Tag: Shrila Prabhupada Teachings

  • The Meaning of the Hare Krishna Mantra

    The Meaning of the Hare Krishna Mantra Lecture on Maha-mantra New York, September 8, 1966 By His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Prabhupada: Now, some of you members have asked me to explain the meaning of this chanting, Hare Krishna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Now, […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda said: So, Krsna is raso vai sah, the reservoir of all pleasurable mellows. He is sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah [ŚrÄ« Brahma Saṁhitā: 5:1], full of eternity, knowledge, and pleasure. (Ananda means “pleasure.”) His pleasure potency is Srimati Radharani. You have seen pictures of Radha and Krsna. So, Radharani is the manifestation of Krsna’s pleasure potency. As […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda said: And what is real dharma, real religious life? The simple definition of dharma is dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: “Real religious life is that which is enunciated directly by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” [ŚrÄ«mad Bhāgavatam: 6:3:19] For instance, what do you mean by “civil law”? Civil law means the word given by […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda said: And what is real dharma, real religious life? The simple definition of dharma is dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: “Real religious life is that which is enunciated directly by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” [ŚrÄ«mad Bhāgavatam: 6:3:19] For instance, what do you mean by “civil law”? Civil law means the word given by […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda said: As long as we are in this material world, happiness and distress will come and go. So we should not be disturbed by them. Our real business is trying for self-realization. That must go on; it must not stop. Self-realization is the goal of human life. Suffering and so-called happiness will go […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda said: So we have acquired our present body because of our past activities. Karmana daiva-netrena jantur dehopapattaye: [ŚrÄ«mad Bhāgavatam:  3:31:1] One gets a particular type of body according to his past karma, or material activities. Nature acts automatically, according to our karma. Suppose you contract some disease. Nature will act: you will have […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    *You Don’t Become Animal – Counteract* _Morning Walk — May 28, 1974, Rome_ Yogeśvara: Before he left, Bhagavān left me a list of questions. May I ask you some? Prabhupāda: Yes. Yogeśvara: One problem that seems to be occurring more and more frequently is the appearance of terrorists, that is to say, men who are […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    You are suffering because in your past life you indulged in sense gratification and got a body according to karma, ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda tells listeners at a lecture delivered at the Hare Krsna centre in Detroit, Michigan, in June 1976. He then goes on to explain the secret of how to become free from karma and […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    You are suffering because in your past life you indulged in sense gratification and got a body according to karma, ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda tells listeners at a lecture delivered at the Hare Krsna centre in Detroit, Michigan, in June 1976. He then goes on to explain the secret of how to become free from karma and […]

  • Shrila Prabhupada Teachings-Quotes šŸ’šŸ’šŸ’

    ŚrÄ«la Prabhupāda said: A spiritual rejuvenation is required. You must realize aham brahmasmi: “I am not this body; I am brahman, spiritual soul.” Then you’ll be happy. Brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na kanksati samah sarvesu bhutesu [Bhāgavad GÄ«tā: 18:54]. Then there will be equality, fraternity, brotherhood. Otherwise it is all bogus–simply high-sounding words. There cannot […]

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