The Spiritual Master must be Bona Fide

Krishna Consciousness is developed by following two parallel lines, means service of Krishna, and service of the Spiritual Master. This is the secret of success. The Spiritual Master must be bona fide, that is, he must come down from a bona fide Spiritual Master and must act according to the directions of the Spiritual Master, and by doing so, he gives proper directions about Krishna and the devotees serve Krishna under the direction of such Spiritual Master, and Krishna accepts service, and in this way the whole thing becomes beautiful and successful.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, (Los Angeles, February 20, 1968)

Krishna's Grace

We should never sit idly and ask Krishna to do everything. That is the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita. It is clearly said in the Gita: "Yuddhasya ca mam anusmara.'' So ordinarily, we have to try our best capacity to achieve something, and by Krishna's Grace, all of a sudden we shall see everything is there. This sort of help from Krishna is transcendental happiness.

Why ‘Bhagavad Gita As It Is’?

Five Topics of Bhagavad gita

Glories of Reading Bhagavad-gita

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Himavati, (Montreal, June 14, 1968)

Pray to Krishna

The struggle for power

Getting out of Addictions

Godhead and His Potencies

Only Krishna can give us liberation

I think it is good to remain financially poor because always we shall be able to pray Krishna, asking His help to execute His service. If all of a sudden we become very strong financially, Maya may dictate us for sense enjoyment, and we may fall a prey to her tactics. Therefore to remain poor is one of the qualifications for advancing in Krishna Consciousness.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Himavati, (Montreal, June 14, 1968)

Afraid of our Mistakes

If we are always afraid of our mistakes, Krishna will save us from all such misgivings and even if we imperceptibly commit some mistake, He will forgive us. But we should be always very careful not to commit mistakes.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to (Satsvarupa, Montreal, June 16, 1968)

Everyone Should feel himself as Servant

SP Quotes 1

The less we are anxious for maintaining our body and soul together, the more we become favorable for advancing in Krishna Consciousness.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Hayagriva, (Montreal, June 14, 1968)

 

Sp Quotes2

To call one another prabhu is all right, but not to become prabhu. To accept others as prabhu, and remain as servant is the idea. But because somebody is calling you prabhu, one should not become a prabhu, and treat others as servants. In other words, everyone should feel himself as servant, and not to think himself prabhu because he is being called prabhu. This will make the relationship congenial.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Himavati, (Montreal, June 14, 1968)

Decorating our temple

Regarding beautifying the temple, we should always know that every place is temporary, but wherever we live we should decorate and beautify it for Krishna, so go on decorating our temple as nicely as possible.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, ( Calcutta, December 7, 1967 )

Confidential servitor of Krishna

We should always remember that Krishna is the only order giver. His order is received through the agency of the spiritual master. The bona fide spiritual master is the manifest representative of Krishna. The spiritual master is described in the scriptures as good as Krishna because he is the most confidential servitor of Krishna. To please the spiritual master is to please Krishna.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Nandarani, (Krishna Devi, Subala, Uddhava,  Delhi, October 3, 1967)

People in the Spell of Maya

People in the spell of maya are trying to squeeze out gross pleasure from the senses, which is not possible to derive to our heart's content. Therefore we are confused and baffled in our attempt to eschew eternal pleasure from gross matter. Actually, joyful life is on the spiritual platform, therefore we should try to save our valuable time from material activities and engage them for Krishna Consciousness.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Hayagriva, Montreal, June 14, 1968

Serve Krishna

On the Absolute world there is no such relativities as success and failure. The one thing in the Absolute world is to serve Krishna. Don't care for the result. Krishna must know that we are working very seriously and that is our success of life.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Subala, (San Francisco, December 16, 1967)

