Srila Prabhupada Training Disciples - on money: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "Category:Srila Prabhupada Training Disciples <!----------------------- edit below this line -----------------------> <!------------------------ begin introduction text ---...") |
(Vanibot #0041: Moves Choose Another box to the end) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
<!----------------------- edit below this line -----------------------> | <!----------------------- edit below this line -----------------------> | ||
<!------------------------ begin introduction text ------------------------> | <!------------------------ begin introduction text ------------------------> | ||
As a well-wishing teacher, guide, and guru, Srila Prabhupada constantly trained students to progress to more mature stages of discipleship. His numerous instructions were recorded in his books, letters, lectures, and conversations. After many years of thematically mapping those instructions, Vanipedia now offers these introductory articles showing the training Srila Prabhupada personally imparted to his disciples. A delightful presentation of his instructions on Money is found within this Vaniquotes category '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Money (Disciples of SP)| - Money (Disciples of SP)]]'''. | As a well-wishing teacher, guide, and guru, Srila Prabhupada constantly trained students to progress to more mature stages of discipleship. His numerous instructions were recorded in his books, letters, lectures, and conversations. After many years of thematically mapping those instructions, Vanipedia now offers these introductory articles showing the training Srila Prabhupada personally imparted to his disciples. A delightful presentation of his instructions on Money is found within this Vaniquotes category '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Money (Disciples of SP)| - Money (Disciples of SP)]]'''. | ||
| Line 9: | Line 7: | ||
<!-------- end introduction text and don't touch next three lines ---------> | <!-------- end introduction text and don't touch next three lines ---------> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
== Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings == | == Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings == | ||
<!----------------- edit quote boxes below this line -----------------> | <!----------------- edit quote boxes below this line -----------------> | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|A brahmacari cannot be luxurious. A sannyasi cannot be luxurious. A vanaprastha cannot be luxurious. Luxury is allowed only to the householder because they are earning their own money. Others are dependent|A brahmacārī cannot be luxurious. A sannyāsī cannot be luxurious. A vānaprastha cannot be luxurious. Luxury is allowed only to the householder because they are earning their own money. Others are dependent. So one cannot be luxurious at the expense of others. That is not allowed. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lecture, 23 October 1968, Montreal)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|A man is considered to be fortunate in three ways. If he has got good wife then he is fortunate. If he has got good son then he is fortunate. And if he has got plenty money he is fortunate|If one man has got nice wife, actually he has got goddess of fortune. That is astrological calculation. A man is considered to be fortunate in three ways. If he has got good wife then he is fortunate. If he has got good son then he is fortunate. And if he has got plenty money he is fortunate. So these three standards of fortune, out of which, one who has got good wife, he is the most fortunate. So our society will try to make good wives so that the boys, all boys, should, can think himself always fortunate. If one has got good wife, any place, doesn't matter. Either under... Just like Lord Śiva, he was living underneath the tree. There is no shelter, but he had the good wife, Pārvatī, so he was happy. '''(General Lecture, 15 August 1968, Montreal)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|All of these American and European boys and girls, they have had enough of money, they are sons of millionaires and rich men of America, still they do not ask me for one farthing for their work|All of these American and European boys and girls, they have had enough of money, they are sons of millionaires and rich men of America, still they do not ask me for one farthing for their work. They could go out and make thousands of dollars a month as educators and skilled professional men, still they prefer to live with me and eat only a little rice from the floor, and sleep on the cold ground without cover, that is their advanced realization of spiritual life. '''(Letter, Unknown Date, Unknown Place)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|All the money can go towards building, there will be no division of Book Fund/Building Fund for the time being|Karandhara has sent many books there from Japan, so you can encourage them there to sell as many books as possible, and all the money can go towards building, there will be no division of Book Fund/Building Fund for the time being. '''(Letter, 26 April 1972, Tokyo)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|All you can collect will go for building for Vrindaban, and Mayapur only, no question of 50/50 division. The books are being sent to you free, so you raise money|Now you settle amongst yourselves on some programme for distributing these and many other books, I don't care at what price __ sell, because all you can collect will go for building for Vrindaban, and Mayapur only, no question of 50/50 division. The books are being sent to you free, so you raise money. '''(Letter, 26 April 1972, Tokyo)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|And if anyone wants to marry, first of all he must show that he has some earning capacity. Not that "Because there are so many girls, and I marry one to satisfy my senses..."