Brahmacari principles
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"brahmacari principles"
|"principles of brahmacari"
|"principles for observing brahmacarya"
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 7 - 12
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead
Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Doug: He always talked in terms of higher states of consciousness, in terms of cosmic consciousness, which I understand to be Brahman realization. Then he talked in terms of, after about the sixth state of consciousness was then God consciousness. And then Paramātmā. Then he talked of the highest state of consciousness, and he said it's Bhagavān realization. But he completely steers away from putting any type of limitation on people's sense control at all, and this is what I have a hard time understanding. Even though the more I was with him he suggested to his close associates to follow the principles of brahmacārī, and he made me one of his brahmacārīs, and he told us to read the scriptures every day, and we had a lot of association...
Prabhupāda: What is his personal character?
Doug: Pardon me?
Prabhupāda: He is observing celibacy or...
Doug: As far as I'm concerned he's been celibate for an awful long time. And he had, his master... He comes from the Śaṅkarācārya tradition. His master was the last Śaṅkarācārya. And supposedly his master is a life-long celibate. So as far as I know, he always practiced that. Some other rumors have come up somewhere. I heard that the rumors originally originated with the Beatles when they were in India, that there was something going on like that. But as far as I know and anybody else who had been involved with him knew that he was very strict about that. And he encouraged the, me to meet...
Prabhupāda: Brahmacārī.1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Rūpānuga: Once there was this brahmacārī he used to complain to you about how sick he was all the time, and you said, "Are you not brahmacārī? Are you not following the brahmacārī principles?" Did you imply that if he were doing it sincerely he would not be so sick all the time?
Prabhupāda: Yes, that's a fact.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: Devotee is sick, and he also knows that this is the mercy of the Lord so he doesn't complain in its real sense but the material body is bound to suffer.
Prabhupāda: Yes. [break] ...you are convinced that you are not this body then there is no suffering.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yeah, that's the clue.
Prabhupāda: As you identify with the body, then you suffer. [break] ...body is damaged, you are not damaged, but because you have got attachment for the motor car, you suffer. [break] ...song by Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura, yāhā smṛti nāhi yār, saṁsāra-bandhana kahata. One who has forgotten that he is this body, he has no suffering.Correspondence
1969 Correspondence
1970 Correspondence
In the picture of Krsna and Balarama at Their spiritual master, Sandipani Muni, it is alright that They appear with sikhas. Why Krsna should deviate from the brahmacari principles?
I have received the printed copy of Nectar of Devotion. It is very nicely done. The style and the printing are 80% successful. So gradually our policy should be to make our press perfect so that we may not go outside at least for printing our books.1972 Correspondence
Page Title: | Brahmacari principles |
Compiler: | Laksmipriya, Serene |
Created: | 24 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=2, SB=0, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=0, Con=2, Let=3 |
No. of Quotes: | 8 |