Category:Our Contributions (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The instructions compiled in this category reveal how the founder of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement guided his followers to utilize their resources, energy, and wealth for the highest spiritual benefit. By establishing clear standards for financial contributions—such as the fifty-percent rule for householders and complete dedication for a brahmacārī—he ensured that everyone could make tangible advancement regardless of their social order. Furthermore, the act of contributing to temple construction, book publication, and widespread preaching is presented not merely as a donation, but as the ultimate contribution to uplift human society from illusion.
- The Standard of Giving According to Āśrama: Depending on one's stage of life, the expected financial contribution varies, with unmarried students giving everything and householders dedicating at least half of their income to support the spiritual mission.
- Building Temples for Global Purification: Directing funds toward the construction of major temples, such as those in Māyāpur and Vṛndāvana, is highlighted as a vital contribution that establishes a permanent spiritual legacy.
- Publishing and Distributing Transcendental Literature: Sponsoring the printing of books and magazines is described as an invaluable service, making the donor's effort nondifferent from the actual translation work.
- The Ultimate Contribution to Humanity: Beyond monetary donations, the collective effort of spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness through philosophy, music, and ideal character is recognized as the greatest possible contribution to a misdirected world.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Inspires His Disciples to Offer Their Contributions to Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Our Contributions (Disciples of SP)"
The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
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- I am glad to learn that you are coming to San Francisco for the Rathayatra Ceremony, and I am so much obliged to you for contributing each month for the book fund
- I am informed by Sriman Syamasundara das Adhikari that in connection with the contribution of Sriman George Harrison for publishing my book, Krishna, you were advised to contact me in my Boston Temple
- I am very much impressed by your quick progress in making ISKCON Press an efficient and worthwhile contributor to pushing on this Krishna Consciousness Movement, and on the whole it is a good report
- I beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the contribution made by my beloved disciple Sriman Jayananda brahmacari. My thanks are due as well to the directors of ISKCON Press, who have taken so much care in publishing this great literature. Hare Krsna
- I beg to thank you very much for this contribution which I think must be a gift for Vyasa Puja Day presentation and I have deposited it with Dai Nippon for publication of our literatures
- I have just received one check of contribution from Brahmananda and I understand that you have contributed $500, so I thank you very much for this
- I know that you are intelligent and can act very nicely to help spread Krsna consciousness. If you feel Maya attracting, then live an honest life as a householder and contribute to our movement
- I like this idea of distributing books and preaching, that is Lord Chaitanya's plan, and because you are doing it so nicely you are already making the greatest contribution, so what need there is for some special instruction from me
- If I am translating Srimad-Bhagavatam, and if you are contributing for its publication and helping for its distribution, this means there is no difference between your service and my service
- If we publish our Srimad-Bhagavatam exactly in the way I have already begun it, it will be a unique contribution. The scholars only require diacritic marks
- If you feel Maya attracting, then live an honest life as a householder and contribute to our movement. As a family man you can join Svarupa Damodara to help with the Bhaktivedanta Institute
- In this land, New Zealand, fortunately you are there. You try to understand Bhagavad-gita as it is and preach it. People will take. People will appreciate your contribution
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- Now immediately we have got a very big project to construct a temple at Mayapur, the birth site of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So you can contribute the sums for our Mayapur construction scheme
- Now let us see what positive contribution we can produce for pushing on the message of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world
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- So far as householders are concerned, they may contribute at least half of their income to Krishna. Then life is sublime
- So far your question regarding women, I have always accepted the service of women without any discrimination, so I have no objection if Yamuna devi contributes her ideas on this construction project. Nothing should be done without group consultation
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- The Gurukula standard should be free education, boarding, and lodging. People shall voluntarily contribute as far as possible. That should be introduced
- The purpose of sending this money is to construct our Krsna-Balarama temple at Raman Reti in Vrindaban. This money is a contribution of my ISKCON temples here in the U.S.A
- The Western learned circle, they are admitting that the greatest contribution of Hare Krsna movement is these authentic translation of Vedic literature
- This amount is for the purpose of constructing a Radha Krsna Temple at Mayapur, as it is contributed by my American disciples
- This is to certify that Miss Elizabeth Luise Reuther contributed the amount of U.S. $50,000
- This KC movement through music, philosophy, spiritual culture, and personal behavior culminating in ideal character of the devotees. All these heavenly contributions combined together will certainly bring about a major change in the life of Western people
- Those who are householders living outside, they are expected to contribute fifty per cent of the income for the society, twenty-five per cent for the family, and twenty-five per cent for his personal emergency
- Those who are not married should contribute all their income to the temple. Those who are married should contribute 50%. That should be the principle of contribution of the members and followers of the Krishna Consciousness movement
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- We are giving a great contribution to the human society, to understand God, or Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness movement. So you can understand God by becoming a devotee. That is not very difficult task
- We are glad that people are donating very liberally to the development of the Society's activities, and people are also eagerly accepting whatever humble contribution we are giving them in the shape of books and magazines
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- Yes! why not? You may write to the other temples and ask them to contribute something to the program, that is approved by me
- You know this art, how to attract and engage men, so aim yourself at the top-class of men and give them every opportunity and facility to become convinced of our philosophy and engage themselves to their satisfaction. That will be the best contribution
- You will be glad to know that Mr. George Harrison has contributed the entire cost of publishing Krishna, and we are going to publish it very soon in Japan with various pictures