Category:That Is Sufficient
Theme Analysis
In a world driven by endless consumerism and the desire for more, Śrīla Prabhupāda offers a refreshing perspective based on the principle of contentment. He frequently uses the phrase "that is sufficient" to define the boundaries of a successful life, both materially and spiritually. Materially, he advocates for a simple agrarian lifestyle—owning a cow, tilling a small plot of land, and growing basic grains and vegetables are sufficient for maintaining the body. Spiritually, he emphasizes that one does not need elaborate rituals or immense academic qualifications; simply chanting the holy name, hearing about Kṛṣṇa, or studying even one line of the scriptures with sincerity is sufficient for perfection. In the field of preaching, Śrīla Prabhupāda values quality over quantity, stating that one sincere disciple ("one moon") is sufficient, rather than millions of stars. This theme serves as a powerful reminder that everything required for peace and self-realization is already provided by God; we need only accept it with gratitude.
- Economic Simplicity: A little land, a cow, and some grains are sufficient for solving all economic problems.
- Spiritual Practice: Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa and hearing about the Lord, even under a tree, is sufficient for liberation.
- Quality over Quantity: One sincere soul or "one moon" is better than a crowd of insincere followers.
- Using What You Have: Whatever abilities one already possesses are sufficient for serving Kṛṣṇa; there is no need to learn new material skills.
- The Power of Books: Simply reading Śrīla Prabhupāda's books provides sufficient knowledge for preaching and perfection.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: That Is Sufficient - Simplicity in Material and Spiritual Life.
Pages in category "That Is Sufficient"
The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
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- A brahmana is not supposed to improve his economic condition. He's not interested. He's simply satisfied: "By the grace of God, whatever I have got, that is sufficient." God is supplying everyone, even birds and beasts and cats and dogs
- A devotee can worship Krsna anywhere, underneath a tree, because Krsna is in everyone's heart, isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati (BG 18.61). So if underneath a tree you think of Krsna and chant Hare Krsna, that is sufficient
- A devotee is naturally developed . . . developing the twenty-six good qualities, but even if he does not develop those qualities . . . of course, that very quality, that he is a devotee of Krsna, that is sufficient
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- I am very much pleased to hear that all the preparation for Rathayatra Festival are very nice. Regarding the Jagannatha deities, They can be placed on the altar, that is sufficient
- If someone is killed by the wheel of the Lord and is thus fortunate enough to see the arms of the Lord, that is sufficient for his liberation. Such good fortune is not achieved even by the great sages
- If there is food, and if there is milk, that is sufficient. No brain required, and one glass milk, that is sufficient for the whole day
- If there is one sincere soul that is sufficient to start a new center. With this expectation I wanted to send Kirtanananda to London but he has proved himself unworthy
- If you simply accept it without any hypocrisy that, "Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He'll protect me. Let me serve His lotus feet as far as possible," this much qualification is sufficient
- If you simply give aural reception to this transcendental word, that is sufficient. It does not require any extraneous education, that you have to pass M.A. examination or D.A.C. or Ph.D. or something like that. No
- It is not the result of the work we want. If only one person daily, if we sincerely preach to such one person in a day, that is sufficient, never mind big, big programmes
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- Sacrifice, offering, these things are there. But the main thing is chanting Hare Krsna mantra. That is sufficient. So in our society we want to establish divine society. Therefore there is need of all classes of men and all classes of social orders
- So far your question is concerned, should the Jagannatha deity be bathed with water, that is not necessary. They should be washed once in a year, that is sufficient, 15 days before Rathayatra
- Study one line, that is sufficient. It does not mean to go like a storm and do not understand
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- Temporarily we are thinking if we make some comfortable arrangement for body, and that is sufficient. Lost Vedic culture, ideal of life, goal of life
- The villagers, they have cows and land. That is sufficient for their economic problem
- These books are the best advertising, they are better than advertising. If we simply present Krishna Consciousness in a serious and attractive way, without need to resort to fashionable slogans or tricks, that is sufficient
- They (atheists) say that actually there is no need to accept God for this purpose, for if one follows the principles of morality and honesty, that is sufficient
- They have simplified their life. And gradually develop, make little cottages, and grow little vegetable, little barley or wheat and milk. That is sufficient. We don't require much. We don't want luxury. We want just to subsist
- This Krsna consciousness movement is like this, that whatever qualification you have got, that is sufficient. You begin with that qualification
- To have some milk from the cow and get the fruits from the trees in the jungle, that was sufficient. That is sufficient still. Anywhere, any part of the world, you can live without any economic problem
- To understand Krsna superficially, that is not sufficient. That is also good, but you must have tattvatah, what is Krsna actually. That knowledge can be achieved - bhaktya, by this krsna-yoga
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- We have got so many books, all Vedic discussions. Not that we are simply indul... But this is sufficient. Simply chanting is sufficient
- We have no practical economic problem. God is maintaining everyone. The production which is being made all over the world, that is sufficient to provide all the population of the world. That is God's arrangement
- We want some generation who can preach Krsna consciousness; so if they learn simply English and Sanskrit, they will be able to read this book, and that is sufficient
- What is the use of taking percentage of the stars in the presence of moon? Let there be one moon, that is sufficient. There is no question of percentage. One ideal man. Just like in Christian world, one ideal Lord Jesus Christ
- What you will learn about that, by studying the human species? You study Krsna. This is sufficient. There are 400,000 species of life. What will you benefit by studying? The botanist, the geologist, the biologist, they are doing that
- Whatever material abilities one has when he comes to Krsna consciousness, let him learn to engage these in Krsna's service: that is sufficient. There is no need of learning new skills now. That will simply be a waste of time