The Souls Origin

So the conclusion is that whatever may be our past, let us come to Krsna consciousness and immediately join Krsna. Just like with a diseased man, it is a waste of time to try to find out how he has become diseased, better to spend time curing the disease.   ...Read More

Ekadasi Vrata

To observe Ekadasi-vrata and Dvadasi-vrata means to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those interested in advancing in krsna consciousness must observe ekadasi-vrata regularly.   ...Read More

The Worship of Srimati Tulasi Devi

Tulasi is auspicious in all respects. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simply by bowing before, simply by hearing about or simply by sowing this tree, there is always auspiciousness. Anyone who comes in touch with the tulasi tree in the above-mentioned ways lives eternally in the Vaikuntha world.   ...Read More

Compilation of Prabhupada’s Teachings on Sannyasa Asrama Part 1/5

A sannyasi has to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, he has to depend on the mercy of Krishna. If he thinks, After I leave my connections, who will protect me? He should not accept the renounced order of life.   ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada on his Godbrothers

Although my godbrothers knew that Prabhupada liked me very much, because I am grhastha, I was known as paca-grhastha. Paca-grhastha mens a rotten grhastha…   ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada Our Jagad Diksa Guru: Living Still–In Sound

Just like I have written in the first publications of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the spiritual master lives forever by his divine instruction and the disciple lives with him., because I have always served my Guru Maharaja and followed His teachings I am now even never separated from Him.   ...Read More

Chanting Hare Krishna on Beads

We can follow Haridasa Thakura’s example, however, by chanting sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra on our beads every day and offering respect to the Tulasi plant. This is not at all difficult for anyone, and the process of chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra with a vow before the Tulasi plant has such great spiritual potency that simply by doing this one can become spiritually strong.   ...Read More

The Bottom Line–Narayana Maharaja is a Sahajiya

Satyam, truthfulness, means that facts should be presented as they are for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is palatable to others. But that is not truthfulness. The truth should be spoken in a straight and forward way, so that others will understand actually what the facts are. If a man is   ...Read More

Conditioned Souls Writing Vaisnava Literature?

There is no need by any of my disciples to read any books besides my books–in fact, such reading may be detrimental to their advancement in Krishna Consciousness.   ...Read More

First-class devotee (Mahabhagavata, uttama-adhikari) does NOT fall down

You are correct when you say that when the Spiritual Master speaks it should be taken that Krishna is speaking. That is a fact. A Spiritual Master must be liberated.   ...Read More

Initiation–All Past Karma is Burned Up?

When someone is initiated they have received transcendental knowledge and their past karma is burned up, they must be a bit like a new born baby. Why is it they still appear and behave the same and even fall down, where has that divine knowledge gone?   ...Read More

Re: Bhakti Caru Swami’s Article

I was happy to read Bhakti Caru Swami’s article in which he states: Nevertheless, everyday, in all the temples of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada is worshipped by everyone. Then why do we hesitate to tell a new comer who is searching for a guru that Srila Prabhupada, the best guru the world has ever seen, is still here, and one can surrender unto him and go back to Godhead very easily?   ...Read More

I Never Said That

This paper shows just some of the misunderstandings or even in many cases open defiance against Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada clearly stated many times I never said that.   ...Read More

Ritvik–Representative of the Acharya, For the Purpose of Performing Initiations–Both First Initiation and Second Initiation

His Divine Grace has so far given a list of eleven disciples who will act in that capacity…   ...Read More

Thanks for Building this Web Site!

Please accept my humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for building this web site. Especially for the real audio section. Srila Prabhupada’s chanting on japa is the most sublime of sound vibrations. Thank you again and keep up the good work.   ...Read More

ISKCON: Salaries for Sadhus?

Some ISKCON temples have developed methods for collecting huge amounts of money from Hindus. But what happens to the money?   ...Read More