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Srila Prabhupada is not any ordinary preacher. In fact, he is the preacher of preachers in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement; His complete teachings constitute the basis for all preaching activities in the movement.
» Read moreIn my discussion with Gaur Keshava I asked him to address a number of questions, to which, in my view, he side skirted and never directly answered. Even he refused to answer at times. A most common tactic was to ignore my question and introduce new points…
» Read moreThe Order Of The Spiritual Master “The order of the spiritual master is the active principle in spiritual life. Anyone who disobeys the order of the spiritual master immediately becomes useless.” (Cc Adi-lila 12:10 Translation) “Here is the opinion of Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī. Persons who strictly follow the orders of the spiritual master are useful in executing the will of […]
» Read moreTold by Vaikunthanatha das (a disciple of Srila Prabhupada). In 1972, when Prabhupada gave a series of lectures on The Nectar of Devotion for one month in Vrindavan, a thought was plaguing me. When I first joined, I’d been taught that the parampara system is like a chain, and if you’re not initiated, if you’re not linked up to this chain, then […]
» Read moreLecture given by Yashoda-nandana prabhu (Hare Krishna Society) Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.1.33 Vancouver, Canada – Krishna-Balarama Mandir – 8.28.2015 – night before ritvik initiations.
» Read moreIt is very interesting that Srila prabhupada in his purport to the famous Cc Madhya-lila 19.151 verse and to the verses that follow fully explains the circumstances which we find ourselves in today with the show-bottle, joint mess, farce that has become of ISKCON.
» Read moreOctober 25, 2015. Adventures in New Jaipur, Prabhupadanuga Farm in Fiji NEWSBITS It is a late spring here in Fiji, as the cool and dry weather persists due to what scientists call the El Nino phenomenon. For several months now we are getting a good rain only once every two weeks or so, instead of the usual drenching rains every […]
» Read moreDamaghosa Dasa — Hare Krsna Below we have a few statements from sastra and Srila Prabhupada about how chanting Hare Krsna maha mantra is enacted AUTOMATICALLY from the spiritual platform-how this is so,and how it affects us, kindly read on….. 1) The Topmost Yoga System : TYS 6: The Hare Krsna Mantra : Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not an artificial imposition […]
» Read moreBy the IRM (ISKCON Revival Movement) www.iskconirm.com 1) “The Guru must be ‘living’.” a) Srila Prabhupada never states this. b) Srila Prabhupada never physically met the vast majority of his disciples, yet they were initiated. Thus initiations can not require the physical presence of the Guru. c) Neither have the very persons claiming we must accept them as Gurus, simply because […]
» Read moreEKĀDAŚĪ “In the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa it is said that one who observes fasting on Ekādaśī day is freed from all kinds of reactions to sinful activities and advances in pious life. The basic principle is not just to fast, but to increase one’s faith and love for Govinda, or Kṛṣṇa. The real reason for observing fasting on Ekādaśī is […]
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