SB 3.31.38balaṁ me paśya māyāyāḥstrī-mayyā jayino diśāmyā karoti padākrāntānbhrūvi-jṛmbheṇa kevalam balam—the strength; me—My; paśya—behold; māyāyāḥ—of māyā; strī-mayyāḥ—in the shape of a woman; jayinaḥ—conquerors; diśām—of all directions; yā—who; karoti—makes; pada-ākrāntān—following at her heels; bhrūvi—of her eyebrows; jṛmbheṇa—by the movement; kevalam—merely.TRANSLATION Just try to understand the mighty strength of My māyā in the shape of woman, who
Prabhupāda instructs that dishonest acts, like lying or deceiving to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness, are permissible when directed by Kṛṣṇa or a spiritual master, as they serve a higher, divine purpose.
Should we be afraid of tribulations? Should we let uncanny situations postpone our surrender?
December 11, 1970 Indore – Room Conversation Prabhupāda: These are not legends; they are fact. Those who are not intelligent, they take it as legend. There are so many descriptions which is not within our experience—we take it as legend. Now, I gave some gentleman the example that the coconut tree. On the tree there
Room Conversation, July 16, 1968 Montreal Pradyumna: What is that type of pleasure that is material pleasure, that a person feels engaged in material pursuit. He feel some kind of pleasure. It’s not very much pleasure, but it’s some pleasure. What is that pleasure made of? Because if he is enjoying sense gratification… Prabhupāda: That
Room Conversation, 21st January 1977, Bhubaneshwar Hari-śauri: A devotee is actually getting a higher taste. He’s getting some real enjoyment, so he doesn’t care for the other things. Prabhupāda: So unless there is enjoyment he cannot stick. But that enjoyment is Kṛṣṇa. Hari-śauri: Just that chanting is enough. It’s just so much nectar. Prabhupāda: No,
Prabhupāda: Very soon we shall have our own publication, Macmillan Company.[pause] What is your report? Devotee (1): I had a rough day today. Prabhupāda: Huh? Devotee (1): I didn’t get any new members today. I went all over… I went over to McGill, and not very many teachers, professors there, know about the temple, especially
