Power of hearing devotees discuss sastra

Power of hearing devotees discuss sastra “Hearing discussions among the devotees is the only means to receive the powerful message of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For instance, Bhagavad-gītā has been well known all over the world for a very long time,...

How can I help my loved ones?

How can I help my loved ones? I want to help my loved ones, but here Srila Prabhupada tells me that i can’t help anyone until i first help myself. And what does it mean to help myself? I have to understand Krishna….i have to learn from books like Bg and SB the science...

Every day you have to read my books

Every day you have to read my books Prabhupada said, “Can you quote this verse?” The two of us looked at each other, and I thought, “Tamal Krishna Goswami will quote the verse,” but Tamal Krishna Goswami thought I was going to do it. Neither of us knew the verse....

Writing down our realisations

Srila Prabhupada recommends writing down our realisations for active smaranam “Realization means you should write, every one of you, what is your realization. What for this Back to Godhead is? You write your realization, what you have realized about Krishna. That is...

You may please me the most

“You may please me the most by reading my books and following the instructions therein and by becoming fully Krishna Conscious in this life time” My Dear Bahurupa Das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due reciept of your letter dated September 24th, 1974. I am...

Easiest way

Easiest way to become free from miseries of material existence “Every living entity is always distressed in this material world because this place is such that at every step one has to meet with some kind of distress.” SB 2.7.15 purport We were wondering what the...

Always blissful

How to remain always blissful SB 11.2.41 purport: “As soon as one understands that everything that exists is under the powerful control of one’s most beloved friend, one comes to the stage in which the whole universe becomes a blissful abode (viśvaṁ pūrṇa-sukhāyate),...

Preserve our spiritual status

By all means preserve our spiritual status… “You are doing your best to serve Krishna, that is very much appreciated, so do not lose enthusiasm out of frustration, that will spoil everything. Krishna Consciousness means we should always be satisfied and happy, not...

Highest realization is to save oneself

Highest realization is to save oneself Understanding is one thing, and practical application of that understanding is another. But as devotees of Krsna, being engaged in the practical work of spreading Krsna consciousness, that is already the highest realization....