Category:Our Strictness (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
Maintaining strictness in spiritual practices is not a punishment, but a vital protection against the overwhelming forces of material nature. Throughout his teachings, Śrīla Prabhupāda instructs his followers that adhering rigidly to the regulative principles, chanting the holy names, and strictly following the orders of the spiritual master ensures steady advancement and lasting enthusiasm in devotional service.
- The Foundation of Spiritual Strength: Strictly chanting sixteen rounds and adhering to the four regulative principles forms the bedrock of a devotee's strength, protecting them from the degradation of animalistic life and keeping them eternally enthusiastic.
- Upholding Temple Purity: Inside the temple, absolute strictness regarding personal behavior, authorized chanting, and Deity worship must be maintained to create a genuinely potent spiritual atmosphere rather than a superficial, gorgeous show.
- Protection Through Discipline: Complete surrender requires strict obedience to the guidance of the disciplic succession, ensuring that a disciple uses their intelligence in conformity with authorized instructions rather than independent mental speculation.
- Prohibiting Material Contamination: To guard against subtle deviations, strict boundaries are enforced against unauthorized practices like mundane astrology, illicit sex, and polygamy, keeping the society free from material contamination.
- The Preacher's Responsibility: Those who preach the message of Kṛṣṇa consciousness must be strictly situated in their own practice, as personal purity and a rigid schedule are the true sources of potency when distributing the absolute truth to others.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Explains to His Disciples Why Strictness Protects Their Devotional Service.
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Pages in category "Our Strictness (Disciples of SP)"
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- A strict disciple should always use his intelligence in conformity with the instructions of the Spiritual Master
- After conferring with my various GBC representatives I have concluded that polygamy must be strictly prohibited in our society
- All of our initiated devotees must strictly chant sixteen rounds a day and avoid the four pillars of sinful life completely
- As far as your future films are concerned I do not think it is possible for the BBT to continue financing these films. BBT is strictly for construction of temples and printing books. My idea is that you can use the original capital that BBT gave you
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- I (Prabhupada) have read your letter, and it is my opinion that you should return to Santa Cruz. But where ever you stay you must chant 16 rounds daily and strictly adhere to the regulative principles as well as try to study my books
- I am so glad to learn that you have developed so much love for Krishna. This is the way of developing Krishna Consciousness; and wherever you will be rigid in your Krishna Consciousness, the triumph will be yours
- I am very pleased that you are keeping to a very strict schedule & are reading my literature daily. If you continue in this manner you will grow up to be a first class preacher of Krsna consciousness. And this is the highest service that you can perform
- I do not mean to impose upon you such strictures (should rather fast than taking food out of his own accord), but the purport is that a brahmacari should not do anything without being directed by the Spiritual Master
- I receive so many letters daily that "I wish to marry." Immediately I sanction, "Yes, you get yourself married." But one who is strict, one who can follow very rigidly the orders of brahmacari and sannyasi, they continue
- I shall try to turn the Indians there to become sympathetic to our temple, but most of them being non-Vaisnavas, they may not take to our strict Vaisnava principles. Therefore, they are hopeless to the 80%
- I understand that some of our householder devotees are ordering for Deities. The point is that they worship strictly. Don't make a play. If you follow strictly the Deity worship method, then you establish; otherwise, don't establish. It will be offense
- I wish to see how people there appreciate our missionary activities. It is strictly on the basis of Lord Krishna's teachings as they are presented by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is our mission
- If we strictly observe these principles, we shall remain always enthusiastic. These are the sources and the maintainers of our enthusiasm to serve Krsna
- If you organize this kind of play, at least they'll be appreciated by the saintly order. The sannyasis also can see. But parts played by women, the sannyasis cannot see. That is strictly prohibited
- In our temple, strictly Hare Krishna chanting should be given more importance. This is no harm in this mantra you have heard, but it is not very important. There are many such common songs composed by common devotees out of sentiment
- In the temple even living with one wife it is not possible. We have to restrict them. No wives live in the temple in India. Family. In certain circumstance, in the temple they live separately, but not in the temple building. That is strictly prohibited
