Such nice dress is there, so nice climate is there, you wash saree in the morning and evening it is dry. Please the outward appearance we should not, the outward glamour should not disturb us. This is nija-lābha-pūrṇ.
Once the roof is not there, you are open to all the rain or whatever, you know. By roof we are completely protected. And the roof is not going to be there then you will be open. And in the open, you will not be able to concentrate.
The children are not attached to the building there, because they know that, "I can create, I can demolish." This is how. Krishna doesn’t have any attraction to any of these things, whereas we all have full attraction for this.
No association at all is not our situation. We have to associate, but associate only for the purpose. That’s it, finished. You can see, whichever association is there, hardly there is half a minute’s job. But we spend half an hour minimum.
We should associate only by being with Srimad Bhagavatam. If we associate with Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, chanting unlimitedly, rest of the things should be quick.
Wherever you hanker after, whichever thing you are hankering after, you are tied to it, that is anchor. Hanker is h-a-n-k-e-r and anchor is a-n-c-h-o-r.
We are all satām - devotees running continuously after the Supreme. And because we are sincerely following this rule, so our expertise in any field they become successful.
One engaged in the Lord’s devotional service in the material world may sometimes be very much disturbed by awkward circumstances. There is a declaration of war between the two parties, the illusory energy and the devotee, and sometimes the weak devotees fall victim to the onslaught of the powerful illusory energy.
Service on the bodily plane dwindles as the body grows older, but the spirit is never old, and therefore on the spiritual plane the service is never tiresome.
That Brahmā engaged himself for the Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, means that he engaged himself in the service of the Lord; that is the highest penance one can perform for any number of years. There is no retirement from such service, which is eternal and ever encouraging
As we know when he got down at Boston from the Jaladuta, he didn't know whether to go right or left. That was his condition. Nobody knew him. He didn't have any acquaintances. He didn't know whether he can prepare khichdi somewhere or not to eat.
Prabhupada always was telling that we should always think high. If you think high then you have achieved. If you think low then you won't achieve anything.
Nobody is free here. yad ishvaram vasham jagat. And because everybody is helplessly under the control of Kṛṣṇa, every activity in fact is carried out by Him.
That water appeared to be stagnant, but it's not. There's high activity in the ocean water. And where there is activity, there is purity. That is proved.
You go to Haridwar, you cannot stand in the flow of Ganges river. So powerful flow is there. And you will be surprised to know that the mental disturbances are completely cured if you take snana in a flowing water.
The point is that Ganga and Yamuna they are all pervading. Kṛṣṇa is all pervading. So whatever is touched by Kṛṣṇa is all pervading. If you allow, allow sincerely yourself to be constantly touched by Him you also become all pervading.
It's a, it's a sweet ocean inside you know. You can't see the other side. Such a mass of sweet water goes into the ocean. And the funny thing is that if you really sit there and watch the water it doesn't mix with the, with the ocean water. But it drops down really. It goes down.
My Guru Mahārāja wanted that some books should be published. So I tried my best, and he's giving success more than expectation. In the history nobody has sold religion, philosophical books in such large quantity.
This reservoir of good qualities is needed. Unless you are a reservoir how can you pass on these things? And very easy to understand. And how can we be reservoir? Just sincerely chant your rounds
Out of his causeless mercy for suffering conditioned souls all over the world, saṁsāriṇāṁ karuṇayāha - Srila Prabhupada travelled by sea, by air, by road and by rail to different cities, towns and villages in the world and gave Krishna consciousness to all people freely - without making any discrimination based on country, colour, caste
A woman is said to be chaste - when she is surrendered to her husband alone. Likewise our speech is chaste when we use it in service of Supreme master who has bestowed that capacity.
What is it then? āha, he speaks. And what does he speak? purāṇa-guhyaṁ, this mysterious scripture. This should be our way. We have come here, you please take it in and āha. As soon as you understand, you are going to speak about it.
Wherever we go, we have only one thing to give and that is unflinching knowledge about the Supreme Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa. Otherwise we don't want to go anywhere, we don't want to come anywhere. We will lock ourselves in and we forget about everything.
We think, "We are quite all right. Why should we surrender unto Krsna and go back to His kingdom?" This is called illusion, or maya. Everyone is satisfied with his standard of living, however abominable it may be.
Wth the disturbed mind nothing can be done. Even the material activity, with the disturbed mind, you can't do. With the disturbed mind, what can you do? You can't do unless you are undisturbed.
Either they are doctors or engineers or working somewhere or doing some job you know. And they were all trying very hard to carry on the services of the temple. And that temple is more successful.