Category:Living with Me (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s invitations to "live with me" reveal the profound, unconditional love and shelter he provided to his followers. He did not merely act as an aloof instructor; he offered his personal association as a tangible refuge from material struggles and the complexities of management. Whether a disciple was faltering in their spiritual vows, struggling to cooperate with godbrothers, or a newcomer desiring deeper realization, his supreme remedy was his direct, personal association. By inviting devotees into his quarters, he personally trained them in the practical execution of pure devotional service. This intimate guidance ensured that they remained securely protected from the illusions of māyā while developing a taste for higher spiritual truths. Furthermore, these invitations highlight his extraordinary accessibility and his willingness to sacrifice his own comfort for the spiritual advancement of others.
- Shelter from Māyā: For those struggling with sinful habits or spiritual weakness, Śrīla Prabhupāda offered his own home as a safe haven for recovery.
- Direct Training: He invited intelligent and sincere individuals to live with him specifically to train them in secretarial duties, editing, and the philosophy of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Resolving Conflicts: When disciples found it difficult to live cooperatively in the temples, his compassionate solution was to bring them under his direct, loving care.
- Sacrifice and Renunciation: His disciples recognized the immense value of his association, voluntarily renouncing material wealth and comforts simply for the privilege of living with him.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Live With Me - Prabhupāda's Personal Shelter and Training.
Pages in category "Living with Me (Prabhupada)"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- I hope you are chanting regularly at least 16 rounds. Sometimes Maya disturbs us but that does not mean any serious drawback. So if you feel too much uneasy, you can come and live with me for some time, and everything will be set up
- I shall be glad if you come here and live with me for some time. With my love for your wife and children, I beg to remain
- I think you should without further delay try to become devotees as the others are doing and live with us and practise the regulative principles of brahmacary life
- If you actually want to give me service, then you can live with me. I want your service
- If you are more serious about Krsna Consciousness then you should not only read our books and literatures with due care, but also if possible you should come here and live with me for some time
- If you are sincere to our line of action, please come here to Los Angeles and live with me for some time
- It is only the question of understanding the process how to execute Krishna Consciousness. If you can therefore spare some time to live with me, it will be better. You appear to be a very intelligent boy and I hope you will learn the art quickly
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- My intention of calling him is that he expressed a strong desire to live with me in Montreal, so I wish to keep him with me at least for some time and train him to act as secretary
- My last request to you both is that if you find such difficulty to live with your God-brothers, you can live with me
- My plan is that personally I shall try to retire from active participation, but I want a place where I can live with at least 15 devotees engaged in editorial work, recording work, photographic work, painting work, etc
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- There is no worry. I am still prepared to accept you as my original disciple and if there is anything wrong, I am prepared to try and correct it so that your life may not be spoiled. Please therefore come here immediately and live with me
- 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