Due to the association, which developed from “affection”, you might already justify within yourself that, "Actually, why shouldn't I appreciate nondevotional qualities? Maybe Krishna consciousness is too fanatic?” etc. etc. Gradually, the power of discrimination will decrease, affection towards the material energy will increase, and you will no longer be able to identify yourself as a spirit soul, part and parcel of Krishna.
July 19, 1999, Letter
In the material world everybody places value on those things which are pleasing to themselves, and therefore they become bound in the network of reactions of forgetfulness of God.
July 18, 2003, Kaunas
Kirtan is the means for conquering the mind. To engage in smaranam one has to be very, very advanced. Only very few can engage in smaranam, but kirtan is accessible and available to anyone.
July 17, 2002, Tallin
Only the Supreme Lord Himself can distribute such ecstatic love for the Lord. So this is the highest reciprocation that one can possibly get. Devotional service to the Lord is so satisfying, that the devotee is not hankering for anything else. All his desires are completely fulfilled with devotional service and ultimately this is reciprocation from the Lord to His devotees.
July 16, 2000, Kaunas
This type of tolerance is required: one finds shelter in the Holy Name and doesn't blame others for his suffering. He thinks "if I am suffering, it is due my own past misdeeds and this person is simply helping me to become more dependent upon the Lord." That is the attitude of the devotee.
July 15, 2001, Lithuanian festival
Srila Prabhupada would say so many times that there are no material impediments in devotional service. We have to understand what that means – no material impediments. The only impediments to our devotional service are our own attachments within the heart. Nothing can stop the flow of devotional service within the heart of that person who is actually eager to have it.
July 14, 1993, Moscow
This is the great danger of false ego – thinking ourselves to be a doer and forgetting how to depend upon Krishna.
July 13, 2003, Vitebsk
As long as one continues to have that [spiritual] desire, even though there may still be many other desires within the heart, but if he goes on fanning that spiritual desire, gradually all the other material desires will be burned up. Just by that desire to achieve Krishna. This is the great beauty and potency of coming in contact with Krishna.
July 12, 2005, Ekaterinburg
We read in Prabhupada Lilamrita how Prabhupada came to the West with forty rupees and a trunk full of books. So one may think “Prabhupada had nothing”. But Prabhupada had everything. He had everything he needed. He had firm faith in the Holy Name. He had total humility. He had complete dependence on the will of the Lord. This is the perfect formula for preaching Krishna consciousness.
July 11, 2003, Minsk
Although one may perform some service which is very dear to Krishna, if one is not careful and is a little bit inattentive, he may commit some offenses and because the material desires are not still completely uprooted within his heart, he may fall.
July 10, 1993, Moscow