2003

Avoid Karma
"Guru Maharaj always chastises me, 'Always avoid karma!' Krishna also says in Srimad Bhagavad-gita, 'You must avoid all karma.' Karma means your duty, so you can ask how it is possible—if we avoid all duties, how will we eat, how will we live?"
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Lacking Mercy or Lacking Faith?
"When you come in Krishna consciousness life, nobody is going to give you an examination to show your progress. You can do this examination yourself. How?"
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Beyond Blind World
"Beauty always attracts and charms us. There are five channels of perception—form, taste, smell, sound, touch—and we always go everywhere looking for beauty in this world. What we experience is not eternal—we must go for the transcendental, for the eternal things."
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Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya: "Please give me shelter!"
"You have heard about many pastimes of Mahaprabhu from Chaitanya-bhagavat and Chaitanya-charitamrita. He performed many types of pastimes, but you know that Sarvabhauma Pandit at first did not believe that Mahaprabhu was the Lord Himself..."
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Nimai and Brahman's Offering
"Mahaprabhu did so many Pastimes, you would not believe how many—if I was to tell His whole Pastimes, all time would be finished. For example, when Mahaprabhu was just four years, an old sannyasi came to His house..."
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Kali-Yuga's Wealth
"In this age of Kali-yuga, the only religion is the Holy Name; otherwise besides this Holy Name there is no other religion. The Lord says, 'You cannot do without the Holy Name—without the Holy Name, you cannot get Me, you cannot get your real home.'"
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Uddhav Kunda
"One day Krishna wanted to examine Uddhav. Uddhav was always with Krishna, and he had some pride because he thought, 'I am an intimate friend of Krishna.' So, Uddhav Maharaj went to Vrindavan, and as soon as he arrived, all gopis came to him..."
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Disciple's Commitment
"'Do not to listen to your mind, listen to me.' You do not know what is good for you and what is bad for you. Gurudev sees everything, he knows it, so you must follow what he tells you to do."
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ON THIS PAGE:

• Avoid Karma
• Treasure Good Association
• Lacking Mercy or Lacking Faith?
• Beyond Blind World
• Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya: "Please give me shelter!"
• Nimai and Brahman's Offering
• Kali-Yuga's Wealth
• Uddhav Kunda
• Disciple's Life
• Disciple's Commitment