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- Sadhu means those who are well behaved in Krsna consciousness, not upstarts. They are called sadhu. So those who are living in this temple, they must be strictly very well behaved
- So far Dayananda, I have no objection if the grhasthas live outside and earn money, but I do not want them to leave. The strict temple procedure is only for those who live in the temple
- So long I am living I wish you all be strictly under my guidance without any fratricidal disagreement
- So stick very strictly to these principles & chant regularly daily sixteen rounds & you will always remain in the topmost position. Have nice Deity program, always have lots of Kirtan, serve ample Prasadam very sumptuously & speak something from my books
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- Strictly nobody should go outside to hear lectures by others. If you are not satisfied by the calibre of the classes at the Krishna Balarama Mandir, then you should give another class, but you cannot go outside for hearing others' lectures
- Strictly we should avoid publishing these confidential topics in Back To Godhead. This is dangerous for the conditioned soul
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- Take this opportunity, chanting Hare Krsna. I'm very glad that you are doing, but be very strict; sincerely chant. Your life is saved, your next life is saved, everything is all right
- The boy is very intelligent, but you should not only be kind upon him, that is understood because we should always be kind, but at the same time you should be very strict on disciplinary method
- The form of human life, is distinct from animal life. So if we live like animals, then we are missing the chance. At the present moment, this is the position. So we are preaching this KC movement strictly on the basis of this Bhagavad-gita
- The information is there in my books so if you strictly adhere to them then your program of teaching will be successful
- The only thing we require for this purpose is to remain in our spiritual strength by chanting regularly & following the rules & regulations. I am sure you are already strict on this point, & it is my duty to remind it for your steady strength
- The sort of marriage where they are not satisfied cannot be allowed. Nor can women with child strictly she cannot marry again
- The strict temple procedure is only for those who live in the temple. Grhasthas should live outside, and they cannot follow strictly everything
- There is no harm if devotees have invented recipes, so long they are strictly vegetarian, no garlic, no onions, like that
- They are converted Vaisnavas in the strict sense of the term. No Temple authority of India should therefore restrict them in the matter of offering their respects to the Deities or chanting the Hare Krsna Mahamantra within the vicinity of the Temple
- This should be strictly outlawed, no more sannyasis. And those sannyasis who have fallen, you get them married, live like a... No more this showbottle, cheating. It is very ludicrous
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- We are strictly personalists. The sahajiya's, they write Glories to Guru. Why you are learning this impersonalism, who has taught you?
- We can attract people by some gorgeous show, but inside there must be strict purity and seriousness, otherwise, we shall be attracted by the gorgeous show only
- We have no principle striction that one is Indian, one is America, one is African, or one is Hindu, one is Christian, one is Mohammedan. We invite everyone to understand the philosophy and reform the activities of life. This is our mission
- We practice Bhakti-yoga strictly and since Bhakti includes all other results obtained from practicing other yogas as it is declared in the Bhagavad-gita to be the culmination of all yogas it becomes unnecessary for us to apply any other techniques
- We simply have to maintain our strict principles, keeping ourselves pure, Otherwise, there are so many bogus institutions doing business in the name of God and simply cheating the people
- We very strictly prohibit illicit sex. Boys and girls who are not married are not allowed to sleep together or live together, and there are separate arrangements for boys and girls in every temple
- We want to establish a small gurukula as mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, accommodating willing Vaisnavas who will follow the Vaisnava behavior strictly; arranging worship of the Deity by the sincere devotees who will not take any remuneration
- Whenever you meet you should strictly speak the Truth without any consideration of future material gains. If we are sincere servants of Krishna, our material necessities will never be hampered
- Why these things are going on, marching and chanting japa, insufficient milk, too strict enforcement of time schedules, hitting the small children?
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- You can live strictly like a brahmacharini and make advancement in Krishna Consciousness by chanting and reading the books. And you have got good capacity for preaching work also
- You should know it that Krsna is not a plaything. These things should strictly not be done
- You should not listen to any of these so-called astrologers—strictly avoid. Don't even see them. What is the use of seeing them? Astrology is meant for the materialist, but a spiritualist does not care for the future.