Krishna Consciousness is the Life of Eternity

Less intelligent persons are very much interested in dreaming life, but one who is intelligent enough he searches after eternal life. The modern civilization does not understand what is eternal life. They are busy with the spot life of 50 or 100 years. Fools cannot think that one is not for 50 or 100 years, but one is for eternity. Krishna consciousness is the life of eternity.  Krishna consciousness is the process of eternal life. The process is simple and the results are sublime. You follow it and you will be happy in this life as well as in the next.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Nanda Kisora, (San Francisco, December 24, 1967)

Maya and Krishna

The darkness has no existence in the presence of sunlight, similarly Maya cannot exist in the presence of Krishna. As darkness and light exist eternally, similarly, Maya and Krishna exist eternally, but Maya has no existence in the presence of Krishna. Try to understand this simile.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Balai, (Los Angeles, January 25, 1968)

Saving from all kinds of Sinful Reactions

If a man thinks that chanting will save him from all kinds of sinful reaction deliberately committed by him, then he becomes the greatest offender. By chanting Hare Krishna, certainly we become free from all sinful reactions, but that does not mean that we shall deliberately commit sins and counteract it by chanting.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Umapati, (Calcutta, November 23, 1967)

Child is the Father of Man

Child is the father of man, so the basic principle of any type of life is to instruct to the children from the very beginning - Krishna Consciousness. Children grow to be the topmost leaders of the human society. 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Hamsaduta, (Los Angeles, January 22, 1968)

Award Unlimited Transcendental Pleasure

The faith increases in Krishna Consciousness by our voluntary increase of serving Krishna. Serving Krishna is unlimited and he can accept our unlimited service, and award us unlimited transcendental pleasure in the unlimited service of the Lord. That is the meaning of unlimited.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, (Los Angeles, February 20, 1968)

Krishna Consciousness

Krishna Consciousness is so nice that if one takes part in it in either ways, like hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, praying, or even simply by eating prasadam, the transcendental effect will be visible.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Lynn, (Calcutta, November 23, 1967)

Serving the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Lord

We are all conditioned souls so we are affected by Maya, but if we sincerely chant and serve, our attachment for Krishna will be revived and we will no more have to come under this Maya. Eternally we will be serving the Lotus Feet of the Supreme Lord.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Uddhava and Upendra, (Los Angeles, January 16, 1968)

Fruit of Chanting Hare Krishna

I am so glad to learn that you are now getting the fruit of chanting Hare Krishna. Hare Krishna is so nice that it clears the dirty things from the mind of the devotee and the more one is used to chant the Holy Name offenselessly, the more one develops love of God, forgetting the whole material nonsense. It is my duty to deliver you the right thing in right earnestness and it is the duty of the receiver to act in the standard spiritual regulation.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to (Umapati, Calcutta, November 23, 1967)

Advancement in Krishna Consciousness

Whatever allocation of duty there may be, if we try to execute such specific duty sincerely, that alone can make us much more advanced in Krishna Consciousness. In the Bhagavad-gita, it is stated that for the fixed up devotee there is one duty.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Madhusudhana, (San Francisco, December 30, 1967)

Devotees Transcendental Position

A fully Krishna Conscious person is always in transcendental position and he is not afraid of any place which is so called, unfit for human habitation. A Krishna Conscious person is always satisfied whether in Vaikuntha or in hell. His satisfaction is not the particular place but his sincere service attitude towards Krishna.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Gargamuni, Calcutta, November 13, 1967

Real Love with Krishna

Regarding love affairs in the material world: they are only shadows or reflections of the real love with Krishna. If you love Krishna in any capacity, you shall never be frustrated because everything in Krishna is perfect, eternal, blissful, and full of knowledge.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Kanchanbala, (Los Angeles, January 14, 1968)

Chant Hare Krishna

We should learn to forget and forgive minor incidents because whenever there are two men in a place, there is always some misunderstanding. Such misunderstanding happens even between husband and wife—what to speak of others. But we have to adjust things on the basis of Krishna Consciousness. Chant Hare Krishna sincerely and all good intelligence consultation shall come from within. Krishna says that, ‘those who are engaged in My service, I give intelligence for his progressive march’.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Gargamuni, (Los Angeles, January 11,  1968)

