Bhagavad Gita

    GIGANTIC INDUSTRIAL enterprises are products of a godless civilization, and they cause the destruction of the noble aims of human life. The more we go on increasing such troublesome industries, the more we squeeze the vital energy out of the human being and the more there will be unrest and dissatisfaction of the … Read more

 
Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.2by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaHonolulu, May 6, 1976 (760506SB.HON)
 

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Prabhupada: Second verse. (devotees repeat)
 
pravrtti-laksanas caivatraigunya-visayo muneyo ‘sav alina-prakrterguna-sargah punah punah[SB 6.1.2]

So Pariksit Maharaja is trying to understand pravrtti and nivrtti. Pravrtti means here in this material world, anyone who has come, beginning from Lord Brahma down to the small ant, they have come on account of pravrtti, means for enjoying sex. This is material world. So long one will be engaged in sense enjoyment in different varieties, he will have to remain within this material world. Krsna is so kind. We wanted to enjoy this material world; therefore He has given us full chance: “Yes, you enjoy.” Krsna does not want that you should enjoy this material world. That is not He… Sometimes the foolish men, they say that “Krsna has given us this facility for sense enjoyment. Why we shall not take it?” Sometimes the so-called rsis and yogis, they also say, “Yes, when you have got the senses, it is meant for enjoyment. Why it should be stopped?” Yes. Because… Really it has to be stopped. If you want real life of eternal enjoyment, then you have to stop. If you don’t stop, then you remain here.
 

 
Sampradaya Acarya Transcends Siksa and Diksa
 
This is in response to the recent article, “Absentia Diksa Guru Initiation” by Dusyanta dasa. First, we would like to compliment the author for his presentation of this interesting dilemma. We understand that he’s not a committed Rtvik, but is making this presentation to encourage dialogue and understanding on guru-tattva, which we appreciate.

 
As most Sun readers know, I’ve written quite extensively on this subject, and have published a paper that serves as a basic introduction to my treatise on Srila Prabhupada as the Sampradaya Acarya. There are two important questions confronting the devotees, namely, who is Srila Prabhupada and what does it mean to be initiated? In my Sampradaya Acarya writings I’ve addressed these questions. In fact, this whole website is ultimately dedicated to the concept of recognizing Srila Prabhupada’s exalted status. I look forward to one day being able to expand upon the ideas presented in the Sampradaya Acarya paper, making the arguments more complete, adding citations, etc., but for now, I’ve simply extracted a few statements from that paper and from a Q&A document that followed it, which I think are relevant to the issues raised by Dusyanta dasa.

    Srila Prabhupada said, He (Krishna) asked me to come here and I said that I did not want to go because it was such a dirty place. He (Krishna) told me if you go I will arrange so many nice palaces for you to live in. I said but I do not want … Read more