His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acharya

His Divine Grace Srila Sac-cid-ananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 23, 1969

July 15, 2010 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Guru

His Divine Grace Srila Sac-cid-ananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 23, 1969


So Bhaktivinoda Thakura is an ideal guru. He was not a sannyasi; he was grhastha, householder, living with family, wife, children. Still, he was guru. So anyone can become guru. Not that a sannyasi can become guru. A householder also can become guru, provided he knows the science.   ...Read More

Krishna Consciousness–The Yoga for the Modern Age

February 25, 2010 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Yoga

Krishna Consciousness–The Yoga for the Modern Age


Nowadays, we find yoga being taught in numerous courses and touted in mass-market books as a means to achieve health, lose weight, develop mental powers over others, achieve success in making money, or increase sexual potency. But real yoga is something entirely different.   ...Read More

The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple

August 4, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Caitanya

The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple


Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed and cleansed the Gundica temple with His devotees and associates. In this way He made the temple as cool and bright as His own heart, and thus He made the place befitting for Lord Sri Krsna to sit.   ...Read More

Maintaining the Routine Work

July 23, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Letters, Temples


This routine work, such as chanting, speaking, rising early, cleaning, cooking and offering prasadam, arati, reading books–these activities are the backbone of our Society, and if we practice them nicely in a regulative manner, then our whole program will be successful. If we become slack or neglect these things, then everything else we may try will fail.   ...Read More

Ideal Householder Life–Better than Many Sannyasis

July 21, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Devotees, Letters


I am so pleased upon you that you are showing the example of an ideal householder. Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura was also a householder, but he lived in so perfect Krishna Consciousness that he is better than many Sannyasis like us.   ...Read More

Reading Srila Prabhupada’s Books

July 20, 2009 by srila-prabhupada  
Filed under Books, Letters


I am requesting all of my students to read my books very seriously every day without fail. In this way, if your mind becomes absorbed at least one or two hours daily…   ...Read More