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Television Interview With Srila Prabhupada

Krishna again came as Lord Caitanya to teach people how to surrender. And because we are following the footsteps of Lord Caitanya, the method is so sublime that even foreigners who never knew Krishna, they are surrendering. The method is so potent. So that was my purpose.   ...Read More

You will see the power of Hare Krsna movement in due course of time…

So the devotees of Krsna should be trained up both ways: not only to give protection to the devotees, to give them encouragement, but if need be, they should be prepared to kill the demons. That is Vaisnavism. It is not cowardism.   ...Read More

Back To Godhead No. 36 (1970)

Everything Belongs to Krishna — The Platform of Real Bliss — A Day At ISKCON Boston — CHANT (A Poem by Hayagriva dasa) — How to get Out of the Clutches of Maya — Haridasa Thakura: Namacarya [Scanning by Manvantara Prabhu, BTG provided by Hasti Gopala Prabhu]   ...Read More

The Scientific Theory of the Soul

The Soul Theory opens up a vast field for research and study based on the scientific method. It opens up the areas of past-life-recall and out-of-body experiences to rigorous scientific research and it also enables science to study all manner of previously unexplained phoneme from a new angle.   ...Read More

Entering Krishna’s Family

You enter into Krishna’s family, Vrndavana family, where Krishna has got His father, mother, His friends, His lover, His beloved, His cows, His garden, His Yamuna. You enter that, that family. Then you will not have to return back again to this temporary family, which will not stay.   ...Read More

Matchless Gifts

Like so many downtown New Yorkers, we had been reading books on Eastern philosophy and religion, burning lots of candles and incense and taking ganja, peyote and LSD as aids to meditation. Actually it was more intoxication than meditation; meditation was a euphemism that somehow connected our highs with our readings.   ...Read More

It Once Happened…

The British were in India and held great sway through the East India Company. One of their rewarding financial `arrangements’ was to arrange for monies being paid to temples for their maintenance to instead be paid as a tax to them.   ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story–Part 1

On the occasion of his birth, an astrologer was called. He calculated the birth-chart and predicted to the joy of all present that when Srila Prabhupada would reach the age of seventy he would cross the ocean, become a great exponent of religion and open 108 temples…   ...Read More

The Living Guru is Here–Are we Ready to Follow Him?

As far as the living guru is concerned, the living guru is there, but it us up to us to recognize him and take advantage of his teachings.   ...Read More

Ramanujacarya, The Great Vaisnava Acarya

Sometimes we refer to the Vedanti philosophers as Vidantis, those who have no teeth (vi means without, and danti means possessing teeth). The statements of the Sankara philosophy, which are the teeth of the Mayavadi philosopher, are always broken by the strong arguments of Vaisnava philosophers such as the great acaryas, especially Ramanujacarya. Sripada Ramanujacarya and Madhvacarya break the teeth of the Mayavadi philosophers, who can therefore be called Vidantis, toothless.   ...Read More

Understanding the Living Force

In a statement delivered at a press conference in Los Angeles in December of 1968, Srila Prabhupada challenges the world’s intellectual leaders to review their definition of what constitutes life. In the background of this body you can find the soul, whose presence is perceivable by dint of consciousness. Similarly, in the universal body of the cosmic manifestation, one can perceive the presence of the Supreme Lord, or the Absolute Truth,   ...Read More

Krishna’s Loving Relationship With His Devotees (MP3 Audio Srimad-Bhagavatam)

To control Krishna is not a very easy job; unless one is a great devotee, he cannot… Just like the cowherd boys. They used to rise on the shoulder of Krishna. Krishna was defeated in play.   ...Read More

Life Comes from Life!

All right, scientist, why is life not coming from matter now? You rascal. Why isn’t life coming from matter now? Actually such scientists are rascals. They childishly say that life came from matter, although they are not at all able to prove it.   ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada’s 1969 Sri Isopanisad Back in Print

When the BBT editors made extensive unauthorized changes to Srila Prabhupada’s Sri Isopanisad in 1977 Prabhupada, when he learnt of the changes, was very upset and directly ordered the BBT to return the next printing of Sri Isopanisad to the original way it was published without any unauthorized changes. Now, twenty-six years later, the BBT have reprinted Prabhupada’s original Sri Isopanisad. It is very good news.   ...Read More

Peace on Earth or the Earth in Pieces?

“This book will tell you about real peace on earth,” I promised. “All right, sir, I’ll give it a look.” The young airman smiled as he tucked the volume under his arm. “Have a nice Christmas,” I added. “Hare Krsna.”   ...Read More

Lord Vamanadeva, Bali Maharaja and His Non-Bona Fide Guru

Bali Maharaja is Mahajana because he wanted to serve Visnu by disobeying his non-bonafide spiritual master… one should be anxious to accept a spiritual master who is bona fide in spiritual knowledge. And if need be one should relinquish the connection of hereditary spiritual master and accept a real bona fide spiritual master.   ...Read More

The King of Education

We see so many educational institutions in this world, so many universities, colleges and schools. Every variety of education is available. If we analyse all these educational institutions we find they are all only imparting knowledge concerned with the material body. It’s all knowledge meant for fulfilling the animal instincts of the body.   ...Read More

Cases of Srila Prabhupada’s Original Bhagavad-gita–Please help distribute them…

I am encouraged that he is taking interest in selling our Bhagavad-gita As It Is. You may all try to distribute this book as far as possible and it will be a great service to our movement. If any sincere person reads this book I think that he will be impressed by the solid footing on which our Krishna Consciousness is based. All of the nonsense Bhagavad-gitas that deny Krishna are   ...Read More

The Spiritual World

The material world is simply a shadow of the spiritual world. So real life, real variety, real beauty, real knowledge, everything in reality is there in the spiritual world. This material world is only reflection. Just like if you create a clay doll, a very nice beautiful girl. But it is imitation. It is shadow of the real beautiful girl.   ...Read More

Christ and Krishna - the Name is the Same

When an Indian person calls on Krishna, he often says, Krsta. Krsta is a Sanskrit word meaning attraction. So when we address God as Christ, Krsta, or Krishna we indicate the same all-attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Jesus said, Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name, the name of God was Krsta or Krishna.   ...Read More

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