The Story of Ramadasa Vipra
When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at southern Mathura (Madhurai), He met a brahmana. The brahmana who met Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu invited the Lord to his home. This brahmana was a great devotee and an authority on Lord Sri Ramachandra. He was always detached from material activities. After bathing in the river Kritamala, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went to the brahmana's house to take lunch, but He saw that the food was unprepared (Article by Stoka Krishna dasa)

What Happens to a Fallen Yogi or Devotee? MP3 Audo Bhagavad-gita 6.40-44
As we have sometimes heard the proverb, that Failure is the pillar of success, so especially in spiritual life, this failure is not discouraging. This failure is not discouraging. Krishna says that: Even one fails in completing his spiritual course, still, there is no loss on his part. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

The Story of Haridasa Thakur and Ramachandra Khan
A landholder named Ramachandra Khan was the zamindar of that district. He was envious of Vaisnavas and was therefore a great atheist. Unable to tolerate that such respect was being offered to Haridasa Thakura, Ramachandra Khan planned in various ways to dishonor him. (Article by Stoka Krishna Dasa)

Close Encounters With Another Kind
Of the 8,400,000 species of life enumerated in the Vedas, two confront each other on the broad Australian plains. The feathered and the unfeathered biped regard each other across the great gulf that seperates their kinds. (Article by Photo by Amogha dasa)

Let There Be Calamities
I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)

Prabhupada is Still Here and The Good Old Days Are Still Here
I was never separated from Srila Prabhupada, even though for many years I could not understand this, and thought that I alone had been rejected by Krsna, that I alone could not be a devotee, because Krsna didn't want me, nor could I ever please my spiritual master. I couldn't understand how I had gotten trodden down so far, spiritually, after such dedication to the process for so long. But one (Letter from Madhavi d.d.)

The Material World is a Prison. We Should Try to Escape...
In the prison house, if you think a first-class prison is very nice, but after all, it is prison house. Your independence is cut down. So similarly, here in this material world it is simply varieties. We call, This is first class. This is second class. This is third class. Actually, it is all third class... (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Compilation of Prabhupada's Teachings on Sannyasa Asrama Part 1/5
A sannyasi has to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, he has to depend on the mercy of Krishna. If he thinks, After I leave my connections, who will protect me? He should not accept the renounced order of life. Related Articles (Article by Mahesh dasa)

Plain Living and High Thinking
It is my ambition that all devotees may remain self independent by producing vegetables, grains, milk, fruits, flowers, and by weaving their own cloth in handlooms. This simple life is very nice. Simple village life saves time for other engagements like chanting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra Related Articles (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

Letter to Hayagriva dasa
As you are remembering our old meeting days on the second avenue, when I first started my lectures there, similarly I also remember the incidents and speak to so many friends and disciples. So our meeting was Krishna's desire. Apparently it was accidental but actually it was Krishna's plan. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

Ideal Householder Life--Better than Many Sannyasis
I am so pleased upon you that you are showing the example of an ideal householder. Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura was also a householder, but he lived in so perfect Krishna Consciousness that he is better than many Sannyasis like us. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

Creating Vrndavana [the Spiritual World] Anywhere
if you can create that central attachment for Krsna, then it is Vrndavana. Then you can create Vrndavana anywhere--any family, any society, any country. Just make the point of attachment Krsna, and it is Vrndavana. That is required. That is Krsna consciousness movement. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)

MP3 Audio Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.6.6 Vrndavana, 1975
In the beginning, in that Second Avenue, 26, when our morning prayer was going on, at seven, not very early, and so many other tenants, half-naked... Mr. Judah was our landlord. Mr. Judah, what is this going on? What is going on? Stop it. Stop it. Stop. So Mr. Judah used to say, No, no, they'll not stop. I cannot say. You go to the police. So sometimes police were coming (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Sevice. There is no question of inferior or superior.
One who distinguishes a particular type of service as inferior or superior, he does not know the value of devotional service. It is all transcendental. (Letter from Srila Prabhupada)

The Art of Living (Mayapura 1977 Srimad Bhagavatam MP3 Audio Class)
We have to train up the mind until we get the another body. That is the art of living. So if you train up your mind simply to think of Krishna then you are safe. Otherwise there is chance of accident... (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Living With the Devotees (Compilation of Quotes)
One cannot live outside the society of devotees; one must live in the association of devotees, where there is constant chanting and hearing of the glories of the Lord. The Krsna consciousness movement is started for this purpose, so that hundreds of centers may give people a chance to hear and chant, to accept the spiritual master and to disassociate themselves from persons who are materially interested, for in this way (Article by Srila Prabhupada)

The Demons and the Devotees... (MP3 Audio Bhagavad Gita Class)
In New York, when we started this movement. In the morning we used to hold our class, and there was little sound. Immediately the tenants from upwards, they'll come down and complain. Sometimes they will call for police. And on the street, Second Avenue, there is always big, big trucks and motor cars going on, heavy sound. So many sounds they'll tolerate. And as soon, Hare Krishna, Oh, it is intolerable. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Unadulterated Krishna (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta MP3 Audio Class)
If you push on this movement, unadulterated Krishna, it will go on. And as soon as you adulterate Krishna, it will not go on. You may be very good scholar or very good politician, but you'll never understand Krishna. If you want to pollute Krishna, Krishna will never be revealed to you. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Just Give Them Chance to Hear About Krishna (MP3 Audio in Vrndavana 1972)
I have not bribed these American and European boys to become Krishna conscious. I have no money. When I went to America, I had only seven dollars. One hour's expenditure in New York. There is no question of bribing them. But they heard about Krishna. I was reading Bhagavad-gita on the street, in the park, and chanting. They heard, and they came to me. They became attracted. Why? (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)

Narada Muni and the Hunter
Narada Muni saw that a deer was lying on the path through the forest and that it was pierced by an arrow. It had broken legs and was twisting due to much pain. Farther ahead, Narada Muni saw a boar pierced by an arrow. Its legs were also broken, and it was twisting in pain. When he went farther, he saw a rabbit that was also suffering. Narada Muni was greatly (Article by Srila Prabhupada)