Even a little association with your books has the same effect?

Revatīnandana: Even a little association with your books has the same effect? Prabhupāda: Effect, of course, it requires both the things. One must be very eager to take it. Just like Mahārāja Parīkṣit heard Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and there are so many others, they are...

We have to associate unflinchingly with a sādhu

If we actually want to become pious and develop our devotional life, we have to associate unflinchingly with a sādhu. Then we can acquire some taste for Kṛṣṇa. When we discuss Kṛṣṇa with a sādhu, the discussion becomes very pleasing, and we develop some taste, which...

Study from every point of view

So especially you must encourage the students to read our books throughout the day as much as possible, and give them all good advice how to understand the books, and inspire them to study the things from every point of view. In this way, by constantly engaging our...

You are restless because you don’t read

You are restless because you don’t read. I am laboring so hard for you, but you don’t take advantage. Don’t take advantage of eating and sleeping. Take advantage of these books. Then your life will be successful. My duty—I have given you so...

How to understand sastras

The truth is that one cannot understand the underlying essence of the sāstras without impartial and minute investigation. Jaiva Dharma (page 228) by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

Powerful transcendental faith

O worshipable Lord, those whose consciousness is polluted by illusion may try to purify themselves by ordinary worship, study of the Vedas, charity, austerity and ritual activities, but the purification they achieve is never as great as that attained by those pure...