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Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa and distributing prasādam daily, he became a perfect Vaiṣṇava. (This is the system introduced in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement – chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra In every temple of Kṛṣṇa we do this.)

In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we prohibit illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating, and gambling. Nevertheless, if by the grace of Kṛṣṇa a man adheres to the regulative principles and chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, Kṛṣṇa will certainly protect him. Indeed, Kṛṣṇa says that His devotee is never vanquished (kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati Therefore all the disciples practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness should obediently follow the regulative principles

He was free of ahaṅkāra, or false ego. The very word ahaṅkāra means “I am doing this, I am doing that, and therefore I have become so big.” In these degraded times, everyone is envious of one or more persons. Only when one has acquired these brahminical qualities and is accustomed to brahminical habits can one

There cannot be peace unless the whole social structure is reformed, and that can be done only by Kṛṣṇa

Nārada Muni then requested Mṛgāri to sit down on the bank of the Ganges and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa before a the village people said to one another, “He has given up his hunting business and is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa

He was a reservoir of good character, good conduct, and good qualities. firmly established in executing all the Vedic injunctions, he was very mild and gentle, and he kept his mind and senses under control Furthermore, he was always truthful, he knew how to chant the Vedic mantras, and he was also very pure He was upright, benevolent to all living entities, and well behaved. He would never speak nonsense or envy anyone.

brahminical qualifications, and he knew all the necessary mantras, such as the Gāyatrī mantra and the Hare Kṛṣṇa

of knowledge, and able to practically apply knowledge in life, and when he has full faith in God, Kṛṣṇa

For the remaining days of your life, just engage yourself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Come with me.”

and the elderly persons in the family. and other members of the family. He will eat last, and before he eats his food he should stand in the road and call out, “If anyone is I still have not taken my food, and you are welcome!” These principles are not hard and fast, but this is Vedic custom.

service regularly, including daily attendance at maṅgala-ārati and chanting sixteen rounds of the Hare Kṛṣṇa

A brāhmaṇa cannot be a fool and a rascal. He was a scholar of Vedic literature, and he was very well behaved. A brāhmaṇa must study the Vedas under the guidance of a spiritual master, and after the purificatory process of upanāyana-saṁskāra, he becomes dvija, or twice-born.

Kṛṣṇa consciousness is cultivated by good association, just as a degraded mentality is a result of bad The lusty people of today’s so-called civilized society do not care for Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Nevertheless, one who takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness very seriously can withstand the provocation of sin

Apparently Ajāmila followed the rules and regulations of celibacy as a perfect brahmacārī and was very softhearted, truthful, clean, and pure. How he fell down in spite of all these qualities and thus came to be threatened with punishment by Yamarāja

”Once Ajāmila, following the order of his father, went to the forest to collect fruit, flowers, and two kinds of grass, called samit and kuśa. The śūdra was smiling, singing, and enjoying as if this were proper behavior. Both the śūdra and the prostitute were drunk. The prostitute’s eyes were rolling in intoxication, and her dress had become loose.

The hunter became thoughtful and asked, “What should I do?”

When King Yudhiṣṭhira came to offer his obeisances in the morning and saw that his uncles were not there At that time the great sage Nārada Muni appeared and informed him, “Do not worry. Dhṛtarāṣṭra and his wife, Gāndhārī, have been brought to the forest by your uncle Vidura.”

The order-carriers of Yamarāja, the Yamadūtas, are explaining the factual position of piety and impiety and how a living entity is entangled in this material world. He was well behaved, neat and clean, and very kind to everyone. In fact, he had all good qualities. A brāhmaṇa is expected to be perfectly pious, to follow all the regulative principles, and to have all

Unless one is very strong in knowledge, patience, and proper bodily, mental, and intellectual behavior Thus after seeing a man embracing a young woman and practically doing everything required for sex, even a fully qualified brāhmaṇa, as described above, could not control his lusty desires and restrain himself