Category:Our Troubles (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The quotes in this category provide a profound perspective on how a dedicated practitioner should view the inevitable miseries of the material world. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the physical body and its associated desires are the absolute root of all worldly suffering. However, a pure devotee never prays to Kṛṣṇa for relief from these distresses, nor do they make independent plans to avoid them; instead, they accept all hardships as the minimal reaction to their own past karma. Furthermore, he highlights the immense compassion of preachers who voluntarily accept severe opposition and inconvenience to distribute spiritual knowledge. To protect themselves from internal mental disturbances and external challenges, devotees are directed to strictly study the śāstra, maintain their enthusiasm without overworking, and always remember their eternal identity.
- The Pure Devotee's Tolerance: Rather than praying for physical maintenance or relief, advanced practitioners accept all hardships as a reaction to their past deeds and trust fully in divine protection.
- The Root Cause of Suffering: The material body and mundane attachments—especially sex life—are identified as the intrinsic sources of all worldly miseries.
- Compassion in Preaching: Preachers voluntarily travel the world and accept immense personal trouble to distribute the absolute truth, proving their deep sympathy for suffering souls.
- The Cure for Mental Disturbances: Regular and serious study of the authorized scriptures dispels all doubts, clears away obnoxious ideas, and protects the mind from restlessness.
- Divine Empathy and Protection: Just as a person cares for their own limbs, the Supreme Lord intimately feels the struggles of His sincere servants and provides ultimate safety.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Teaches His Disciples Why They Must Accept Troubles for Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Our Troubles (Disciples of SP)"
The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
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- A devotee never prays to Krsna. They have to undergo so much trouble; still they never pray to Krsna. They know that "Krsna will give us ultimately protection. Let us do our duty"
- As you have written in a friendly spirit, I do not wish to discuss this point further. If you will kindly take a little trouble to read this chapter "Lord Caitanya meets Vallabha Bhatta" you will understand the whole situation
- As you love your hands and legs, as you feel when your hand is in trouble, similarly Krishna feels for you when you are in trouble. The hand has value when it is attached to the body. Similarly, we have values when we are Krishna Conscious
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- Bhaktas, they think, tat te 'nukampam susamiksamano bhunjana evatma-krtam vipakam. When a devotee is in trouble, he thinks that "I am suffering for my past deeds" That is a devotee's attitude. "Let me do my business, chant Hare Krsna"
- By the grace of Krsna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu there will be no trouble. You'll be happy. Try to preach this Krsna consciousness movement in India at least for some time, and help them to rise to their standard of Krsna consciousness
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- I am very much obliged to you that you have proposed to help Jaya Govinda about his visa trouble
- I do not wish to put your wife into trouble for the money which she faithfully loaned to the Society. So kindly let me know that you are going to repay her loan. Otherwise I shall send her the money
- I may not know what is God, but because my predecessors, acaryas, confirm it, the "Here is Bhagavan," we accept it. That's all. We save so much trouble by mental speculation. We accept the parampara system
- I simply want to engage everyone in the service of Krishna, that's all. And that means preaching. So if the preaching work has stopped, what can I do? In that case you must expect there will be so many troubles
- If they are giving us trouble to distribute at the airports, then go to the courts. What can be done?
- It is nice the girls are coming to the temple, but unless you engage them in some way of serving Krsna, there will be again trouble
O
- One life, just take little trouble. It is no trouble; it is very happy life. But because we are accustomed to these material habits, we think it is trouble. No. It is not trouble. It is very pleasing. Su-sukham kartum avyayam
- One must be convinced that sex-life without exception means trouble
- Our real interest is in the western countries. The trouble in India is we cannot preach. There are language difficulties and the people think they already know everything
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- This Maya will attack the body always, because the body itself is the source of all troubles. We try to make a solution of our misfortunes, but at the same time we want to keep this body
- To clear up these things the best remedy is to discuss amongst yourselves all members regularly all our books in classes, then these doubts will be killed. Without reading books it becomes hackneyed and such obnoxious ideas trouble us
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- We are neither Indian or American; our real identity is that we are all servants of Krsna. Always remember this philosophy and all these external affairs will not trouble you
- We are not callous; we are very much sympathetic to give them knowledge. How do you say? The devotees are not callous. Why they are touring all over the world, accepting so much trouble, opposition?
- We have come to distribute Krsna consciousness movement. We must tolerate and give this message to the people. Karunikah. Very merciful, in spite of all trouble
- We have to accept economic development so far as we keep our body and soul together, fit for Krsna consciousness. We do not recommend that unnecessarily you should give trouble to the body
- When Sankirtana is in a troubled area, do it very carefully. It is a good idea, but you must be very careful at the same time. It is not contradictory to our principles. Rather it is a great service
- When we try to keep aloof from the envious, that is not our enviousness. That is just to avoid trouble for preaching work. Not that we hate them