The Magnanimity of Devotees
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is more magnanimous than Lord Krishna but the devotees are even more magnanimous than Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is more magnanimous than Lord Krishna but the devotees are even more magnanimous than Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Radha Krishna. Radha’s name is first. Why? Nobody can be better devotee than Radharani. As soon as Radha’s name is there, Krishna is more pleased. That is the way. If we glorify the devotees, the character of the devotees, before the Lord, he is more pleased than to glorify Himself, He directly. — in his conversations, Hawai, 24th April, 1969.
The highest achievement of perfect civilization is to work with valor but at the same time depend completely on the Lord.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.8.37,
Srila Prabhupada
Our first business is this book distribution. There is no need of any other business. If the book distribution is managed properly, pushed on with great enthusiasm and deremination and at the same time if our men keep spiritually strong, then the whole world will become Krishna conscious. – Letter to: Satsvarupa, Nellore, 5 January, 1976
We must accept Bhagavad-Gita withour interpretation, without deletion and without our own whimsical participation in the matter.
Material sense gratification, sinful activity kills the propensity to serve Krishna.
This book distribution was my Guru Maharaja’s purpose. He said that I have got so many temples and now in Calcutta I have got a marble temple, but I would have wished that if by selling marbles I could publish and distribute books.
[Letter to Ramesvara 14 Nov 1975]