Category:We Do Not Require (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is remarkably sublime because of its absolute simplicity. Throughout his teachings, Śrīla Prabhupāda constantly reminds his disciples of what they do *not* require to make spiritual advancement. By stripping away artificial material necessities, elaborate technical education, extraneous yoga systems, and the false pride of mental speculation, he establishes that pure devotional service relies solely on sincerity, surrender, and strict adherence to the authorized process.
- Simplicity Over Extravagance: Pleasing Kṛṣṇa does not require massive wealth, technical education, or high scholarly achievements; it simply requires a sincere heart and a willingness to utilize one's natural talents in His service.
- Purity Without Artificiality: Preaching and kīrtana must remain pure. The movement does not require professional musicians, artificial artistic displays, or the introduction of new methods to attract the public.
- Rejecting False Independence: A true disciple never falls into the trap of mental dictation. Thinking that one no longer requires a spiritual master or the strict regulative principles is the immediate path to spiritual ruin.
- The Supreme Yoga System: Because bhakti-yoga is the topmost spiritual process, devotees do not require inferior systems like haṭha-yoga, nor do they need to change their position or retreat to the Himalayas to find perfection.
- Temples Are for Engaging Others: A pure devotee can sit anywhere and chant; they do not personally require massive buildings or accumulated wealth. However, temples are constructed simply to engage the wealth of the materialistic class in Kṛṣṇa's service.
- Agricultural Self-Sufficiency: The ideal human life is based on simple living and high thinking. By producing their own food and protecting cows, devotees do not require the artificial and destructive commodities of modern, technical civilization.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Explains to His Disciples What Is Not Required to Please Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "We Do Not Require (Disciples of SP)"
The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
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- As far as music is concerned, we have got our standard of music, the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra. We do not require to introduce anything new
- As far as my blessing is concerned it does not require my physical presence. If you are chanting Hare Krishna there and following my instructions, reading the books, taking only Krsna prasadam etc...
- As soon as you become a rascal - "Now I have become advanced. I don't require to chant sixteen rounds. I can do whatever I like" - then he has gone to hell. Upstart, immediately he becomes paramahamsa. He's a rascal
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- Do not change our principles. Practicing is already done by kirtana. It is not required for us to become artists. Our main point is service to Krishna, not to please an audience
- Don't think that "I am so advanced. I may not require any guru. I can do without guru." That is nonsense. That, not possible. "Must"
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- I am glad that you are developing the mukut business. Now the devotees must learn so that in the future professionals will not be required
- I am now in India, so in my presence another GBC may not be required, but if required in my absence, my question is whether it will be possible for you to take charge
- I think George does not require to become my formal disciple because he is already more than my disciple. He has sympathy for my movement and I have all blessings for him
- I understand that Krishna has helped you with some source of income. All the money we require is simply to meet our necessities, and we do not require any more for the purpose of sense gratification
- If Krsna has nothing to do, then - I am also part and parcel - I will also have nothing to do. Everything will be there, present. But that is our real constitutional position. We don't require to work
- If there is lack of qualified brahmanas, men without sacred thread may be employed to cleanse the floor and other things which do not require their touching or gazing upon the deity at close quarter
- If you adulterate nonsensically like a rascal, then you cannot become a spiritual master. If you simply follow what Krsna has spoken, then you become spiritual master. Very simple thing. It doesn't require education
- If you have only attachment for Krsna, then you are in samadhi. You don't require certificate from others. You know yourself. Just like while eating you can understand whether you are satisfied or not
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- Just like he is not well dressed, but anyone who will, he'll immediately find he's cleansed. That is wanted. Cleansed dress. Dress is not important... One can become clean with simply loincloth. It doesn't require dress
- Just like some of our students, immediately married and again, "Give me sannyasa." What is this? Irresponsible, that's all. Irresponsibility. So these things are not required at all
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- Order-carrier. He has no intelligence. He doesn't require intelligence. "Do this." That's all
- Outside the Temple they (householders) may wear American gentleman's dress, with Tilaka, flag, and beads. It is not required to wear dhotis, as this society does not understand, so outside the Temple dress suit is more socially acceptable
