Category:Our Repeating (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The quotes compiled in this category illuminate the absolute requirement for submissive hearing and faithful repetition in the transmission of transcendental knowledge. The core philosophical theme is that the conditioned soul, equipped with imperfect senses and a speculative mind, cannot independently manufacture spiritual truth. Therefore, the safest and most potent method for preaching is to repeat the perfect instructions of Kṛṣṇa and the disciplic succession without any addition, alteration, or malinterpretation. While devotees are encouraged to preach "parrotlike," this repetition must be accompanied by deep philosophical realization and practical application, rather than empty mechanical vibration. To sustain this purity, one must continuously and repeatedly read the foundational Vedic literatures.
- The Danger of Mental Speculation: The modern tendency to manufacture new philosophies or interpret scriptures using a fertile but imperfect brain is entirely rejected in the pure vaiṣṇava tradition.
- Perfection Through Obedience: A practitioner achieves perfect authority not through personal scholarship, but simply by accepting and faithfully repeating the absolute words of the supreme authority.
- Realized Parrotlike Preaching: While the message must be repeated exactly as it was heard, the preacher must also deeply understand the meaning and apply the principles to their own life to be effective.
- The Essence of Genuine Kīrtana: Both writing and congregational chanting are defined as śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ—the process of carefully hearing the sound vibration from the spiritual master and reproducing it purely for others.
- The Lifelong Study of Vani: To maintain spiritual strength and clarity, devotees are instructed to repeatedly read authorized books like the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and The Nectar of Devotion throughout their entire lives.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: How Prabhupāda Trains His Disciples in Repeating the Message As It Is.
Pages in category "Our Repeating (Disciples of SP)"
The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
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- Have you not heard me on this point? Why these questions are repeated again and again? This individual begging must be stopped. So many questions, it's not good at all
- He (Maharaja Pariksit) repeatedly addressed and questioned the bull thus: O son of Surabhi, who has cut off your three legs? In the state of the kings who are obedient to the laws of the Supreme Personality of God, Krsna, there is no one as unhappy as you
- He may be child, but because he has accepted the words of his father, the statement is correct. So our process is that. Take the version of the authority, Krsna, and you repeat it - your version is perfect. This is our policy
- Hear and repeat, hear and repeat. You haven't got to manufacture. Any one of us, simply if you reproduce the purport which I have given in the Bhagavata, you become a good speaker
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- I have read it, and am glad that you have understood the matter so thoroughly, and have now substantiated your conclusions with so much scriptural proof. Actually, that is our method of preaching, simply to repeat the message as it is
- If we simply repeat this philosophy exactly as it is, without any misrepresentation or adulteration, then this movement will never be checked, and we will conquer the world
- In your leisure hour you will try to repeat and get by heart some of the slokas. That will be very nice
- It is a fact that wherever we go, if we simply let the people hear our chanting and if we repeat what we have heard from the bona fide Spiritual Master, then surely many, many sincere souls will become attracted to our movement
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- Kirtana means whatever we hear from the Spiritual Master we repeat it again nicely. One who can reproduce the sound vibration heard from the Spiritual Master, he will be a good preacher
- Krsna consciousness movement means we are not manufacturing anything by our fertile brain. No. We don't create anything. We simply repeat, but we try to explain for modern understanding
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- Show them how to count on the finger divisions, and have them listen one by one to the tape of me reciting gayatri mantra, repeating each vibration as I say it
- Simply by repeating what I have said; first you must yourself become fully convinced of this philosophy, your preaching will meet with all success
- Simply prepare yourself how to repeat Krsna's instructions very nicely, without any malinterpretation
- So every one of you should read this Nectar of Devotion repeatedly. The whole substance of Vaisnava philosophy and activities, everything is there. So every one of you read this Nectar of Devotion once, twice, thrice
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- The man who is spreading, he is imperfect. He may be imperfect. He is imperfect. I am imperfect. Every one of us is imperfect. But we are not spreading the imperfect knowledge because we are simply spreading what Krsna has said. We are repeating
- There is no need of manufacturing. We are very safe because we don't manufacture. We simply repeat, parrotlike, what Krsna has said
- Try to understand the philosophy (read 'Nectar of Devotion' repeatedly) nicely & spread it to your best capacity so that these suiciding men can be saved as far as possible. It is not, however, possible to check the suiciding policy of the modern society
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- We are repeatedly asking everyone to study Bhagavad-gita as it is. Don't become a learned scholar and interpret foolishly or differently from Bhagavad-gita. Everything is there
- We are very eager to give everyone a chance to become Krishna Conscious, but if someone repeatedly causes a disturbance then he may be asked to leave
- We are very safe because we don't manufacture. We simply repeat, parrotlike, what Krsna has said. That's all, finished
- We cannot change the quality of printing for the matter of a little change in the price. This printing is not approved by me. Repeatedly changing of printers is not at all good. We cannot approve any printing less than quality of printing of Dai Nippon
- We have to simply repeat like parrot. Not exactly parrot. Parrot does not understand the meaning; he simply vibrates. But you should understand the meaning also; otherwise how you can explain?
- Writing means sravanam kirtanam. Sravanam means hearing from the authority and again repeat it. This is our business, sravanam kirtanam visnoh, about Visnu, not for any politician or any other man
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- You cannot disobey the previous acarya or guru. No. You have to repeat the same thing. Not research
- You haven't got to manufacture anything. What Krsna has already said, you repeat. Finish. Don't make addition, alteration. Then you become guru. Very simple thing
- You may name your daughter Mitra dasi, I have no objection. You may call your children as you like, but you should always inform my secretary to make sure the name is entered on our list to avoid repetition
- You read regularly, Nectar of Devotion, regularly. All these books should be regularly read. That will give you guidance. You haven't got to ask repeatedly to me; everything is there
- You simply repeat, recite, the instruction of Krsna. That is preaching. That is preaching. And we are doing the same thing. We are doing. We are not introducing any new interpretation. Whatever Krsna has said, bas, finished