1970 March 12: "By the Divine Will of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura we are now combined together, although born in different parts of the world, unknown to one another. This is the way of Krsna transaction. So follow the path chalked out by our predecessors, and success is sure." Prabhupada Letters :: 1970

... of Rasajna Devi Dasi (Prabhupada Disciple): -Remembering Srila Prabhupada in Los Angeles 1975. -Recounting her brahmana initiation in Vrindavana 1975. -Performing for Srila Prabhupada and the assembled crowd during Ratha Yatra in New ... we are riding on the waves of our individual nature, our anchor is Srila Prabhupada. He is the safe ground to which we always return. We trust him, ...

By Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami Today marks the most auspicious anniversary appearance of Srila Srivasa Pandit or also known as Srila Srivasa Thakura and it also coincides with the anniversary disappearance of one of our Commanders in Srila Prabhupada's army - Srila Prabhupada is our General - Srila Sridhara Swami.

I was reading a posting via the other day highlighting the problems accessing Srila Prabhupada’s books by those who are visually impared. The systems in place at the moment do not lean themselves to help, the problem is that there is a need for a text reader of which there are several that can take

... across in many places in his books although mostly indirectly.  Although we don't know exactly how much Srila Prabhupada studied communism and socialism he was definitely very much apart of Gandhi's movement ... change. Even Gandhi non-violent revolution was doomed to failure. What Srila Prabhupada did was create a vision and an organization that could actually create a total revolution ...

... beautiful. The Lord's Feelings Toward Someone Who Chants His Name Srila Prabhupada told us that the chanting means to address ... notices chanters even if they don't notice Him - and He thinks of them. As Srila Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakura said, "When someone chants ... person belongs to Me. I will always protect him!' " Srila Sridhara Swami explains in this connection: " ...

... regarding Prabhupada's visits to Melbourne... In 1973 Srila Prabhupada had promised to attend the Melbourne Rathayatra. ... the world in their attempts to spread Krsna consciousness and Srila Prabhupada therefore promised to attend the 1973 Rathayatra. ... visited Sydney as well. The Rathayatra on June 29 was glorious and Srila Prabhupada, after joining up with the rathas in the main city ...

... to cooperate jointly for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. Srila Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON writes, “This ... Lord Krishna of that time (16th century). Following this tradition, Srila Prabhupada also preached this message of Krishna consciousness in ... to glorify the supreme Lord and His Holy Names. Of course Srila Prabhupada clarified that this awarding of brahmana and sannyasa to ...

Bob: If a person who want to become rich prays to Krsna, will he become rich? Srila Prabhupada: Oh, yes! Bob: He can become rich through this means? Srila Prabhupada: Oh, yes. Because Krsna is all powerful, if you pray to Krsna to become rich, Krsna will make you rich. Excerpt from Perfect Questions; Perfect Answers, Conversations between His Divine ...

I have stated before that I do not think that there is a direct connection of the Gaudiya Sampradaya to Madhvacharya and the Tattvavadi Sampradaya of Vaishnavism. Srila Jiva Goswami directly mentions Madhva in Section 28 of Tattva-sandarbha as his final paragraphs in discussing the sources he will use in composing his Sandarbhas. This section is often used by defenders, beginning with Baladeva, ...

... own heart, simply came to help us understand our own depths, and to meet the Person who lives there. How can we ever fathom his sacrifice? It is something none of us can ever imitate. So I simply pray to you Srila Prabhupada. I pray to you to somehow fathom just a drop of your love for me, and I pray for the constant opportunity to return that love, although I will never be able to do so in ...

... Lecture NY Sept 8, 1966 - in regard to different types of philosophers seeing pantheism and monotheism 3 times in a letter to Prof Staal 30 Jan - in reference to Western monotheism Srila Prabhupada didn't seem to bother too much with the ism of monotheism. He was more interested in connecting with Krsna in loving and personal service. There are so many isms and they do more to confuse than ...

... . pada sevanam or paricarya is practical service like cleaning Radhakund, vandanam is reciting stotras like Vilapa Kusumanjali or Radharasa Sudhanidhi. Arcanam means worshipping Giridhari, the way Sriman Mahaprabhu taught Srila Raghunath Das Goswami, dasya means radha dasya, or manjari bhava, sakhya is either gopa bhava or the friendship the manjaris cherish with Radhika, although they are ...

... loudly, all living entities, including even trees, animals and other lower species, will be benefited. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired from Haridasa Thakura how he was to benefit living entities other than humans, Srila Haridasa Thakura replied that the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is so potent that if it is chanted loudly, everyone will benefit, including the lower species of life.” Adi 9 ...

... of danger 'padam padam yad vipadam' (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.58). Therefore we should be encouraged to chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra so that in our family, society, neighborhood and nation, everything will be smooth and free from danger. Clink on the link below to watch a short video clip where Srila Prabhupada talks about the importance of chanting the Hare Krishnamaha-mantra