Await Krsna’s mercy

Speaker: Srila Prabhupada
Source: Demonic Communists

Prabhupada: Oh. Oh. We have got an idea of thunderbird. The bird flies in the, near the cloud in expectation of water, and they are not afraid of thunder. That is called cataka. That example is given by Rupa Gosvami. The cataka does not take water from ground. They will take water when it falls from the cloud. So in the beginning of every cloud there is thunder. So this bird, because they expecting water from the cloud, the cloud is giving him thunder, but still he does not, will not take

2016-03-03T20:40:40+00:00March 3rd, 2016|Categories: Material world, Mercy, Surrender|Tags: , , , |

How to receive mercy?

Speaker: Radhanath Swami
Source: Pure devotional service

bookdistrubutionOne time Srila Prabhupada was asked, “what can we do to reciprocate with what you have given us?”. What Srila Prabhupada replied is simple and complete. He said “just receive what I have given you and share it with each other and others”. The first part, to receive what Srila Prabhupada has given us is something deeper than the ocean, higher than the sky in the universe, he has given us the spiritual world, he has given us Goloka Vrindavana, he has

2015-05-25T04:49:47+00:00April 24th, 2015|Categories: Gratitude, Initiation, Mercy, Reciprocation|

Please give me your blessings

Speaker: Radhanath Swami
Source: Power of Blessings

prabhupadaSrila Prabhupada was in Indian train and this one man just crash right into Prabhupada’s compartment and said, “Swamiji give me your blessing, please give me your blessing”. Prabhupada was busy doing other things so the person kept insisting, “give me your blessings”. Prabhupada got up, he followed him, Prabhupada came back he followed him back and said, “Swamiji please give me your blessings”. Prabhupada said, “I bless you that your material life is finished” and the person literally felt at the

2015-06-15T21:07:41+00:00April 24th, 2015|Categories: Mercy, Pastimes of Srila Prabhupada|