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The cows, the calves, the trees, the flowers, the water, the elderly men, Kṛṣṇa’s parents Nanda Mahārāja

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, the final question is: “What is your view regarding proselytizing, or

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, one may ask why someone like Christ or Moses is not mentioned among the

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: So, then, we can’t say that the Vedic system, or sanātana-dharma, is fatalistic.

The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, sometimes in our preaching activities we meet people who claim to be very devout Christians or Muslims but at the same time blaspheme Kṛṣṇa.

So you should try to understand whether Kṛṣṇa is God or not. But He is God. But Kṛṣṇa is God, undoubtedly. So take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and abide by the order of Kṛṣṇa. One religion, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Sometimes the residents of Vṛndāvana see Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful activities and think, “Kṛṣṇa must be some They never recognize that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead – or if they do, Kṛṣṇa makes them When Kṛṣṇa manifested His pastimes on earth some five thousands years ago, He passed through many dangerous Kṛṣṇa’s family and friends never understood that Kṛṣṇa is God. Their natural love for Kṛṣṇa was so intense. Therefore Vṛndāvana life is so exalted.

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Next question, Śrīla Prabhupāda? “What is the role of rituals in religion?

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, the next question somewhat echoes the previous one: “There are various

That means pleasing Kṛṣṇa. If Kṛṣṇa is pleased, He can change destiny. So sacrifice, yajña, means pleasing Kṛṣṇa. Our whole Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means pleasing Kṛṣṇa. That is the whole program. In all other business, there is no question of pleasing Kṛṣṇa. When one nation declares war upon another, there is no question of pleasing Kṛṣṇa or serving Kṛṣṇa.

Otherwise, Kṛṣṇa’s statement would be false: ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi – “I will deliver Suffering must befall me on account of my sinful activities, but Kṛṣṇa says, “I will deliver you from instead of wasting your time trying to change your economic condition or material destiny apart from Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you should employ your priceless human energy for attaining Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which

So we Kṛṣṇa conscious people accept Kṛṣṇa as God, and we are worshiping Kṛṣṇa, and we are making progress

Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam: “Kṛṣṇa Himself is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” The śāstra explains what Bhagavān, or God, is, and how Kṛṣṇa is Bhagavān. You should understand and see from the activities of Kṛṣṇa whether He is or is not Bhagavān. If you know what God is, then test my statement about Kṛṣṇa, and then you’ll accept Him as God. But if you actually know what God is, you will accept Kṛṣṇa as God. There is no doubt about it.

For instance, Arjuna learned Bhagavad-gītā directly from Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Arjuna is a mahājana. You follow the way Arjuna acted and the way Arjuna understood Kṛṣṇa.

So as we push on this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, it is not whimsical.

So, we are Brahman, spirit, and Kṛṣṇa is Param Brahman, the Supreme Spirit. Kṛṣṇa is Brahman, or spirit, and I am also Brahman, but He’s the Supreme Brahman, while I am minute Brahman So my business is to serve Kṛṣṇa. kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ – “The real identity of the living being is that he is the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa So if one engages himself in his original, spiritual business, acting as the servant of Kṛṣṇa, then all

these ritualistic processes, both the scripture and Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommend, “Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa This is the special advantage of this age – that by constant chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra,

So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt this way about Kṛṣṇa – lover and beloved.

Everyone should offer up the fruits of his occupational duty to the lotus feet of the Lord Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa