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- A brahmana priest would come (for the Vedic ceremonies)?
- A very powerful organization, and their ambition is to take over the world
- A weaver, he sees 'Kat, kat, kat'. He's got it. Does it require M.A., Ph.D. Simply waste of time. And that is going on. I don't want that, for 'Kat, kat, kat', M.A., Ph D
- According to Vedic civilization, the animal-killers, mlecchas, they are untouchable. They are so sinful
- Actually there is some good lessons to learn from them, because they were persecuted, they were killed by the government even. But they didn't give up their faith. They remained very faithful, the early Christians
- Actually these properties are the envy of all of India. They're the best properties in each place
- Actually you and your Guru Maharaja are the greatest enemies of modern civilization in this century, Srila Prabhupada
- Actually you're very well known for criticizing everybody else
- Actually, it seems that in your system of management, the basic principle is to depend on Krsna
- Actually, Srila Prabhupada, it may not matter to yourself, but it matters too much for us and for the world. We don't want... We can't... You can't leave us now
- After the scattering of these Aryans, they have come different place. How is it that we brought all the cultural heritage in north, east and western countries?
- Again election, as if election will change their quality. Let them remain as rascal, and simply by election, in place of one rascal, another rascal will improve it. Let them remain rascal, but get vote
- All activities done for sake of Krsna or God are the real...
- All governments should cooperate, pushing on this movement for humanity's sake
- Analyze the chemicals and combine them and put in the incubator. You get one chicken. Why the rascals cannot do it? And still, they say that life comes from chemicals. What is the answer?
- And how do we get guru?
- And Maharaja, are they (the doctors) able to increase the life by a single moment?
- Any system of religion which revives this consciousness is first-class religion. It doesn't matter whether it is Christian religion or Hindu religion or Muhammadan religion
- Anyone who has given sincere service to Krsna for any one day, he cannot go away. He has Krsna's protection. This life, that life
- Anyone who will read (my books), he'll get some benefit. That is sure, because such literatures are not available throughout the whole world. It is a new revolution to the people in general. Am I right or not?
- Anyway, you remain strong. Don't be intimidated by this (indistinct). That is my request
- Are there any other prophecies in the Bhavisya Maha-Purana or in any other scriptures telling more accurately Jesus Christ's birthday?
- Are these astrological charts very much applicable for a devotee, Srila Prabhupada?
- Are these people consciously cheating or raised in cheating so that they don't know the difference (in this material world, the more you are expert cheater, you are considered very able man. All over the world, so many expert cheaters are going on)?
- Are they able to increase the life by a single moment?
- Are we even one millionth of what Krsna was?
- Are we not, potentially, not to understand Bhagavad-gita, then (at least you do not understand. That's all)?
- Are you a Bhagavan?
- Are you happy with the way the movement has really spread?
- Are you knowing people take diksa from many gurus?
- As a sudra, he can get the perfection. Why he should artificially become a brahmana and sannyasi and fall down? This has to be checked
- As far as possible, I have tried to present. In one place (in the Caitanya-caritamrta) I have criticized my Godbrothers
- As much as possible, you chant. Then everything will be revealed, and you'll be able to do something. I started this movement simply by chanting
- As soon as this poison will come "Suppress guru and I become Brahman" everything finished. Spiritual life is finished. Gaudiya Matha finished, violated the orders of Guru Maharaja
- As Your Divine Grace had said, that due to the sankirtana movement an auspicious atmosphere is being created all over the world. So is it not possible that at least for the time being things will improve?
- At least for five or six years now the system has been that no man and woman should live together in the same building as where the Deity is
- At least in India there must be an institution that is strictly following the principles of Bhagavad-gita. This is my institution. We don't want anything more, other help. We simply request them that "Give some of our men permanent residentship"
- At this time should we try to introduce it (varnasrama) in our centers or not?
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- Because he is rascal, therefore he's 'ex,' excommunicated. My Guru Maharaja kicked him out, so what is the value of his word? Ex means he's executed. That's all. He's finished
- Because he was the spiritual master, would he be living in a very opulent house?
- Because they are missing the aim of life, they are committing suicide. And this varnasrama-dharma was planned in such a way that everyone would be spiritually advanced
- Better allow them (the grhasthas) to live together. What can be done? But we cannot lose them. After training so much, if they are lost, then that is a great loss. This I am giving hint. Now you GBC, you change them. Make process
- Bhagavad-gita is the entrance. Then Bhagavata is graduate and Caitanya-caritamrta... This is the step by step. But if one is sincere everything becomes revealed. He does not commit mistake
- Bhagavatam class in the morning?
- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, he said that "When our men will be sahajiya, oh, they'll be more dangerous"
- Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity Trust, or Charitable Trust? Which do you prefer, Srila Prabhupada?
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura has sung that namasraya kari thakaha apana kaje: "Take shelter of hari-nama and remain in your own profession"
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura married twice. Caitanya Mahaprabhu married twice. What is the wrong there? One has to become pure devotee, that's all
- Bone or flesh, your body is divine, Srila Prabhupada
- But a renunciation of something?
- But can all the masses of people become devotees?
- But don't we do that also (Caitanya Mahaprabhu was interested only on the spiritual platform. He had no idea of material side. He rejected material side)?
- But for Brahmananda, he may remain sannyasi? Brahmananda?
- But he does it on your behalf (he's guru. He's guru)?
- But how that will affect the atmosphere and Krsna consciousness of the temple (that hall is made, constructed for making some money, then the money will not come if we don't rent out to the cinema actors, actresses)? It's not that the theater...
- But how to engage these people who are desirous who have desire of serving Krsna in Bombay? If you are talking about a farm and other things
- But if they (the scientists) accept, do we have program ("be Krsna conscious and solve all the problems." This is our point)?
- But if you're actually followers of God, then why are you breaking up the families? Shouldn't you have love for everyone?
- But is it possible to also learn spiritual truths from this..., from representatives on the subtle plane?
- But isn't inflation possible even with coins? Even if you have gold coins, isn't inflation still possible?
- But just like when we want to try and attract someone to Krsna consciousness now, the main theme is to try to get them to come and stay at the temple. But will that continue in the future?
- But Krsna means... Who is He? Is He a personal or impersonal?
- But mostly they are in America. Also in that number in Japan (in one week, the books, total of books, was seven lakhs books in one week)?
- But the intelligence is awarded from... Intelligence, according to the individual, is awarded according to pious activities?
- But then, in the event that some present GBC member leaves, either leaves (how many GBC's are there already? So add him. GBC is not to be changed)?
- But there's no doubt it would be a big help if we could give Ph.D.s. Wouldn't it establish? Give some prestige?
- But what about the cheating going on, big cheating, international cheating about the space flights?
- But what if they change later on in their life (you believe in free choice. So suppose the children grow up and they want to go to college. But you have not sent them to a public school. Therefore they are not eligible for going to college)?
- But what is the use of having big strong body if now they're using airplanes and tanks and guns?
- But who was responsible for bringing this body into existence? ... The owner?
- But why should we be callous to the sufferings of others?
- But why would God want to keep the living entities in darkness?
- But you don't require recognition of any court, do you?
- Butchers' health organization
- By eating, as soon as he (man) gets little strength, then sex without any discrimination
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- Caitanya-caritamrta is for the devotees. It is not for the neophyte. Those who are actually in devotional service - for them it is
- Can one be a householder, I mean, with his normal worldly life, and at the same time be a...?
- Can the human heart feel compassion?... The human heart cannot take to compassion?
- Can the Janata explosion be regarded as a division of Krsna consciousness or similar consciousness?
- Can we find the one in ourselves?
- Can we take you some time all around Vrndavana? ... What about to Govardhana?
- Can you guarantee life? Then you are controller. Your so-called advanced medicine or advanced knowledge has no meaning. You have to die. Then where is the value of your empty voice?
- Cause passion will come you, when at times of anger gets temporarily the better of you, what is the guidance which can bring you back to normality?
- Chanting will go on. That is not stopped. But at the same time the varnasrama-dharma must be established to make the way easy
- Christ says that he's the Almighty. What is your opinion?
- Christ's general teaching was that they should not worry for anything because God is supplying to everyone, even the birds and beasts. So why should they (the preachers) worry? Just go out and preach. That was his basic teaching to his twelve apostles
- Completely (the sinful departments, illicit sex, meat-eating, this will be closed)?
- Consecutively two days, attack. Actually I would have died on the ship before reaching your country. I could not understand that was heart attack. The pain was so severe, I thought, "I am now dying." And it was done two nights
- Conservative means
- Conservative means unnecessarily you catch some rules and regulation without any meaning or without any utility. That is conservative. In Sanskrit it is called niyamagraha
- Costumes were good (play was very nice)?
- Could you explain (illicit sex, do you think it is...? Not only outside marriage. Even in marriage, you cannot have sex as you like. You must have sex according to the regulative principle or religious principle)?
- Criminal means
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- Daily how many times you'll utter the names of Lord Krsna?
- Devotees should be very careful not to be victimized by this cheater
- Dhoti, I don't say. You have nice coat-pant. I don't say that you have to... I never said that. You have adopted it. (laughs) I never said that "You put on dhoti." But those who are sannyasis, brahmacaris, their dress is different
- Dhrstadyumna Maharaja will be coming tomorrow with his brother. And he has designed the very ideal plan for all of the varnas and asramas to live together
- Did Jesus die on the cross to redeem all the sins of the world?
- Did they try to make you Christian? Like that?
- Didn't some Manipur devotees visit Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Jagannatha Puri sometimes?
- Disciple of my disciple
- Do it. Don't talk. I don't want talk. I want to see
- Do something positive. If you have got preacher, then never mind what is the quarter. Have kirtana and distribute prasadam
- Do the needful? ... In what regard, Srila Prabhupada?
- Do we accept the contour of the continents? Do we accept the general continents?
- Do you regret having come back to India?
- Do you think I should set up a separate account for the records, so that all the profit is used for food distribution?
- Do you think that the Vedic sciences will be revived?
- Do you think there should be any sequel to this film? In other words, to carry on the philosophy?
- Does Lord Jagannatha reside there any more (Jagannatha Puri)?
- Does that (we are inviting to the farm and giving food to the jobless in industry) mean we have to wait for the situation to arise where they are jobless?
- Does that mean Krsna is beyond even spiritual?
- Does that sound right (and if for some reason it's not effective, then we have to trust simply in krsna-nama. That we're doing anyway, but that's... We'll have to do exclusively at that point), Srila Prabhupada?
