The Case Against Changing Prabhupada’s Books Part III

While planning to print the unabridged version of the Bhagavad-gita, Srila Prabhupada often referred to it as the revised and enlarged edition. When the BBT published its unauthorized adulterated Gita years later, they would henceforward refer to the 1972 printing as the original edition while calling theirs the revised and enlarged edition. This appears to be a subtle act of deception meant to validate the irreverent practice of changing Srila Prabhupada’s Books… The remainder of this article will focus mainly on ...Read More

Haridasa Thakura and the Prostitute

She exposed part of her body to his view and sat down at his doorstep. She spoke to him in very sweet words, My dear Thakura, O great preacher, great devotee, you are so beautifully built and your youth is just beginning. What woman could control her mind after seeing you? I am so eager to be united with you. My mind is greedy for this. If I don’t obtain you After leaving his home Haridasa Thakura stayed for some time ...Read More

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. So today is a very auspicious day, Thakura Bhaktivinoda’s birthday. Here is the picture of Thakura Sac-cid-ananda Bhaktivinoda. He was one of the acaryas of this disciplic succession from Krsna. We have got ...Read More

There’s No Need to Leave Home and Join the Temple…

“The brahmana Kurma begged Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, “My dear Lord, kindly show me favor and let me go with You. I can no longer tolerate the waves of misery caused by materialistic life.” It appears that he was materially very happy. Now, being glorious, he wanted to leave all these material opulences. He wanted to travel with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. According to the Vedic way of civilization, one should leave his It is not advisable in this Age of Kali to ...Read More

The Serpent Kaliya–The Hidden Meaning

The banishment of Kaliya from the lake of the Yamuna has a most important spiritual significance. Those who have a purpose to create trouble among the pure devotees of Krishna by infecting their nature with their own malicious dispositions meet with a certain degree of initial success in their nefarious undertaking. This emboldens them to make a direct attack on Krishna Himself when He appears on the scene of their depraved activities in order to restore the living faith of ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada’s Direction of Management

As we have increased our volume of activities, now I think a Governing Body Commission (hereinafter referred to as the GBC) should be established. I am getting old, 75 years old, therefore at any time I may be out of the scene, therefore I think it is necessary to give instruction to my disciples how they shall manage the whole institution… (PDF File — free reader available at www.adobe.com) Please click on the link below to open the linked website: Srila Prabhupada’s ...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. 750716pc.sf Conversations Reporter (2): What will happen to the movement in the United States when you die? Prabhupada: I WILL NEVER DIE. Prabhupada: I SHALL LIVE FROM MY BOOKS, AND YOU WILL UTILIZE. 690113LE.LA Lectures …vani ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story Part 8

If you want to live alone in a secluded place and practice yoga for your own personal benefit that is very nice. But if you want to help others by spreading Krishna consciousness, that is far better. Prabhupada involves his disciples in his worldwide preaching mission… and Krishna consciousness spreads everywhere Srila Prabhupada directed his disciples enthusiasm towards the goal of spreading Krishna consciousness. “You should expect to perform public kirtana in the important cities of the world. ...Read More

America Has to Stop Demonism [Prabhupada Speaks Out]

Your leaders do not see this sameness between their demonism and the communists’ demonism. America has to stop demonism.  Then your nation will be the real leader of the world.  You understand your duty somewhat; you say, theoretically, ‘In God we trust.’  Now it is your business to actually trust in God and work for Him. This exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in Los Angeles, on the ...Read More

We Must Have a Definite Process–SRILA PRABHUPADA SPEAKS OUT

This is the conclusion of an exchange between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and an official from an impersonalist (God-is-simply-everyone-and-everything) movement. The exchange took place in Paris, on August 13, 1973, with Srila Prabhupada’s disciples translating the official’s remarks from French. Official: Personally, I do not like the idea of killing animals. Srila Prabhupada: But what is the ideal of your order? That I am asking. Official: Love between men. Understanding. Srila Prabhupada: What have the ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story–Part 7

