We think simple means no opulence. But in the Vedic the opulence is designed for the mode of goodness. We say marble is very expensive, but from the Vedic perspective it’s very pure. It’s more pure the gold. So it’s simpler because a floor of gold would be quite expensive.
Prabhu: Sometimes devotees like to say a lot about how Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati said, 'Feed them meat if you have to, whatever it takes to get them to be Krishna conscious.' HH BVPS Maharaja: Yeah, and so who is doing it?
http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2010-11-16-BVPS-BG-5.8-9-5.13.mp3 This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 1 and consists of 91 lectures, available on: http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/classes/bhagavad-gita-seriatim/ Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur, September 2010-April 2011 The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents. We cannot be successful in activity, unless we know ourselves (self-realization) and how material energy
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #15 Eger, Hungary https://usercontent.one/wp/bhaktividyapurnaswami.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20070807_1_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.mp3 HH BVPS Maharaja: Any questions? Prabhu: It was mentioned that where our focus goes, naturally that activity gives us better results, or proper results. But sometimes devotees have this concept that if they do some service, which is not in accordance with
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #17 Eger, Hungary https://usercontent.one/wp/bhaktividyapurnaswami.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20070807_3_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.mp3 HH BVPS Maharaja: So where were we? Who was asking the question? Oh, you were. Prabhu: I would like understand nature according to work.
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #13 Eger, Hungary https://usercontent.one/wp/bhaktividyapurnaswami.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20070806_1_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.mp3 HH BVPS Maharaja: Some question? Mataji: I want to ask a question about trust and application in devotees. I'll be reading from the paper. How can you regain our trust and regain our desire to associate with devotees if sometimes in a