- Don't be disappointed. Krsna will act through His movement and kill them, these demons. How it will be done, that you cannot know now, but it will be done. Let us remain true soldiers. That's all
- Don't keep Indian culture airtight, and don't keep American money for sense gratification. Use it for Krsna. So they are doing that. And Krsna is giving them intelligence. Bhakti-yogam dadami tam
- Don't waste human form of body for sense gratification. I wanted to introduce this. Now I have given you ideas. You can do it. You are all intelligent
- Don't you think that the children should be given freedom to choose voluntarily?
- Durga, she is in charge of... She is Krsna's agent, so what is the harm in worshiping Durga?
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- Envious we don't care for. We don't mind. Never care for them. I didn't care anyone, any time, even my Godbrothers. Neither I care just now. I'll go on with my... Why? We are doing our duty, that's all, under higher authoritative order. Have no fear
- Even a person like Vivekananda, he said long ago that "This Vaisnavism is sex religion." They misunderstand. So just try to understand. This lila is kept in the Srimad-Bhagavatam in the Tenth Canto. So one has to understand Krsna first of all
- Even if it's a work which you have not yet translated yourself (we are doing other languages. If it is properly translated, it can be…)?
- Even in old days they were dealing with this politics. What they will do good to the people? But they do not know. This is disease
- Even in this feeble health also, I am working four hours at least, at night. And they are also helping me. So this is our individual attempt
- Even there is a promise that "We shall not fall down again," that is also not believable. What is the use? Better go and speak philosophy in your grhastha dress, not this dress, but you have nice coat, pants, gentleman
- Even those three days they have to attend the mangala-arati?
- Every day she does some meditation, so before meditating, she wants to know, how many rounds should she chant?
- Every gentleman should have a valuable library of these (my books). That we want. Then our preaching is successful
- Every house should have our books, every gentleman, in any language. It doesn't matter. That is our propaganda. Now you are getting all languages, so we can capture the whole world
- Every time I've seen a reporter say, "Swamiji, what do you think about so and so?" you said, "I do not know about such persons"
- Everyone has some special strategy if we don't want the total population the world is Communist. Should not there be a special strategy to enter in their own hearts?
- Everyone is now wearing these "Double It" buttons. The whole movement is simply thinking of doubling book distribution, doubling it
- Everyone, all my disciples, they are leaders. As purely as they follow, they become leader
- Everything is clearly said in the BG. I speak, therefore, to my disciples that "You simply repeat like parrot BG and follow first your life. Don't try to become very big scholar, do interpretation. Remain foolish & believe in Krsna. Then life is perfect"
- Everything is spoiled. They have given so much coverage, and everything has been farce. Because, don't mind, you wanted to become famous - that is the intention - therefore it has become a farce
- Everything we conceived, that is wrong (take the version of Bhagavatam)?
- Everywhere, all over the world. It will be a revolution from godlessness to understanding of God. That is wanted. Otherwise the whole human society is suffering
- Everywhere. Two hundred men already subscribed. If we increase subscribers - many, many
- Except this Kimpurusa-varsa and other varsas in the mountain area, these are part of subtle world. So how we will mention it?
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- Fight like brave soldiers, Krsna will help you. Don't make any compromise. No truce with these demons. Fight must be. Our fighting weapon is Hare Krsna movement. That's all. Sangopangastra-parsadam. Astra. That astra is yajnaih sankirtana
- First impression is the lasting impression. If one time a man comes and it is not good, he will never return
- For Bhaktivedanta Trust there is no need of contribution. Then there will be exemption certificate required and so on. We don't want any contribution. If anyone wants to contribute, let him contribute to the ISKCON. They're tax-free
- For example, for that boy who is chanting now in Egypt, he has his beads, but his chanting is effective even though he's still eating meat sometimes with his family?
- For sterilization (the poor, these babajis, they were going to beg, and by force, once, twice, injection. So immediately, after one week…)?
- Four divisions you have to treat in different ways. Prema, Lord, prema, love. Maitri, friendship with devotees. Krpa balisu, those who are innocent, the krpa. Let them learn. And upeksa. As soon as come to the dvisat, no cooperation. Keep aloof
- Four men liked me very, very much. One is my father, one is Dr. Bose, Kartik Chandra, one my Guru Maharaja, and..., who else? One, my maternal uncle. Rakal Chandrardha. He was very rich man
- France is very important country. So printing and translation must go on. That is my request
- French language also, very important, we must translate & bring books. "Bring books" means we have got already book. Simply translate it in the particular language & publish it. That's all. Idea is already there. You haven't got to manufacture idea
- From higher planets, they fall down with water, and then again, like bubbles, begins from water, life. As the water dries up, then vegetables, and then... Jalaja nava-laksani sthavara laksa... (Padma Purana). Then moving animals and ants, reptiles
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- Gandhi and Bhagavad-gita - what is that? Political struggle. Such a rascal. And he's leader? He does not know what is the purpose of Bhagavad-gita
- Gandhi or Vinobha or Vivekananda or Aurobindo, they did not come in the parampara system. They have made themselves important by their own ideas. That we want to check. Therefore we are presenting Bhagavad-gita As It Is
- Generally they pass stool in the field. The cow's, cow dung and man's stool and everyone's stool, they are wrapped together in the rainy season. It became fertile
- Girls should be taught how to become faithful wife, how to learn nice cooking, cleansing, dressing. Simple method. There is no objection of their becoming scholar, but that is not necessary
- God is person?
- Gravity should be maintained. And laughing means taking things trifling. That is not allowed. This is the etiquette. That is what we are teaching. You are simple, but this is the etiquette. Understand me right or not?
- Grhastha should not be dependent on Society. At the same time, he should not be independent of the Society
- Guru is required to understand tad-vijnanam, transcendental science, not for any material understanding
- Guru Maharaja foretold. He told my Godbrothers, Sridhara Maharaja and others, that "He'll do the needful when time comes. Nobody requires to help him." He told in 1935. And after all, this was true
- Guru Maharaja liked me. I know. By his blessing it is, everything has happened. I was not worth. What did I...? I do not know why he liked. I was not worth. There were so many disciples. And still, he liked me
- Guru Maharaja, he saw this. Now I remember those days, when he was instructing, "Do like this. Do like this." At that time, I could not understand. "Oh, why he's talking to me?"
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- Hare Krsna means what? "Brahman, please remove from me the... " Isn't it?
- Hare Krsna. Bhakta-sane bas. Such a great opportunity. You are all pure devotees. To live with you and to die while you are chanting, such a great fortune. So there is no question of being afraid of death
- Have Muslims taken to this movement?
- Have you put any conditions (they may say that "Your Krsna; our this." No. That knowledge Krsna is giving for everyone. And it is accepted by everyone. They are Christians. How they are accepting? I am not bribing them)?
- He (my Guru Maharaja) was very sorry. At the last stage he was disgusted
- He said first-class food is Marwari, and last class, Madrasi
- He said if God is Krsna, then there would be some evidence in the Bible, but there is no evidence
- Hm. No, but there is alternative always. There are available rooms and apartments just adjoining the temples
- Hog means
- Hog means he can eat any nonsense thing, whole day working, if he gets sex. Never mind whether mother, sister or daughter or any. You see the hog's family. They are very much sexually inclined, without any discrimination, and eating stool
- How about Radha-Krsna also (let them worship Gaura-Nitai)?
- How are they feeling about it (temple), the Vrndavana Gosais?
- How are you trying?
- How can any materialist manage more than a few wives without divorce?
- How can we realize the omnipresence?
- How can you fight a war and then be nonviolent at the same time?... How is it possible to be nonviolent...
- How could I know the unknown within the known?
- How did you feel about when they taught Darwin when you were in school?
- How do we know that the meaning (of Bhagavad-gita) is distorted?
- How does a preacher realize? How does a preacher come to realize?
- How does she get Krsna's instructions while chanting?
- How has India improved by independence? What is the improvement? They are more godless than ever
- How is it opened, the eyes (naked soul is there, but you have no eyes to see it. Naked soul is there, but it is so small you cannot see it... But there is. There is no doubt about it)?
- How many millions of years we'll take to evolve to become a human being? Then he gets chance of Krsna consciousness
- How many of you are going to Mayapur with me?
- How old were you (when a man wanted Prabhupada to become his son)?
- How old were you when you got your Radha-Krsna Deity?
- How should we know that he (the guru) knows about Krsna?
- How the Mayavadi thinks that he can..., that the material energy is false when at every step he's baffled by the material energy?
- How they were happy, the inhabitants of Vrndavana with Krsna and living and cows. That I want to introduce. At any cost do it and... Don't bother about big, big buildings. It is not required. Useless waste of time. Produce. Make the whole field green
- How they will believe that man didn't go to the moon?
- How to come to that position (of goswami)?
- How will your movement give anybody brains?
- How would he (the crocodile) have that loving feeling to hatch the baby?
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- I am international. I don't believe in this national or statewise. I never believed
- I am not qualified to worship Krsna, so let me just worship the Mother. She is part of Krsna, so let me just worship her
- I am on the deathbed. I may go away at any moment. Now it is up to you to give protection to the sanctity of our institution
- I am only requesting that whatever I have done, you don't spoil it. That's all
- I am simply trying to place before you. That's all. I believe. And that is my qualification. It is not that I doubt, no. You can say that is my qualification
- I am speaking not my manufacture. I heard it from my Guru Maharaja. He told me that these are these, like that. Not unauthorized. I don't speak anything which I have not heard from my Guru Maharaja
- I am very much confident of this medicine, because nobody is prepared to die, but I am prepared to die. That much strength I have got. Generally people do not like to die. But I will be very glad to die if Krsna wants
- I am wonderful so long I serve Krsna. Otherwise useless; no value. If I can serve Krsna, then I am wonderful certainly. We don't want to become cheap wonderful. We want to become really wonderful by serving Krsna. That is our mission
- I dared to approach them because I am confident that what I am presenting, it is solid. There is no mistake
- I did not attempt in the beginning. I started my activities when I was seventy years old
- I found that our devotees who engage in business, they become a little spiritually weakened because we're not that advanced yet
- I fully depend on your discrimination
- I had some experience in my childhood, in 1911. I was thirteen years old. There was a riot. So our house was there in Mahatma Gandhi Road, and all sides Muhammadans
- I have done on reality. I want to establish reality, not imagination. What is the use of giving some imaginative idea
- I have given in writing. My will, my executive power, everything. Disaster will happen if you cannot manage it
- I have given my ideas and direction in my books, and people appreciate; I think from my side I have done everything
- I have given my program. You tackle, GBC men. At least, don't make me Alexander the Great in my lifetime
- I have never given vote. Since we have got this svaraj, as soon as the vote question, I go away. Because I think, "Why shall I give this nonsense vote? None of them are liked by me." I avoid it
- I have spread this Krsna consciousness within ten years, and he is standing eight thousand years. So credit goes to him or to me?