Srila Prabhupada would preach at every opportunity, and there was no way his disciples could slow him down. Strenuous Preaching Takes its Toll… Srila Prabhupada could have safely lived out his days in Vrindavana in India but he had chosen strenuous international preaching instead. On the occasions when his followers had tried to restrain Srila Prabhupada, their concern for his physical welfare was no match for his ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story–Part 4

With great difficulty I got out of India. Some way or other by Krishna’s grace I got out so that I could spread the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world. I wanted to start a movement in India, but I was not encouraged. Srila Prabhupada Gets a Passage From India Srila Prabhupada tried for over thirty years to inspire Indians to take up the message of Gita and Bhagavatam seriously and start ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story–Part 3

In his heart, always it was burning that the whole world was suffering in the materialistic view – everyone is busy in eat drink and be merry. He was having iron-will and determination about his mission. He was not doubtful at all. Actually, he was always preaching that there was no other way except the Hare Krishna mantra. So, always discussing, sometimes the whole night he was discussing with me. And A Lifetime in Preparation Srila Prabhupada did not wait idly ...Read More

The Prabhupada Story–Part 2

Srila Prabhupada was neither enamoured by western education nor ambitious for scholastic achievement. He was always thinking about something religious, something philosophical or devotional about God. – Rupendranath Mitra (school friend) Philosophical as a Youth Srila Prabhupada’s father believed that with a good education his son would have a more promising career, thus in 1916 he arranged for him to attend Scottish Churches’ College, then the top British college in Calcutta. Srila Prabhupada was neither enamoured by western education nor ambitious ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada: A Brief Biography

In the last ten years of his life, in spite of his advanced age, Srila Prabhupada circled the globe twelve times on lecture tours that have took him to six continents. In spite of such a vigorous schedule, Srila Prabhupada continued to write prolifically. His writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic philosophy, religion, literature and culture. His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born in 1896 in Calcutta, India. He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati ...Read More

Is Krishna.org seperate from ISKCON?

Hare Krsna.Please explain to me what does rittvik mean.I have heard that you are seperate from Iskcon and that you follow the rittvik tradition.Haribol — Manfred Dear Manfred Hare Krishna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Thank you very much for your letter. We are not separate from ISKCON. We are only following Srila Prabhupada, that is all. ISKCON is supposed to be following Prabhupada. So to the extent that ISKCON is not following Prabhuapda we have nothing ...Read More

Stay on the Light Side

We have to mold our life in such a way that twenty-four hours, not a single moment leaving aside, we should be engaged in the service of the Lord’s relations. The Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, the spiritual master, Tulasi-devi, the temple, the preaching, the books—these are all Bhagavata. Just like we are doing daily, trying to read one verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam, discussing amongst ourselves. By this process the dirty things within the heart become cleansed. Inauspicious things mean the heart disease for ...Read More

Srila Prabhupada And the Treatment Of Children in Gurukul

I recently came across something which may help illuminates a dark issue that has been widely discussed and still receives coverage in the media. It is the issue of child abuse within Iskcon. It’s a very disturbing subject. Even more disturbing, some have insinuated that Srila Prabhupada himself was indifferent to the suffering of the Gurukuli children. It is to this charge that I ask you to look at the following. “Spirit” is a magazine produced by Manu dasa ...Read More

It Has Always Been Clear to Me that Prabhuapda’s Books Should Never be Changed…

It has always been clear for me that Prabhupada’s books should never be changed, specially once they were edited and accepted by their author, who used them himself to lecture while present. That is why I am keeping the original version of Bhagavad Gita (1975 MacMillan) and not reading from other editions. The message is so clear when you read Srila Prabhupada’s original but when I try to read from the most recent version in some cases the verses, although ...Read More

No One–Not Even Darwin–Can Be Independent [Prabhupada Speaks Out]

This whole Darwinian theory is false. But people are giving it so much stress. First of all, no one–not even Darwin–can be independent. For instance, Darwin died. So he was under the control of something higher. No man wants to die, but he is forced to die. Is it not? Then where is his independence? Here we continue an exchange that occurred in Perth, Australia, on May 9, 1975, between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Carol Cameron, then ...Read More

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