*"Chant Loudly!"*
Do not be disappointed if sometimes your mind gives some agitation. Such agitation is only temporary and will be driven away by chanting. So chant loudly whenever there is some disturbance and hear the transcendental sound attentively.
LETTER TO GERALD - BOMBAY, FEBruary 19, 1971
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*So Except Devotional Service...* ~HDG Srila Prabhupada
*With Devotion And With Attention*
Therefore, if we chant this vibration of transcendental sound with devotion and with attention, that is the highest type of meditation and yoga. And very easy. The process is that you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, and exactly the same sound you hear.
BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ 4.9-11 LECTURE - NEW YORK, JULY 20, 1966
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Читать полностью…Easily Returning To The Spiritual World!
If we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Krsna by taking to Krsna consciousness and keeping always in touch with Him by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, we need not take much trouble in arranging to return to the spiritual world. By the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this is very easy.
- Srila Prabhupada/ Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.15.53 Purport
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Читать полностью…Don't Spoil Your Children With Modern Education!
Don't spoil your children. The modern educational system without any knowledge of Bhagavan, I may tell you frankly, not only in India, everywhere, they are practically slaughterhouse. Because in our country, it is a different thing; at least we have got the Vedic culture at home if it is not in the schools. But in other countries, because there is no bhagavata-dharma culture, the students, although they are provided with ample opportunity for education, the nicest educational system, nice building, nice facilities, everything nice, unfortunately the products are coming out frustrated, confused young men, and some of them are called hippies. They are educated. They are coming from very nice aristocratic family. In Western countries, in comparison to our country, every home is aristocratic. At least their standard of living is so high.
- Srila Prabhupada, Pandal Lecture -- Delhi, November 20, 1971
Don't Be Disappointed
Still we are in the nāmāparādha stage. But don't be disappointed. Go on chanting. You'll come to the right position, nāmābhāsa, then śuddha-nāma. Everything requires gradual development.
NECTAR OF DEVOTION Lecture - VṚNDĀVANA, OCTober 31, 1972
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Читать полностью…Utilize Your Energy For Krsna!
Even by fighting, you can be a great devotee, just like Arjuna. He was not chanting on the beads, but he was fighting. But still, bhakto 'si priyo 'si me [Bg. 4.3]. Krsna says, "Oh, you are My great devotee." Now people, may say that "He was not chanting. He was fighting. How he became a great devotee?" But Krsna says, bhakto 'si priyo 'si me: "You are My dear friend. You are My devotee. Because you are utilizing your energy for Me." So bhakti means you utilize your energy for Krsna. Then your life is perfect.
- From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Bhagavad-gita 1.15 -- London, July 15, 1973
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God Is Great ~HDG Srila Prabhupada
Elevated Qualities And Behavior Essential!
My dear King, I am very captivated by your elevated qualities and excellent behavior, and thus I am very favorably inclined toward you. You may therefore ask from Me any benediction you like. One who does not possess elevated qualities and behavior cannot possibly achieve My favor simply by performance of sacrifices, severe austerities or mystic yoga. But I always remain equipoised in the heart of one who is also equipoised in all circumstances.
- Srila Prabhupada's translation of SB 4.20.16
Devotee: Tolerant, Liberal, Kind, Gentleman!
But never mind there is any discomfort of the body. We shall not be very much concerned for that. Devotee means he is able to tolerate all kinds of discomfort and whims of the material nature, and because he is so much absorbed in serving Krishna, he takes no time to become angry or take offense with others or find out some fault, no. Devotee means very liberal and kind to everyone, always gentleman under all kinds of conditions of life.
- From Srila Prabhupada's letter to Hansadutta, Dec 10, 1972
The Price To See Krsna!
You must be very, very eager to see the lotus feet of Krsna in this very life. You must be very eager to talk with Krsna in this very life. But not to become sahajiya. By service. You must find out always some opportunity how to render service to Krsna. That is the qualification. It doesn't matter what you are. You may be this or that. It doesn't matter. But this eagerness for service can be acquired by anyone, simply by sincerity. That is the price.
- From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.91-2, March 13, 1974, Vrndavana
Downfall By Associating With Nondevotees!
If the living entity again associates with the path of unrighteousness, influenced by sensually minded people engaged in the pursuit of sexual enjoyment and the gratification of the palate, he again goes to hell as before.
He becomes devoid of truthfulness, cleanliness, mercy, gravity, spiritual intelligence, shyness, austerity, fame, forgiveness, control of the mind, control of the senses, fortune and all such opportunities.
-Srila Prabhupada's translation of SB 3.31.32-33