Preaching in Madras: Remembering Srila Prabhupada
In December of 1971, I arranged speaking program for Srila Prabhupada in Madras, India. Thousands of people came to hear him, and the leading newspaper carried a summary of his lecture every day.
Starting to See the Center of Things
If I throw a handful of stones into the water, the circles they make will overlap and clash. But if I could throw the stones all at one center point, the circles would never clash. If we find the perfect center, we’ll have perfect harmony.
The Most Blessed Event
Since 1969 in ISKCON Srila Prabhupada’s Sri-Vyasa-puja homage book has become an annual publication, presented to Srila Prabhupada on his appearance day.
Vyasa-Puja Homage by Giriraja dasa
All glories to you Who have given us light To open our eyes, Which were firmly shut tight. When we first came to you In the darkness of night The words from your lips Made everything bright.
Krsna Returns to India
We have traveled throughout India—to Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi, and to smaller cities too. Practically everybody is won by kirtana—the sound representation of Krsna.
Krsna, Our Dearmost Friend
Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is our dearmost friend. By Krsna is meant God. Krsna means all-attractive, for how can God be God if He does not have all attractive qualities in full?
Perfect Question Perfect Answer
My whole life is going to waste, to my mind—I am still not very clear what is the aim of my life. A lot of people have been benefited by this great movement [ISKCON], by chanting, but I still feel that this is all the means to the end.
The Genuine Spiritual Master
The true guru is the person who says that Krsna, God, is our true friend. He does not pose himself as God or tell us that we can become God.
India: “Not to Beg, But to Give”
Every nation should contribute something to the world. People are not interested in coming to India to learn technology. But people from all over the world are interested in coming to India to understand spiritual life, to understand the Bhagavad-gita.