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Here’s a letter by Srila Prabhupada appreciating the service and sincerity of one of his grihastha disciples. My Dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated August 24, 1968, with 2 pictures, photographs of our temple in Buffalo. You have written to say that Buffalo is doing well, […]
Do’s and Don’ts on how to earn one’s livelihood in grihastha ashram. A grihastha must earn wealth to maintain his family. But he must do it in an uncomplicated way. Simple living and high thinking is the motto of a Krishna conscious grihastha. He is not an unduly ambitious individual trying to earn more money […]
Hm. So how you are spending that money? “Bhagavad-gita As It Is,” chapter four, text seventeen: The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore, one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is, and what inaction is. Commentary by Dayananda das Prabhupada writes in his purport of this verse, “If one […]
This is a letter by Srila Prabhupada to Himavati explaining how to attain the perfection of deity worship, that is, Arcana Siddhi. My Dear Himavati, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated February 21, 1969, along with the Deity dress. It has come to me late on account of […]
Recently someone asked me, “ What causes a husband and wife who once seemed so happy together to become one another’s worst enemy”. While I could have given a very elaborate answer, I replied, “Our material conditioning.” The questioner then asked, “Is there anything one can do to change their material conditioning?” Conditioning is indeed […]
The following is a letter by Srila Prabhupada (dated December 17, 1972) to a devotee explaining the responsibilities of married life and not taking the sannyasa order whimsically. My dear Danavir, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated November 27, 1972, and I note that you are requesting to […]
Picture this: Srimati devi comes home from school one afternoon so quietly that her mother senses a problem. “Srimati”, she calls, “Are you okay? How was your day?”, When she doesn’t hear a response, Sudevi, Srimati’s mata goes to the ten year old’s bedroom, takes one glance at her daughter’s tearful face and hugs her. […]
“To beget a child in a godly atmosphere is known in the Vedic scriptures as Garbhadhana-samskara. If the parents want a child in the godly qualities they should follow the ten principles recommended for the social life of the human being. In Bhagavad-gita we have studied also before that sex life for begetting a good […]
When I first joined the Boston temple in 1969, we all were quite young and not many of us were married. And we were so new to Krsna consciousness and so dependent on Srila Prabhupada that we asked him for guidance in every area. One of the lady devotees, Balai dasi, had recently gotten married […]
Here’s how Narada Muni instructed Maharaja Yudhisthira on how to lead an ideal family life. These excerpts are taken from the 7th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. “Maharaja Yudhiṣṭhira inquired from Narada Muni: O my lord, O great sage, kindly explain how we who are staying at home without knowledge of the goal of life may […]
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