Monday, October 18, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: " This is called unity in diversity."

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Srila  Prabhupada  Quote  of  the  Day:

" This is called unity in diversity."


His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

 

 SS18 October, 1973 
Bombay

Letter to Devotee

" Now this displeasing of godbrothers has already begun and gives me too much agitation in my mind. Our Gaudiya Math people fought with one another after the demise of Guru Maharaja but my disciples have already begun fighting even in my presence. So I am greatly concerned about it.

Following in the footprints of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu: trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna/amanina manadena kirtaniya sada harih.

"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly."

We must always remember this verse and be as tolerant as the tree, as we execute the Krsna consciousness movement. Without this mentality we cannot be successful. Material nature means dissension and disagreement, especially in this Kali yuga. But, for this Krsna consciousness movement its success will depend on agreement, even though there are varieties of engagements.

In the material world there are varieties, but there is no agreement. In the spiritual world there are varieties, but there is agreement. That is the difference. The materialist without being able to adjust the varieties and the disagreements makes everything zero. They cannot come into agreement with varieties, but if we keep Krsna in the center, then there will be agreement in varieties.

This is called unity in diversity. I am therefore suggesting that all our men meet in Mayapur every year during the birth anniversary of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. With all GBC and senior men present we should discuss how to make unity in diversity. But, if we fight on account of diversity, then it is simply the material platform.

Please try to maintain the philosophy of unity in diversity. That will make our movement successful. One section of men have already gone out, therefore we must be very careful to maintain unity in diversity, and remember the story in Aesop's Fables of the father of many children with the bundle of sticks.

When the father asked his children to break the bundle of sticks wrapped in a bag, none of them could do it. But, when they removed the sticks from the bag, and tried one by one, the sticks were easily broken. So this is the strength in unity. If we are bunched up, we can never be broken, but when divided, then we can become broken very easily."

 

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: " gives him both intelligence and opportunity"

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" gives him both intelligence and opportunity"


His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

 

 SSS
Monday, October 14, 1968
Seattle, Washington
Letter to Hayagriva

 

" When a devotee is seriously prepared to serve Krishna, the Lord gives him both intelligence and opportunity to serve Him more and more, so that the serving devotee may ultimately reach the Lord without any doubt. The symptoms appear to be as above mentioned.
Please therefore utilize the opportunity of service diligently and it will be a great spiritual achievement for you and a great service to your country and community."
 

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: "he is called a pure devotee"


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Srila  Prabhupada  Quote  of  the  Day:

"he is called a pure devotee"

  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

October 13, 1968
Seattle, Washington
Letter to Janaki

"Answering your puzzle, it may be said that a pure devotee is he who loves Krishna, without any material desire. People are generally engaged in karma. Karma means work and get the result and enjoy life. And jnana, jnana means speculating process to understand the Absolute Truth. So one who does not indulge in speculating habit, neither tries to gain something by his work, but simply engages himself in the service of the Lord, he is called a pure devotee. Such pure devotees are very rare."

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: "the application may sometimes be difficult."


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"the application may sometimes be difficult."

  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

 12 October, 1974
Mayapur
Letter to Tulsi devi dasi

"You are right in saying that although Krishna consciousness is a simple process, the application may sometimes be difficult. Now you are one of my older disciples, so please try to follow the devotional practices I have given you. This is the simple formula for victory in our struggle against maya."

 

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: "These bogus yogis and swamis will vanish."

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"These bogus yogis and swamis will vanish."
 

  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

 12 October, 1971  
Nairobi
Letter to Citsukhananda

"I quite follow the situation prescribed by you, and all these yogis are mostly bluffers. They have no substance to give. You can openly declare this fact. Try to distribute our books very widely and preach also. These bogus yogis and swamis will vanish."
 

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: "...it does not require my physical presence."

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"...it does not require my physical presence."

  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

25 September, 1972    Septem   30 June, 1974
Melbourne

Letter to Bal Krishna 

"As far as my blessing is concerned it does not require my physical presence. If you are chanting Hare Krishna there and following my instructions, reading the books, taking only Krsna prasadam etc., then there is no question of your not receiving the blessings of Lord Caitanya whose mission I am humbly trying to push on." 

