Category:My Business (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
This category explores the transcendental definition of "business" as revealed by Śrīla Prabhupāda, shifting the focus from material commerce to the urgent spiritual work of a dedicated servant of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda often referred to his mission as "this Kṛṣṇa business," a term that stripped away the dry, academic layers of religion and replaced them with a practical, active, and result-oriented drive to satisfy the Supreme Lord. He viewed his role not as an innovator, but as a faithful "postal peon" whose only business was to deliver the message of Bhagavad-gītā without dilution or adulteration.
- The Postal Peon's Fidelity: Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasized that his only credit was his refusal to change the message of Kṛṣṇa. Just as a peon delivers a letter intact, he saw his primary business as presenting Kṛṣṇa exactly as He is, ensuring the pure nectar reached the hearts of the conditioned souls.
- The Beginning of the Business: He clarified that initiation is not the end of one's spiritual journey but the formal start of the business. Both the Spiritual Master and the disciple enter into a shared endeavor to work together for the pleasure of the Lord, a commitment that remains active throughout their lives.
- Satisfaction of the Ācāryas: The ultimate benchmark of success in this transcendental business is the satisfaction of the previous ācāryas. Śrīla Prabhupāda taught that if the predecessors are pleased with the chanting and preaching, then the business of the devotee is considered complete and successful.
- Turning Hearts toward Kṛṣṇa: The core objective of this "Kṛṣṇa business" is to turn the face of bewildered souls back toward their original relationship with the Lord. Whether through writing books, distributing prasādam, or opening centers, every activity was a strategic part of this global spiritual trade.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda's Business Is to Present Kṛṣṇa As He Is.
Pages in category "My Business (Prabhupada)"
The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
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- An initiated devotee is given the chance for becoming free from the entanglement of karma wheel. Initiated means beginning, not perfection. The Spiritual Master's business is to guide him to the perfectional point
- As soon as you are surrendered to Krsna, your business is done. My business is to introduce you to Krsna, to convince you some way or other that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you surrender unto Him and you will be happy
- As we are servant of Krsna, it is our duty to present the real thing. Now you accept, not accept. That is not my business
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- Devotee should not commit mistake. He's above it. It is my business to worry. Because I do not show the stick, don't take advantage of it. Keep me less anxiety
- Did I say to anyone that "You are Christian. You become a Hindu"? No, never I said. That is not my business
- Do it very cautiously, because after all, we are beggar. That you should consider. But if somebody comes forward, that is our business - to induce others, moneyed man. Let his money be spent. That we are doing actually
- Do not worry. I have not stopped my business. I am writing at night even though I am not quite fit. Thank you all for your prayers
- Don't think that after the official ceremony of initiation your business and my business is finished. No. The business begins. It is not the finishing; it is the beginning
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- I am getting gradually older, therefore even if I remain in your country, I shall restrain my moving and my main business will be henceforward to train you all my disciples for preaching work. I think you will approve of my program
- I am praying for everyone. That is my business. Otherwise why I have come here?
- I am pushing on this Krsna consciousness movement, I am doing so many things which sometimes my Godbrothers out of envy criticize. But I know what is the circumstances how to do it. They do not know it. I know my business
- I am sitting here, and the bug is also sitting here. That does not mean we are very confidential. No. Bug is different visions, and my business different. And bug's business is biting. That kind of association will not help
- I am so much disgusted by this troublesome business of marriage, because nearly every day I receive some complaint from husband or wife, and practically this is not my business as sannyasi to be marriage counsellor
- I am teacher, my business is to give them direction. So if they follow the direction, their business is successful
- I am trying my level best to reopen the business but still it will take minimum one week to come to the normal condition. I am awfully stranded and put to much shame. Will you kindly help me as you have done so many times?
