Category:Our Brains (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The human intellect is a powerful tool that must be carefully purified and directed to achieve spiritual success. Recognizing the sharp intelligence of his Western followers, Śrīla Prabhupāda trains his disciples to use their strong, capable brains specifically for spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness and distributing books. He emphasizes the practical need to keep the mind clean through strict celibacy—which fertilizes the brain with saved seminal energy—and a pure diet that includes milk but strictly excludes meat. Rather than using a fertile imagination to manufacture new, unauthorized philosophies or puzzling over the inevitable degradation of the material world, disciples are instructed to tax their minds solely on how to push the movement forward. By engaging their intellectual gifts to expertly manage the society, protect the institution from unqualified people, and deeply study the Vedic scriptures while they are still young, the devoted followers perfectly control their minds and guarantee their return to Godhead.
- Applying Intelligence to Book Distribution: The sharp American and European intellects are recognized as special gifts from Kṛṣṇa, meant to be rigorously used to strategize and increase global book sales.
- Purifying the Mind Through Austerity: A sharp memory and clean brain require strict bodily regulation, specifically through celibacy (brahmacarya) and a pure, meat-free diet.
- Repeating the Authorized Truth: True intelligence means faithfully repeating the absolute truth without using a fertile brain to manufacture new ideas or alter established practices.
- Expert Management and Protection: The global movement requires strong men with cool brains who can expertly manage complex affairs and protect the society from unqualified infiltrators.
- Taxing the Mind for Preaching: Rather than worrying about worldly affairs, disciples must constantly tax their brains to discover the best, most practical ways to present the philosophy to the public.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Guides His Disciples to Use Their Strong Brains to Distribute Books.
Pages in category "Our Brains (Disciples of SP)"
The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
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- Because they are on the spiritual platform, they forget the material designation. Young people, they have got brain, receptive
- Brahmacari life or celibacy is better, because if the semina is saved it fertilizes the brain for sharpening the memory, and if there is good memory, our Krishna Consciousness becomes perfect
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- Don't consider what will happen to this world. The nature will take care of it. You don't puzzle your brain with these thoughts. You utilize whatever time you have got in your possession and go back to home, back to Godhead
- Don't think that these description in the Vedas, they are stories. They are not stories. They are facts. But we cannot accommodate in our poor teeny brain. That's all. So what we shall understand about God? It is not possible
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- I want that you all my students shall very vigorously try for this book distribution. Do not hesitate to use your American and European brains to increase, that is Krishna's special gift to you, now use it
- It is not Krsna consciousness movement is for the lazy fellow. No. It is meant for the strong man: strong in body, strong in mind, strong in determination. Everything strong, strong in brain
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- The brain will give direction, the hand will give protection. Everything is required. Therefore we have named this "Krsna conscious society." "Society" means all classes of men required
- There is need of nice eating, nice talking, nice thinking, nice behavior. Then our brain is sharp. It requires training
- There must be now checking that all these rascals may not join and spoil the movement. You should not admit. They can come and go. So how it will be done unless you GBC members become very strong and with good brain?
- They (Jayatirtha and Karandhara) have big, big brains. Why they are failing? Now the Founder-Acarya has to manage. Without my consent the BBT has financed
- This brain taxation, if you engage in Krsna's service - how to spread Krsna consciousness, how to convince people about Krsna, how to take them to the Krsna's desire - in this way, if you go on making plan for spreading KC, then your mind is controlled
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- We can send you unlimited number of books. You simply have to apply your brain how to sell them. Then you will have plenty of money
- We have to make our brain very clean. And for that purpose you require to drink not very much - at least one pound or half-pound milk daily. That is essential. But no meat-eating. This is intelligence
- We have to see through the sastra. Not by these blunt eyes. That is not possible. So all these things should be discussed, should be understood, so long we are young, strong, brain is in order. Then our life will be successful
- We haven't got to invent something by our fertile brain for preaching. Everything is there
- We should tax our brains as to what is the best way to present Krishna Consciousness to particular people at a particular time and place