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The Importance of Receiving the Guru (MP3 Audio Arrival Address Los Angeles)

December 3, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Guru, MP3 Audio

The Importance of Receiving the Guru (MP3 Audio Arrival Address Los Angeles)


Spiritual master is the official collector. This is the Vedic system, to receive knowledge through the transparent medium, guru, and to receive Guru means the honor goes to Krishna. So this is necessary. This is not an artificial thing, but spiritually it is necessary.   ...Read More

Urey/Miller Experiment. Life from chemicals?

December 2, 2009 by madhudvisa-dasa  
Filed under Science

Urey/Miller Experiment. Life from chemicals?


Urey and Miller followed the scientific method. Chemical compounds used by biological organisms were created using conditions simulating primordial earth, strongly suggesting that this method could eventually produce all the necessary compounds to allow the life force to settle in this realm.   ...Read More

Universal Religion Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.19 Los Angeles, July 9, 1974 (MP3 Audio)

December 1, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under MP3 Audio, Religion

Universal Religion Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.19 Los Angeles, July 9, 1974 (MP3 Audio)


For the foolish person, This is Hindu religion, This is Christian religion, and This is Muhammadan religion. But religion is one. How it can be Hindu religion, Christian religion? No. Religion is one. God is one. Because religion means the law or the order given by God. That is religion. Simple definition.   ...Read More

The Science of God — Bhagavad Gita 3.27 Lecture at the Town Hall, Melbourne Australia

November 30, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under MP3 Audio, Science

The Science of God — Bhagavad Gita 3.27 Lecture at the Town Hall, Melbourne Australia


It is very scientific movement, scientific movement because at the present moment we are all godless, forgotten what is God and what to speak of His name. There is no educational system about the science of God. This movement, Krishna consciousness movement, is teaching the science of God.   ...Read More

Prabhupada And Nehru’s Incarnation

November 29, 2009 by the-truth-detector  
Filed under India

Prabhupada And Nehru’s Incarnation


The incident that we are going to recount took place in mid-sixties. It took place soon after Nehru’s death when Prabhupada was still alive. I was then working in an office in downtown Broadway in New York City, not too far from Brooklyn.   ...Read More

Is There a Place for Speculation in Krishna Consciousness?

November 28, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Devotees, Letters

Is There a Place for Speculation in Krishna Consciousness?


If philosophical speculation is directed by Sastra and Guru, and if the goal of such philosophical attempts is to achieve Visnu, then that philosophical speculation is not mental speculation.   ...Read More

Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.47 Dallas, July 29, 1975

November 27, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under MP3 Audio, Science

Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.47 Dallas, July 29, 1975


These are very scientific things. The whole world is unaware of these scientific things, this is animal civilization; and this Krsna consciousness movement is trying to elevate them to the standard of human beings.   ...Read More

Original Krsna Book Back In Print!!

November 26, 2009 by madhudvisa-dasa  
Filed under Books

Original Krsna Book Back In Print!!


Krsna Book. Full of activities of the Lord, in two huge 10 x 7 volumes of four hundred pages each with 132 full-color plates! So simply if you read and hear the activities you get liberation, simply by reading. You have got a tendency for reading book or hearing about somebody, if you transfer that tendency to hearing about Krsna, you get liberation. It is so nice thing.   ...Read More

Morning Walk Establishing the College of Vedic Science (MP3 Audio)

November 25, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under MP3 Audio, Temples

Morning Walk Establishing the College of Vedic Science (MP3 Audio)


We have to present an ideal institution, not that we make compromise with everybody. That is not our business. We don’t want stars. We want moon. What is the use of millions of stars? Get one moon. That is sufficient. We can not expect everyone to become brahmana. That is not possible.   ...Read More

Prabhupada’s Godbrothers AVOID THEM! [Gaudiya Matha]

November 24, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under ISKCON, Letters