Learn to Depend on Krishna

We should learn to depend on Krishna more and more. Actually, Krishna is always guiding us as Super soul, but due to our forgetfulness, we do not understand that Krishna is friend everlasting. With advance of Krishna Consciousness one is able to realize that Krishna is always with His devotees—not only with His devotees, also with the non-devotees, but the devotees can recognize His presence and the non-devotees cannot. The more you make advancement in Krishna Consciousness you will see Krishna everywhere.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Krishna Devi, (San Francisco, December 21,  1967)

Krishna Conscious Program

We should utilize our time for elevating ourselves in Krishna Consciousness than for so-called economic development. If we are satisfied with plain living, with minimum time and the balance time is engaged for elevating our Krishna Conscious program, then every man can be transferred to Goloka Vrindavana, just in this very life.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Hamsaduta, (Los Angeles, January 11, 1968)

Krishna Everywhere

Actually, there is nothing but Krishna all around us. This is explained in the Gita. He is the taste of water, light of the moon, the fragrance of the flower, light of the sun, sound of the sky, the power of the strong and so on. So one who is actually making progress in Krishna Consciousness, he can see Krishna everywhere. At every stage of life, who can avoid the sunlight, the moonlight, the fragrance of the flower, the taste of the water, the sound of the sky, and so on; but one has to learn it, that there is Krishna in all these varieties of existence. Without Krishna there is nothing. It is simply by the influence of Maya that we forget the relationship of Krishna with everything that be.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Krishna Devi, (San Francisco, December 21, 1967)

Bona Fide Spiritual Master

Our line of action is simultaneous service to the Spiritual Master and Krishna. Without being favored by Krishna, nobody can have the association of a bona fide Spiritual Master and nobody can have the mercy of Krishna without being favored by the Spiritual Master. It is so intimately connected.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Umapati, (Los Angeles, January 14, 1968)

Benefits of Strong attachment to Krishna Consciousness

Any one of us can be arrested by Maya at any moment if we are not strongly attached to Krishna Consciousness. So my request to you and all others is to follow the principles of Krishna Consciousness adherently and there is no danger however strong the Maya may be.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Umapati, (Los Angeles, January 14, 1968)

Rigid in Service of Krishna

Vedic system advises women to become very chaste & accept the husband as master. Your husband is especially good because he is progressing in Krishna Consciousness. Even if there is some misunderstanding between husband & wife that should be completely neglected & you should always remain rigid in service of Krishna.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to (Nandarani,  Delhi, October 8, 1967)

Transcendental Abode of Lord

The Lord remains in the hearts of every living entity. He lives in the heart of a hog, and the hog lives in a filthy place. That does not mean that the Lord lives in a filthy place. The Lord lives always inconceivably in His transcendental abode. Similarly, a fully Krishna Conscious person lives always in the pastimes of Lord Krishna by such consciousness only. The material atmosphere is no impediment for continuing our Krishna Consciousness in any circumstance.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jadurani, (Vrindavan, September 9, 1967)

Divine Grace of Lord Chaitanya

This is the age of Kali which plunders away spiritual sense of the human being and it is only the Divine Grace of Lord Chaitanya, Who can protect us from all these dangerous pitfalls.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, San Francisco, March 14, 1967

Krishna is the Supreme Enjoyer

The Spirit Soul is certainly eternal and changeless; and the fall is superficial, just like the relation between father and son cannot be broken ever. Now we are simply in a phase of forgetfulness, and this forgetfulness is called Maya. There is a nice example in the waning of the moon. To us the moon appears to be changing, but in fact the moon is always the same. So as eternal servitors of Krishna—our constitutional position—we fall down when we try to become the enjoyer, imitating Krishna. That is our downfall. Krishna is the Supreme Enjoyer, and we are constitutionally to be enjoyed by Him, and when we revive this constitutional position there is no more Maya.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jananivasa, (Vrindavan, August 27, 1967)

