Category:We May Not (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
Throughout his teachings, Śrīla Prabhupāda establishes clear boundaries and philosophical principles by explaining what his followers "may not" do. These protective instructions keep devotees safe from material contamination, ensure strict adherence to traditional standards, and foster a humble mindset essential for spiritual advancement. By clearly defining these negative injunctions alongside positive duties, he guarantees that his disciples remain securely situated on the absolute path back to Godhead.
- Strict Standards of Purity: To maintain the spiritual potency of the temples, specific activities such as uninitiated individuals cooking in the kitchen, serving restricted items, or performing unauthorized pūjās are strictly forbidden.
- Avoiding Material Luxury: Devotees must be extremely cautious not to exploit the society's facilities for free living or sense gratification, ensuring that all their time and energy are utilized solely for devotional service.
- Humble Reliance on Authority: A sincere practitioner must never falsely think they can advance without a guru, understanding that perfection comes through submissive adherence to the paramparā rather than immense personal scholarship.
- Protecting the Devotees: Leadership carries the heavy responsibility of tactfully managing and training newcomers, ensuring that those who have joined the movement are not neglected and do not fall back into the clutches of māyā.
- Escaping the Cycle of Rebirth: The ultimate purpose of all these restrictions and protections is to purify the consciousness entirely, so that a devotee may not have to accept another material body and can eternally reunite with their spiritual master.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Instructs His Disciples on What They May Not Do in Devotional Service.
Pages in category "We May Not (Disciples of SP)"
The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
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- Eat Krishna Prasadam, but be careful that we may not indulge in luxury. For Krishna we can offer the most beautiful preparations, but for us Prasadam should be very simple
- Even there is some difficulty or hardship, or even my godbrothers may not cooperate or there may be fighting, still, I must perform my duty to my spiritual master and not become discouraged and go away, that is my weakness
- Even though you might not have understood, you can correct it now and don't be disappointed. Your humble repentance is just like a Vaisnava student, so I thank you very much for this humbleness
- Every one of my disciples should act in such a way that they may go with me and may not have to come back to take another birth
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- I have heard also from Brahmananda that he plans to spend 3 days per week at Boston, but I have also heard that during his absence 3 devotees have left the temple. So things should be managed so nicely that our devotees may not leave us
- I wish to introduce this examination system so that in the future our students may not remained unconcerned with these books we are publishing. These books are not material knowledge
- If one is always careful about falling down and prays to Krishna that he may not fall down on account of greater strength of Maya, then Krishna will give him special protection
- If we do not care for self-realization, the laws of nature force us to work very hard, even though we may not want to do so. Human beings in this age have been forced to work hard like the asses and bullocks that pull carts
- If we take it that "Here is an institution where we can have free hotel, free living and free sense gratification," then the whole institution will be spoiled. Be careful. All the GBC's, they should be careful that this mentality may not increase
- If you remain on the material platform and artificially desire no discrimination it is not possible. We are preaching therefore this Krishna consciousness movement so that we may not have material discrimination. The soul has nothing to do with the body
- In some of the camps the acarya is being changed three times a year. Therefore we may not commit the same mistake in our ISKCON camp
- In the absence of competent leaders we may take the post. But we must be very careful in the flow of the political movement we may not forget our ideal life
- It is the duty of all parents to make every child Krishna Conscious, so that the fortunate child born of Krishna Conscious parents may not have any more to take birth in this material world
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- Never mind even it is imperfectly done, we must execute the orders of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I may not be so very expert in delivering the message of Krsna, but my duty is to try to my best capacity how to distribute this knowledge to the suffering humanity
- No, you may not serve decaffinated coffee in the restaurant
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- One may not think that "I am not qualified to become guru." No, you are qualified if you follow strictly the parampara system. Then you are qualified. That's all
- Our relationship is eternal. But if somebody lags behind, so in spite of our eternal relationship one may not meet other at the destination
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- So many temples. I have given my program how to manage it. Now you see. That is my anxiety, that there may not be any discrepancies or slackness. Am I right or wrong?
- So we may not create any disruption amongst our solidarity. Then things will not make progress
- Somehow or other our children in Gurukula may not be neglected due to our mismanagement
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- The Ganesa puja may not be performed. No, it is not to be done. No need of it
- The process is that we cannot understand God or we cannot see God unless He reveals. So this revelation will come if we submissively hear. We may not understand, but simply by hearing, we can achieve that stage of life
- The small Deity which Yamuna is receiving may be taken to Delhi in order to make the dharmasala a permanent center. Wherever we go, our Deities must be installed. So they may not go to Africa and waste time
- There is no worry. I am still prepared to accept you as my original disciple and if there is anything wrong, I am prepared to try and correct it so that your life may not be spoiled. Please therefore come here immediately and live with me
- They are criticizing in India that I am giving a brahmana's position to these mlecchas and yavanas. You should be very careful so that we may not be subjected to criticism
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- We are preaching this Krishna consciousness movement so that we may not have material discrimination
- We get a devotee after great endeavour, and we must train such devotee in a nice way so that he may not go back and be at large in the clutches of Maya
- We may not be as good as Krishna, and that is also not possible anyway. Krishna is great and we are minute particles. So how we can become as good as Krishna
- We may not be very well versed in the Vedanta-sutra aphorisms and may not understand their meaning, but we follow in the footsteps of the acaryas
- We may not believe in the existence of soul, but that is a fact. But if we want to study the subject matter very seriously and scientifically, then it will be possible to understand
- We may not expect good behavior from people where we go to preach, still we have to do that. The best example is Lord Jesus Christ, he was crucified by the people who were not very much advanced
- We may not kill the demons like Krishna did it, but we can kill the demoniac tendency. How is that? By this Sankirtana weapon
- We recruit devotees with great difficulty. So they must be well-treated. New men may not always behave so nicely but we must be tolerant
- We shall be sorry for Kirtanananda's plight under Maya and may not waste our valuable time talking about him. The best thing that you have done is that he should no longer speak in our temples. We shall all pray to Krishna for his recovery
- We should be satisfied with our pictures hanging in our different temples. But we may not sacrifice our valuable time for becoming famous artists so that pictures may be sold like hotcakes
- When a person is advanced in Krishna Consciousness he should always think that my time may not go in vain without being engaged in Krishna's service
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- You must attention give to temple. When you have got the eyes to see Krsna everywhere, you may not require temple worship. But why do you try to imitate that? You have no eyes to see that
- You should always deal things so tactfully that people may not fall away. Every living being is important in Krishna Conscious service, and we must take all precautions that one may not fall away
- You should understand that Krishna Consciousness is a purificatory process. One may not be purified immediately, but since he is on the right path for purification, one should not criticize him for some faults that he may still have