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Personal Ambition Ruins Everything
Devotee: We have to appraise that if Your Divine Grace leaves us, what will be the result both to ISKCON society, to each of you disciples individually, and to the entire planet.
The procedure of how to worship God given by His pure devotee A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
"Regarding your question about offering Prasadam, whatever is offered to the Deity actually it goes through the Spiritual Master.
Way back in Oct. 1968 Srila Prabhupada was explaining the ritvik system
Madhudviṣa: Is there any way for a Christian (devotee) to, without the help of a spiritual master, (Srila Prabhupada) to reach the spiritual sky through believing in the words of Jesus Christ (Srila…
A lesson to be learned from Jayadvaita of what NOT to do
Jaydvaita reveals his in-ability to understand what is perfection.
Guru-who is he? Qualifications? Let us not make the same mistake in ISKCON
Who can become a Bona fide Guru ? Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.6.8 — Vrndavana, November 30, 1976 Srila Prabhupada…."Guru is the cloud or he is the agent of drying water from the ocean of mercy of Kṛṣṇa and…
“The Guru’s money is bad money”
One day while in Kaaawa, I walked into Srila Prabhupada’s room, and he looked quite troubled. His mail had arrived, and he was holding a letter in his hand, shaking his head.
ISKCON CENSORSHIP IN ACTION
Jivarata das tries to give his vyasa puja offering to SP in Mayapur only to be told, stop !!
No initiation means questionable next birth
I am very glad to hear you are following my instructions by chanting 16 rounds daily.
A bona fide Spiritual Master is a resident of Krishna Loka
Unless one is a resident of Krishna Loka, one cannot be a Spiritual Master. That is the first proposition.
If the Guru is blind the disciple is lost
Prabhupada: No, because you are rascal, you are under nature. So how you can guide me? Your position is the same. You are blind; I am blind. How you can lead me? Madhudvisa: They won’t say that.
Change of heart comes from accepting order of guru without argument
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: What is the sign that someone is actually having change in heart? Prabhupāda: By his action. [break] …kasipu tried to make Prahlāda atheist. He failed.
Apparent contradictions in teachings by Srila Prabhupada
Below we have two opposite teachings by Srila Prabhupada. The topic is whether he is present or not present in his picture.
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