- I heard he (Subash Bose) took the dress of a Muslim?
- I request, Swamiji, on what basis we can say that it is a different meaning or distorted meaning and not the meaning which the Gita says (but you understand in different way. That is difficulty. You create your own meaning)?
- I see Srimad-Bhagavatam so exalted knowledge and so beautifully literary presented. Srimat. Srimat means beautiful. Throughout the whole world, you won't find any literature. This is India's fortune, and they are keeping it packed up
- I see. Then how to understand it (the difficulty is you do not understand even a line of Bhagavad-gita. Still, you say that you are student of Bhagavad-gita. This is difficulty)?
- I shall choose some guru. I shall say, "Now you become acarya. You become authorized." I am waiting for that. You become all acarya. I retire completely. But the training must be complete
- I shall remain your personal guidance, physically present or not physically, as I am getting personal guidance from my Guru Maharaja
- I should be always chanting
- I should not take at night. At night, a little milk and barley water only. Light
- I spoke in many of the churches there. My host arranged for that. So it was not with that purpose that I came here, to defeat some religious process. That was not my purpose. Our mission is, Lord Caitanya's mission is, to teach everyone how to love God
- I stress in every letter, "Chant Hare Krsna at least sixteen times. Follow the principles."
- I want to give Indian culture to the whole world. I'm not going to cheat people, taking Bhagavad-gita and speaking all nonsense. I want to present Bhagavad-gita as it is. That is my mission
- I want to have a small Vaisnava state - varnasrama, ideal. Ideal Vaisnava state. Brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, they are doing very nicely, & people will be surprised, "Oh." There is no question of hatred. It is division for proper discharge of duty
- I want to increase more and more. No money in the bank. In the books. And as soon as there will be stock of book, it has to be sold. Otherwise you will starve. (chuckling) That I want
- I want to read some books published by Swamiji. Can I get?
- I wanted that all our books should be given to the court: "This is our statement." Let him read
- I was born in Nandotsava day
- I was never careful for anything. Whatever automatically comes... I was never careful. "As the Jew, I have to save..." No, no
- I was very happy when I heard, respectable gentlemen, out of love they are washing dishes. You know that? Atreya Rsi told me
- I was wondering if you could give me some idea what you want done, so I can also think about how to improve the magazine. Something is wrong in the magazine?
- I wish that you GBC manage very nicely and consider I am dead and let me try to travel all the tirthasthana
- I worked very hard. Two times lectures, cooking, and meeting and twenty-four-hours writing book, typing. Not a single moment, and still I am not wasting single moment
- I would like to know how this movement started, what gave you the idea. What is the background? And why it was called the Krsna consciousness movement? Is it a return to something very fundamental?
- I'm not actually tired. I'm feeling completely rejuvenated just seeing you, Srila Prabhupada
- I'm saying the emphasis of marriage responsibility, I don't know if it's preached that strongly. Generally it's preached that one should not...
- I, being a servant of the senses, how to run away from the senses?
- If a brahmacari decides to get married and then enters into married life, should he be encouraged to maintain that responsibility throughout his life?
- If Christ comes back, what will be the position of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His Krsna consciousness movement?
- If God is to uplift the soul of all the persons, all the livings, why there is a chaotic situation?
- If he is not conscious, how can he do work for Him (Krsna)?
- If I create one moon, that is sufficient. I don't want many stars. My Guru Maharaja used to say like that. That was my Guru Maharaja's principle, and that is my principle
- If in our society we say, "Srila Prabhupada wants some to be sudra..."
- If it is inconceivable, then they will say how we can conceive it (earth is round and flat both, together. First we should reply it is acintya. This should be the reply. Inconceivable)?
- If my life is finished, that is not wonderful. Nobody will lament. "Oh, he was old man, eighty-two years old." But if I can live for some days more, that is wonderful. If I die, that is not wonderful
- If one does not hear Krsna, then he must be grouped in these categories: duskrtina, mudha, naradhama, mayayapahrta-jnana. What is the value of their so-called education if they cannot understand the simple truth, tatha dehantara-praptih - BG 2.13
- If one gets little prominence, other becomes envious. Society is so polluted. Matsarya. So we have to adjust
- If one man is turned by this, the movement is successful. So there is good prospect, good hope. And you all combine together, try. Push this movement more and more
- If people say, "What is this Hare Krsna movement doing?"
- If someone is a sudra, how can you let him have his own money?
- If there is no good management, where is the use of office? Simply occupying seats?
- If there was no Krsna's grace, how this institution would have come into existence? It was not possible, such a big institution, all by one man's endeavor, starting with forty rupees. Simply Krsna's grace. So don't spoil that
- If they voluntarily give contribution, that's all right. Otherwise we shall provide. We have got guesthouse. It is very nice. Even they do not pay, we shall pay
- If they wanted to, wouldn't Krsna have given them the opportunity (there may be many other Vaisnava acaryas or something in India, but they are not... By the fact that they are not preaching, it means they have not realized it)?
- If we accept that the senses, the body and the mind are not perfect, they're limited, then with what means are we to perceive God?
- If we are disgusted (I'll guide. Don't move me to the hospital. Better kill me here. But if you are disgusted, that is another thing)?
- If we build in Puri, will we have Jagannatha?
- If we decide that "Whatever Krsna has said, we have to do it at any risk," that is Krsna consciousness. "Krsna has said. My Guru Maharaja said. We have to do it"
- If we don't get protection from the government, then what can we do?
- If we have got faith in the words of Krsna - they are very openly spoken - then our life becomes successful. But we have no faith in Krsna. They take Krsna as ordinary human being
- If we make here (in Bhuvanesvara) nice arrangement, nice preaching, people will come here. People will come when there is real teaching
- If we were to preach a little less vigorously, there might be less objection, but then again there would be the less benefit because we would not be preaching as vigorously. It's very hard to know sometimes just how forcefully to preach
- If you advertise the maha-mantra gives some material benefit, isn't that an offense?
- If you are compassionate, you feel the pain. Then how does that go with even-mindedness?
- If you cannot attract people to some rasa, they'll not stay. Just like these Americans, foreigners, they have tasted little rasa in Krsna consciousness; therefore they are sticking. That we have to create. That is bhakti-rasa
- If you don't accept spiritual master, how you'll get transcen... You'll be taught here and there, here and there, and waste time. Waste time for the teacher and waste your valuable time. Therefore you have to be guided by an expert spiritual master
- If you get the chance of getting such mahatma, then try to give him service. Become his servant. Then your path of liberation will be open. And tamo-dvaram yositam sangi-sangam
- Immediately everything will be arranged, the history. That is Ayurvedic. He will not ask, "Give me the history." He'll study the history from the pulse. That is Ayurvedic
- In America, supposing a householder family pays for a room in our temple building. So they can have their sex life and family life?
- In Bhagavad-gita there is no such statement that you take care of the eyes of the people. There is no such statement. That is your manufactured. But we are preaching Bhagavad-gita as it is. That is the difference
- In business field, if the bank sees that you have got fifty percent, they will advance. If you have got fifty percent, any transaction, you want to do some business
- In future if they follow, they will also be delivered. This is wanted. We have made some plan. We are making. So this will be left. When we shall die this will be left. And anyone who will accept this parampara system will be promoted to Krsna
- In India such vast knowledge, it is kept for professional Bhagavata readers. How much harm they have done! Some professional Bhagavata readers, it is their property
- In my presence one should not become guru, so on my behalf, on my order... Be actually guru, but by my order
- In other words, there's no set principle that only the works which you have already translated can be published by the BBT. If there is some worthy translation of a bona fide Vedic reference, if it's properly done, the BBT could publish it?
- In our community, being as we're training up as Vaisnavas, how will we be able to make divisions in our society?
- In Satya-yuga or Treta-yuga they would not drill for petrol to use to make electricity or to make these gas lamps, so by what means did they use to light the palaces and the kingdoms? What was the natural resource utilized for that purpose?
- In so many ways Krsna is trying to convince that a living soul is different, completely different from matter
- In the history of India there is no woman leader
- In the history there was not a single devotee of Krsna before my going. Now there are thousands. Why? The secret is that I am presenting as it is
- In this condition I do not wish to live
- In Yadu-vamsa Krsna ordered all the devotee demigods to "Go and take birth there to help Me." Similarly, you were born in Europe, America, to help this. Otherwise you were devotees in your past lives. I have explained that in my recent writings
- In your introduction to the Bhagavad-gita you refer to Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianism and other religious faiths as sectarian designations, but isn't Krsna consciousness just another kind of designation in order not to call it Krsna-ism, another ism?
- Increase. That will depend on your character, behavior, preaching. Everyone knows. Everyone is astonished. Without any help, I started. Only asset was sincere... Everyone knows it. Otherwise how it is possible?
- Instead of dying, train jerking (laughs) or aeroplane jerking, why not parikrama? Die or live, it doesn't matter
- Introduced starting with ISKCON community (varnasrama-dharma should be introduced all over the world)?
- Is He coming again (he has got many names. Still, He acts to teach us. That is explained in the Bhagavad-gita. He's so kind, but as soon as He comes to teach us, we take Him as ordinary man)?
- Is interpretation necessary or not?
- Is it because we have the desire to come in contact with such persons that we contact them, like Nitai contacting that Purusottama?
- Is it permitted to use shells for making jewelry, crowns, etc., for Deities? Or is it to be considered as the bone of an animal?
- Is it right to tell the suffering that "I am busy, at work for my salvation"?
- Is it, just to satisfy their own ego that they (interpreters of bhagavad Gita who mislead people) are doing in this way?
- Is our goal to actually establish Vedic principles back into society again at large?
- Is that (brahmana) good or bad?
- Is that a guarantee for going home, if someone leaves their body in the dhama?
- Is that called rtvik-acarya (yes. I shall recommend some of you. After this is settled up, I shall recommend some of you to act as officiating acaryas)?
- Is that described as raganuga-bhakti (when they take it as a serious thing in life, oh, everyone will be happy)?
- Is there a difference between Rama and Krsna?
- Is there a minimum age for the man (a girl is married before puberty, she is not allowed to go to the husband until she has attained puberty... After attaining puberty there is another second marriage. Then the husband and wife live together)?
