What for you want to go on world tour — people everywhere are doing the same thing, eating, sleeping, mating, and defending — each in some slightly different way, but same substance is there. There are the same streets, same people, same cars, same trees, etc. everywhere, somewhere a hill, somewhere sandy, somewhere some water […]

Chant Hare Krsna as many times as possible and be liberated. Thank you very much. From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.5.27 — Vrndavana, November 14, 1976

This life is meant for understanding the Supreme Brahman. Therefore this knowledge must be spread in schools, colleges — everywhere. But that is not being done. The leaders or misleaders, unfortunately, at least in India they should have done it, because now the present political situation in the Congress, they are following the example of […]

Philosophy is the highest, but even higher than philosophy is practice of philosophy. So if you simply remain pure, your preaching will have effect. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Brhaspati — Delhi 17 November, 1971

To the sincere devotee, however, this ocean of maya is easily crossed by the cool breeze of Krishna’s Grace. So this is our business, to submit to Krishna’s desire to have us back with Him in the eternal sky of Krishna Loka. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Syamasundara — Los Angeles 24 November, 1968

There is only one guru — Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So those who simply repeat His words, they also become guru. But of course a guru never thinks himself as being God. He only thinks himself as the servant of the servant of the servant. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Mr. Himtsinh J. […]

The world contains those engaged in bhoga and those engaged in tyaga. However, we will not be happy by following either of these paths because it is not our proper position to either enjoy or renounce. Since everything belongs to Krsna and nothing belongs to anyone else, whatever we possess is actually Krsna’s property (isavasyam […]

The governing principle for our activity should be to do what is favorable for pleasing Krishna. From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Lalita Kumar, Jambavati — Vrindaban, 27 November, 1971

One may accumulate a large bank balance or an expensive home, a wife, children, and so many amenities, and he may think, “I am living very peacefully,” but at any day he may be told, “Please get out.” “Why?” he will ask. “It is my house, and it is paid for. I have money and […]

Fate can be changed by Krsna consciousness. Krsna says, “I shall give you protection from all the resultant action of your sinful life.” That is fate changed. If you don’t surrender to Krsna, then you have to suffer or enjoy the actions of your fruitive activities. But when you surrender to Krsna, He takes charge […]

Svarupa Damodara: I have many medical friends. They frankly admit that oftentimes they kill the patients in the name of treating. It turns out that it was their own medicine that they gave. Prabhupada: Yes. Recently that Dalmia secretary… What is his name? Tamala Krsna: Hitsaran Sharma. Prabhupada: In pathology his prescription was replaced by […]

If one has a million dollars, he should not keep it, but, as long as it is within his jurisdiction, he should spend it for Krsna. Money or energy is properly utilized when it is directed to Krsna. As soon as one quits his body, all his monetary resources and everything else that he has […]