|And if anyone wants to marry, first of all he must show that he has some earning capacity. Not that "Because there are so many girls, and I marry one to satisfy my senses..." I thought that boy was nice, and I heard all these stories. '''(Conversation, 25 November 1975, Delhi)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Anyone who cannot collect money, they should go to Mayapur and live there and simply eat and sleep, like women and widows. I shall arrange for their eating and sleeping|Anyone who cannot collect money, they should go to Mayapur and live there and simply eat and sleep, like women and widows. I shall arrange for their eating and sleeping. But in cities, those should live who can collect and earn. The widows are not earning in Hindu society, they eat and sleep at others' expense. So if you are not able to earn in Calcutta, better all go to Mayapur and eat and sleep and I shall accommodate all widows, women, and others at Mayapur and Vrindaban. '''(Letter, 14 July 1972, London)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|As far as our Krsna consciousness movement is concerned, we are getting money naturally, by the grace of God, by selling our literature|As far as our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is concerned, we are getting money naturally, by the grace of God, by selling our literature. This literature is not sold for our sense gratification; to spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we need so many things, and Kṛṣṇa is therefore supplying us the requisite money to advance this mission. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.32)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Because the devotees have given up everything to serve Krishna. Money, jobs, reputation, wealth, big educations, everything. Their lackings have become transcendental because, despite everything they may do, their topmost intention is to serve Krishna|Because devotees are persons, therefore there will always be some lacking—but the difference is that their lacking, because they have given up everything to serve Krishna—money, jobs, reputation, wealth, big educations, everything—their lackings have become transcendental because, despite everything they may do, their topmost intention is to serve Krishna. '''(Letter, 4 February 1972, Bombay)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Book distribution is preaching, it should not be thought of as done for money|Regarding book distribution, everyone, including book distributers, must follow the standard regulations. Book distribution is preaching, it should not be thought of as done for money. It is executed as a preaching purpose. With these guidelines in mind, try to distribute as many books as possible. '''(Letter, 23 July 1973, Bhaktivedanta Manor)'''}} | ||
<!----------------- edit quote boxes above this line -----------------> | <!----------------- edit quote boxes above this line -----------------> | ||
| Line 37: | Line 35: | ||
Srila Prabhupada's instructions on '''Money - [[Vaniquotes:Category:Money (Disciples of SP)|explore more within this category]]'''. | Srila Prabhupada's instructions on '''Money - [[Vaniquotes:Category:Money (Disciples of SP)|explore more within this category]]'''. | ||
{{PrabhupadaTrainingDisciplesTotal}} | {{PrabhupadaTrainingDisciplesTotal}} | ||
<div style="float:left;"> | |||
{{PrabhupadaTrainingDisciplesnav}} | |||
</div> | |||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
__NOEDITSECTION__ | __NOEDITSECTION__ | ||
Latest revision as of 18:56, 22 November 2020
As a well-wishing teacher, guide, and guru, Srila Prabhupada constantly trained students to progress to more mature stages of discipleship. His numerous instructions were recorded in his books, letters, lectures, and conversations. After many years of thematically mapping those instructions, Vanipedia now offers these introductory articles showing the training Srila Prabhupada personally imparted to his disciples. A delightful presentation of his instructions on Money is found within this Vaniquotes category - Money (Disciples of SP).
An introduction is given below in the following 10 quotes.
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings
Srila Prabhupada's instructions on Money - explore more within this category.
Vanipedia has now over 458 introductory articles compiled from Srila Prabhupada's teachings from the series Srila Prabhupada Training Disciples. All these articles can be seen in the Table of Content on the right side of this article and also here in this Umbrella Category. Browse through them to relish the many various kinds of instructions given by Srila Prabhupada to his disciples. - There is a subject for everyone.