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- Regarding antiques: we do not require of them in our Temple. For the time being don't spend money on antiques, better to try to expand our cult as far as possible with strenuous effort
- Regarding Ganesa Puja, I have received some letters from persons requesting to also perform it. I have explained to them that ultimately it is not required
- Regarding his Deities. They should be returned. What is the use of keeping Sarasvati? We do not require to worship any other Deity besides Radha Krishna
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- So don't become grhamedhis, simply having a wife and few children. That, cats and dogs they have also got. That is not required. You find inconvenience to live alone as brahmacari - all right, you take to a wife. Live with wife. Live responsibly
- So far as Gayatri initiations are concerned, the tape is not required
- So the cows, they should be given as much as possible pasturing. If you simply drink little milk, and little vegetables, that will supply all vitamins. You do not require to take vitamin pills
- Sometimes under the garb of chanting people take to the habit of laziness, which is not required at all
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- That is the idea of my Guru Maharaja, a Gurukula. We are not going to make some big, big scholars. We don't require scholars. We require ideal men by character, by behavior, by Krsna consciousness
- The girls don't require Sacred Thread, as you know, but they simply can responsively chant the Gayatri Mantras
- The real business is that you produce enough food grains, as much as possible, and you eat and distribute. That's all. This is business. He does not require any so high technical education. Anyone can till the ground and grow food. Is it difficult?
- The sannyasi should depend completely on God. That is sannyasa. Not that I shall go to a rich man and beg something and take money and utilize it. No. That is not required. Completely independent
- There is no necessity of creating a very huge building as temple. We can sit anywhere and carry this Radha-Krsna and keep there & chant HK. That is a temple. We don't require any huge building. You see? Temple means wherever there is God, that is temple
- This is yoga practice. So if one is in Krsna consciousness from the very beginning, all these eight items are automatically done. One does not require to practice them separately
- To love Krsna we don't require anything. Ahaituky apratihata. It is open for everyone, but we should learn to sacrifice for Krsna. That is the sign of love
- Too much editing is not required. If Satsvarupa has already edited it, there is no need of further editing
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- We are not interested in these things like hatha-yoga and swimming. We do not encourage such useless activities. We would never take to such activities for earning money. We get money enough. We don't require to adopt any unauthorized means
- We can sit down here and chant Hare Krsna. We don't require that temple. But these rascals are accumulating money for wine and women. Take their money, some way or other, and builds a temple. And invite them, "Come and see." Give them prasadam
- We do not want money. But they are having money by so many ways. So we take their money and construct a temple. We can sit down here and chant Hare Krsna. We don't require that temple
- 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 must always know that we are executing the topmost yoga system, Krishna Consciousness, and we do not require any inferior quality yoga system
- We should not believe our mind, that we have become perfect. By mental dictation we should not be guided. That is a very bad practice, to think of, that "I have now become liberated, I don't require to follow the regulative principles"
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- You do not require to worry as I shall never leave you, you are my disciple and I am your spiritual master, so there is no question, as long as you follow my instructions, that I shall ever leave you
- You don't require to go to Himalaya. You just remain in Los Angeles city and engage your eyes to see Krsna, you are more than a person who has gone to Himalayas. You'll forget all other thing. This is our process
- You don’t require technical education and this education, that education, wine, meat. This is raksasa civilization. This is not human civilization
- You have got this land; develop it. Don't go away. Develop it. That is my instruction. Keep cows, as many cows as possible. You don't require practice. Produce your own food, own milk - save time; chant Hare Krsna. This is perfect
- You just remain in Los Angeles city and engage your eyes to see Krsna, you are more than a person who has gone to Himalayas. You'll forget all other thing. This is our process. You don't require to change your position
- You simply work. You simply wash this temple and sweep this temple regularly with heart and soul - you become perfect. You don't require even to read. So dasyam. Dasyam means simply work as menial servant of Krsna
- Your determination to remain as brahmacari is very encouraging. Actually, a living entity does not require to be entangled more and more. Rather he should save his time to finish the Krishna Consciousness business, and thus be liberated in this life