Bhakti Vikasa Swami (left) is one of the almost 5,000 disciples who were initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (right), the founder-acarya of ISKCON

The duty of the GBC

Posted on May 26, 2013  
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Why I appointed the GBC men? I advised them to go, temple to temple, if they are acting nicely, according to us. That is the duty of the GBC. But if he does not act himself nicely, what he will do that? Srila Prabhupada, Conversation, 14 Dec 1973.

Western society is unnatural

Posted on May 25, 2013  
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Prabhupada: Brahmacari… Man can remain without sex. It is not very difficult for him to. But women? Man can be trained up. He can remain throughout the whole life without sex. But it is a little difficult, unless they are given special protection. Special protection means strictly not to intermingle with any boy. Then they [...]

For Buddha-purnima (25 May in many locations)

Posted on May 24, 2013  
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To dissipate this ignorance, get out of this ignorance, one has to approach a person who is not abodha but bodha. Budha. Budha bhava-samanvitah, one who knows what is the destination of life. That budha… What is that? Bhajante ananya manaso budha bhava-samanvitah [Bg. 10.8]. So one has to approach a budha. Therefore Lord Buddha’s [...]

Lord Nrsimha is very popular in the West

Posted on May 23, 2013  
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Radha-vallabha: Lord Nrsimha is very popular in the West. When people hear about Him… Because in the West everyone is brought up with so many violent stories, so when they hear the story of Lord Nrsimhadeva, they become very attracted. Devotee (2): And everyone’s father is a great demon also. Prabhupada: So why not publish [...]

Our Mission

Posted on May 22, 2013  
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Our mission is to defy this nirvisesa, impersonalism and voidism. From Srila Prabhupada’s Lecture Hawaii, May 17, 1976

The test

Posted on May 21, 2013  
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You have got attachment for this material world, and the central point of attachment is sex. How I am increasing my Krsna consciousness, the test is how I am decreasing my sex attachment. From Srila Prabhupada’s Arrival Lecture – Hawaii, May 25, 1975

We will have to remain in this material world if…

Posted on May 20, 2013  
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Krsna is so kind that if you have got pinch of attraction for material enjoyment, He will give you, “All right, you enjoy. You enjoy.” That means bondage. You have to remain in this material world. From Srila Prabhupada’s Arrival Lecture – Hawaii, May 25, 1975

Upstart Mayavadis and scholars

Posted on May 19, 2013  
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Prabhupada: Misinterpreting on the words of Krsna, how much offensive it is they do not know it, and they want success. They do not take seriously that it is Krsna’s instruction. They think that somebody has written a mythology. They do not believe there was battle of Kuruksetra and Krsna instructed… Krsna is God and… [...]

Hang the over-intelligent

Posted on May 18, 2013  
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Prabhupada: There is a Bengali proverb, uthi chala kel balai derhi[?]: “If one is too much intelligent, he should be hanged.” [laughter] [laughs] Over-intelligent. Krsna may give me the good intelligence that whatever I have been able to do or what I am going to, let me be fixed up in my faith in Krsna, [...]

Initiation means to learn how to open the bottle

Posted on May 18, 2013  
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So you cannot understand the Vedic literature unless you understand through the paramparasystem. You may be very big man, you may be very big scholar, but the meaning or the purpose of the Bhagavad-gita will be sealed. I have given this example: Just like you are asking for honey, and I give you a bottle [...]

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