The God-blind Scientists — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out
I say to them, “Yes, you can see God—but first you have to have the eyes. You are blind; you have cataracts. Come to me and I will operate. Then you’ll see God.”
The Stealing Of the Boys and Calves by Lord Brahma
Lord Brahma had been watching Krishna. Brahma decided to show some of his own power and test the power of Krishna, who was engaged in His childhood pastimes. Therefore, in Krishna’s absence Brahma took all the boys and calves to another place.
Tiger Consciousness — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out
The tiger is made by nature’s law in that way, so therefore he can do that. You cannot do it—your nature is different. You have discrimination, you have conscience, you are claiming to be a civilized human being—so you should utilize all this.
Mother Nature and the Origins of Opulence
Human prosperity flourishes by natural gifts and not by gigantic industrial enterprises. The gigantic industrial enterprises are products of a godless civilization, and they cause the destruction of the noble aims of human life.
This Material World Is Zero — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out
You can add thousands of 0’s together, one after another, but the value will still be 0. It will never become 1. But by the side of 0, if you bring 1, immediately that becomes 1o. Add another 0, immediately you have 100.
The Physics of the Self
Our physical self, the outer body, is always changing-from childhood to adulthood to old age, from lifetime to lifetime, and even from species to species. Yet our spiritual self, the inner spark or soul , is always the same.
A Society Without Brains — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out
If there is no ideal class of men, if the brain is not in order, then any amount of education or organization you do will be unsuccessful. The United Nations is an organization for all human society, but they have no department which can actually be called the brain organization.
The Prayers Of Lord Brahma
Brahma presented himself to Krishna as the most presumptuous living creature. He had stolen the boys and calves to test Krishna’s power, but now he admitted it was foolish to have attempted to display his energy before the energy of the Supreme Person.
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out on Women’s Liberation
The husband wants that his wife should be subordinate—faithful to him. Then he’s ready to take charge. Man’s mentality and woman’s mentality are different. So, if the woman agrees to remain faithful and subordinate to the man, then family life will be peaceful.
Rascals, Bluffers and Show-bottle Spiritualists
From his behavior I can understand he is rascal number one. I do not want to know about him, but what he has done makes it obvious. But the wonderful thing is that people in the Western countries are supposed to be so advanced—how they are befooled by these rascals?
There Is a Transcendental World….
Srila Prabhupada’s First Talks in America (New York, October 1966) How to reach the spiritual realm. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speaks on Bhagavad-gita, India’s time-honored source book of spiritual science. avyakto ‘ksara ity uktas tam ahuh paramam gatim yam prapya na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama “My supreme abode is unmanifested and […]
A Suicidal Civilization — Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out
They are openly committing suicide, and the rest of the people are covertly committing suicide. This man who found out how to construct an atom bomb—he’s thinking that now his life is successful.
Yoga – Making Friends with the Mind
The whole purpose of the yoga system is to make the mind our friend. The mind in material contact is our enemy, just like the mind of a person in a drunken condition.
Wisdom from Bhagavad-gita on Devotional Service
Lord Krishna said: Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt.
Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out on Finding Perfect Knowledge
You are trying to know things rationally, but you are not going to the proper teacher. That is one more kind of ignorance—because you do not know that you are imperfect.
The Yoga for Our Age
In this Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, the Lord explains that the eightfold yoga system is a means to control the mind and the senses. However, this process is very difficult for people in general to perform, especially in this age of Kali [quarrel and hypocrisy].
Enlightened Self-interest
This chanting of Hare Krishna is the process of cleansing the material dust from the mirror of our mind. We have to dust out the dirty things which we have accumulated by our material association and revive our spiritual consciousness or Krishna consciousness.
Theosophy Ends in Vaishnavism
In brief, a believer in Theosophy accepts as a fact that, “in and through all things, a Directing Will is at work, with a plan of Action from moment to moment towards a predominated end.” That is the version of the Theosophist in a different way as the Vaisnavite works. The predominated end is to serve the purpose of the Predominator Absolute.
Godhead and His Potentialities
The highest form of philanthropic or altruistic service that a man can render to his fellow brethren—is the propagation of transcendental service of the Personality of Godhead by awakening the spiritual sense of all sleeping men caught hold of by the grip of the “Maya” Potency. The easiest method for reviving such spiritual sense in the heart of all fallen souls, was taught by Lord Chaitanya who took compassion with the fallen souls of the present age, as congregational chanting of the Holy Name of Godhead.
“BACK TO GODHEAD” — The Purpose of the Magazine
My duty will be simply to repeat in the “BACK TO GODHEAD” just like an interpreter what I have heard from and what I have been ordered to deliver by my great spiritual master H.D.G. Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada. Nothing will be manufactured by me by my mental concoction. Such words will descend as Sound Transcendental and when they are given proper serving reception by the aural channel, surely they will act like medicine to carry all back to home and “BACK TO GODHEAD.”