- Is there any system for publishing works in the future that you may not see?… What would the system be to insure the parampara if you would not personally see these translations?
- Is there anything we can do about it (Jagannatha Puri's sanctity they are killing. The biggest panditas are all known meat-eaters also. Meat, fish, everything. Many also take all sorts of intoxication and they also go to the prostitute)?
- Is there some mention in the Bhagavatam about this, that the religious men will wear only the clothes to make a profit?
- Is there some verse in the Bhagavatam which states that the Bhagavatam reciter must be a very qualified person?
- Is there special significance during this period (Kumbha Mela)?
- Isn't there something more fundamental than that (actually understand Bhagavad-gita and distribute the knowledge. That is our aim)?
- Isvara is different from Brahman?
- It (a book of Srila Prabhupada) establishes itself as a Deity within a person's home
- It does not make any difference. So you have got small Deity. Very nicely... So you can bathe Them nicely, decorate Them nicely
- It doesn't matter I leave this body. Even in death I'll live. One year before or one year after... Now as far as possible, I have trained you. Try to follow the principles. And go ahead. Don't be set back by maya's tricks. Go ahead, forward, at any cost
- It is better that he is living little away from your Matha. And when time will rise, he'll do everything. He hasn't got to be advised
- It is possible to attain that affection of love for God... without taking part in this Krsna consciousness movement?
- It is stated in the sastra, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad bhavausadhac chrotra... This is the medicine, panacea, for material disease. So kindly let me hear kirtana as far as possible, long as I live
- It is very difficult to push on this movement. Still, we are going. That is Krsna's grace
- It seems like even though you're invalid, it gives us more opportunity to serve you
- It seems like you are giving more stress to science in recent years than previously
- It seems now that it's the people from the West who want to hear. Why is that?
- It was only when your lotus feet touched Australia that it became worthwhile
- It's fortunate to take birth in America or England?
- It's like ten minutes a day. "Keep your job. Keep your position in life. Do everything you're doing. Just ten minutes a day go to sleep. Say some mantra and sleep." So no one is very much upset by it
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- Jagannatha Puri's sanctity they are killing. Thousands of years. Hmm? Gaura-Govinda?
- Jaya Srila Prabhupada. Thank you for all these instructions
- Jaya Srila Prabhupada. We're going on on your teachings, Srila Prabhupada. You're always in the center of our life
- Jesus Christ was crucified. He didn't mind. So if you are unnecessarily prosecuting us, we don't mind. We must go on with our duty. We cannot give it up
- Jivo va maro va. Because we are going to accept eternity, so appearance and disappearance of this body is no a very important thing. Nitya-lila, eternal life - that is our Krsna consciousness
- Just as you have given an example of krodha by Lord Hanuman in burning Lanka, are there any such instances where lobha could also be personified Lord Krsna's desire?
- Just like I am working, so my Guru Maharaja is there, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Physically he may not be, but in every action he is there. I think actually I have written that
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- Keep always busy. That I wish to see
- Keep always engaged yourself in Krsna activity. That is wanted. Jaya
- Keep this institution pure, not that we have to make it impure. We don't want to introduce impure. That should be a principle
- Kirtana and prasada distribution. This is our preaching mainly. And if they hear little philosophy, that is very good. Otherwise simply kirtana and prasada distribution is sufficient. Caitanya used to do that. He was not speaking philosophy to everyone
- Krsna as cowherd boy was running with his train. I have to take. And Jagannatha was snatching her cloth. They are very poisonous things. I was never fortunate with such incidences. I am simply trying to carry out the order of my Guru Maharaja. That's all
- Krsna consciousness is not like that, sentiment. Everything scientific, practical, for the good of the whole human society
- Krsna consciousness movement is to reform everything. Even if there is such desire it should be checked. And that can be checked if one is strictly Krsna conscious. Otherwise not possible
- Krsna expanded as everything; therefore their affection increased. Now this chapter is ended after describing how their affection was overflowed on account of Krsna's expansions
- Krsna has brought them here in Mayapur. Previously they were advanced. All of you. You are simply born because the mission was to be started
- Krsna has given you very nice occupation, translation work, and you are earning your livelihood independently. So do it very nicely. And if there is strain to work, then don't work
- Krsna has sent you to look after this Institution. And they are giving very good report that "Bhaktivedanta is..., is very big organization," and we have got land. Kindly try to improve it
- Krsna incarnation appears according to the particular planet and climate, er, planet. Just like churning. That is in higher planetary system. There are persons like that
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- Lalita says that "I know Swamiji is very exalted. I am simply afraid... He has so many American disciples. If some of them do something wrong, then that will be very bad thing for him." Lalita was telling me like that. But what can I do?
- Leader means one who has become first-class disciple. He is leader. Evam parampara-prapta... One who is perfectly following
- Legislative assembly, the senators must be all first-class brahmanas. Otherwise he cannot be elected. This should be introduced. Unless one is following the brahminical principles, he cannot be elected. He must give up these 4 principles of sinful life
- Let the movement go forward more and more. Now you have got nice places, filled with devotees. Don't be anxious for me. That, Krsna will take. And even if I go, where is the harm? Old man
- Let them do whatever nonsense they are doing. Let them chant and take prasada. We don't mind what they are doing. That is later on. When I was chanting in Tompkinson Park I never asked them that "Don't come here. You are drinking"
- Let them engage in kirtana. There will be more water for gardening, and it will be moist, and then produce fodder for the animals and food for you. And animal gives you milk. That is Vrndavana life
- Let them pray to Jagannatha for my cure immediately, or as soon as possible, I shall do that
- Life begins from water? How is that?
- Life is divided into two - that body and the soul. Actually the soul requires satisfaction. So unless the soul approaches Adhoksaja - adhoksaja means beyond the sense perception of bodily understanding - there is no possibility
- Like any other revealed scripture, the Bible's teachings are absolute, but are they to be understood literally or symbolically, and are they applicable for all men?
- Live like grhastha, but don't leave... So remain as grhastha and render your service. There is no harm. If one could not proceed, it doesn't matter. Failure is the pillar of success. Then try. Again you shall try
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- Maintain means fodder. Grow fodder. They will eat that leaf
- Make a very perfect institution
- Make it an ideal institution
- Make Manipur a big, nice center of Vaisnava. You are descendants of Babhruvahana. There is no doubt about it. Vaisnava raja. Make Manipur a strong center of Krsna
- Make the whole land, people, very happy. You show this example all over the world, this example, in America. Don't spoil money. Show by example
- Management is also spiritual activity. Why do you take like that? It is Krsna's establishment
- Many gurus and svamis have come to the West, but they have not established not one temple. And Prabhupada has established one hundred
- Many revolutions have been victorious with a very small minority of people behind them because they're so well organized. Russia, Germany, all these revolutions
- Mass of people may be poor, but we want to approach respectable persons. They are not poor. They will pay. Why third-class printing, fourth-class matter? Our first-class matter, first-class printing. We have got better scope than Gita Press
- Material science as well as spiritual science (would be taught under a Krsna conscious goverment)?
- Materially he helped Guru Maharaja how to organize. Therefore he liked him, that "This man is expert manager"
- Matter means matter develops on spirit. Without spirit there is no existence of matter. Just like spirit means consciousness
- Means of livelihood. It is recommended for everyone: trees, vegetables - that is his real means of livelihood, not this industry. Trees, vegetables, they are the real means of life, equally, in all seasons
- Means what is God and Krsna? Is there any difference?
- Military march, Manipur. Slogan: "Jaya Radhe! Jaya Krsna! Jaya Babhruvahana! Jaya Arjuna!" We shall organize Bombay headquarter, Manipur Vaisnava state, send missionary all over the world, bona fide, scientific system of religion, ideal character
- Money is coming there. Guru Maharaja said that "You do the right work, money will come. Money will fall down on your feet." There is no question of flattering. Do. Work sincerely. Everything will come, whatever you want
- My fear is that after training our men so much, if he's lost, that's a great loss. Then future of society becomes very hopeless
- My Guru Maharaja had thousands of disciples. So out of thousands of disciples, practically I am little successful. That everyone knows. Why? Because I firmly believed in the words of my guru. That's all
- My Guru Maharaja purchased two camels. I do not know what happened, but he purchased
- My Guru Maharaja used to give that example: A boy is flying kite
- My Guru Maharaja used to say, "When our men will be sahajiya, he will be more dangerous"
- My Guru Maharaja used to say, bokaloka. Bokaloka. So I was thinking, "Why he's..." Even Rabindranath Tagore, he's a Bokaloka. So I was thinking that "Everyone is bokaloka?" Now I can understand that everyone is a bokaloka, mudha
- My Guru Maharaja was also alone. And why not? All these rascals, why shall I call him intelligent?
- My Guru Maharaja was very humorous. He was a Calcutta bhap.(?) Therefore he liked me. All others, they came from East Bengal. I was the only disciple, Calcutta
- My Guru Maharaja would become very angry. He asked them, "Are you commercial-hired fools? No! Supply free!" He used to say like that
- My Guru Maharaja, he had magazines in six languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, and one Bengali daily
- My only anxiety is that don't be extravagant; otherwise you take money and spend it
- My order means Bhagavad-gita. We don't say anything extra. That is our principle. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that "You become guru"
- My point is, I don't wish to keep money in the bank. Invest in printing
- My presence or no presence, we have got now a position. We have to push on this movement very cautiously
- My purports are liked by people because it is presented as practical experience
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- Nagas come from Assam, no?
- Nandadulal? Why were you called like that?
- Never put me in hospital. You can refuse, that "This is our Guru Maharaja's order." Chant Hare Krsna. Bas. Let me die peacefully
- No, but those who are freedom fighters, they are actually on the wrong path?
- No, he's asking that these rtvik-acaryas, they're officiating, giving diksa. Their... The people who they give diksa to, whose disciple are they?
- No, if we people go there at Kumbha Mela time, is it good?
- No, no, we shall do exactly like karmis, but not for us - for Krsna. That is the difference. Same thing they are doing. Therefore these Mayavadi cannot understand
- No, why do we at all enter into this circle (of changing bodies)?
- No. Our is spiritual education, no medical education
- Nobody is going to disturb you (Hansaduta) there (in Ceylon). Make your own field and continue to become rttvik and act on my charge. People are becoming sympathetic there. The place is very nice
- Nobody. All these sannyasis, they leave. They do not give. They cannot give. They have no knowledge. Here the blind man, kana, they keep them in darkness
- None of the tourists who are Westerners ever takes Jagannatha prasadam, do they?
