Unfortunately we see that sometimes we do not appreciate and we become familiar and the more we become familiar, the more we simply become drawn into ourselves. We can not appreciate others, we can not appreciate devotional qualities in others, we can not see the potential for devotional service in others and the result is our consciousness stays in a very low level. When that consciousness is in the low level, one actually has to look within himself, not look at the faults of others, and don’t blame others for his low level of consciousness.
May 14, 2003, Vinica