His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has done a great service to all humanity by delivering the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to go back to Godhead. His Grace has single handedly took the Krishna Consciousness movement to all parts of the world and all accomplished in less than 12 years by the strength of his pure devotion to the supreme personality of godhead Sri Krishna. We all are indebted to His Grace forever for distributing the transcendental knowledge & Krishna prema so kindly to the most ignorant & fallen souls. Let us acknowledge our indebtedness to His Divine Grace for life after life. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as an Acharya has the complete authority to decide on the method of distributing the transcendental knowledge suitable in this age for the deliverance of fallen souls and has given clear instructions to GBC accordingly for taking the krishna consciousness movement forward [especially when he returns to Goloka Vrindavan and no longer present here physically] in the July 9th letter and in the final Declaration of Will. Every devotee is ISKCON must try to understand the intention & desire of Srila Prabhupada on conducting initiations in ISKCON. Failure to understand the true intention of Gurudev may well lead one's self to invite misfortune by becoming disciple of bogus guru. Hence this is a matter of great importance for every sincere devotee in ISKCON who is aspiring for the mercy of Srila Prabhupada. A guru [Self realized soul] can only become guru when he is ordered by his Guru. One must understand that after the physical departure of Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, there is only one authorized initiating acharya produced from the Gaudiya Math in Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. GBC has been claiming that Eleven disciples were authorized by Srila Prabhupada to become the initiating gurus after his physical departure. Can this possibly be true? Ask yourself. It's a simple answer if you know that "A Guru never falls down". The failure to act according to the desire of spiritual master is a great offense as evident from the Sastras. The false gurus who have fallen into ignorance can only lead their disciples into the path of destruction. GBC is doing the greatest disservice to the ISKCON Movement by disobeying the spiritual master's order. Hence every devotee who is aspiring for the mercy of Srila Prabhupada must use their discretion to understand the truth rather than misusing their intelligence. Spiritual master lives forever by his divine Instruction & Vani. "Out of His causeless mercy, Srila Prabhupada has directed the GBC to accept every devotee in ISKCON as his disciple". But GBC has been disobeying the spiritual master's order even to this day, thereby ruining the spiritual lives of countless devotees. It's terrible for sincere devotee. Let us make a conscious decision on our part to become the disciple of Srila Prabhupada and save ourselves from going into the path of destruction. Yasya prasadad bhagavat prasado Yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto pi transl. By the mercy of the spiritual master, one receives the benediction of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glories to Guru and Gauranga! Harekrishna Harekrishna!!
A fearsome debater, I recall from transcripts in BTG, esp with peeps arguing that they are God... " easy to say because things are easier said than done.. but what can you DO? " Classic :-)
Tamala Kṛṣṇa: One who understands Kṛṣṇa consciousness should want to finish the business of material life. Prabhupāda: Yes, therefore he's required to read Bhagavad-gītā thoroughly. It is said clearly, "This is a place of misery." Why do you desire to keep yourself in this? That means you do not understand what is spiritual life. Hari-śauri: Still thinking he's this body. Prabhupāda: Thinking. Thinking, he's under the influence of māyā. Māyā is dictating, "Why you are trying to go away? Come on, here, Santa Monica." (laughter) And when you become detestful, either this Santa Monica or any Monica, "I am not interested," then your spiritual life is...
