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In order to change this materialistic society and prevent them from gliding to hell, first thing is to educate them. All decent men want to give service to humanity, only thing is they do not have information really what is that service. Service to humanity means jnana. By giving people knowledge, jnana, that is the highest service to humanity. By preaching and spreading Krsna consciousness, everyone gains access to the Absolute Truth, that is the real understanding of desire to serve humanity. | In order to change this materialistic society and prevent them from gliding to hell, first thing is to educate them. All decent men want to give service to humanity, only thing is they do not have information really what is that service. Service to humanity means jnana. By giving people knowledge, jnana, that is the highest service to humanity. By preaching and spreading Krsna consciousness, everyone gains access to the Absolute Truth, that is the real understanding of desire to serve humanity. | ||
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Service to Humanity|Service to Humanity]]''' category. An introduction from his | Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Service to Humanity|Service to Humanity]]''' category. An introduction from his Teachings is given below in the following 8 quotes. | ||
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{{VaniQuotebox|We have a nice temple in Vrndavana, and serious students should take advantage of it. I am very hopeful that some of our students can take up this responsibility and render the best service to humanity by educating people in Krsna consciousness|This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement continues the tradition of the Six Gosvāmīs, especially Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Serious students of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must understand their great responsibility to preach the cult of Vṛndāvana (devotional service to the Lord) all over the world. We now have a nice temple in Vṛndāvana, and serious students should take advantage of it. I am very hopeful that some of our students can take up this responsibility and render the best service to humanity by educating people in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 23.104)'''}} | {{VaniQuotebox|We have a nice temple in Vrndavana, and serious students should take advantage of it. I am very hopeful that some of our students can take up this responsibility and render the best service to humanity by educating people in Krsna consciousness|This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement continues the tradition of the Six Gosvāmīs, especially Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Serious students of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must understand their great responsibility to preach the cult of Vṛndāvana (devotional service to the Lord) all over the world. We now have a nice temple in Vṛndāvana, and serious students should take advantage of it. I am very hopeful that some of our students can take up this responsibility and render the best service to humanity by educating people in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 23.104)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|Service to humanity means jnana. By giving people knowledge, jnana, that is the highest service to humanity|Service to humanity means jnana. By giving people knowledge, jnana, that is the highest service to humanity. So we are performing the actual welfare work of society by informing everyone through our literatures who is God, who they are, and what is the relationship. In this way everyone who hears our message gets the opportunity to fulfill his actual position as human entity and become delivered from the clutches of maya. '''(Letter, 9 January 1973, India)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|Simply your sincerity of service is required and He will dictate from within you how to make your thesis. It will be a great service to the humanity, especially to the Western world|Try to help these bewildered philosophers by presentation of your nice Krishna Consciousness thesis which you have prepared, and I am sure Krishna will help you in all respects. Simply your sincerity of service is required and He will dictate from within you how to make your thesis. It will be a great service to the humanity, especially to the Western world. '''(Letter, 21 January 1968, Los Angeles)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The best service to the humanity is to revive his Krsna consciousness, God consciousness. That will save him. Not this little hospital or this little foodstuff. No. That cannot save him|Therefore the best service to the humanity is to revive his Kṛṣṇa consciousness, God consciousness. That will save him. That will save him. Not this little hospital or this little foodstuff. No. That cannot save him. If God neglects one... There is a Bengali, two lines: rakṣe kṛṣṇa māre ke, māre kṛṣṇa rakṣe ke. If Kṛṣṇa, if God wants to kill somebody, oh, nobody can protect him. And if God wants to protect him, oh, nobody can kill him. If God wants to kill him, nobody can protect him. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta Lecture, 21 January 1967, San Francisco)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|You have learned the life of a Sannyasi now it is my desire that you apply for some concrete results in this new field. If you do it, it will be a very great service to the Movement & humanity at large & I will be very pleased with this work|I have made Sannyasis for this purpose to spread up Krsna consciousness all over the world and I am confident of your ability to do it. You have now learned the life of a Sannyasi by practical touring and preaching, now it is my desire that you apply for some concrete results in this new field. If you do it, it will be a very great service to the Movement and humanity at large and I will be very pleased with this work. '''(Letter, 18 January 1971, Allahabad)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If the American people, who trust in God, constitutionally, take this movement seriously, it will be a great service to the human society. We are prepared to cooperate in this connection if the American Government takes it very seriously|It is a great fortune for the American people that they "Trust in God." Why shouldn't this spiritual education be given to the American people in an organized way? The whole world is going down and becoming Godless. If the American people, who trust in God, constitutionally, take this movement seriously, it will be a great service to the human society. We are prepared to cooperate in this connection if the American Government takes it very seriously. '''(Letter, 9 May 1976, Honolulu)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|If your friends who are "educated and ambitious band of young workers" will agree to follow my direction, I think they can render a great service to the human society|If your friends who are "educated and ambitious band of young workers" will agree to follow my direction, I think they can render a great service to the human society. We should not any more think in terms of Hindu society. If we limit ourselves to Hindus, then there will be many competitors like the Christians, Mohammedans, Buddhists, and so on. But if we preach the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness in right earnest, it will be accepted throughout the whole world. '''(Letter, 13 March 1970, Los Angeles)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|In our books we have scientifically covered demons & if these books are introduced in the schools & colleges, so many beautiful souls will be saved. Your are doing a great service to humanity to introduce our books to the people in general|In all our books we have very scientifically covered all such demons and if these books are introduced in the schools and colleges, so many beautiful souls will be saved. Your are doing a great service to humanity to introduce our books to the people in general. So far as preaching through television the mantras of Isopanisad is concerned, that will be a great success to do so. '''(Letter, 1 December 1970, Bombay)'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 22 November 2020
In order to change this materialistic society and prevent them from gliding to hell, first thing is to educate them. All decent men want to give service to humanity, only thing is they do not have information really what is that service. Service to humanity means jnana. By giving people knowledge, jnana, that is the highest service to humanity. By preaching and spreading Krsna consciousness, everyone gains access to the Absolute Truth, that is the real understanding of desire to serve humanity.
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Service to Humanity category. An introduction from his Teachings is given below in the following 8 quotes.
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's Teachings
Service to Humanity - explore more within this category.
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