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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Quotes of Srila Prabhupada.

We are giving you prasadam. By eating, eating, eating, eating, you one day will become Krishna conscious, simply by eating. Because you are so dull, you cannot understand the philosophy. You know the belly like the animals. So therefore we are giving facility, “All right, fill up your belly, and you’ll be infected.” As you take foodstuff from an infected area, you become infected with some disease, so this is Krishna-infected, prasadam. You take it, and one day you’ll be diseased with Krishna consciousness.
- Fiji, April 30, 1976.

Every animal is imperfect, but man-animal can become perfect. If he likes. It is very important life. You cannot become as perfect as God, but near about.
- Perth, May 7, 1975.

Every disciple should always remain busy in some work for Krishna. We shall not allow our mind to remain vacant, and if the mind is always filled up with Krishna consciousness activities, there is no chance of Maya to sit on the mind and force us to act under her spell.
- Letter to Mukunda, May 6, 1968.

There is distinction even in wood. There are so many jungle woods; we can use it for cooking. But the sandalwood, which is so valuable, if we do not know what is the value of sandalwood, if we use it for cooking and burning… Similarly, if we use this human form of life exactly like the cats and dogs, simply for sense gratification, then we are committing suicide.
- Honolulu, May 5, 1976.

Om is formless, but Krishna has got a beautiful form, enjoying. And we are addicted to beautiful form. Why something which is not beautiful? Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita, “I am omkara.” So in one sense omkara and Krishna are the same. But I can see Krishna very beautiful and so many things, but I do not see in omkara that thing. Therefore my preference should be to Krishna.
- Boston, May 4, 1968.

Krishna can change anything; therefore we worship Him as the greatest scientist. If a man knows swimming he can stay up. So if a man has this much power, what to speak of God. So we see that Ramachandra has the art of how to make stones float. It is a question of knowing the art. Art means the display of intellectual energy. Everywhere we can see intelligence in everything, so the Lord knows the art of everything, so He can change anything, we cannot.
- Letter to Rupanuga, May 3, 1972.

When there is suffering given by Krishna, a devotee does not take seriously suffering. A devotee thinks, “It is the favor of Krishna that he has put me into suffering.” They never see suffering as suffering. It is favor of Krishna. That is devotee’s vision. It is exactly like a son who knows his father well. If the father slaps, the son never protests. He knows that, “It is good for me.” Similarly, a devotee is never disturbed when there is suffering given by Krishna.
- Bombay, May 2, 1974.

Ointment is applied to the eyes for clear vision. When the ointment of love of Godhead will be applied in our eyes, then with these eyes we shall be able to see God. God is not invisible. Simply like a man with cataract or any other eye disease, he cannot see. That does not mean the things do not exist. He cannot see. God is there, but because my eyes are not competent to see God, therefore I deny God. God is there, everywhere.
- Boston, May 1, 1969.

In New Dwaraka (the Los Angeles Hare Krishna temple), Srila Prabhupada told his personal servant, Srutakirti Prabhu: "In the evening, if I get tired, I walk and chant. If you are tired, then walk and chant like I do. Sometimes, if I am tired I pace back and forth in the room. Simply, in one room you can do everything. If you are tired, you can stand up and chant, like I do."

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.


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