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Harvey Cox of Harvard Divinity School writes in his introduction to Prabhupada’s biography: “Yet, it must be added, Srila Prabhupada was also a unique person. To say that the teachings of the ancient ones come to us through a series of teachers does not mean that the teachers are themselves interchangeable. If they were so…

Prabhupada stopped beneath a large tree and pointed to some bird droppings on the ground. “What does this mean?” he asked, turning to a new boy who stood beside him. Prabhupada’s face was serious. The boy blushed. “I… uh… I don’t know what it means.” Prabhupada remained thoughtful, waiting for an explanation. The devotees gathered…

A new boy raised his hand: “Why is it that one person, one soul, comes to Krsna and another doesn’t?” Prabhupada replied with another question: “Why is one soul in the Bowery and another has come to the Krsna temple?” He paused, but no one could reply. “Because one wants to be here and the…

“Unless one becomes peaceful in home life, how can he make any advance in any other area of life or knowledge? Therefore everyone should get married — just to be happy and peaceful.” (from Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta)

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

Here are the last statements of 405 convicted and executed offenders, morbidly preserved on the web by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Executed Offenders  

The devotees of the Supreme Lord, or the persons who are in Krsna consciousness, are called santas, and they are always in love with the Lord as it is described in the Brahma-samhita (5.38): premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti. The santas, being always in a compact of love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda…

“Regarding preaching work: If you simply reproduce verbatim the purports which I have given in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and chant Hare Krishna with ecstasy, that will be sufficient for your preaching work, and as you do it seriously and sincerely, Krishna gives you more and more strength for this noble missionary work. ” – Letter to…

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There is some symptom of missing the point. The point is to be engaged in doing something for Krishna. Never mind what is that job, but being so engaged in doing something very much satisfying to the devotee then he remains always enthusiastic. He will automatically follow the regulative principles because they are part of…

I am especially proud how my householder disciples are preaching Lord Caitanya’s Mission. This is a new thing in the history of the Sankirtana Movement. In India all the acaryas and their descendants later on acted only from the man’s side. Their wives were at home because that is the system from old times that…

The Chief Pujari of ISKCON, Vrindavan and the Pope are in a meeting in Rome. The Pujari notices an unusually fancy phone on a side table in the Pope’s private chambers. “What is that phone for?” he asks the pontiff. “It’s my direct line to the Lord!” The Pujari is skeptical, and the Pope notices.…

Ok. So you've just made half a ton of panir (fresh cheese from milk curds) for your Sunday Feast subji and you're feeling guilty about the thought of pouring all of that nutrient laden liquid down the drain. Or you might think to pour it into buckets, leaving them in the cool room in an…