Victim of Strong Material Energy

Any stage of life in Krishna consciousness may be a victim of strong material energy. Therefore we have to always take care and strictly follow the rules and regulations. It is very good to take all risks for Krishna but for our personal satisfaction we should not take the least risk. this act will enhance your glory in Krishna consciousness.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Rayarama (San Francisco, March 7, 1967)

Krishna's Advent

Those who take Krishna's advent as that of an ordinary man are great fools, but if one can simply understand the transcendental nature of this event as well as His disappearance, he becomes immediately liberated.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, (Vrindavan, August 15, 1967)

Service of the Lord

Anyone's special talent should be engaged in the service of the Lord, and thereby become successful in life. We are not meant for learning something new for the service of the Lord; but we have to engage whatever talents we have already got.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Murari, (Vrindavan, August 3, 1967)

Stick to the Service of the Lord

In Krishna Consciousness there is variety but there is no discord.We may fight with one another on the point of serving but that is not a discord.We must stick to the service of the Lord very seriously & that will help us make progress.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Subala, (Calcutta, November 12, 1967)

Charity during an Eclipse of the Sun

Even if one distributes ten million cows in charity during an eclipse of the sun, lives at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna for millions of years, or gives a mountain of gold in sacrifice to the brahmanas, he does not earn one hundredth part of the merit derived from chanting Hare Krishna.”

Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, adi 3.79, purport

Krishna forgives His Devotee

In the conditioned stage there is every possibility of being mistaken; but Krishna will always protect us if we are sincere; even if there is a gross mistake, Krishna forgives His devotee who is very sincere; so go on working sincerely and Krishna will protect you always.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Satsvarupa, (Vrindavan, August 29, 1967)

Spiritual Culture

Without spiritual culture a human society is another polished edition of the animals. There is no value of education in the animal society as the trained up lion in a circus is never to be trusted. The lion is not trusted because it cannot assimilate spiritual knowledge. But a man is able to take up this knowledge and his formation of the brain is meant for it. It is nothing extraordinary for him because he is prepared for this culture and is awaiting proper administration only.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

The first principle in devotional service is to chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Sir, (New Delhi, April 15, 1961)

Krishna is the Purest

Everything in the Temple should be kept nice and clean. Everyone should wash hands before touching anything of Krishna's. We should always remember that Krishna is the purest & similarly only the pure can associate with Him. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Nandarani, Krishna Devi, Subala, Uddhava,  (Delhi, October 3, 1967)

Service Attitude

Krishna Consciousness is always dormant in everyone's heart & it can be awakened simply by service attitude.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jadurani, (Calcutta, October 13, 1967)

The Kingdom of Maya

Man's artificial civilization has created so many artificial laws that we, although God's men, have difficulties to travel in God's countries on God's business.The Kingdom of Maya is like that and still we have to execute our business in Krishna Consciousness.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, (New York, March 1967)

The Proportion Krishna Consciousness

The only means of protecting us from the attack of Maya is to be fully Krishna Conscious.The proportion in which we fall back in Krishna Consciousness is filled up by the influence of Maya. It is exactly like the proportion of negligence of our health is subsequently resulted in our falling ill.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jadurani, (Navadvipa, October 26, 1967)

Krishna Consciousness cannot be Defeated by Maya

A person who is very careful about his health does not generally fall ill. Similarly a person who is always fixed up in Krishna consciousness cannot be defeated by Maya. Sometimes in spite of our full Krishna consciousness we fall a victim to Maya but that is temporary just as seasonal changes, such calamities do come & pass away & we have to endure them.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jadurani, (Navadvipa, October 26, 1967)

Brahma Samhita

One who reads Brahma Samhita very carefully & scrutinizingly can understand everything of Krishna without any fault. I recommend, therefore that all my students read Brahma Samhita very carefully especially because it was translated personally by my spiritual master Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Pradyumna, (Calcutta, October 17, 1967)