- Not to mix with ordinary men. Aratir jana, general public. Just like this, our place - only devotion. This is vivikta, aloof from this world
- Now they give so much importance to the person who is able to transplant kidney from one body to the other, but how about the whole human being or the universe which has been created by God?
- Now they say if we are thinking of our members to be gentlemen, then why is it when they go to the airports they are bothering so many people?
- Now we are being given a new training by you, Srila Prabhupada
- Now you all GBC make a plan how to introduce the books in every home. The same policy in other languages also. We have got much work ahead. Don't think our business is finished
- Nowadays coat-pant is very costly. If you can spend your money, costly dress, we have no objection. Then you have to earn more; you have to work more. Therefore we are simplified
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- Of course, if I die, there is nothing to be ruined. You are all participants. So organize this farm project, simple living. Human life is meant for God realization. Try to help them
- Of course, we do not want to criticize, but according to sastra, people will suffer more and more. And they must suffer. Because they are becoming godless, they must suffer. That is nature's punishment
- Oh, don't try to understand in a minute. You read all these books. But attentively, if the child has form, the father must have form. There is no doubt of it. And what is that form? That you have to understand
- One can understand the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he can become guru. Or one who understands his guru's order, the same parampara, he can become guru. And therefore I shall select some of you
- One has to work in Krsna consciousness to satisfy Krsna or Visnu, and while performing such activities one is in a liberated stage. This is the great art of doing work, and in the beginning this process requires very expert guidance
- One must know the right way
- One of the conditions is illicit sex... What exactly do you mean?
- One who cannot understand this fact, that soul is immortal, body is... He is no more human; he is animal
- One who is devotee, he is devata. One who is not devotee, he's asura. That's all - in different names. So our this movement is making the asuras to become devata. This is our movement
- Only to the very determined and serious person we can ask them to give up meat-eating and things like this in this kind of countries?
- Our Bombay should be organized. Work is our life. There is no question of "How long?" As long as possible. Krsna giving us good opportunities. Now we should take it seriously. It is not joke. "Hare Krsna movement is bona fide religion"
- Our books are sold not for philosophical speculation but practical solution of the problems. The philosophical classes are now being closed everywhere
- Our devotees abroad, should they who have children, should they be encouraged to send their sons to the Vrndavana gurukula?
- Our first question is about the GBC members. We want to know how long should they remain in office?
- Our Godbrothers. They are envious. What I have done to them? I am doing my business, trying to serve my Guru Maharaja. But they are envious because I am so opulent. I have got so much fame, so many influence, so much influence all over the world
- Our Guru Maharaja, so strict... A little discrepancy, he would chastise like anything. But we liked it very much
- Our magic is already there. Throughout the whole world we are chanting Hare Krsna. Is not that magic? Hmm? Foreign countries, foreign religion, and they are accepting Krsna and chanting Hare Krsna. Is not that magic?
- Our policy means Krsna's policy
- Our request is how best we can intimate the teachings of Gita in the spreading of this... How to intimate in our daily life...?
- Out of desire to serve you, they carry out whatever you ask
- Oxen can also grind, I think. Can oxen also (in India the practice was hand grind daily. The women will do that. That's exercise for them, and they keep their body fit and beautiful)?
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- Parvati was engaged to worship the genital of Lord Siva. He was in meditation, and he could not be awakened. Kalidasa Kavi is giving remark that "Here is dhira. Here is dhira. A young girl touching the genital of Lord Siva, and he is not agitated."
- People accept them (the rebirth cases in medical bulletins)?
- People are recognized I am great. Don't make me small. I'll not give you much trouble, but I am now invalid. What can I do?
- People are speaking about our movement now. Many people say to us that "You are selling out, compromising your position"
- People become so much impelled or attracted when they hear of a great personality and his activities. It makes them want to link up with such a person. So this book will have preaching effect, no doubt, and it will be filled with philosophy also
- Person (is Krsna a person)?
- Phew! You understood that from this discussion here with this man?
- Prabhupada said this past week that in the future, historians will study this period of world history, how this movement has changed the world. He said in the future they will just note this period, how the world is being changed
- Prabhupada says by activating his muscles, by massaging, that will generate energy. That will bring appetite
- Practically, if I remained at Radha-Damodara temple becoming a paramahamsa, then how this institution would have come into existence? That is a fact
- Practice yoga - solitary and sacred place. What is this circle we see in morning? Simply "Chai, chai, chai." And cigarette, bidi, and talking nonsense, drinking - no arrangement. Vedic system, still in India in morning they take bath, in the villages
- Prahlada Maharaja underwent so much persecution. He was never disturbed, because he was confident that "Krsna will give me protection. Never mind." That is another position. Maha-bhagavata. We are kanistha-adhikaris. We have to worship Deity
- Preacher, even if he's maha-bhagavata, he comes to the second stage. Just like Guru Maharaja. He's maha-bhagavata, but still he had to come to the second stage. He had to take precaution. That is natural
- Print books as many as possible and distribute. This is our main program. All other programs secondary. So with this aim in view, work all together. Our Caitanya-caritamrta is unique literature
- Print books, and as I have given in my will, half, again print, and half spent for propaganda as you like. In this way go on
- Printing and translation must continue. That is our main business. It cannot be stopped. Must go on. Just like persisting, now we have got so many Hindi literature. (laughs) I was simply persisting, "Where is Hindi? So it has come to some tangible form
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- Rascal civilization. Instead of giving protection to the cows, you are cutting the throat. Is that civilization?
- Real point is if we can introduce book, there is nothing illegal. Everything is legal. Now, to save us from so-called legal complication, we must be legal. Otherwise there is nothing illegal what we do for Krsna
- Recently there was a scientific meeting here. Where is that Statesman report?
- Religion means, according to Vedic sastra, dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam(SB 6.3.19): "Religion means the law given by God." It is very simple. But if you do not know what is God, and if you do not know what law He has given, then where is religion?
- Remain like hog, dog, camel, and asses and go on, be engaged in politics and election - "Then you are right." And if you speak against this mode of civilization - "brainwash"
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- Sadhu-sanga, of course, is very important. Getting to take a dip in Ganges at that, during this period, has that got any particular significance apart from sadhu-sanga?
- Shah Jahan
- She has a husband, but they don't live together in the same ideas, spiritual ideas. So she wants to know what to do now. Should she go apart from the husband?
- She lives in Milano and she would like, somehow or other, to help people through yoga. So she wants to know if she is able to do it or not?
- She said that probably would be the first and last time she will see you, so she wants to know if she can continue to contact you?
- She said, "Your Guruji is just like Nethaji. He went outside of India and organized army of Vaisnavas"
- She's going back to Milan, and she would like to spread the sun that's here present, and she wants to know if you have any advice how she should do it because she would like to go spread it
- Should Krsna be dressed very, very opulently like this, Srila Prabhupada?
- Should we actually start to train up some of our men so they know how to fight?
- Should we try to make an effort to have our householders go and live on the farms, a special effort? If it's ready to do that?
- Simply go on sincerely working for this movement. Nobody can defeat you. Take all strategic point, fighting with maya, and become victorious
- Simply theorizing, making plan, and they do not know what is the suffering. Such a rascal civilization. So we have to introduce real civilization. Therefore we are struggling so hard
- Simply they'll think that "If I keep long hairs, I'll be very beautiful" This psychological study is there. And five thousand years before, prediction. How much authoritative the book is, just imagine. Is it not fact?
- Since most of our presentation is done by lawyer, how can this practically be brought about that he introduces the books as our main defense? How can he present the books, a lawyer, if there's not a preacher?
- Sir, do you not consider it advisable to get the judgment that the Americans have translated into Indian so we can look?
- Sir, may I know the meaning of the divine name Hare Krsna and Hare Rama? The real meaning of the divine name Hare Krsna, Hare Rama?
- Sir, taking care of the society, of the countries, there is no difference?
- Sir, what is the way to serve the Supreme?
- Sir, what is your idea about people following other religions?
- So as the Krsna consciousness movement increases its influence, then American culture will gradually change?
- So by looking at Him (Krsna) you are trying to rouse the interests of the people, or curiosity?
- So enthusiastically do everything. You are the beginner of this movement, one of the pioneers. So you should be more vigorous. You should not lag behind anyone. You voluntarily joined
- So far I remember, the moon is also like the sun, that it is fire blazing, but it is surrounded by a cool atmosphere. Therefore it is soothing. I think there is such description
- So here are three dandas. One danda, person. There are four dandas. He is person, "I am." And the other three danda, my mind - kaya manah vakya - my body and my words
- So how we will expose it before scientists?
- So I am not going to die. Kirtir yasya sa jivati: "One who has done something substantial, he lives forever." He doesn't die
- So in the same way (that Jesus) Krsna also was appearing again during...?
- So is this conflict part of the spreading of Krsna consciousness?
- So many temples. I have given my program how to manage it. Now you see. That is my anxiety, that there may not be any discrepancies or slackness. Am I right or wrong?
- So much training we are giving; still, there is falldown
- So that Pondicherry was Aurobindo's idea? What was the motive?
- So then how we can let them live together, man and woman?
- So they (my disciples) are taking risk for Krsna. That is great service. Krsnarthe 'khila cestah. That is one of the valuable service - for Krsna's sake, all kinds of dangerous position
- So they may also be considered your disciples (he's guru. He's guru… Yes. That is formality. Because in my presence one should not become guru, so on my behalf, on my order... Amara ajnaya guru hana. Be actually guru, but by my order)?
- So they may challenge, "Do you mean to say that you can feed the whole world without meat?"
- So they're (the ants) better than us?
- So unless we get men from overseas, then for us to expand is very difficult. Just like for this Mombassa. We get this big house. Unless we have men to maintain it, then why should we take it?
- So we are trying to use their endorsements and then make it very specific that "Therefore to meditate using the Hare Krsna, this is healthy." So why are you attacking us?
- So we have to give allowances to such people (the newcomers). We have to give allowance?
- So we say that the soul is in the heart. So how can we convince the other doctors, for example, of the presence of the soul within the body and especially within the heart?
- So what could be more charitable than feeding?
- So when the Krsna consciousness movement becomes so powerful that it is in charge of the government, is it because of a small group of people or because of a mass?
- So why not show me where it is (life in the fire)?
- So with that feeling I want to produce them also, my followers. Everyone should be like that
- Someone has said that (if they grow like this, in ten years the Hare Krishna will take the government)?
