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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 We Must Be is found within this Vaniquotes category '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:We Must Be (Disciples of SP)| - We Must Be (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 We Must Be is found within this Vaniquotes category '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:We Must Be (Disciples of SP)| - We Must Be (Disciples of SP)]]'''. | ||
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== Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings == | == Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings == | ||
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{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|A leader must be peaceful, self-controlled, austere, pure, tolerant, honest, wise, learned and religious|The standard text book for civilized administration is Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. A leader must be peaceful, self-controlled austere, pure, tolerant, honest, wise learned and religious. '''(Leter, 27 July 1973, Bhaktivedanta Manor)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|As far as the marriages are concerned, I have got all blessings, but the girls must be younger than the boys|As far as the marriages are concerned, I have got all blessings, but the girls must be younger than the boys. '''(Letter, 20 August 1970, Tokyo)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|As you have suggested, you may make any suitable arrangement and that is approved by me however you make it fit. The only thing is the artists must be always engaged fulltime in their painting work|Now it is up to them how to manage these things. As you have suggested, you may make any suitable arrangement and that is approved by me however you make it fit. The only thing is the artists must be always engaged fulltime in their painting work. '''(Letter, 21 April 1970, Los Angeles)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|At least a section of man must be first-class so that others can see that what is the ideal character of man. So this Gurukula means from the childhood age we are training them so that in future it will be easier. That is the purpose of Gurukula|It is not that everyone will become first-class man, but at least a section of man must be first-class so that others can see that what is the ideal character of man. So this Gurukula means from the childhood age we are training them so that in future it will be easier. That is the purpose of Gurukula. '''(Conversation, 5 July 1975, Chicago)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Dishonest men cannot go to back to home, back to Godhead. That is false. God is pure. One must be very, very pure. A thing which is not fire, it cannot be allowed to enter into the fire. One must become fire; then there is no trouble. Fire can enter fire|Dishonest men cannot go to back to home, back to Godhead. That is false. God is pure. One must be very, very pure. A thing which is not fire, it cannot be allowed to enter into the fire. One must become fire; then there is no trouble. Fire can enter fire. '''(Lecture, 28 January 1974, honolulu)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Every devotee should be ready to take instructions from a superior Vaisnava, and a superior Vaisnava must be ready to help an inferior Vaisnava in all respects|Every devotee should be ready to take instructions from a superior Vaiṣṇava, and a superior Vaiṣṇava must be ready to help an inferior Vaiṣṇava in all respects. One is superior or inferior according to his spiritual development in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. '''(Nectar of Instruction, Text 6)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Fight like brave soldiers, Krsna will help you. Don't make any compromise. No truce with these demons. Fight must be. Our fighting weapon is Hare Krsna movement. That's all. Sangopangastra-parsadam. Astra. That astra is yajnaih sankirtana|Fight is fight. When there is fight, my Guru Mahārāja used to say, "Some of our soldiers will die. It doesn't matter." You don't expect that not a single soldier of your party will not die. No, some of them will die. Still, fight must go on. Fight cannot be stopped. So fight like brave soldiers, Kṛṣṇa will help you. Don't make any compromise. No truce with these demons. Fight must be. Our fighting weapon is Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. That's all. Sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam (BG 9.14). Astra. That astra is yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana, this saṅkīrtana, this astra weapon. They're now afraid of this astra more than atomic weapon. Is it not? '''(Conversation, 3 February 1977, Bhuvanesvara)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|From the very beginning, a boy must be trained to perform devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead|From the very beginning, a boy must be trained to perform devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and not to be attached as the fruitive workers, the karmis, to the so-called fallible soldiers. '''(Letter, 20 January 1976, Mayapur)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|GBC means that one must be ideal Vaisnava. That means there must be strict observance in following all the rules and regulations|GBC means that one must be ideal Vaisnava. That means there must be strict observance in following all the rules and regulations. This is your main responsibility, and then to see that all others are following strictly. Then everything will be all right. '''(Letter, 6 September 1974, Vrndavana)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|I learn that in the temple there are sometimes men with no work. This should not be allowed. Every one must be busy with some work in Krishna Consciousness. Idleness is not Krishna Consciousness|I learn that in the temple there are sometimes men with no work. This should not be allowed. Every one must be busy with some work in Krishna Consciousness. Idleness is not Krishna Consciousness. Please take care of this omission I shall be glad to hear from you about this. '''(Letter, 5 May 1967, New York)'''}} | ||
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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 We Must Be is found within this Vaniquotes category - We Must Be (Disciples of SP).
An introduction is given below in the following 10 quotes.
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings
Srila Prabhupada's instructions on We Must Be - 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.