. If He does not […]

Please always follow the four regulative principles and chant minimum sixteen rounds per day. Study my books very carefully and prepare yourself fully for going back to home, back to Godhead. From a letter by Srila Prabhupada to Arjuna — Dallas 20 May, 1973