Category:My Following (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
The secret behind the unprecedented, worldwide success of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is not a mystery; it is simply Śrīla Prabhupāda’s unalloyed dedication to his spiritual master. He continuously taught that spiritual life does not require manufacturing new ideas or relying solely on physical proximity to the guru. Instead, true connection and empowerment come from strictly following the predecessor's instructions. By remaining perfectly transparent and faithfully executing the specific orders to print books and preach in the West, Śrīla Prabhupāda demonstrated the absolute perfection of living through the vāṇī (divine instructions).
- The Secret of Success: Śrīla Prabhupāda humbly attributed all his monumental achievements entirely to his strict adherence to his Guru Mahārāja’s orders, emphasizing that he never deviated from that path.
- Association Through Divine Instruction: Highlighting a profound spiritual reality, Śrīla Prabhupāda explained that although he only met his spiritual master a few times, he never felt separated from him because he always followed his instructions.
- The Principle of Not Manufacturing: A bona fide teacher does not invent new philosophies. Śrīla Prabhupāda showed that presenting the perfect message as it is received through the paramparā is the sole qualification for a spiritual guide.
- Executing the Specific Order: Beyond general rules, Śrīla Prabhupāda faithfully executed the specific instructions he received—distributing books and preaching in the West—which directly resulted in the global spread of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Strictly Following His Guru.
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Pages in category "My Following (Prabhupada)"
The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
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- Follow the instruction. Then you are secure anywhere. It doesn't matter. Just like I told you that I saw my Guru Maharaja not more than ten days in my life, but I followed his instruction. I was a grhastha, I never lived with the Matha, in the temple
- For me, personally, I had the opportunity to talk with my spiritual master not more than ten times in my whole life, not more. It may be less than that. But I tried to follow his instruction, that's all, although I was a grhastha
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- I am a bona fide teacher as long as I follow the instructions of my spiritual master. That is the only one qualification for becoming a teacher. As soon as one deviates from this principle one is no longer a teacher
- I am glad to learn that you are realizing about Krishna's providing us with more and more facilities and that you are appreciating for my following purely the instructions of my Spiritual Master. Yes, that is the secret of success
- I am successful only because I am following strictly the orders of my Guru Maharaja, and I do not deviate
- I blindly follow my guru maharaj. I do not know what is the result. So I am stressing on this point of book distribution. He told me this personally
- I do not follow why you should feel uneasy in my presence. The easiest thing for you & for all others is to follow my instructions wherever you may be or I may be
- I have written in the first publications of SB, "The spiritual master lives forever by His divine instruction and the disciple lives with him.", because I have always served my Guru Maharaja & followed His teachings I am now even never separated from Him
- I may inform you that I have today sent the following cable to Tusta Krsna Maharaja
- I was telling you that my Guru Maharaja hinted that "If you get some money, you publish book." So from the very beginning, I am trying that. So this is specific. Other, following rules and regulations, that is all right. But a specific
- I was worshiping in my house. Whatever I was eating, I was offering, and I was following the ceremonies of this Radha-Govinda with my small Deity. That Deity is still existing. I have given to my sister. So then I introduced Ratha-yatra
- In India, from the very moment we stepped down from the airplane, there is good propaganda work going on. We are following the same principles as in the U.S.A. by sending Sankirtana Party and it appears to be very successful
- In Kali-yuga, you cannot strictly follow, neither I can strictly follow. If I criticize you, if you criticize me, then we go far away from our real life of Krsna consciousness
- In my household life I was strictly following the regulative principles but my wife was reluctant to assist me properly. Therefore I was obliged to give up their company
- In our own lives, we are meant to follow the principles indicated herewith (SB 10.3.34-35) for getting good children
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- So far personal association with the Guru is concerned, I was only with my Guru Maharaja four or five times, but I have never left his association, not even for a moment. Because I am following his instructions, I have never felt any separation
- So far we are concerned we are following the Bhagavad-gita As It Is and we see the knowledge given in the Bhagavad-gita is quite perfect in the matter of understanding God
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- We followed the principles especially explained by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura in his commentary on the Bhagavad-gita verse beginning vyavasayatmika buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana - BG 2.41
- We have no new discovery. We don't manufacture. This is our process. We simply follow the predecessor's instruction. That's all. Our movement is very easy because we haven't got to manufacture something
- We preferred to come to the West, following the order of our spiritual master, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu this movement is becoming successful
- Whatever success is there, it is just due to my firm faith in his (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati's) instruction. So I am trying to follow. And by his grace, you are helping me. So actually, the responsibility will now depend on you. I am also old man