Who is Srila Prabhupada - his giving

Giving is a sign of generosity and nobility in this world. Anyone who has a giving nature is well-loved by the people around him and so, if one donates to charitable causes, not only is he admired by people, but within himself, he feels a sense of satisfaction and goodness. This giving nature is seen mostly in compassionate people and spiritually inclined people. One of them was Srila Prabhupada (a great saint) who was well-known and deeply loved for his impeccable and practical teachings, and mostly, for his compassionate nature through which he touched millions of lives and continues to do so via his instructions.

Srila Prabhupada, a glorious modern sage, shares his love with all he meets, via his profound teachings, which bring to life Lord Chaitanya's message: how to develop pure love for Krishna, or God. Srila Prabhupada's outstanding personality - his transcendental desires, qualities, character and personal history - is abundantly expressed in his lectures, conversations, letters and, to some degree, in his books. An endearing presentation on his giving is found within this Vaniquotes category - I Give (Prabhupada).

An introduction is given below in the following 8 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings


vanipedia.org 		Those who are engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, devotional service, make your association with them. We are therefore making different centers to give everyone the opportunity to have the association of devotee. As far as possible, we are giving shelter, we are giving prasādam, we are giving instruction, we are giving opportunity to worship Kṛṣṇa. Why? Because people may take the advantage of the association, Nārāyaṇa. Nārāyaṇam ādi-devam, they can associate with Nārāyaṇa. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lecture, 1 July 1976, New Vrindaban)



vanipedia.org 		As your beloved spiritual master and father, it is my duty to give you all protection; but if you allow Maya to act upon you without any resistance, then it is your own choice. (Letter, 16 June 1969, New Vrindaban)



vanipedia.org 		Now for our disciples, we don't give anything cheap. Our first condition is character, moral character. You see? So unless one is accepting moral character, we don't initiate, don't allow him in this institution. (Conversation, 30 December 1968, Los Angeles)



vanipedia.org 		Our book distribution is the most important task in our society. Therefore I am giving so much stress and I am working so hard on this. Because this is my life and soul according to the order of my Guru Mahārāja. And by his grace it is to some extent successful. And I took it seriously. I take it seriously still now. (Conversation, 31 December 1976, Bombay)



vanipedia.org 		I came to give you. Some of you have taken, and some have not taken, so what can I do? I came to give you Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is my duty. My Guru Mahārāja ordered and I came. (Conversation, 12 February 1975, Mexico)



vanipedia.org 		You are lamenting because a few yards of land has been taken away from your country as Pakistan, but if you spread this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, the whole world will become Hindustan. There is such potency; I give you my direct perception. People are hankering after it. So long I am in India, practically I am wasting my time. Outside India, this reception is taken so seriously that every part of my moment is properly utilized. (General Lecture, 29 January 1973, Calcutta)



vanipedia.org 		You should forget your sleeping and eating, and must finish sixteen rounds. This is called determination. This is called determined. So you are welcome to take initiation, but if you are neglectful, if you want to make it a farce, that is your business. I cannot give you any protection. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lecture, 28 January 1974, Hawaii)



vanipedia.org 		In material consciousness one is identifying himself with his particular body, and he is forgetting that he is spirit soul, servant of Krishna. Then by the association and instructions of the purified servants of Krishna, the living entity gradually comes to remember that I am not part of this miserable material world, but I too am the eternal servant of Krishna, and my only business is to give pleasure to the Lord in pure Krishna Consciousness. In this way, such devotee becomes himself eligible to lead other back to the path of devotional service and thus he too may become a Spiritual Master. This process is called parampara, or the line of disciplic succession. (Letter, 16 June 1969, West Virginia)


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Vanipedia has now over 301 introductory articles compiled from Srila Prabhupada's teachings from the series Who is Srila Prabhupada. 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 breadth and depth of Srila Prabhupada's outstanding personality - his transcendental desires, qualities, character and personal history - There is a subject for everyone.


   
 

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