
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. The leading exponent of the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness in the West and the world’s most distinguished teacher of Vedic religion and thought, he is the author of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Kṛṣṇa and many other English versions of Vedic literature. He is a fully self-realized devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa and is the latest disciple in a succession that originally began with Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is the founder and spiritual master of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
The secret of success in spiritual life
…is in satisfying the spiritual master and thereby getting his sincere blessings
SB 1.1.8 purport
One has to receive the transcendental sound from the right source, accept it as a reality and prosecute the direction without hesitation. The secret of success is to receive the sound from the right source of a bona fide spiritual master. Mundane manufactured sound has no potency, and as such, seemingly transcendental sound received from an unauthorized person also has no potency.
SB 2.9.8 purport
Spoken on this day
- 1972 Lecture Tokyo
- 1972 Room Conversation Hong Kong
- 1972 Arrival Conversation Tokyo
- 1972 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.1 Hong Kong
- 1973 Morning Walk Los Angeles
- 1973 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.28 Los Angeles
- 1974 Bhagavad-gītā 13.4 Hyderabad
- 1974 Morning Walk Hyderabad
- 1974 Room Conversation Hyderabad
- 1975 Conversation with Governor Vṛndāvana
- 1975 Speech, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 19.53 Vṛndāvana
- 1976 Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 Melbourne
- 1976 Room Conversation & TV Interview with Mike Barron Melbourne
- 1976 Recording of TV Interview [partially recorded] Melbourne
- 1977 Conversation with Patita-pāvana Bombay
Letters on this day
- 1961 Mr. Nakano Delhi
- 1970 Brahmananda Los Angeles
- 1970 Kancanbala Los Angeles
- 1970 Madhusudana Los Angeles
- 1970 Pradyumna Los Angeles
- 1971 Unknown Bombay
- 1973 Atreya Rsi Los Angeles
- 1973 Govinda Los Angeles
- 1974 Bhavananda , Jayapataka Hyderabad
- 1974 Hari basara Hyderabad
- 1977 Atreya Rsi Bombay