Category:Our Talents (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The quotes compiled in this category explore Śrīla Prabhupāda's practical and encouraging instructions regarding the use of personal talents in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He teaches that whatever unique talent a disciple possesses—whether it is business organization, painting, writing, jewelry making, or accounting—must be fully employed in the service of the Lord. He emphasizes that disciples do not need to acquire new, extraordinary qualifications to serve Kṛṣṇa; they simply need to use their existing talents to the best of their capacity under the guidance of the spiritual master. Furthermore, Śrīla Prabhupāda warns against allowing talents to breed envy or restlessness, reminding his followers that the perfection of life is simply cooperating to satisfy Kṛṣṇa with whatever abilities they have.
- Utilizing Existing Abilities: Devotees do not need to learn new languages or extraordinary skills; they simply need to utilize whatever education or talent they already possess for Kṛṣṇa's service.
- The Definition of Expert: Acting expertly means utilizing one's best capacity to finish a given task very nicely, without doing it haphazardly.
- Practical Engagement: Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a practical movement. Engaging one's specific talents—whether in business, art, writing, or management—is the actual meaning of real sannyāsa and spiritual perfection.
- Cooperation Over Envy: Different talents must cooperate together to serve the Supreme Lord, just as different body parts serve the whole, without mundane competition or envy.
- Divine Intelligence and Protection: When a disciple sincerely surrenders their energy and talent to Kṛṣṇa, the Lord promises to protect them from material distress and supplies the intelligence to increase their service.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Instructs His Disciples on Engaging Talents in Kṛṣṇa's Service.
Pages in category "Our Talents (Disciples of SP)"
The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
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- I am pleased to note that your store, the Spiritual Sky, is doing successfully. Krishna has given you nice talent for doing business, and I am glad to see that you are using it well
- I am requesting you as my Governing Board Commissioners to help me bring him back to the standard. He has very good talent, but he is spending it by living such an unrestricted life
- I am so glad you are playing music for Krishna. It is a great service of your talent. Anyone's special talent should be engaged in the service of the Lord, and thereby becomes successful in his life
- I am so pleased to see the picture. And you have improved very much in your painting capacity also by serving Krishna so faithfully by the talent which Krishna has endowed you with
- I am very glad to know that you have got the experience and talent as well as the desire to write Krsna conscious children's books
- I am very much enthusiastic about expansion of our branches, but if it is dependent upon learning of Spanish language, don't take this adventure. We should serve Krishna in whatever talents we have already got
- I am very much pleased to see your good handwriting. I shall therefore request you to utilize your talent in the service of Krishna
- I have heard many nice reports from various parties complimenting the expert service you are performing in New York with your carpentry and handyman skills. So I am very pleased to hear that Krishna has blessed you with a very nice talent
- I have read the headline prayer. It is nicely written, correctly spelled, which shows that you are a very intelligent girl and you can use your talent and intelligence for serving the Lord
- I have received your note along with the folio of drawings for the proposed “Bhagavad-gita Coloring Book”. I can see from this work that you are a talented artist. However, I do not think we can publish this book
- I think it would be very nice if you would make nice silver jewellery for the Radha-Damodara Deities and in this way your talent will be used in the most perfect way
- I think you are now expert account keeper may Krishna bless you for talents and sincere endeavour for service of the Lord. The more you serve the more you become expert in everything
- I think you should apply your talent for painting nice pictures of Krishna and the acaryas in our line, and also you may help Mohadananda in designing work for his press operation there in Sydney
- I wanted that you Americans use your talents in spreading this cult, and I can see that you are doing that
- I wish that you can utilize your best talents in business organization and the result utilize for Krishna's satisfaction is on the absolute platform
- If we become simply engaged in His preaching work, trying with whatever talent or education or experience or material advantages we have got, to spread Krishna Consciousness message all over the world. That is best friend of Krishna
- In the meantime, you should practice your painting as you are able, because the picture which you sent me in Boston could still require some more improvement before it is perfect. So practice and this will enhance your talents
- It appears that you have good talent for writing, so kindly continue to develop in this way and write more and more of your realizations based upon our books
- It is your good fortune that you can serve Krishna in so many ways - to work, to write, to speak, to paint, to build - all of these talents must be employed in Krishna's service. That will make you perfect
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- Krishna has given you some special talent and you are using it for spreading His glories. This is wanted
- Krsna has given everyone something extraordinary and to serve Krsna with one's extraordinary talent means successful life
- Krsna says, svakarmana: "Whatever talent you have got, you can serve Me & be perfect." That is the program. They're preparing cloth for the devotees, not for business. Therefore he's serving Krsna. To serve devotee & to serve Krsna, there's no difference
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- No one should write songs of Krishna unless he is self-realized soul, that will spoil the value of the whole thing. But try to use your writing and singing talent for Krishna's preaching work, by writing articles, singing the kirtana, like that
- Now by the grace of Krsna your talents are being utilized in His service. That is what we require in Krsna Consciousness. We do not require to qualify very extraordinarily to serve Krsna
- Now you are free. I think that the talent which you have got for doing business will help our cause more than what you could have done at the custody of your father
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- One has to make the best use of his talent for the service of Krishna. That is wanted. Best example is Arjuna, that he utilized his talents, military science, in the service of Krishna
- One has to serve Krishna sincerely with whatsoever talent one may have. Guidance of the Spiritual Master and sincere service to the Lord will give us all strength in the science of Krishna
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- The principle should be that we utilize our talents for the service of the Lord. That is real sannyasa
- These talents are also acquired after austerity. It is not ordinary thing. So everything should be employed to describe Uttamasloka, Krsna
- This movement is based on practical activity. Whatever talent you have got, whatever little strength you have got, education you have got... You haven't got to learn anything
- Try to keep up this present standard and think of new ways to make it always fresh and attractive. Krsna is all attractive and evergreen, and you must use your talent to layout the magazine so that Krsna appears in print as He is
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- We are trying to distribute this knowledge from authoritative books like Srimad-Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and as far as possible, we are using our all talents in this, and we welcome you. And take advantage, participate with us
- We are using mrdanga, karatala, that is enough. We are not musicians. We are Krsna bhaktas. Therefore we do not stress so much importance on these different musical talents
- We don't require anyone who is very musically talented. Here in New Vrindaban Hayagriva has organized very nice kirtana party, and they are singing and chanting thrice daily very, very nicely
- We should cooperate. The hand and leg should cooperate for maintaining the whole body. Similarly, everyone should use his talent for satisfaction of Krsna. That is perfection. Not compete with one another. That is mistake
- We should utilize our talents without being envious of others. You should do your best, but you should not be envious of others. In material life there is simply envy of others progress, but in spiritual life one encourages another
- With your speaking talents there is so much valuable preaching work that you will have opportunity to do to relieve the burden of the suffering humanity
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- You are an intelligent and thoughtful boy, so kindly utilize all your good talents faithfully in the service of Krsna and you will be fully happy and swiftly advancing
- You have a nice talent for writing, practice makes perfect, so continue, it will be appreciated
- You have expressed a fear of becoming attached to your musical activities, but attachment for Krishna's service is not bad. If you can engage your talent for Krishna's service, then this attachment will increase your Krishna Consciousness status
- You have got sufficient experience in this connection. Now you can utilize your talent and experience in establishing a very nice temple
- You have tried to explain the reasons for your recent traveling excursions, but there is no need to explain; the reason is that you are restless. I wanted you to concentrate your mind on painting and utilizing your talents for Krishna's service
- Your specific talents are to be engaged under direction of the Spiritual Master