Collection
Karma, desire and suffering
65 lectures
Conversations and walks on the law of karma: how material desire and the endless chase for enjoyment bind the soul to the wheel of birth and death — and how devotional service sets it free.
Attachment to Family and Possessions
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Happiness Before Reaching the Destination
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Montreal · 1968
The Four Inevitabilities of Material Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Boston · 1969
Material World and Temporary Adjustments
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · London · 1969
Giving Up Sinful Activities Quickly
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Indore · 1970
Killing the Seed of Sinful Activities
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1971
Sex Life and Religious Principles
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Nairobi · 1971
Flickering Happiness and Illusory Arrangements
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1972
Karma and the Entanglement of Deeds
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1972
False Ego and Material Identification
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · London · 1972
Uncontrolled Senses and the Darkest Regions
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1972
Temporary Nature of Material Positions
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1972
The Body Changes According to Karma
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1972
Life's Purpose Beyond Material Pursuits
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1973
Duty Without Krishna Consciousness
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Delhi · 1973
Coming to the Senses in Human Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1973
Desire and Desirelessness in Spiritual Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1974
Wasting Kṛṣṇa's Bounty in Honolulu
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Honolulu · 1974
Four Things Available in Every Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Honolulu · 1974
Householder Life and the Pursuit of Pleasure
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Mayapur · 1974
Controlling the Urges of the Mind
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1974
Transcendence Beyond Past Actions
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1974
The Difference Between Karma and Akarma
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1974
Conquering the Dictation of the Senses
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1974
Māyā's Facilities and the Three Qualities
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Hyderabad · 1974
Charity to Brahmanas and Karma
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1974
Yajña and the Disease of Material Work
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Rome · 1974
Spiritual Benefit and Material Illusion
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Rome · 1974
Spiritual Advancement Beyond Material Accumulation
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Rome · 1974
Sex Life and Spiritual Advancement
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Berlin · 1974
The Infection of Material Nature
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Melbourne · 1974
Shortness of Life in Kali-yuga
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Tehran · 1975
Curing Drug Addiction Through Krishna Consciousness
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Perth · 1975
Material Problems and Spiritual Solutions
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Honolulu · 1975
Attraction Must Be Changed to Krishna
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Honolulu · 1975
Material Advancement and Spiritual Purpose
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Chicago · 1975
Modern Life and the Cycle of Suffering
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Chicago · 1975
American Independence and Material Attachment
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Philadelphia · 1975
Animals Are Happier Than Humans
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · San Diego · 1975
Material Wealth and Spiritual Value
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · New Orleans · 1975
Danger at Every Step
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Detroit · 1975
The Hog's Life and Maintaining the Body
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1975
Seeking What Cannot Be Found in Any Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1975
Material Profit and Spiritual Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Durban · 1975
Material Life Is Continuous Suffering
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Johannesburg · 1975
Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Surpasses Worldly Entertainment
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Delhi · 1975
The Thesis of Complete Enjoyment
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Sanand · 1975
Sense Gratification in All Stages
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Mayapur · 1976
Sense Gratification and Hog Philosophy
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Mayapur · 1976
Work According to Your Capacity
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Mayapur · 1976
Delivering Lakshmi from the Ravana Class
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Mayapur · 1976
Material Possessions and False Egotism
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Delhi · 1976
Desire and the Two Air Guns
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1976
Eternal Happiness and Temporary Disturbance
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Honolulu · 1976
Sex as the Basis of Material Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1976
Sense Gratification and the Varieties of Bodies
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Washington, D.C. · 1976
Monkey Pride and Life's Melancholy
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Baltimore · 1976
Happiness Beyond Material Advancement
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · New Vrindaban · 1976
Worldly Affection and Spiritual Renunciation
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1976
Sex Life and Krishna Consciousness
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bombay · 1977
The Four Pillars of Sinful Life
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Bhubaneswar · 1977
Animal Intelligence and Sense Gratification
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1977
Karma and the Work of Asses
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1977
Endeavor and Good Fortune
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1977
Controlling the Senses Through Kṛṣṇa's Service
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Vrindavan · 1977