Spiritual Wisdom & Insights

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: Indradyumna Swami
Source: Two Parallel Tracks of Spiritual progress

Prabhupada told the story of Gandhi and his wife. Gandhi, one time, he had a terrible fight with his wife. He was so angry at her once that he threw her out of the house. It is a famous story...

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...

Speaker: Yamuna devi
Source: Comes to England — The John and Yoko InterludeSPHis (Srila Prabhupada’s) schedule ran close to this: 1: 00 AM: Rises, chants japa and translates 3: 30 AM: Attends Aarti in his room, performed by either Purushottama or me 4: 30 AM: Attends Aarti, Srimad-Bhagavatam class, and kirtan in the main temple 6: 30 AM:...

The spiritual master is the representative of Krsna. How he becomes representative? What is the test? The test is… Just like anyone can understand, representative. Suppose a business firm’s representative is going to canvass for business, what is his business? He will take the interest of the firm, not his...

Source: SB 1.2.16 Purport

The servants of God urge people to become devotees of the Lord. They never tolerate being called God. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was God Himself according to the indication of the revealed scriptures, but He played the part of a devotee. People who knew Him to be God addressed Him...