Without Spiritual Culture

Without spiritual culture a human society is another polished edition of the animals. There is no value of education in the animal society as the trained up lion in a circus is never to be trusted. The lion is not trusted because it cannot assimilate spiritual knowledge. But a man is able to take up this knowledge and his formation of the brain is meant for it. It is nothing extraordinary for him because he is prepared for this culture and is awaiting proper administration only.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Sir, (New Delhi, April 15, 1961)

Money is the Honey

"Money is the honey'' goes so far as it is employed for Krishna consciousness. The body is undoubtedly a material vehicle but when it acts for Krishna consciousness it becomes spiritualized. By the grace of Krishna, material energy can be transformed to spiritual energy & spiritual energy is never deteriorated. To be in Krishna consciousness means to be in spiritual energy.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Hamsaduta, Calcutta, October 13, 1967

Rigid in Service of Krishna

Vedic system advises women to become very chaste & accept the husband as master. Your husband is especially good because he is progressing in Krishna Consciousness. Even if there is some misunderstanding between husband & wife that should be completely neglected & you should always remain rigid in service of Krishna.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to (Nandarani,  Delhi, October 8, 1967)

Bona Fide Spiritual Master

This world is just like a forest fire and a spiritual master is just like the cloud on the sky. As the forest fire can be extinguished only by water from the sky, one can be peaceful and elevated in spiritual consciousness or Krishna Consciousness only by the mercy of a bona fide Spiritual Master.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Upendra, (New York, May 4, 1967)

Chant Hare Krishna

If you always chant Hare Krishna, read my books, and preach this philosophy sincerely, then Krishna will provide you with all facility, and you will not fall down into material entanglement.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Devotees, (San Francisco, March 30, 1967)

Lord Eternal Servitor

A person, who is always anxious to render service unto the Supreme Lord Hari, as His eternal servitor, in all conditions of life, he is considered to be liberated even though within the material body.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Kirtanananda, (New York, April  13, 1967)

Service for Krishna

Be happy and execute more and more service for Krishna and Krishna will accept you in His association.
  

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Kirtanananda, (San Francisco, April 7, 1967)

Chant Holy Name of Lord Constantly

All our ailments are due to the external body. Although we have to suffer some time from bodily inconveniences specially in the old age, still if we are God conscious, we shall not feel the pangs. The best thing is therefore to chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Mr. Senior Dambergs, (New York, April  12, 1967)

Become Slave of Krishna

Instead of being a slave of the senses, if one voluntarily becomes the slave of Krishna, or His representative, that is good for him. This is maya, thinking that we are independent. We are slaves—every moment we are serving our senses. We are slaves to so many abominable things, to drugs, intoxication, sex, doing the most abominable things in the service of the senses. So it is not slavish when one agrees to become slave of Krishna and His representative, then this is liberated position, liberated from being slave to the senses.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Sivananda, (Los Angeles, November 11, 1968)

Our Business is to Try Our Best

Our business is to try our best. Result we leave it for consideration of Krishna, and we shall not be disappointed whether the result is favorable or unfavorable. Actually there cannot be any unfavorable result, because we are serving Krishna.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Rupanuga, (Seattle, October 15, 1968)

The Devotee Prays

The devotee prays: "My Lord, when shall I be freed from all material desires and be completely engaged in your transcendental loving service. At the present moment I am forlorn and nobody is my master. When shall I have You as my Supreme Master; then shall I joyfully wander over the whole universe knowing that You are my master.'' Please therefore try to be in Krishna Consciousness and there will be no distress. Gradually as you realize this, you will experience it also; but the process is the same, both at the beginning and at the end.
  