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Friday, October 8, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: "So don't be disheartened at any circumstance."


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" So don't be disheartened at any circumstance."

  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

 8 October, 1971 
 Nairobi
Letter to Hamsaduta

"So don't be disheartened at any circumstance. Depend on Krishna. After all this is the kingdom of maya. She is always peeping to take the opportunity of attacking us, but if we fix up our attention on the Lotus Feet of Krishna, maya cannot even touch us."
 

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: " So the goal of life is..."


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" So the goal of life is..."


  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

25 September, 1972    Septem   6 October, 1970 
 
 
 
 Calcutta
Letter to Krsna das 

"Human life is especially meant for reviving our lost relationship with God by following the instructions of God contained in religious books like the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, etc. Without God-centered society, the whole thing is dog-centered society. A dog also eats, a dog also sleeps, a dog also defends and they have ample opportunity for sex-life.

So the goal of life is Krsna--to become free from the cat and dog propensities of eating, sleeping, defending and mating and achieve the spiritual platform of Eternity, Knowledge and Blissful Life in pure devotional service to the Lord--Bhakti yoga, that is religion. Simply loving Krsna. Society without religion, it is all animal society."
 

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: " ...one who has not pleased the spiritual master..."


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" ...one who has not pleased the spiritual master..."


  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

25 September, 1972    Septem   Friday, October 6, 1967 
 
 
 Delhi, India
Letter to Devotee 

"You sing every day morning that by the mercy of the Spiritual master one can please the Lord and one who has not pleased the spiritual master cannot have any access in the realm of Krishna Consciousness. Very recently Kirtanananda has developed a different consciousness of Maya which is called misuse of one's minute independence offered by Krishna.

By misuse of one's independence one at once becomes a victim of Maya and thus he loses all importance in Krishna Consciousness. So it is my definite opinion that his lecture anywhere now will bear no spiritual sequence. He must rectify his mistake before he can play in our Society any important role. By lips he says that he is a surrendered soul but by action he is thinking differently."
  

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: "...is the only order giver."

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" ...is the only order giver."


  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

25 September, 1972    Septem   Tuesday, October 3, 1967 
 
 
 Delhi, India
Letter to Nandarani, Krishna devi, Subala das, and Uddhava 

 

"Your service attitude encourages me because Krishna can never be an order supplier. We should always remember that Krishna is the only order giver. His order is received through the agency of the spiritual master. The bonafide spiritual master is the manifest representative of Krishna. The spiritual master is described in the scriptures as good as Krishna because he is the most confidential servitor of Krishna. To please the spiritual master is to please Krishna. On this principle we must advance our Krishna Consciousness and there is no danger."
  

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: " Vaisnava philosophy is very simple"

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" Vaisnava philosophy is very simple"


  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

25 September, 1972    Septem   Saturday, 3 October, 1970
 
 Calcutta
 Letter to Sriman Sudhindra Babu,  

 

"I am so glad to learn that you are interested in the matter of Vaisnava philosophy. Vaisnava philosophy is very simple: that God is great and everyone is His servant. Nobody can be equal to or greater than God. They are simultaneously one and different. In quality they are one, but in magnitude they are different. This is the whole philosophy of the four Vaisnava sampradayas."
  

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Friday, October 1, 2010

Srila Prabhupada Quote of the Day: " We are not lacking in philosophy"

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Srila  Prabhupada  Quote  of  the  Day:

" We are not lacking in philosophy"


  
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement

  

25 September, 1972    Septem   Saturday, September 30, 1967 
 
 Delhi, India
Letter to Janardana 

 

"We are not lacking in philosophy--by the grace of Krishna we have got ample stock to answer anybody's intricate philosophical questions. There is no necessity of stopping questioners by dogmatic statements as it was done in the beginning. I have every hope in you because you are educated and have understood the philosophy completely. You should try to get another newspaper article out explaining the real scientific position of our movement."
   

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