- I am very insignificant. I have no capacity. My business is only to convey the message of Krsna. Just like a postal peon; his business is to convey the letter
- I have done business, regular, in foreign countries. I have earned money and spending the same money in my country. It is not American money
- I have protested this false God consciousness in all my purports. That is my business, to punish all these rascals
- I know you are working hard and sincerely. I have no business to criticize you but as head of the institution or your spiritual master, it is my duty to find out your faults
- I may be whatever it is. That is the business
- I was just creating the situation how I shall serve my spiritual master. Not that I was trying to directly contact Krsna. That was not my business
- I will let you know immediately when I know I will be going next to San Francisco. Of course, now I am in Los Angeles, and I have no serious business at present
- I'll give you one practical example. In my householder life I was a drugstore businessman. So one Muhammadan gentleman, he was supplying me bottles
- If you remain Krsna consciousness, fully dependent on Krsna, then there will be no scarcity. I started this Krsna business with forty rupees. Now we have got forty crores of rupees
- If you the elder disciples cannot manage things, then what is the future of the society? My business now is to sit down and write my books, and I am requesting you all to please cooperate with me in this endeavor
- In my household life, I was doing business in Lucknow. So there was one house, very big house, worth thousands of rupees' rent, but it was ghostly haunted. So nobody would take that house. I took it at two hundred rupees
- In our Gaudiya Vaisnava society, following in the footsteps of Rupa Gosvami, our first business is to seek shelter of a bona fide spiritual master - adau gurv-asrayah
- In the Western countries, the boys and girls, they mix very freely. And if I say, "My dear boys, you cannot see even a young girl," then finished. My business there is finished
- Is there any snow-storm in New Vrindaban also? If not, I can go whenever you call me there because here I have no serious business just now
- It (paper "Truth") is published by one very big Doctor, Medical Practitioner, Dr. N.R. Sen. I knew this gentleman in connection with my medical business
- It is by the grace of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura that I was forced to give up my family life, my so-called business life, and he brought me some way or other into preaching his gospel
- It is not my business, nor Brahmananda's, nor Hayagriva's. It is the business of Krishna, and we want to serve Him in the best way
- It is not that I am directly connected with Krsna or Visnu. I am directly connected with my spiritual master, and my business is to carry out his order
- It must be approved by great acaryas. We are pushing on this Krsna consciousness not by whims. It is approved by great acaryas. We are following their footsteps. That's all. That is our business
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- My business is to chant the name of the Lord. So they (my students who are having spiritual names) are giving me chance to utter the name of the Lord
- My first business is to give the devotees the proper knowledge and engage them in devotional service, so that is not very difficult task for you, I have given you everything, so read and speak from the books and so many new lights will come out
- My only business is to give pleasure to the Lord in pure K.C. 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
- My only business is to serve Krsna. I don't mind what will happen next
- My only credit is that I am presenting Krsna as He is. That's all. I am not diluting Krsna. That is not my business
- My responsibility is, what I have received from disciplic succession, from my spiritual master, I am just presenting the same thing, but without any adulteration. That is my business
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- Our business is to present the will of Krsna, not that of any mundane speculator like the politician, philosopher or scientist, for they have very little knowledge of Krsna, despite all their other knowledge. BG 1972 Preface
- Our business should be that this life should be utilized only for complete Krsna consciousness. No other business. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult. And it is not very difficult. Not at all difficult
- Our Godbrothers. They are envious. What I have done to them? I am doing my business, trying to serve my Guru Maharaja. But they are envious because I am so opulent. I have got so much fame, so many influence, so much influence all over the world
- Our mission is to establish the desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is our business
- Our only business is how to implement the instruction of Krsna, the rascals may understand and be happy. That is our mission
- Our only business is to repeat the Krsna's word. Therefore we are representative
- Our only business is, we don't talk here politics or sociology or anything. That comes automatically as subordinate things, but our business is to talk about God
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- Thank you for serving steadily and taking responsibility in Krishna Consciousness. The spiritual master cannot be approached for solving marriage problems. That is not the business of the guru
- That is business, competition. You are doing your business; I am doing my business. That competition is there in every business
- That is the business of acarya: sampradaya-raksana, to save the sampradaya from falling down. Sampradaya. Sampradaya raksana
- The business which we have taken to work together is neither your business nor my business as far we are personally concerned, but it is the business of Lord Caitanya and His bona fide servants like my Guru Maharaja
- The difference between God and you and me is this, that you know your business, I know my business. but God knows everyone's business. That is the difference
- This business, cheaters and cheated. We preach to the innocent persons who are being cheated, and we don't want to cheat anybody, but what Krsna says. Our business is very simple
- This is not my business to make intimate relation with woman and get money. I could do. There was chance. When attempt was failed, the man who introduced that woman to me, he one day said, "I have seen many swamis, but none like you"
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- We are instructing in the class because there are few disciples who have taken vow to learn from me. Otherwise, I have no business to teach the public. The public may come. But actual interest is to teach my disciples
- Whatever is being done, it is due to His Divine Grace only. So my business is just to carry out His order. That is the way of disciplic succession
- When a peon delivers a money order, thousand dollars, it is not his money. He simply carries. So my business is to carry Krsna's message. That's all
- Where I am spreading or not, that is my business. But I am saying this, that Krsna says you surrender unto Krsna, "Surrender unto Me." I say, "Surrender unto Krsna." Is there any difference?
- Wherever we are opening our branches, it is our only business that we are requesting people to chant Hare Krsna or Radha-Krsna. We don't want anything
- Wherever you may go, our main business is service to Krsna & awkward circumstances may happen anywhere, & we should be able to hold up to all such circumstances, steadfastly we will go on with our business of service to Lord Krsna
- Why shall I force? That is not my business. I am Krsna's servant. I simply say, "Here is good thing. You take it."
- With great difficulty we get a man. We have to reform them. Our business is to become sympathetic to fallen souls. So in future do not do it all. Everything should be done amicably