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“I am so glad to hear how nicely you are attending the Deity. Please continue this activity along with your other godsisters. The more you beautify the Deities, the more your heart will be beautiful and you will understand Krishna Consciousness very distinctly.” – Letter to Citralekha – 15 June, 1971

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhastat tad evetaro janaḥsa yat pramāṇaṁ kurutelokas tad anuvartate   TRANSLATION Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. PURPORT People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach…

“Ignorance means misfortune. The unfortunate persons are those who are ignorant, uneducated. Therefore you have to take education to become fortunate. And that education is being imparted by Krishna, but you don’t take it. That is misfortune. If you take education from Krishna, you become fortunate. So why don’t you take it?” – Srila Prabhupada…

Prabhupada: These wars where the demons fight the demons they don't mean anything because just the demons win. But if you have a war where one side there are devotees and the other side demons then its Krishna Conscious. Then its Krishna Conscious. First you say "No. No. No. And finally .. a slap on…

Although each disciple in ISKCON has a unique relationship with his or her Guru, in my observation there are some general characteristics that can be outlined. Firstly, Gurus tend have disciples in many areas of the globe, and rarely do disciples live in close proximity with their Guru for extended periods of time. The primary…

By Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura (Translation by Sriman Kushakrata Dasa)   kvacic chilā-nīla-maṇi-pravīṇāḥkutrāpi tā mārakataika-tānāḥ |tāḥ padma-rāgāḥ sphaṭikāś ca kāścidgovardhanādrau vidhu-keli-kalpāḥ 9. The rocks of Govardhana Hill are all precious gems. Some are sapphires, some emeralds, some rubies, and others crystals. These rocks provide the perfect backdrop for Lord Krishna’s pastimes.   jāmbunada-grāva-varān nirīkṣyakṛṣṇāgrajo’raṁ vṛṣabhānujādhīḥ…

Devotee: "We would like to know what would please you the most." Prabhupada's reply was brief and to the point. "Understand Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, become perfect and distribute this knowledge to your fellow countrymen." – Sunday, 25 April 1976 – From "The Great Transcendental Adventure"

Guest: Swamiji, what is Krsna consciousness?Prabhupada: What Krsna says, you hear and do. – Morning Walk, December 5, 1976 Hyderabad

"So this paramparā system, the subject I was discussing, that how I become the representative of Kṛṣṇa, it is not very difficult. Everyone can become a representative of Kṛṣṇa provided he exactly presents what Kṛṣṇa says. That's all. Just like a peon, he is also representative of the postal department, ordinary peon. How he becomes…

So Kṛṣṇa has said, "Surrender unto Me," I say "You surrender to Kṛṣṇa," I become guru. Even though I am a fool number one, I become guru, because I am repeating what Kṛṣṇa has said. That's all. I don't require any education. Very simple thing. Everyone can become guru if he simply repeats what Kṛṣṇa…

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Umāpati: I was reading the writings of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in Jaiva Dharma. Prabhupāda: Ah. Umāpati: And he is explaining the word "śraddhā," and he defines it in there as the tendency of the mind towards devotion without regard to jnāna or karma. Prabhupāda: Eh? Yaśomatīnandana: Śraddhā. Umāpati: Śraddhā. And I have heard it variously interpreted…