One thing is certain, uncertainty of our life.
You can conquer the whole world, the universe but if you cannot conquer your mind and senses, you are defeated in life.
Being criticized is normal, very much part of life, if we shy away from acting, fearing for being criticized, Even for that also one will be criticized, therefore choosing for what we want to be criticized is making the best use, choosing is our right and criticizing is their habit.
Real tolerance is not just tolerating for the sake of tolerating. It's tolerating difficulties in order to give pleasure to Krishna and to serve others.
Nothing spiritual can really be understood in truth without the mercy of the Lord. We cannot grasp Krishna by our intelligence, memory or any of our material talents or attributes. We use all these things in His service.
Every moment is an opportunity to receive the highest mercy if we just have the right consciousness.
Philosophy is meant to bring us to the platform by which we learn how to love.
Nothing is impossible for the one who receives the mercy of Guru and Gauranga.
It is not by austerities, but by humble service of the devotees, by which we can please the Lord.
To represent God means to represent Krishna’s affection in this world.
Suffering of the soul means to be without Krishna.
Opportunities are always there for us to grow, opportunities are always there for us to come closer to each other & come closer to God – if we just look for them.
When we see a beautiful thing, what is it? It is just some light entering into our eyes making us mad. Or some frequency entering our ear, and we get mad. Or something scraping our tongue. And what is the tongue…just a lump of flesh waggling around. But when something touches its surface we go mad. This is what material enjoyment means, and we take it seriously.
In every situation, the way to analyze real pleasure is to evaluate how we are connecting with Krishna and how we are giving pleasure to Krishna.
Every time we make an immoral choice, we become more addicted to immorality.
A really successful person is one who sees a positive opportunity in every situation in life. Even in the darkest tragedies and traumas, there must be something to learn, some wisdom, some growth, some opportunity.
Unless we hear very strictly with great faith to the order of our spiritual master, we will not understand what the mercy of Krishna is and how it is coming upon us.
Everyone is a child of God. God loves all of His children. If I wish to love God, I must learn to love those whom He loves.
When spiritual ideals form the foundation of a relationship, the relationship can survive whatever challenges may arise.
Whatever Krishna does with us is to increase our quality of love for him.
The art of living is to achieve a balance between the awkwardness of our body and the elegance of our soul.
There has never been a prison built by man that people haven’t figured out how to escape. But what kind of prison Krishna has created…no walls, no guards and although everyone is suffering in this world no one wants to get out.
We must have fear of material entanglements because that fear will actually give us the impetus to avoid material sense gratification.