- Sometimes I become surprised how I have written this. Although I am the writer, still sometimes I am surprised how these things have come. Such vivid description. Where is such literature throughout the whole world?
- Sometimes people ask whether I have seen anything very powerful in Srila Prabhupada
- Sridhara Maharaja belonged to the Bagh Bazaar party. And I was living aloof. My Guru Maharaja approved. He said, "It is better that he is aloof from them"
- Srila Prabhupada, in Mayapur we see so many pilgrims coming from Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. They're having this Vaisnava tilaka, Gaudiya-Vaisnava tilaka, and they also worship Caitanya Mahaprabhu. How is that influence also there?
- Srila Prabhupada, should we be thinking in our minds that one day the Krsna consciousness movement will have to manage the cities and the nations of the world?
- Srila Prabhupada, what is the responsibility of some person towards the father who has given the material body to him?
- Srila Prabhupada, you gave that example: If you want to kill a mosquito, use a gun. What does that example show?
- Srila Prabhupada? Do you remember when Prabhavisnu was here you told him to go with "the courage of an Englishman and the heart of a Bengali mother"? He remembers those word
- Srila Prabhupada? Do you want us to give something towards repairing this Caitanya Mahaprabhu Mandir?... Any amount in particular that you want to be given?... There's some maximum amount?
- Srila Prabhupada? For the Bombay opening, is it necessary to have those South Indian brahmanas?
- Srila Prabhupada? I had a question about the prasadam distribution money that I am hoping to get from the record sales... I would like to know if some of it can be used for distributing prasadam in America
- Srila Prabhupada? I was thinking to, if I had some free time, that I could work on writing some essay about nationalism
- Srila Prabhupada? Long time ago, you wanted an exhibit in London. ... That would be better than Washington?
- Srila Prabhupada? Once one man asked why Krsna Himself comes in India only? Why not American countries?
- Srila Prabhupada? Sometimes we find a dilemma in preaching, in the sense that if we preach very vigorously we invoke the attention of the authorities
- Srila Prabhupada? We can also purchase in the name of Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity Trust… Should we buy this land, Srila Prabhupada?
- Srila Prabhupada? Would you like it (Bombay temple) to be opened on your Guru Maharaja's disappearance?
- Srila Prabhupada? You said before that you..., that it is said that you were poisoned?
- Stick to our principle, and see our GBC is very alert. Then everything will go on, even I am not present. Do that. That is my request
- Story of Narada Muni and the cobbler
- Suppose if we don't follow it (the counting of number of rounds on japa), it's not beneficial?
- Supposing any person, he renounces everything, his material property, and if he just came to Krsna consciousness. Can he live?
- Swamiji, I wanted to know the importance of Kumbha Mela
- Swamiji, if you understand the message of Gita, that Krsna says, recommends even-mindedness and... Samata… And do not grieve because this body is meant for death. Now, I think also... Then also compassion will come in, yeah?
- Swamiji, there is no salvation for this country?
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- Ten thousand loving salesmen
- That (Bhuvanesvara) is part of Jagannatha Puri dhama?
- That Abhirama, that is the associate of Mahaprabhu?
- That book that Jayatirtha was making on Deity worship following from the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, he told me he is making on your order to make a standard of Deity worship. That is the standard we should be advising the temples to follow?
- That description of Brahma receiving knowledge through the heart, is that at the beginning of every day, or is that just at the beginning of the creation of the universe?
- That doesn't mean that your disciples should think also, "I will remain aloof just as our Prabhupada..."?
- That is business, competition. You are doing your business; I am doing my business. That competition is there in every business
- That is my concern, that such huge, huge establishment, if properly, regularly not managed, then again everything will be finished
- That is my earnest desire (to distribute books). Fulfill it
- That is my only request, that at the last stage don't torture me and put to death. So I am not eating anything, and if we chant, by batches chant, I'll hear
- That is my open secret. Print books, and distribute, and spend half in whichever life you do and half, again print books
- That is our concern: how the world is misdirected. That we are challenging, this Krsna consciousness. It is not that "East," "West," "you," "I." Everyone is a victim. Bhagavata says, prayena kalau asmin yuge janah: "In this age everyone is condemned"
- That is our religion. We are teaching surrender to God, but they have no idea that there is God. They have forgotten that "There is God, and He can talk with me. I can talk with Him"
- That is the real presence. Physical presence is not important
- That jiva comes along with the rain?
- That one person, God, He's supplying everyone, whatever necessities. You have to simply work little. That is material world. In the material world you have to work. And in the spiritual world there is no question of work
- That was the first and last of playing in dramatic drama in my life
- That word "mess," by that word he (Bhaktisiddhanta) meant eating, messing, eating?
- That's exactly what you had, two hundred dollars. You had saved that money very carefully?
- The American boys have cooperated with me by printing, by distributing, and the money was received by selling the books. So the books are mine. I have given to the society
- The Bhagavad Gita, there are many, but why ours is selling so many? Because we have named "As It Is". Is that the reason?
- The body is matter, but still it is conscious as long as I am alive. So that means the life is consciousness?
- The future of the Krsna consciousness movement. Should I see what it says under that?
- The government is also giving land free to encourage agriculture. Simply that it has to be cleared. It's jungle land; it has to be cleared. Shall we try for something like that?
- The guiding principle should be that under no circumstance should anyone become lost
- The institution depends on the GBC
- The last desire... Because if you become addicted to certain type of desire, that is prominent at the time of death
- The logic of the frog in the well
- The Manipuri devotees, receive them nicely
- The mass of people should be educated. Just like we are educating, "No meat-eating." So automatically the meat-selling, slaughterhouse will be stopped
- The opportunity is offered. If you don't take, that is your misfortune. We are offering, "Every one of you can become safe, safely protected by the father, Krsna"
- The other day you were asking me about the wages, labor
- The outcome of the battle is already decided. Just like in Bhagavad-gita, we've already won. We just have to keep fighting
- The owner of the body, is He responsible for this body also?
- The Pope is agreeing with you in Rome?… The Pope is agreeing?… In Rome. He is agreeing with Hare Krsna…?… With chanting and...
- The principle should be silence. Then it will be all right. I will be free to work
- The rascals, they agree to die. We do not agree to die. We want to come to our original position, no more death. This is our motto
- The simple version (of Bhagavad gita) is there also for a layman like us who do not know?
- The so-called president and leader and Gandhi, they are also another animal, big animal. So does it mean an animal big and very powerful, he has got the human intelligence? This is civilization
- The superior energy is utilizing inferior energy for His purpose. You are utilizing this inferior, the lump of matter, for serving my purpose. That is superior energy
- The whole basis of the devotional service is utsaha. Just like unless there was utsaha, how a man of seventy years old, without any hope, could go to such distant place from Vrndavana to New York? The only platform was utsaha
- The whole system is to understand Krsna. But one does not know Krsna, so he remains mudha, and therefore all his attempt is baffled
- "The work done by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada toward the revivalism of Hindu culture and civilization is unsurpassable. His Holiness has done a great service to Indian culture by reinterpreting the concept enshrined in the Srimad-Bhagavatam"
- Their aims and object is superficially good, that "We altogether preach." But they do not know the ways
- Their measurement of happiness and distress is how much nice wife and children they get and how much money they get
- Their mission is, "What is this nonsense, spiritual understanding? Simply some sentiment, waste of time. Produce. Enjoy. Invent so many things for sense gratification" - Western civilization. And this is very attractive to the raksasa class
- Then how yato mata tato patha, became so strong?
- Then our next question concerns initiations in the future, particularly at that time when you're no longer with us. We want to know how first and second initiation would be conducted?
- Then the last question. Rama, how do you relate?
- Then what is the relationship of that person who gives the initiation and the… (yes. I shall recommend some of you. After this is settled up, I shall recommend some of you to act as officiating acaryas. Rtvik, yes)?
- Then why do they (the Vallabhas) imitate?
- Then you'll not be effective (if you rubber stamp). You can cheat, but it will not be effective. Just see our Gaudiya Matha. Everyone wanted to become guru, and a small temple and "guru." What kind of guru? No publication, no preaching
- There is chance of uniting all these different parts of India by Krsna consciousness. You have to organize. At least you organize here, Manipur center, Burma and Bangladesh and Assam. It will be successful
- There is no doubt about it that I am the representative of God. Either you dream or not dream, I claim
- There is no problem for us. Even if we do not enter the temple (in Jagannatha Puri), that is no problem. But if we can start a nice temple, people will come, the same thing as in Vrndavana
- There is no question of discouragement. Now these books I have read, either Bengali or Hindi, they are well-written, very convincing. All our books are convincing
- There is possibility because these young men, they are taking. So everywhere revolution takes place by young men. So if it is actually spreading like epidemic, and young men, they are taking part, so within ten years it is not impossible
- There is sun, and above that, there is moon. And they are going to moon. They are going nowhere - simply taking laboratory photo, studio, and cheating
- There must be capacity, there must be endeavor, there must be good fortune. It is not that you simply desire and it will drop from the sky. That is not possible
- There was a newspaper article about a few weeks ago, and you had said that something could be written on this subject (nationalism). That's the only reason I... Is there any subject that would be good to write on?
- There would be Kali-yuga. Then there will be Satya-yuga after. Is it not so, predicted?
- Therefore we say that "Why not in the fire?" If there is life in water, why not in the fire? You cannot see. You have no eyes. There is life, and Krsna says, nainam dahati pavakah (BG 2.23)
- These European and American Vaisnavas, they're hankering after jagannatha svami nayana pathagami bhavatu me. Now it is through your intervention they may be able to see Jagannatha Swami. (chuckles) They are hankering like that
- These people were within Aryan civilization. Aryan, Iranian, their names are given. Up to Iran, their field(?). Europeans also, Indo-European. Gradually they declined. Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission is to make them civilized
- These sahajiyas will come out of so many devotees. What can be done? From my Guru Maharaja's disciples, so many sahajiyas came
- These things have to be adjusted. You cannot follow very rigid in case of grhasthas. Some way or other, you have to adjust. We cannot allow them to be lost
- These two pujaris, the two brothers, they look like they're out of the Caitanya-caritamrta. They appear as two persons right out of that book. Vaikuntha men. Perfect team of brothers
- They (Harijanas) have their unions. How can we approach the union and talk to the leaders?
- They (one who is under the control of maya, he speaks like ghostly-haunted man - all nonsense) are actually ghostly-haunted, or as if ghostly-haunted?
- They (the babajis) say that (they don't care for. They say, "Bhagavad-gita is not for us")?
