You are here: » Homeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSrila Prabhupāda
Leading Exponent of the Science of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness in the West and the World’s Most Distinguished Teacher of Vedic Religion and Thought. Author of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, KṚṢṆA and many other English Versions of Vedic literature. He is the Founder and Spiritual Master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. » Booksplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBooks by His Divine Grace
Complete works of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. » The Matchless Giftplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKṛṣṇa Consciousness, The Matchless Gift
Spiritual Knowledge Through KṛṣṇaGetting Out — the Material MireLearning to LoveLearning Tapasya, Self-ControlLearning Steadiness in Kṛṣṇa ConsciousnessTranscending Designations and ProblemsThe Matchless Gift: Liberation in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
Kṛṣṇa Consciousness, The Matchless Gift
Spiritual Knowledge Through Kṛṣṇaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMatchless Gift 1: Spiritual Knowledge Through Kṛṣṇa
Spiritual Knowledge Through Kṛṣṇa
The aim of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to bring all living entities back to their original consciousness. All living entities within the material world are, to varying degrees, afflicted with a type of madness. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement aims at curing man of his material disease and reestablishing his original consciousness. In a Bengali poem a great Vaiṣṇava poet has written,
Getting Out — the Material Mireplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMatchless Gift 2: Getting Out — the Material Mire
Getting Out — the Material Mire
Our subject matter is most sublime: the glorification of the holy name of God. This subject was discussed by Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who noted that a
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Learning to Love
Contamination from sinful activity requires proportionate atonement. That is the prescription of the scriptures. Śukadeva Gosvāmī says that if one accepts atonement before death, in his next life he will not fall down. If he does not atone, he will carry with him the resultant reactions of his sinful activities and will have to suffer. According to law, if a man kills someone he must himself be killed. The idea of a life for a life is not a very new concept but can be found in …
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Learning Tapasya, Self-Control
If one does not come to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he may be relieved for the time being from the reactions of sinful activities, but he will again commit transgressions. Therefore Parīkṣit Mahārāja said:
Kṛṣṇa consciousness is easily achieved by the mercy of Lord Caitanya, but only some are fortunate enough to have the mercy of Lord Caitanya and His disciplic succession. According to