Spiritual discipline
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Renunciation Through Wisdom
Message of Godhead
Conversations and Morning Walks
1972 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: Suppose we have this nice foodstuff this mother has brought. So those who are not following austerities, they cannot expect. But because we are following austerity, Kṛṣṇa sends us nice thing. So we are not loser. When you become Kṛṣṇized, then you'll get more comfort than at the present moment. That's a fact. I am living alone for the last twenty years, but I have no difficulty. When, before taking sannyāsa, I was living in Delhi, these boys were taking care of me. Yes. So I had no difficulty, although I was living alone.
Devotee: If you don't accept a spiritual discipline, then nature forces so many...
Prabhupāda: Oh, yes. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā.
- daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī
- mama māyā duratyayā
- mām eva ye prapadyante
- māyām etāṁ taranti te
- [Bg. 7.14]
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Hari-śauri: It was at Bhaktisiddhānta's command that Śrīla Prabhupāda later came to America to bring the teachings and practices of Caitanya to the West. My study of these American devotees, which I have pursued since 1968, was published in my book, Hare Krishna and the Counter-culture, published by John Wiley and Sons in 1974, New York. The sociological data revealed through a detailed questionnaire and many hours of taped interviews, indicates that many of the devotees had been influenced by the hippie culture of the 1960's. However, after they joined the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, their lives became completely changed from a life of drugs, illicit sex, and violence to one of dedication to a spiritual discipline and morality and to helping others in their search for happiness. In this period of rapid social and cultural change..."
Prabhupāda: This is the fact, in many cases. So many drunkards, so many violence.Page Title: | Spiritual discipline |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Kanupriya, Serene |
Created: | 11 of Jan, 2008 |
No. of Quotes: | 6 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=0, OB=2, Lec=0, Con=2, Let=0 |