- They are accusing us that "By chanting, you are killing your brain"
- They are all intelligent in sense gratification. Quite equal in intelligence, like the man. There is no scarcity of intelligence
- They are endorsing (the Indian government understands that this movement is turning the whole world towards Indian culture)?
- They are thinking, "What if the people want to be Communist? Why should we interfere?"
- They bow down like stick. This is called dandavat. Danda means "stick"; vat means "like." When you fall down, just like a stick falls, before superior, that is called dandavat. Not by simply saying dandavat... Eh, one must fall down
- They cannot make any plan successful without Krsna consciousness. So long they'll insist upon this point, that "Without Krsna consciousness we shall do everything successfully..." That is durasa
- They don't mind even if they become a dog next life. Is it not? This is Western civilization. They say plainly, "What is wrong? I'll forget." Such degradation has taken place in the human society
- They felt an ecstasy so continue this ideal
- They have spoiled India's culture. All these... Rabindranath Tagore. All misleaders. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the real leader, and Krsna
- They have stopped it (cow killing) because they see we are getting so much support?
- They must be all ideal acarya-like. In the beginning we have done for working. Now we should be very cautious. Anyone who is deviating, he can be replaced
- They speak of peace, such nonsense. How can they expect peace when they're slaughtering?
- They thought, "This man is grhastha. He is embarassed with family life. What he'll do?" That was their impression. But I never neglected. Guru Maharaja told me
- They wanted an Indian to be the leader (of ISKCON)?
- They were a little strict. They were strict (we had all European professors)?
- They would say, How do you know God said that? Just because it is written in a book, how do you know?
- They'll give us description of the land, and before our going, they'll make a camp. Small, big, that doesn't matter. And in the morning, the former camp broken, and go to the next camp with kirtana
- They're all maintained by God. Therefore He's called chief living being. Quality, the same. He's living being; we are living being
- Thirteen or twenty years (that you lived in Allahabad)?
- This hypocrisy should be stopped. There have been so many fallen down. First of all there will be no sannyasi anymore. I have got very bad experience
- This is an institution to elevate people gradually
- This is fact, that when this body is no more working, the subtle body carries the soul to another gross body. That they cannot see, but it acts. This science they do not know. Seeing is always not competent, material eye
- This is the modern civilization. They do not know what is the goal of life. And without knowing the goal of life, they are trying to adjust things on this material platform
- This is the pity of the thing. Now you should reform them in this Krsna consciousness movement, and real United Nations will be formed. There will be no question of nationalism
- This is the reason, one of the reasons. Hm. I don't think many devotees think in terms of that, but this is a very practical point, that selling books, once you make the sale, that's it. The book will act
- This is what you have tried to do. Why is it necessary to concentrate on this name, "Krsna"?
- This is when Maharaja Yudhisthira was retiring, or before?
- This Krsna consciousness movement means vairagya-vidya, to become detestful to this material world. Because we are not becoming detestful. The karmis, they are more and more becoming entangled: "Give me this, give me that, give me that"
- This one man was challenging that "This Krsna is simply sex symbol, dancing with so many women, having so many queens"
- This Ratha-yatra, Radha-Govinda seva, prasada distribution. Only the new thing I am doing-writing of books by the order of Guru Maharaja. Otherwise, whatever I have introduced, I was trained up in childhood. I simply imitated. I am simply surprised
- This should be strictly outlawed, no more sannyasis. And those sannyasis who have fallen, you get them married, live like a... No more this showbottle, cheating. It is very ludicrous
- This will be a revolution - science and Bhagavad-gita
- This will more or less revolutionize the way we're running our centers. If we introduce it, it will more or less revolutionize the way we're running our centers
- Tilaka is our position. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's stricture. He would not see one face if there is no tilaka. He used to say it is cremation ground. Yes, without tilaka. Pasanta mukha. Tilaka must be there
- Time was not right. Now you can do something
- Tin, tin, tin, tin - International Society String Band, combined together, now we have become a stringed instrument
- To practically follow Jesus Christ for a sincere searcher of the truth who does not recognize and accept the external manifestations of the Krsna consciousness movement, is it possible to attain love of God?
- Twenty times (London. Guru Maharaja sending him regularly seven hundred rupees per month. In those days seven hundred means at least...)?
- Two chapters more will finish Ninth Canto...If people actually taking like that, then there will be a revolution in Western country
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- Unconsciousness also means no life?
- Unless one is very strong in body, old age means suffering. So whatever Krsna-Balarama desire. Now it is up to you to maintain the Society very nicely. There is framework. There is idea. There is facility of everything
- Utsahan. This kind of utsaha required. Utsaha means enthusiasm. Utsahan dhairyat. So do it enthusiastically... It is a new peaceful revolution throughout the whole world
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- Varnasrama-dharma should be established to become a Vaisnava
- Vedic knowledge means whatever is beyond the capacity of your senses, that you have to hear from the right source. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet (MU 1.2.12). And that is the teaching in the Bhagavad-gita
- Very crude, unsophisticated, but intense love for Krsna - that is Vrndavana. We want to introduce this farm project means intense love for Krsna
- Very good news. Now can see. This material body may remain or not remain, this movement will push on.(?) That is wanted. Where is such thing throughout the whole world? Hmm?
- Visnu doesn't have to take any loan. Anybody who believes that means they don't know the philosophy. How can God be wanting?
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- Was it argued on also (I was expecting to fight that case at least for some years, but by Krsna's grace he has given on the first day the judgment)?
- We (the BBT) shall do it. I am searching after some astronomer
- We appreciate Communism as it stands now or socialism, what they call it?
- We are discussing some subject matter from Reader's Digest about the next two hundred years, how things will happen. The scientist proposing that they'll control the laws of nature, and they will produce food from garbage - so many fantastic ideas
- We are doing our duty. That's all. Under higher authoritative order. Have no fear. It is not personal gratification
- We are giving the ideal
- We are in very good, prestigious position. That is sure. Don't spoil it. So much hard labor. I started with very humble condition. Now it has come to this, such exalted position. You don't spoil it. That is my request
- We are restricting, that "Don't work hard like hog and dog or animals. Just satisfy your minimal necessities of life, save time and advance in spiritual understanding." This is our mission
- We are trying our humble way to give this knowledge to the world. That is Krsna consciousness movement. And our request to everyone is that "You try to understand the philosophy and cooperate"
- We are trying to give them solid personification of the Absolute Truth. Here also, India, they are spoiled by these Mayavadi. Now it is in your able hands. You are resourceful, intelligent. Spread this Vaisnava philosophy and challenge this Mayavada
- We can ideally organize ourselves and then for the rest of the people all we can do is hope that they'll follow it?
- We cannot neglect any department. There must be all the departments, and they must be cooperative and healthy. So this movement is meant for that purpose
- We do not want liberation. We want to serve the purpose of the Gosvamis, in association with pure devotees. To stop birth and death is not our purpose
- We don't want men giving some quotation from a book just like these so-called scholars do. He has not gone through the book, but take some suitable passage and note, and then he advertises himself that he has studied so many book
- We get very much happy when our Guru Maharaja chastises us
- We have devotees like that. We also have devotees who spiritually have trouble coming to the programs and even chanting, but still, they like to give them service, so we engage them anyway
- We have got everything in India, and to become God conscious, to establish the Lord's kingdom, not at all difficult. But we manufacture our own ideas. But we want that rama-rajya, but without Rama. How rama-rajya will be there?
- We have got good shelter all over the world. We have got income. You stick to our principles. Even if I die suddenly, you'll be able to manage. That's all. That I want. Manage nicely and let the movement go forward. Don't go backward. Be careful
- We have got proof. Krsna says; we believe in Krsna. You believe in some rascal; we believe in Krsna. That is the difference
- We have got so many subjects, positive. Read our books and present it in a different way
- We have got very good scheme so that people from the world will come to see the Vedic idea of planetary system. This is the ambition. So you kindly help us
- We have got very pessimistic view of this modern world. You may like or not. Simply spoiling time
- We have not come to beg; we have come to give them something. That is my mission
- We have nothing new to find out. We have no research to make. You've given us everything. We only have to carry out exactly how you've trained us up and taught us
- We haven't got to manufacture. And as soon as you manufacture, fall down. Evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayah... This manufacturing idea is very, very dangerous in spiritual life. Whatever little success is there for me, I did not manufacture any idea
- We keep the ideal style of life. You learn, and do it. I am not encroaching upon your independence, but if you want to be happy, you follow. This is our process
- We live on the mercy and the guidance of the guru every moment
- We saved twenty-five copies of that Times of India article about the court case in New York. Is there something you want done with those twenty-five articles?
- We see in the cities it's not, but in the villages, do they still have more than one wife?
- We shall chant our beads or read book?
- We shall elevate them to go back to home, back to Godhead. Whatever he may be. Simply by denying that "I am not sudra," that will not help. But they must be elevated to the standard of brahmana. That we will talk later on
- We shall not take any education from the university?
- We should do that, expose them (people who attack us)?
- We should never say that politics is not our field. Why not? Krsna took part. Krsna instructs everything
- We shouldn't kill them. What about if they're biting you, right in the process of biting you?
- We want to see good result. Even there is no good result, we don't mind. We must be sincere to Krsna that "We have done our best." That's all. Without cheating Krsna
- We'd have to completely revise the whole system that we have now?
- We're always feeling your presence very strongly, Srila Prabhupada, simply by your teachings and your instructions. We're always meditating on your instructions
- We've become happy. Actually, apart from the devotees, there are no happy people in the whole world
- Well, business-minded is not bad, but contamination is bad. If I chant Hare Krsna and do business, what is the harm? Where is wrong?
- Well, first we have to explain that Krsna has a transcendental body. If they don't understand that, then how can we explain Krsna's disappearance?
- Well, if the Vallabhas say that they only like Krsna before He was contaminated, so what is the specialty of Krsna? Everyone is uncontaminated in a young age
- Well, she is also an woman. She has no much intelligence. But here, to manage Krsna's affairs, is also Krsna's work. Don't take it otherwise. We must be engaged in Krsna's business
- Well, these are not the subject matter for serious thought? Do you think? You are under the grip of the laws of material nature. Do you admit or not?
- Well, what about all these artificial divisions, "this nation," "that nation," "this land"?
- Western are all are like asses?
- What about nationalism here in India?
- What about our promise, in the future also, that you go to Krsna in the future?
- What about reincarnation, Srila Prabhupada? What about transmigration of the soul? 'Cause we were thinking to do that for a next film, because it seems like a very natural thing
- What about the platform of just not killing anyone? Is there any credit to that?