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Mr Taber, (New York, June 9,  1967)

Krishna is the ultimate Person

Krishna is the ultimate Person. We are just trying to serve Him.Your conviction that we have to supply the demands of Krishna and not to demand anything from Him is the pure devotional philosophy.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Kirtanananda, (New York, April  13, 1967)

Spirit Soul

A spirit soul is not impersonal, and because he is a person he has the latent desire for sense gratification; but in the material condition he does not know how to enjoy; therefore one should purify the senses being free of all material designation. In conditioned stage we are designated souls like "American,'' "Indian,'' "dog,'' "demigod,'' etc., but in pure consciousness or Krishna Consciousness, we are part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Mr Taber, (New York, June 9,  1967)

Foolish Human Society

Human society under the spell of illusion is doing things, each on his own responsibility and they are becoming entangled in material existence.This is the greatest blunder in human society. They have not only forgotten God but they've declared openly that God is dead. This declaration of the foolish human society is the greatest blunder in life.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brahmananda, (New Jersey, June  14, 1967)

Immutable Instructions

Never think that I am absent from you. Physical presence is not essential; presence by message (or hearing) is real touch. Lord Krishna is present by His message which was delivered 5,000 years ago. We feel always the presence of our past Acharyas simply by their immutable instructions.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Students, (Vrindavan, August 2, 1967)

Ocean of Krishna Consciousness

Lord Chaitanya said that the ocean of Krishna consciousness increases daily and it is never experienced in the case of mundane ocean. In other words, nobody is static in Krishna consciousness and everyone becomes a dynamic force for spreading the movement.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Blanche, Calcutta, November 5, 1967

Paramatma or Super Soul

Purusa means God or Krishna. Atma, there is Paramatma and jivatma. Both are atma because they are spiritual, but the living entities are called jivatma. Jivatma means the small particle of atma which has tendency to fall down in the material atmosphere. He is called jivatma. And Atma or Super soul, Who never falls in material contamination, is called Paramatma or Super soul. And because He does not fall under material illusion, His another name is Achyuta — Achyuta means never fallen.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Malati, (Los Angeles, November 12, 1968)

Service of the Supreme

The human form of life although temporary, it has a great value for utilizing for the service of the Supreme. The Supreme is everything but everything is not the Supreme. The stomach can digest foodstuff for all the sense organs but all the parts of the body is not the stomach. This philosophy of achintya bhedabheda tattva was preached by Lord Chaitanya for world welfare.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Ved Prakash, (Bombay, July 28, 1958)

The Super Soul

The Super soul and soul both are unchanged. The difference is that in material contact, the soul appears to be changed. But the Super soul is not affected by material contamination; therefore there is no sign of change. The change of soul is like that water becomes ice in contact with refrigerator. And as soon as there is temperature the ice again becomes water. Similarly the changing nature of the soul is just like change of water to ice. The tendency of ice is to melt and become water again. So due to contamination of matter, the soul by illusion identifies with material existence. But the tendency is to melt again to Krishna Consciousness. So when there is sufficient temperature in contact with bona fide Spiritual Master and devotees, the soul again becomes Krishna Conscious, like the water.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Malati, (Los Angeles, November 12, 1968)

Srila Prabhupada's Quotes

Suppose you are a rich man's son and you have left your home, forgetting your father's property, home and happiness. And if somebody gives you information about your paternal property of immense value which you can inherit by your birthright claim, will you neglect that friend? I am sure you will not. I am able to give you such important information.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Brother, (Jhansi, 00 November 1958)

Keep Engaged in Krishna Consciousness

Maya may try to pull us from Krishna's service, and try to engage us in her service, but we must simply persevere, and try to do as much as possible for Krishna each day, and gradually it will be easier and easier to keep engaged in Krishna Consciousness activities. And pray to Krishna to please keep us always engaged in the service of His Lotus Feet. Krishna is very kind, and He is never ungrateful, and will give you more and more opportunity to serve Him. That is His Mercy.
 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Shyamasundara, (Los Angeles, November 12, 1968)

