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Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 23, 1969

June 30th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Bhaktivinoda Thakura is an ideal guru. He was not a sannyasi; he was grhastha, householder, living with family, wife, children. So anyone can become guru.

Krishna Consciousness–The Yoga for the Modern Age

April 11th, 2025 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

Caitanya

The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple

November 2nd, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed and cleansed the Gundica temple with His devotees. In this way He made the temple as cool and bright as His own heart

Temples

Maintaining the Routine Work

October 20th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

This routine work, such as chanting, speaking, rising early, cleaning, cooking and offering prasadam, arati, reading books--is the backbone of our Society

Devotees

Ideal Householder Life–Better than Many Sannyasis

October 17th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

I am pleased that you are showing the example of ideal householder. Bhaktivinode Thakura was also a householder but he is better than many Sannyasis

Books

Reading Srila Prabhupada’s Books

October 16th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

I am requesting all of my students to read my books very seriously every day without fail. If your mind becomes absorbed at least one or two hours daily

Films & Videos

Srila Prabhupada The Acharya Part 4 — Video

April 3rd, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada circled the globe eleven times from 1966 to 1977 teaching spiritual understanding to everyone no matter what their nationality or religion

Philosophy

Prabhupada on Socrates Part One

January 27th, 2024 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Once a student said, “I cannot refute you, Socrates.” Socrates replied, “Say rather that you cannot refute the truth, for Socrates is easily refuted.”

Aman Pandey on Krishna Consciousness–The Yoga for the Modern Age: “All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Srila Prabhupada’s lectures are the best. We don’t need to read anything except Srila Prabhupada’s…” Apr 22, 07:35

Paramadharmika das on Prasadam — What is it and why we should not eat anything else.: “Haribol Madhudvisa dasa, yes I remember. Hope you are well.” Apr 21, 06:20

Madhudvisa dasa on Shri Chaitanya And The Koran: “Krishna consciousness has nothing to do with Hinduism. I am NOT a Hindu, I am a devotee of Krishna. Devotees…” Apr 20, 07:48

Madhudvisa dasa on Chanting Hare Krishna on Japa Beads: “Yes Prabhu, chanting softly, like whispering, that is OK, and yes, counter is OK, the real purpose of the beads…” Apr 20, 07:42

Madhudvisa dasa on Allah and Krishna Are The Same Person: “Hare Krishna Ifran All the twenty attributes of Allah you have mentioned are also attributes of Krishna, of course, because…” Apr 20, 07:40

Madhudvisa dasa on Allah and Krishna Are The Same Person: “Yes. There is Heaven and Hell for sure. Actually many different Heavens and many different Hells, but they are all…” Apr 20, 07:31

Aman Pandey on Reading Srila Prabhupada’s Books: “Hare Krishna Prabhu! Thank you very much for the reply. I’m going to start reading Chaitanya-charitamrita also from today.” Apr 20, 07:30

Aman Pandey on Ekadasi Vrata: “Hare Krishna Prabhu! Thank you for confirming it.” Apr 20, 07:29

Madhudvisa dasa on Ekadasi Vrata: “Yes. If we want to follow Srila Prabhupada, that is his system, to observe all the festivals, ekadasi, etc, on…” Apr 20, 07:23

Madhudvisa dasa on The Teachings of Lord Caitanya: “Yes. But you have to go out and distribute the books. Not just think about it…” Apr 20, 07:22