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Speaker: Radhanath Swami
Source: Pure Devotional ServiceOne time a professor, scholar, Indian man asked Srila Prabhupada, “Krsna says in Bhagavad-Gita matra sparsas tu kaunteya (BG 2.14) yet we see Subhadra weeping when Abhimanyu was killed, Arjuna weeping after having heard the Bhagavad Gita. Why was he so disturbed? He wasn’t supposed...
Source:Breaking Ground Suddenly the old derelict returns, announcing his entrance: “How are ya?” He is carrying something. He maneuvers his way through the group, straight to the back of the temple, where the Swami is sitting. He opens the toilet room door, puts two rolls of bathroom tissue inside,...
Speaker: Premanjana Dasa
Source: The Affection of Srila Prabhupada
Haridas Prabhu had the habit of stealing money from the temple; he had a habit for stealing. He used to get money for the deity kitchen, devotee kitchen etc. As a habit, he generally used to steal Rs. 1 or Rs. 2 (in 1972) it used...
Speaker: Indradyumna Swami
Source: The Postage – Stamp
One time, one of my god brothers was visiting a temple in Vrindavana in the 1970’s and was praying very sincerely in front of the deity and the pujari, who was a bit of a smartha brahmana at that time, said to...
Speaker: Radhanath Swami
Source: We must cultivate proper desires
Yesterday, at Radha-Rasabihari temple, my dear god-brother, Srutakirti Prabhu, who was Srila Prabhupada’s longest standing personal servant, gave a class. He cited a particular incident that is so essentially instructive to all of us. He was talking about a morning walk. I believe it was...
Source: Breaking Ground
Lon Solomon: I was really into sex, and I wanted to know what he meant by illicit sex-what was his definition. He said to me, “This means sex outside of marriage.” But I wasn’t satisfied with the answer, and I asked him for more details. He told...