Letter to: Jawaharlal Nehru - Bombay 4 August, 1958 58-08-04 Pandit Sri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, New Delhi-2 My dear Pandit Ji, Please accept my respectful Namaskar. I beg to inform you that your speech on 2/8/58 at the Gurukul University Haridwar, has given me some inspiration to inform you something about Indian culture. The basic principle of Indian culture is spiritualism which defies the external attraction of phenomenal materialism. You are thinking of adjusting western ways of material adjustment with Indian culture of spiritualism and I beg to give you herewith the clue that materialism conducted with an aim of reaching spiritual perfection, is the right adjustment of human activity. If the aim of spiritual realization is missed, the whole plan of materialism is sure to be frustrated and that is the law of Nature. The law of nature is so made by a superior authority and no body can surpass the intricacies of material nature simply by partial adjustment of material science. The history of the West beginning from the time of the Greeks and the Romans down to the modern age of atomic war-is a continuous chain of sense gratificatory materialism and the result is that the westerners were never in peace within the memory of 3000 years of historical records. Neither it will be possible for them at any time in future to live in peace till the message of spiritualism just suitable to the present age does not reach their heart. Therefore India may not waste her time in imitating the western way of life. You have admitted it that the position of India's culture is of very high order. But at the same time you want to bring in material prosperity of India by scientific advancement of knowledge. And what is that scientific Knowledge? Spiritualism is also advanced scientific knowledge. Material advancement of scientific knowledge cannot give even the desired material prosperity to the people in general without spiritual help. Swaraj of Mahatma Gandhi was adjusted in spiritualism more than materialism. Do you think that horseless carriage or telephonic or radio communication or any other such ephemeral facilities of life, can bring in material prosperity? No it cannot. Material prosperity means that the people must have sufficient to eat or to maintain the body and soul together in sound health for further development in spiritual consciousness which is conspicuous by its absence in the sense gratificatory life of the animal. Do you think that your different plans have brought in that standard of material prosperity or that modern western civilization can bring in that ideal prosperity? Even they are given all the facilities of material need yet the unrest will continue to go on till there is spiritual satisfaction of life. That is the secret of peace. Both the Americans and the Russians are better materially advanced and although they have different political philosophy of life till they are not materially happy and peaceful because both of them are unconciously hankering after spiritual realization as the child cries for the mother without expression by language. You can help the people of the world for satisfying their spiritual hankering as the true Indian messenger of peace. The world has recognized your sincere effort for endeavouring peace in the world and this is the suitable time to help your friends and at the same time glorify the standard of Indian spiritual advancement of knowledge for world peace. Please take up the matter in cool brain. Poverty means poverty of knowledge. Prime minister Canakya Pandit used to live in a thatched house or cottage but he was the dictator of India in the days of Emperor Candra Gupta. Mahatma Gandhi your political Guru voluntarily accepted the ways of the so called poor Indians and still he was the dictator of India's destiny. But was he actually poverty sticken on account of his plain living with the primitive charkha? He was always proud of his spiritual knowledge. Therefore it is the spiritual knowledge which makes a man really rich and not the radio set or the motor car. Please therefore try to understand this position of Indian culture and try to give it to the western brothers in the prescribed standard method of the liberated persons and that will be an exchange of Indian culture with western material advancement and necessarily bring in a happy life in the peaceful world. Here is a programme of spiritual movement (an appeal enclosed herewith). I am struggling alone very hard to give it an effective shape without any help from persons like you. You can help the movement a lot without the least difficulty or disturbances. My humble advice to you, as I am your old friend from Allahabad, is that you should now take leave form you present responsibility of Prime ministership and as you are a popular gentleman of the world you can just engage the rest of your most valuable life in this organized spiritual movement to achieve the aim of your life which is yet to be known by the __ the world. By pushing on this authorized spiritual movement you can make a real adjustment of the western material science combined with Indian way of spiritual realization. Please therefore think over this proposal very seriously and let me know your reaction upon it and oblige. If you can spare a little time, I am sure to convince you about its importance more quickly. Thanking you in anticipation and awaiting your early reply. Yours sincerely, A.C. B.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has done a great service to all humanity by delivering the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to go back to Godhead. His Grace has single handedly took the Krishna Consciousness movement to all parts of the world and all accomplished in less than 12 years by the strength of his pure devotion to the supreme personality of godhead Sri Krishna. We all are indebted to His Grace forever for distributing the transcendental knowledge & Krishna prema so kindly to the most ignorant & fallen souls. Let us acknowledge our indebtedness to His Divine Grace for life after life.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as an Acharya has the complete authority to decide on the method of distributing the transcendental knowledge suitable in this age for the deliverance of fallen souls and has given clear instructions to GBC accordingly for taking the krishna consciousness movement forward [especially when he returns to Goloka Vrindavan and no longer present here physically] in the July 9th letter and in the final Declaration of Will.
