A vaishnava is one who actually knows the principles of religion. Why does he know the principles of religion? Because a vaishnava is always surrendered to the will of the Lord. And because he is surrendered to the will of the Lord, he is under the protection of Lord's internal potency. And when he is under the protection of the internal potency, he does not become affected by this material world. He doesn’t become attracted to wealth, he doesn’t become attracted to followers, he doesn’t become attracted to position. His only attraction is to the lotus feet of Krishna. And therefore Krishna keeps him very tightly under the protection of His internal potency.
June 9, 1996, Rostov-on-Don