It is the Duty Save them – this is human life
Srila Prabhupada also explained that in Vedic culture, the ksatriyas collected taxes and protected the citizens while the sudras worked in the fields or at trade. The women would cook, spin, weave, and take care of the milk products. The low-class men, such as cobblers, who used the skin of dead cows, were allowed to eat meat. "But not that one is Professor Such-and-such and yet he is eating meat," Prabhupada said....
Los Angeles SD Newsletter Vol.3 Issue 22
IN MEMORY By Nandanandana däsa Prakasananda dasa was the first devotee in Mexico City and in all of Latin America. On the Saturday, Dvadasi, 13 of October, Prakasananda prabhu left his body at Srila Prabhupada’s quarters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Prakasananda prabhu met and joined the pioneering devotees, Citsukhananda das, Bhutahrit dasa and Bhakta Jan, in 1971. During Srila Prabhupada’s first visit to Mexico, in...
Saved by the Catholics
In the Twenty-sixth Chapter of the Fifth Canto, Sukadeva Gosvami… has explained that people who commit sinful acts are forced to enter hellish planets and suffer. Now Maharaja Parikshit, being a devotee, is concerned with how this can be stopped. A Vaisnava is para-dukha-dukhi in other words, he has no personal troubles, but he is very unhappy to see others in trouble. Prahlada Maharaja said, “My Lord, I have no...
Para-dukha-dukhi the duty of all sane men, is to save them.
In the Twenty-sixth Chapter of the Fifth Canto, Sukadeva Gosvami… has explained that people who commit sinful acts are forced to enter hellish planets and suffer. Now Maharaja Parikshit, being a devotee, is concerned with how this can be stopped. A Vaisnava is para-dukha-dukhi in other words, he has no personal troubles, but he is very unhappy to see others in trouble. Prahlada Maharaja said, “My Lord, I have no...
Your own place in Sri Mayapur Dhama, a unique opportunity!
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The Vaishnava Academy, formerly known as Book Distribution Academy in Mayapur is giving devotees the opportunity to get their own place in the Dhama. It is situated in the peaceful surroundings of the gurukula and the goshala, just 5 min. walk from the temple and the Jalangi. All 21 guestrooms are equipped with a private shower and toilet,...
Get the Mercy
When Srila Prabhupada was present on the planet although there were a few thousand devotees, people thought there were millions of devotees all over the world. Wherever one would go he would meet devotees. There are still many devotees but now when people meet us they ask "Where have you guys been all these years?" I guess it is time to wake up and go out. My experience on harinam is that people are very eager to meet...