Author Archives: Hansadutta das

Don’t Change Prabhupada’s Books Like You Change Your Underwear!

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Hansadutta das

Talks with Shyama dasi, Berkeley, California, August 31, 2011 Why did Prabhupada publish all these books? HANSADUTTA: The important thing is… The Harinam initiation is important. It’s the first initiation, it’s the most important. But in Kali Yuga it’s also … more →

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Make Your Own Field and Continue to be Rittvik

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Hansadutta das

Srila Prabhupada would say many things on many subjects, but unless a particular policy was written in letter form, or some other legal document, such discussions on different matters were not accepted as final.more →

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Living Guru

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Hansadutta das

What is your idea of living? A moving body? A warm body? The body is never living. It is the soul, the spirit within the body. … The spirit of Srila Prabhupada is there in his book. The spirit of … more →

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Rittvik is Not a Quick Fix

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Hansadutta das

Not merely a mechanical process Rittvik is not a quick fix. Just buying a telephone is not enough. One must actually open an account with the telephone company and be connected to the telephone central; otherwise the telephone is nothing … more →

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Hierarch, Hierarchy & You

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Hansadutta das

A place for everyone in Srila Prabhupada’s mission Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur was the last Hierarch or Acharya, and those in his service were placed by him in a hierarchy called the Gaudiya Math. But failing to carry out his … more →

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Gopimania

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Hansadutta das

Originally published in 1993 in an edition of the Inside Nam Hatta newsletter Take Srila Prabhupada out of the equation—who will be left?

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