- What about this svarupa-siddhi?
- What are the reasons why one should not hear from one who has got sufficient knowledge on Lord Krsna if he is not outwardly a Vaisnava? That means he's not having sikha or kunti
- What are the rules of the material nature? Again, from experience, I know that one year, I couldn't do something and then, with a certain amount of practice, the next year I could. And so the rule has changed. It no longer is out of my grasp
- What could England gain from the separation? What was their gain from dividing India and Pakistan?
- What does that do to his relationship with his own spiritual master?
- What exactly do you mean? Outside marriage, you mean (don't you see, illicit sex, what havoc it has done?)?
- What heading does book distribution come under?
- What if it's done in a culture where this is entirely different (the Indian culture, brahmacari, sannyasi and brahmana, they are allowed to beg alms)?
- What if someone (amongst the unclean, smoking and drinking potential guests) is willing to follow the regulations?
- What is dhira?
- What is meant by nonviolence?
- What is that overburden?
- What is that process (analytical process), Srila Prabhupada?
- What is the actual meaning of the sacrifice of the cross, Jesus dying on the cross?
- What is the difference between a pure Christian, or at least a sincere one, and a sincere devotee of Krsna?
- What is the harm in worshiping Durga?
- What is the implication of this cheating? What are the ramifications, the results?
- What is the maximum amount of years there can be difference (between husband and wife)?
- What is the meaning of good children?
- What is the meaning of that (capale babale)?
- What is the meaning of that (machine changes)?
- What is the meaning of that (Yesam anta gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam, te dvandva-moha-nirmukta)?
- What is the meaning of the giving up of the fruition of action?
- What is the means by which we know what Gita says to us, Swamiji?
- What is the nature of the jivatma?
- What is the need for any babaji to get sterilized, anyway?
- What is the qualification for understanding?
- What is this end of the world?
- What it is, Krsna knows
- What kind of guru? No publication, no preaching, simply bring some foodstuff. My Guru Maharaja used to say, "Joint mess," a place for eating and sleeping
- What situation did they do that (devotees fighting)?
- What students can do? In the topic of... (the different interpretations of Bhagavad Gita), what students can do?
- What was particularly nice about his devotional quality?
- What will be the difference between the Vrndavana gurukula and this gurukula?
- What will happen to this generation after ten, twenty years?
- What will the sudras do in the big city temple, in all the temples?
- What would you have us identify with? How would you have us identify?
- What's the difference between grace and mercy?
- What's the meaning of surrender and how one should do it?
- Whatever authority has done, even there is mistake, it should be accepted
- Whatever I have done, I have given my will and purpose of honor; you try and maintain it. Otherwise I have no desire - nothing. I have no such sentiment, "This is my country, this is my…"
- Whatever limited circle, you just become guru and deliver them. Deliver means
- Whatever limited circle, you just become guru and deliver them. Deliver means deliver from the ignorance. Everyone is in ignorance, so we have to teach them that "You are not this body. You are pure soul. Your business is different"
- Whatever little I have taught you, follow that, and nobody will be aggrieved. No maya will touch you. Now Krsna has given us, and there will be no scarcity of money. You print book and sell
- Whatever little success is in our movement, the cause is I have not tried to cheat. Honestly, what I knew, I heard it from Guru Maharaja and scripture, I took it. There was no cheating
- When earthen pots are cooked with, they are finished afterwards?
- When finally man comes to the conclusion that his mind is chaotic - there is no order - when he admits this to himself and he looks to find a way to purify his mind, will not the spiritual sadhana open up naturally?
- When has this all begun, this fish-eating in Bengal? This was always going on?
- When I order, "You become guru," he becomes regular guru. That's all. He becomes disciple of my disciple. That's it
- When I was lecturing in Berkeley University, one Indian student asked me, "Swamiji, what this Hare Krsna movement will benefit? We require technology"
- When Krsna disappeared from rasa, what they (the gopis) did?
- When Swamiji says, "The Supreme Personality says," where is the doubt and where is the questioning also?
- When the boys are going village to village, if they get subscriptions, it's good?
- When there is fight, my Guru Maharaja used to say, "Some of our soldiers will die. It doesn't matter." You don't expect that not a single soldier of your party will not die. No, some of them will die. Still fight must go on. Fight cannot be stopped
- When they agree at this young age (marriage), they should wait till they get older, right?
- When we print this book (Brahma-samhita), should we distribute it freely? Should we distribute this book to the masses?
- When we try to keep aloof from the envious, that is not our enviousness. That is just to avoid trouble for preaching work. Not that we hate them
- When you say the right thing, that human life is meant for understanding God and prepare for the next life - "brainwash." This is life
- When you see that Deity, are you... Do you call it Syamasundara or Govinda?
- Whenever there are discrepancies in the human society - tadatmanam srjamy aham - at that time He appears. Paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam (BG 4.8). This is the program. And when He comes, the time is fixed
- Whenever there was question of Jesus, I never disrespected Jesus. Never criticized him, because I know that he is powerful representative of God. We took it from Guru Maharaja
- Where do they do this (tantrika-yoga)?
- Where is the mention of that ten thousand years?
- Where should we send (milk products)? To one center?
- Where will we introduce the varnasrama system, then?
- Wherever you kept, keep, I shall remain. The institution depends on the GBC
- Whether I am present or not present, it doesn't matter. As Krsna is living eternally, similarly, living being also lives eternally. But kirtir yasya sa jivati: "One who has done service to the Lord lives forever"
- Which holy places you would like to visit, Srila Prabhupada?
- While sometimes the movies that are demonstrated in the plane, I close my eyes. I do not like to see them because that impression carries. It is a very disturbing fact to me
- Who has got such substantial books? Nowhere in the world
- Who knows it? Ask big, big leaders, big, big scholars of Bhagavad-gita. They are concerned with this body. Nobody is interested with the active principle within the body. So what do they know about Bhagavad-gita?
- Why can't you give us your old age?
- Why did they depose him (Krushchev)?
- Why didn't Jesus Christ say all these things about Krsna?
- Why do we bother to preach? Why not just sit and do our bhajana?
- Why falling down? Because he was not fit for the position, therefore he has fallen. Better remain in his position and become perfect. Why artificially bring them? There is no need
- Why he (Gopala) should feel? If you have to work, you have to work for Krsna
- Why he should be given this business? He's such irresponsible man. He should not be given any responsible work. Our first business should see how he is advanced in devotion. We don't want so-called scholars
- Why this false dress? What is the wrong to become grhastha? I was grhastha, paka caliber grhastha
- Without your help I could not do anything. So you are very much kind. Kindly continue your cooperation
- Women should be taken care of - as daughter, as wife, as mother. Bas. No freedom. Then prostitution. Then spoiled the whole thing. Unwanted children, contraceptive, abortion. Very dangerous
- Work very hard for Krsna one life
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- Yes, it is worst. Because I am spirit soul, I am now imprisoned with this material body. It is my unnatural state, and I am eternal, and because I have accepted this material body I have to undergo birth, death, old age and disease
- Yes, sannyasi, brahmacari, means preaching. They are not meant for material management. They have dedicated their life for spiritual
- Yes, Srila Prabhupada. We understand very well. We apologize that we were taking too lightly
- Yes. It is a nasty world. The only safety is to take shelter of Rama. Harer nama harer nama... Kirtaniyah sada harih. When there are so many material inconveniences... Trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna. Very nasty world
- You are all qualified. I can give you ideas. Now I am doing. So I wanted to see that you are all busy. That I want because now I am becoming invalid. I cannot move very swiftly here and there. But if you move, I take pleasure
- You are Americans, and they are responding. You are responding means Americans responding. So do very carefully, and if one fourth of America becomes Vaisnava, the whole world will change. They are the leading nation
- You are my body. So you live on. There is no difference
- You are the perfect father, Srila Prabhupada. You provide everything for us-place to live, food to eat, everything. And you've trained us up with spiritual knowledge
- You become guru, but you must be qualified first of all. Then you become... What is the use of producing some rascal guru?
- You can give me a list of sannyasis. I will mark who will
- You cannot go beyond the philosophy. Philosophy must be there
- You consider that as a material. Only bhakti-yoga is more... That's true
- You do not know what is life's position, but we shall. Life is different. Without life, this matter has no value. This room is well decorated, well furnished. Why? Yayedam dharyate jagat. Because the life is there
- You don't sleep. Never Krsna said to Arjuna that "I am your friend. I am God. You sleep here. (laughter) I'll do everything." No! "You must fight." That is wanted. Yuddhyasva mam anusmara "You fight and remember Me. Then I'll do everything"
- You get more income. For using it, let them come and take prasadam. Don't accumulate money
- You give him the scheme and ask him, and if he wants to discuss it, please come and see me
- You have been taught to serve Krsna, and with Krsna we'll live eternally. Our life is eternal. A temporary disappearance of this body, it doesn't matter. Body is meant for disappearance. So live forever by serving Krsna
- You have come here to beg technology. You remain beggar. I have come to give something
- You have got fourth-class, tenth-class culture. How you'll understand the culture of becoming meek and humble?
- You have performed a miracle. God, Krsna, has performed miracle through you. It's just very amazing, greatest miracle on earth. I just feel so strongly about it
- You have said many times that if a small percentage of the Americans become Krsna conscious, then the whole country can gradually become Krsna conscious
- You haven't got to manufacture anything. What Krsna has already said, you repeat. Finish. Don't make addition, alteration. Then you become guru. Very simple thing
- You live by my words, by my training
- You must give up the association of bad elements. And who is bad element? One bad element is one who is too much attached to women, and the other bad element is who is not devotee of God. Give up their association. Then you will be steady
- You must know the science of Krsna consciousness. That makes you guru, not this dress
- You see in the Kumbha-mela how peacefully they are sitting. They are accepting Vedic culture. So nice atmosphere. Simply by going there you'll be satisfied
- You see nowadays this man, he's eating anything, the hog's intestine... Hog is eating stool, and the intestine is filled up with the stool, and they have to clear it out. When it is boiled there is a so bad smell. And that is very palatable
- You will take bath in Radha-kunda on my behalf
- You're the world's greatest revolutionary
- You've always said to us, at least whatever we have, maintain it
- You, of course, have been so merciful that sometimes you would take prasada cooked by so many different people
- Your order is our business to follow, even at the risk of our life. So we are not going to take you to the hospital under any condition
- Your purports have such wonderful realization. They are completely nectar to read and hear