Srila Prabhupada's Teachings

26 Dec 2023 11:32

nālaṁ dvijatvaṁ devatvam
ṛṣitvaṁ vāsurātmajāḥ
prīṇanāya mukundasya
na vṛttaṁ na bahu-jñatā

na dānaṁ na tapo nejyā
na śaucaṁ na vratāni ca
prīyate ’malayā bhaktyā
harir anyad viḍambanam

My dear friends, O sons of the demons, you cannot please the Supreme Personality of Godhead by becoming perfect brāhmaṇas, demigods or great saints or by becoming perfectly good in etiquette or vast learning. None of these qualifications can awaken the pleasure of the Lord. Nor by charity, austerity, sacrifice, cleanliness or vows can one satisfy the Lord. The Lord is pleased only if one has unflinching, unalloyed devotion to Him. Without sincere devotional service, everything is simply a show.

- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.7.51-52

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25 Dec 2023 04:47

We all have to personally decide do surrender to Krsna

It is all individual. One has to take it seriously, personally, that "Krsna wants, so I'll surrender. Krsna said, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66], so I'll do it." Not that "When my father will do, then I shall do," or "My husband will do, then I shall do," or "My wife will do." No. It is all individual. It is all individual. And there is no restraint. There is no restraint. Ahaituky apratihata. If you want to surrender to Krsna, nobody can check you.
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From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.24 -- September 21, 1976, Vrndavana

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21 Dec 2023 05:03

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20 Dec 2023 05:09

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19 Dec 2023 04:25

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06 Dec 2023 04:16

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05 Dec 2023 04:14

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28 Nov 2023 04:52

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26 Nov 2023 05:43

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25 Nov 2023 01:41

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23 Nov 2023 04:27

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22 Nov 2023 04:23

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21 Nov 2023 00:15

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17 Nov 2023 15:55

नोद्विग्नचित्तो व्यसनेषु नि:स्पृह:
श्रुतेषु द‍ृष्टेषु गुणेष्ववस्तुद‍ृक् ।
दान्तेन्द्रियप्राणशरीरधी: सदा
प्रशान्तकामो रहितासुरोऽसुर: ॥ ३३ ॥

Although Prahlāda Mahārāja was born in a family of asuras, he himself was not an asura but a great devotee of Lord Viṣṇu. Unlike the other asuras, he was never envious of Vaiṣṇavas. He was not agitated when put into danger, and he was neither directly nor indirectly interested in the fruitive activities described in the Vedas. Indeed, he considered everything material to be useless, and therefore he was completely devoid of material desires. He always controlled his senses and life air, and being of steady intelligence and determination, he subdued all lusty desires.

- Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.33

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13 Nov 2023 05:10

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26 Dec 2023 04:46

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25 Dec 2023 04:46

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20 Dec 2023 05:11

*He Is Sure To Become Fearless At Death*
If one can chant and hear Hare Kṛṣṇa and always remember Lord Kṛṣṇa, then he is sure to become fearless at death, which may come at any moment.

THE NECTAR OF DEVOTION CHAPTER 2

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19 Dec 2023 04:26

*Krishna Will Help You In All Respects*

. . . because you are sincerely desiring to serve the Deity, you can be sure that Krishna will help you in all respects. So simply be persevering and go on chanting attentively and all these temporary manifestations will come to pass.

LETTER TO HLADINI DEVI DASI - GORAKHPUR, 16 FEBruary 1971

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14 Dec 2023 03:29

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05 Dec 2023 06:06

🌺 Krsna Will Give You All Protection

If you stick to the principle of regularly chanting Hare Krsna and executing devotional service, Krsna will give you all protection in all circumstances of life.

LETTER TO GOVERDHAN - LOS ANGELES, MARCH 6, 1970q

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28 Nov 2023 04:53

*The Devotee Cries To Radharani And Krsna*

By chanting without offenses, the devotee cries to Radharani and Krsna to please lift him out of the material energy and put him into the spiritual energy, which is devotional service.

LETTER TO GOVINDA DASI - BHAKTIVEDANTA MANOR, JULY 20, 1973

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26 Nov 2023 05:43

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Spiritual Food = Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ~Srila Prabhupada

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25 Nov 2023 01:43

The transcendental sound of Krsna’s flute

When the transcendental sound of Krsna's flute vibrates, the devotee's anxiety to hear that flute penetrates the covering of the material world and enters the spiritual sky, where the transcendental sound of the flute enters into the ears of the gopis and their followers. The sound of Krsna's flute always resides within the ears of the gopis and increases their ecstasy. When they hear it, no other sound can enter their ears, and they are unable to reply properly to their family members' questions, for all these beautiful sounds are vibrating in their ears.

From
Teachings of Lord Caitanya
Chapter 10: The Beauty of Krsna
by
Srila Prabhupada

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23 Nov 2023 04:30

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22 Nov 2023 04:23

You Contact Him Immediately By Hearing
Simply Kṛṣṇa is presented in the form of His transcendental name, and you contact Him immediately by hearing. You have got natural instrument, hearing. You simply hear "Kṛṣṇa" and you become uncontaminated immediately.

BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ LECTURE - LOS ANGELES, FEBruary 20, 1969

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21 Nov 2023 18:15

karmaṇāṁ pariṇāmitvād
ā-viriñcyād amaṅgalam
vipaścin naśvaraṁ paśyed
adṛṣṭam api dṛṣṭa-vat

An intelligent person should see that any material activity is subject to constant transformation and that even on the planet of Lord Brahmā there is thus simply unhappiness. Indeed, a wise man can understand that just as all that he has seen is temporary, similarly, all things within the universe have a beginning and an end.

- Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.19.18

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19 Nov 2023 17:42

neha yat karma dharmāya
na virāgāya kalpate
na tīrtha-pada-sevāyai
jīvann api mṛto hi saḥ

Anyone whose work is not meant to elevate him to religious life, anyone whose religious ritualistic performances do not raise him to renunciation, and anyone situated in renunciation that does not lead him to devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, must be considered dead, although he is breathing.

- Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.56

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14 Nov 2023 04:20

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12 Nov 2023 07:46

tasmād deham imaṁ labdhvā
jñāna-vijñāna-sambhavam
guṇa-saṅgaṁ vinirdhūya
māṁ bhajantu vicakṣaṇāḥ

Therefore, having achieved this human form of life, which allows one to develop full knowledge, those who are intelligent should free themselves from all contamination of the modes of nature and engage exclusively in loving service to Me.

- Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.25.33