Spiritual Wisdom & Insights

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Spiritual Life Is Scientific

So bhagavat-tattva-vijnanam. Vijnana means science. It is not concoction, speculation. It is a science. Just like mathematics is a science: “Two plus two equal to four.” You cannot make two plus two equal to five according to your whims. No. Anywhere you...

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Bound By So Many Knots

Karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajam [Bs. 5.54]. In the Brahma-samhita this is, that “Those who have taken to Krsna consciousness, their karma, their action of, resultant action of karma, is stopped.” How it is stopped? Krsna gives you assurance in the...

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Spiritual Life Is Scientific

So if you want to know God, then you have to follow the prescribed rules and regulations of bhagavad-bhakti-yoga. It is very simple. It is made very easy, especially in this age: simply by chanting Hare Krsna mantra. It’s so made easy,...

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Spiritual Life Is Scientific

So it is not so easy to understand Sri Krsna. Manusyanam sahasresu kascid yatati siddhaye, yatatam api siddhanam: (BG. 7.3)“Those who have endeavored for perfection of life, out of many such persons, one can hardly understand Krsna.” It is not so easy. But...

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Spiritual Life Is Scientific

This is the sign. Evam prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogatah (SB 1.2.20). Then you can understand what is God. God is not so cheap: “Come on, I shall show you God. You haven’t got to follow any rules and regulations.” People want to be cheated. Therefore...

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Knot Between Matter And Spirit

Therefore two things must go on in parallel lines. One side, a person should cultivate Krsna consciousness and, another side, he should try to give up all the unwanted things. That will help him. You cannot continue both the things. Just...