Every devotee is ISKCON must try to understand the intention & desire of Srila Prabhupada on conducting initiations in ISKCON. Failure to understand the true intention of Gurudev may well lead one's self to invite misfortune by becoming disciple of bogus guru. Hence this is a matter of great importance for every sincere devotee in ISKCON who is aspiring for the mercy of Srila Prabhupada.
A guru [Self realized soul] can only become guru when he is ordered by his Guru. One must understand that after the physical departure of Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, there is only one authorized initiating acharya produced from the Gaudiya Math in Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. GBC has been claiming that Eleven disciples were authorized by Srila Prabhupada to become the initiating gurus after his physical departure. Can this possibly be true? Ask yourself. It's a simple answer if you know that "A Guru never falls down".
The failure to act according to the desire of spiritual master is a great offense as evident from the Sastras. The false gurus who have fallen into ignorance can only lead their disciples into the path of destruction. GBC is doing the greatest disservice to the ISKCON Movement by disobeying the spiritual master's order. Hence every devotee who is aspiring for the mercy of Srila Prabhupada must use their discretion to understand the truth rather than misusing their intelligence.
Spiritual master lives forever by his divine Instruction & Vani. "Out of His causeless mercy, Srila Prabhupada has directed the GBC to accept every devotee in ISKCON as his disciple". But GBC has been disobeying the spiritual master's order even to this day, thereby ruining the spiritual lives of countless devotees. It's terrible for sincere devotee. Let us make a conscious decision on our part to become the disciple of Srila Prabhupada and save ourselves from going into the path of destruction.
Yasya prasadad bhagavat prasado
Yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto pi
transl. By the mercy of the spiritual master, one receives the benediction of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Guru and Gauranga!
Harekrishna Harekrishna!!
Words flowing like Ganga of the month of Vadra near Hoogli. So soothing.
I heard all these stories before, which remain always fresh and inspiring
Loving ❤️ moments of Krishna Consciousness 🙏🙏🙏
Hare Krishna, thank you for uploading this enriching lecture.
HDG maharaj talk is always refreshing on Krishna consciousness which segregates superstitions and customs. Thank you. Hare Krishna! 💐
Thanks for sharing this. Pure nectar.
A fearsome debater, I recall from transcripts in BTG, esp with peeps arguing that they are God... " easy to say because things are easier said than done.. but what can you DO? " Classic :-)
Hare Krishnaa Hare Krishnaa
Thanks for sharing!!!
Tamala Kṛṣṇa: One who understands Kṛṣṇa consciousness should want to finish the business of material life.
Prabhupāda: Yes, therefore he's required to read Bhagavad-gītā thoroughly. It is said clearly, "This is a place of misery." Why do you desire to keep yourself in this? That means you do not understand what is spiritual life.
Hari-śauri: Still thinking he's this body.
Prabhupāda: Thinking. Thinking, he's under the influence of māyā. Māyā is dictating, "Why you are trying to go away? Come on, here, Santa Monica." (laughter) And when you become detestful, either this Santa Monica or any Monica, "I am not interested," then your spiritual life is...
Wow!
Letter to: Jawaharlal Nehru
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Bombay
4 August, 1958
58-08-04
Pandit Sri Jawaharlal Nehru,
Prime Minister of India,
New Delhi-2
My dear Pandit Ji,
Please accept my respectful Namaskar. I beg to inform you that your speech on 2/8/58 at the Gurukul University Haridwar, has given me some inspiration to inform you something about Indian culture. The basic principle of Indian culture is spiritualism which defies the external attraction of phenomenal materialism.