Nature of Spiritual Service

Service of Krishna is so nice that one becomes enthusiastic to serve more and more. That is the nature of spiritual service.It is your good fortune that you can serve Krishna in so many ways—to work, to write, to speak, to paint, to build— all of these talents must be employed in Krishna's service. That will make you perfect.We are so fortunate to be in this human form of life, and to have the opportunity and the capacity to serve Krishna, and as there is very little time, we must do as much each day as we possibly can to serve Krishna, and to become always engaged in thoughts and activities of Krishna. 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Shyamasundara, (Los Angeles, November 12, 1968)

Krishna's Inconceivable

Krishna can adjust opposing elements. In the material world, yes and no are two opposing elements, but by Krishna's inconceivable power, yes can be no and no can be yes. That is the law of Krishna…. So we should not be afraid of any condition. Narayana para sarve na kutascana vivyati—that means, those who are in Krishna Consciousness, they are not afraid of anything. Either they are in hell, or heaven, for them, they are all equal. They do not make any distinction in the material world; this is good, or this is bad, this is hell, or this is heaven.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Rayarama, Seattle, October 15, 1968

All Material things are Dependent on the Spiritual Soul

In the Vedas it is stated that simply by understanding Krishna, one understands everything. One who is highly elevated in material education, cannot understand about anything spiritual. But one who is elevated highly in his spiritual education can understand anything material. In other words, all material things are dependent on the spiritual soul.

 

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Shyama, (San Francisco, September 11, 1968)

To Serve Krishna

If we supply nice nutritious foodstuff to the stomach, it is better for all the senses. Similarly, to serve Krishna more nicely is better for our own interests. Krishna is not in need of our service but if we sacrifice everything for Krishna, that is for our good. You should always remember this maxim.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Umapati, (Los Angeles, November 11, 1968)

Our Relationship is Eternal

Our relationship is eternal. But if somebody lags behind, so in spite of our eternal relationship one may not meet other at the destination. Just like a flock of birds—although very intimately related, every one of them has to fly in the sky by individual strength. If one is less strong, the others cannot keep him in the sky. That is the law of nature. So long as every one of us is strong in Krishna Consciousness, there is no doubt, you can fly in the spiritual sky and meet together without failure. Therefore, individual strength is most important. And that individual strength is achieved in the association of devotees also.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Satsvarupa, (San Francisco, September 20, 1968)

Our Life Main Business

If you have got some time; the best thing would be to chant Hare Krishna more and more. Because our life is very short, we have to finish our Krishna Consciousness in this life very quickly. We do not know when we shall meet our next death, our next exit from this platform. But before going out of this platform, we may try to finish Krishna Consciousness. That is our main business.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jayapataka, Seattle, October 6, 1968

Your body is dedicated to Krishna

Your body is dedicated to Krishna; therefore you should not be neglectful about your body. You should always think that your body is no more your body, but it is Krishna's body. Therefore you should take care of it.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Jayapataka, (Seattle, October 6, 1968)

Krishna Consciousness by the Grace of Krishna

Generally when we are in the material world, we try to be prosperous by material opulence. Just like a common man tries to have a good house, a good wife, a good property, good social prestige, and this way, go on increasing the bodily concept of life, and possess more and more in relationship to the body. This is unfortunate. All living entities beginning from Brahma down to an ant, everyone is trying to increase such materialistic way of happy life without knowing that any amount of material comforts of life cannot make the spiritual living entities happy. Therefore, when a living entity becomes very serious to become really happy and gets into touch with Krishna Consciousness by the Grace of Krishna and the Spiritual Master, that is the beginning of his fortunate life. And the more one becomes advanced in that fortunate way of life, the more he becomes happier and happier. This is the difference between fortunate and unfortunate. The beginning of contact with Krishna Consciousness is the beginning of good fortune. That some people may come and others may not, this is also due to association.Suppose a man accidentally comes in contact with our society and gives some service willingly or unwillingly, that is the beginning of his fortunate life.

Srila Prabhupada's Letter to Toshana Krishna, (Los Angeles, November 13, 1968)