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March 29, 2023
Lord Rama and DMK
(DMK is a Tamil political party — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam)
From a letter by Srila Prabhupada to Aksojananda — 4 Dec 1974:
If you can convince the DMK party about the importance of Vaisnava philosophy, it will be a great triumph. The DMK party is unnecessarily antagonistic to Lord Ramachandra. Lord Ramachandra took action on the misdeeds of Ravana but was never inimical to the family of Ravana. He was very friendly to Ravana’s brother, and actually after killing Ravana, He handed over the kingdom to his brother. He never enjoyed the kingdom personally, neither He has got any necessity for acquiring other’s kingdom and enjoying it.
If some of the leading men can be convinced and you can make a peaceful atmosphere, it will be a great triumph.
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March 28, 2023
Our dearmost friend
Always remember Krsna Who is your dearmost friend and always serve Him just to please Him, and He will give you all intelligence how to be a first-class devotee.
From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Mr. DDD — Los Angeles 3 March, 1970
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March 27, 2023
Dedicate your life for Krsna
Dedicate your life for Krsna. That is the perfection. Even there are some faults, even dedicated life is noble life. Maybe, due to our past habits, we may commit some faulty action, but that dedicated life is sublime.
From Srila Prabhupada’s Morning Walk Conversation — March 4, 1974, Mayapura
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March 25, 2023
Kill the demons
In this age, Kali-yuga, to kill the demons means to stop their demonic activities by the astra, kirtana, hari-sankirtana, which is spread by Lord Caitanya’s associates.
From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita 7.2 — London, March 10, 1975
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March 24, 2023
Suffering is everywhere
The sufferings are there, here or India or hell or heaven — anywhere within this material world there is suffering. But people are so foolish that simply having a nice motorcar or a skyscraper building, he thinks that “My all problems are solved.” He does not know that this life is a flash only. I am eternal.
From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.7 — San Francisco, March 1, 1967
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No big or small service
In the transcendental loving service of the Lord, it doesn’t matter whether we are working, cooking, painting, writing, chanting, or whatever, they are all the same. There are no such distinctions of higher and lower on the transcendental platform. The important thing is that we are engaging our time and energy in the service of the Lord. After all, we are so tiny, what can we do? Krishna sees simply that this time is being spent in His service.
From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Karunamayi — Los Angeles 25 February, 1968
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March 22, 2023
Suicide is criminal
Suicide is not justified. Suicide is not justified. It is violation of nature’s law. Nature gives you a certain type of body to live in it for certain days, and suicide means you go against the laws of nature, you untimely stop the duration of life. Therefore he becomes a criminal. Suicide is criminal even in ordinary state laws. One cannot make suicide.
From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita 2.9 — Auckland, February 21, 1973
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March 21, 2023
Purification by not wasting time
Don’t talk nonsense; don’t waste your time. Then you become purified.
From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.16 — November 16, 1974, Bombay
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March 20, 2023
How to take Gita medicine
If we want to take a particular medicine, then we have to follow the particular direction mentioned on the label of the medicine. Similarly, the Bhagavad-gita also should be taken or accepted as it is directed by the speaker Himself. The speaker of the Bhagavad-gita is Lord Sri Krsna.
Srila Prabhupada; Introduction to Gitopanisad (Earliest Recording )
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March 19, 2023
Patience in Krsna consciousness
A girl is married to a husband. She’s hankering after a child. So if she thinks that “Now I am married, I must have immediately a child.” Is it possible? Just have patience. You just become faithful wife, serve your husband, and let your love grown up and because you are husband and wife, it is sure you’ll have children. But don’t be impatient. Similarly, when you are in Krsna consciousness, your perfection is guaranteed. But but you’ll have patience, determination. That “I must execute. I should not be impatient.” That impatience is due to loss of determination. And how that loss determination is there? Due to excessive sex life.
From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture on Bhagavad-gita 6.16-24 — Los Angeles, February 17, 1969
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