You are thinking of adjusting western ways of material adjustment with Indian culture of spiritualism and I beg to give you herewith the clue that materialism conducted with an aim of reaching spiritual perfection, is the right adjustment of human activity.
If the aim of spiritual realization is missed, the whole plan of materialism is sure to be frustrated and that is the law of Nature. The law of nature is so made by a superior authority and no body can surpass the intricacies of material nature simply by partial adjustment of material science. The history of the West beginning from the time of the Greeks and the Romans down to the modern age of atomic war-is a continuous chain of sense gratificatory materialism and the result is that the westerners were never in peace within the memory of 3000 years of historical records. Neither it will be possible for them at any time in future to live in peace till the message of spiritualism just suitable to the present age does not reach their heart.
Therefore India may not waste her time in imitating the western way of life. You have admitted it that the position of India's culture is of very high order. But at the same time you want to bring in material prosperity of India by scientific advancement of knowledge. And what is that scientific Knowledge? Spiritualism is also advanced scientific knowledge. Material advancement of scientific knowledge cannot give even the desired material prosperity to the people in general without spiritual help. Swaraj of Mahatma Gandhi was adjusted in spiritualism more than materialism. Do you think that horseless carriage or telephonic or radio communication or any other such ephemeral facilities of life, can bring in material prosperity? No it cannot. Material prosperity means that the people must have sufficient to eat or to maintain the body and soul together in sound health for further development in spiritual consciousness which is conspicuous by its absence in the sense gratificatory life of the animal. Do you think that your different plans have brought in that standard of material prosperity or that modern western civilization can bring in that ideal prosperity? Even they are given all the facilities of material need yet the unrest will continue to go on till there is spiritual satisfaction of life. That is the secret of peace.
Both the Americans and the Russians are better materially advanced and although they have different political philosophy of life till they are not materially happy and peaceful because both of them are unconciously hankering after spiritual realization as the child cries for the mother without expression by language. You can help the people of the world for satisfying their spiritual hankering as the true Indian messenger of peace. The world has recognized your sincere effort for endeavouring peace in the world and this is the suitable time to help your friends and at the same time glorify the standard of Indian spiritual advancement of knowledge for world peace. Please take up the matter in cool brain.
Poverty means poverty of knowledge. Prime minister Canakya Pandit used to live in a thatched house or cottage but he was the dictator of India in the days of Emperor Candra Gupta. Mahatma Gandhi your political Guru voluntarily accepted the ways of the so called poor Indians and still he was the dictator of India's destiny. But was he actually poverty sticken on account of his plain living with the primitive charkha? He was always proud of his spiritual knowledge. Therefore it is the spiritual knowledge which makes a man really rich and not the radio set or the motor car. Please therefore try to understand this position of Indian culture and try to give it to the western brothers in the prescribed standard method of the liberated persons and that will be an exchange of Indian culture with western material advancement and necessarily bring in a happy life in the peaceful world.
Here is a programme of spiritual movement (an appeal enclosed herewith). I am struggling alone very hard to give it an effective shape without any help from persons like you. You can help the movement a lot without the least difficulty or disturbances.
My humble advice to you, as I am your old friend from Allahabad, is that you should now take leave form you present responsibility of Prime ministership and as you are a popular gentleman of the world you can just engage the rest of your most valuable life in this organized spiritual movement to achieve the aim of your life which is yet to be known by the __ the world. By pushing on this authorized spiritual movement you can make a real adjustment of the western material science combined with Indian way of spiritual realization.
Please therefore think over this proposal very seriously and let me know your reaction upon it and oblige. If you can spare a little time, I am sure to convince you about its importance more quickly. Thanking you in anticipation and awaiting your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
A.C. B.
Therefore India may not waste her time in imitating the western way of life.
What's your opinion of democracy?
Lot of difference in his outfit back in 1979 and now.. I like the 79 hridayananda he was so calm and intelligent. He even now he still the same.
He aged well