Category:Our Volunteering (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The instructions compiled in this category reveal the profound philosophical foundation of spiritual surrender. Śrīla Prabhupāda taught that the relationship between the individual soul and the Supreme Personality of Godhead must be based on a completely voluntary agreement of love, rather than force. Because his followers willingly gave up material sense gratification to serve the mission, he heavily emphasized that leaders must manage them with deep affection, encouragement, and understanding. By voluntarily accepting the discipline and austerity required for spiritual life, a devotee rapidly becomes completely free from material illusion.
- The Foundation of Voluntary Surrender: Accepting a spiritual master and surrendering to the Supreme Lord is never a forced submission; rather, it is a conscious, voluntary choice to abandon the slavery of the senses and embrace divine loving service.
- Managing with Care and Encouragement: Since the disciples have voluntarily dedicated their lives and energy without financial compensation, they must be managed with extreme care, training, and good will so they never feel forced or unhappy.
- Accepting Austerity for Advancement: Spiritual progress requires tapasya, or the voluntary acceptance of inconveniences and strict rules, which quickly burns away past sinful reactions and purifies the consciousness.
- Awakening Genuine Love: Real devotional service is not hackneyed or mechanical; it springs from a deep, internal willingness to cooperate with the desires of the Lord, which in turn invites His unlimited reciprocation.
- Expanding the Mission Freely: The spiritual movement grows organically through the sincere, voluntary efforts of individuals who desire to become servants of humanity, completely devoid of coercive recruitment tactics.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Teaches His Disciples the Importance of Their Volunteering.
Pages in category "Our Volunteering (Disciples of SP)"
The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
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- Accepting spiritual master means voluntarily accepting somebody to rule him
- All of our members are giving voluntary service, so they should always be encouraged in their service attitude
- All our men have volunteered good service, so the background is good will. So everything should be done on the basis of good will
- All the devotees should be satisfied. They have given their lives to Krishna, so we should see they are always happy. Their service is voluntary. It is not that we can force anyone to do anything. If we do they will go away and that is a great loss
- Anyone who voluntarily cooperates with Krishna's desire He responds to his call very eagerly. Krishna descends to teach us Bhagavad-gita begging our cooperation and anyone who cooperates with Him becomes blessed
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- Even father will be enemy, what to speak of others. If you become Krsna conscious, the whole world will be your enemy. You must be prepared for that. So therefore you require tapasya. Tapasya means voluntarily agree to suffer
- Everyone comes to us to offer voluntary service, so amongst ourselves there must be good behavior. One may not feel sorry. So the leaders must take precautions as far as possible
- Everyone is offering voluntary service. So not that anyone is paid, and if he cannot, dismiss or... Yes. This bureaucracy is not... Train him. Train him. If he does not know, train him. But things must be done very nicely by cooperation. That is wanted
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- I think that without you the New Zealand affair will not go on, but now you are leaving there to live on some farm in Australia. Of course, our serving Krishna is voluntary affair, so what can I say?
- I understand that some girls have volunteered to type and therefore you can now get the revised Gitopanisad nicely and correctly typed before it is handed over to the press
- If the father is victorious in the courts then what can we do? Our business is not to kidnap. People must come voluntarily. It is always voluntary
- Instead of being a slave of the senses, if one voluntarily becomes the slave of Krishna, or His representative, that is good for him. This is maya, thinking that we are independent
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- Neglecting the orders of the spiritual master. The beginning of initiation is to voluntarily accept the spiritual master. To abide by his order. So, if you disobey his order, then it is offense. This is fourth offense
- Now you have voluntarily taken sannyasa. You may take advantage of this opportunity and preach this Krishna cult and expand missionary activities. Do it sincerely
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- That voluntary attitude, Yes, Krishna, I shall gladly co-operate whatever you say, that ready willingness to obey is only possible if there is love
- The faith increases in Krishna Consciousness by our voluntary increase of serving Krishna. Serving Krishna is unlimited and he can accept our unlimited service, and award us unlimited transcendental pleasure in the unlimited service of the Lord
- The fire of Krsna consciousness will keep you always progressing, but at the same time, if we also voluntarily do not pour water on that fire, then it will be nice. Similarly, Krsna consciousness or chanting Hare Krsna will keep you progressive
- The Gurukula standard should be free education, boarding, and lodging. People shall voluntarily contribute as far as possible. That should be introduced
- These brahmacaris, they voluntarily change. Otherwise there are many students, just like we have got two, three students, they are working. They come like ordinary American gentlemen. There is no objection in that way. Dress is not very important thing
- This is Krsna consciousness. You must voluntarily agree - not hackneyed, mechanical: "Spiritual master says like this. All right, let me do it." No. You have to understand very nicely. Tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam. Priti, with love
- To open a center for us is not very difficult job. Simply the devotees who volunteer their service must be very serious and sincere
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- We are persons, and Krishna is a Person, and our relationship with Krishna He leaves open as a voluntary agreement always
- We have no business to keep young girls from their parents. We do not force anyone to go or to stay. It is all voluntary
- We have to manage our men in such a way that they may bend to our will but not break. After all, our work is purely voluntary. If they become angry and leave then our work is defeated
- Without such voluntary understanding of the principles and agreement to obey them, no one is qualified to live in our temples
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- Yes, we want voluntarily to become slave -- of Krsna. We are, at the present moment, we are slave of the senses
- You are all young men; you have got so many desires, naturally, especially in the Western countries. But you have voluntarily given up not to go to the restaurant, not to go to the club or theater or cinema. These are good qualifications
- Your idea of opening up an account, depositing in it, and sending me the monthly statements is very nice. I approve of your idea cent per cent. You have voluntarily put yourself under my control