Prabhupada’s Godbrothers AVOID THEM! [Gaudiya Matha]


My Godbrothers have no life for preaching work. All are satisfied with a place for residence in the name of a temple, they engage disciples to get foodstuff by transcendental devices and eat and sleep. They have no idea or brain how to broacast the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.   ...Read More

Letter to Scientist — Life Comes From Life

November 23, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Letters, Science

Letter to Scientist — Life Comes From Life


If we can prove that life comes from life, or the soul is from the supper soul, then all other things can be brought into serious consideration. So you try to prove that chemical combination can never bring about life, this is our main argument. If we can prove this, gradually we can prove that vedic knowledge is perfect.   ...Read More

Krishna Conscious Art

November 22, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Books, Letters

Krishna Conscious Art


Yes, I would ilke each and every one of our books to have pictures as many as possible. That is my desire. Our KRSNA book with pictures has been very much attractive.   ...Read More

Turn the Churches Into Temples…

November 21, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Letters, Temples

Turn the Churches Into Temples…


Gradually you should buy all the churches and make them into temples. There are so many churches actually they should give us these churches free, if they were God-conscious. But they are sectarian.   ...Read More

Room Conversation with Scientists July 2, 1974, Melbourne (MP3 Audio)

November 20, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under MP3 Audio, Science

Room Conversation with Scientists July 2, 1974, Melbourne (MP3 Audio)


Therefore we first of all give stress, the creative faculty, that the watchmaker is doing nice work, but who has made that watchmaker? Who is that creative faculty? You are a scientist, you have good brain, but you cannot manufacture the brain. But who has manufactured your brain?   ...Read More

Letter: Scientists Vast Research and Display of Intelligence Misplaced

November 19, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Letters, Science

Letter: Scientists Vast Research and Display of Intelligence Misplaced


We are discussing Darwin and other scientists. Because they have missed the central point that we are not the controllers of nature, rather we are controlled by nature, and because they do not see that there is a Supreme Controller, therefore their vast research and display of intelligence is only so much waste of time.   ...Read More

Democratic Government

November 18, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Letters, Society

Democratic Government


The so called democratic government means some of the sudras, rascals without any knowledge of the highest aim of life. By hook and crook they get some votes and get the responsible chair in government. Naturally they can whimsically enact any law which is against the interest of the people in general.   ...Read More

MP3 Audio Press Conference at Airport July 28, 1975, Dallas

November 17, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under MP3 Audio, Preaching

MP3 Audio Press Conference at Airport July 28, 1975, Dallas


This is good literature. It should be encouraged. People will become sane, understand what is his constitutional position. If this literature is distributed and people read it carefully, there will be no more crime.   ...Read More

Full Set of Prabhupada MP3 Audio & Video DVD’s at a special Price!

November 16, 2009 by madhudvisa-dasa  
Filed under Prabhupada

Full Set of Prabhupada MP3 Audio & Video DVD’s at a special Price!


The full set of Prabhupada’s audio recordings in MP3 format plus all the Prabhupada Videos in DVD format at a special reduced price.   ...Read More

The International Congress for Cultivating Human Spirit, Japan 1961.

November 15, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Letters, Society

The International Congress for Cultivating Human Spirit, Japan 1961.


Present advancement of material civilization, in the opinion of the Indian sages, is going in the wrong way because it has neglected the spiritual side of human constitution. All living beings are spiritual sparks covered by material encagement. In his pure spiritual form a living being eternal, cognizant and blissful…   ...Read More

The Invisible Hand of the Lord

November 14, 2009 by madhudvisa-dasa  
Filed under Devotees

The Invisible Hand of the Lord


Krishna, I know this material desire is not befitting me, but still I have the desire for a wife, so will You please make an arrangement for me to get a wife. I know quite well that the process of asking benedictions from You, asking You to give me something for my sense gratification is a nonsense proposal. I should only be asking to be engaged in Your service…   ...Read More

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