Brahmacharya means menial servant. If he actually develops this mentality, he will develop strength. He will become austere and all these qualities naturally develop if he is prepared to render any kind of service that is necessary. That is brahmachari consciousness. That makes one strong.
August 26, 1992, Lvov
To understand why Krishna appears in this world means that one actually has to understand Krishna. It is not simply some theoretical understanding. One actually has to come to the transcendental platform.
August 25, 1997, Kiev
We must always keep Krishna consciousness present. We must always face the light and not turn our backs on Krishna. As long as we always moving toward Krishna, Krishna will see that our desire is to go forward, and when Krishna sees that that is our desire, He pulls. That is Krishna. He is all attractive.
August 24, 1992, Doneck
Discipline means that we do something that we may not necessarily want to do and when we accept that force and see that it is connected to Krishna, then we become Krishna conscious.
August 23, 2001, Odessa
A devotee never feels hopeless in his attempts to advance in Krishna consciousness. He always feels hope because he has the Holy Name of the Lord given to him by Vaishnavas. He has the association of Vaishnavas. He has the means to achieve all perfection but he has to feel helpless like a child crying for his mother.
August 22, 2008, New Vraja Dhama
What does it mean to be carefully chanting the Holy Name of the Lord? It means to understand the glories of the Holy Name of the Lord.
August 21, 2001, Odessa
That which is inconceivable can be understood if one accepts that the Lord has inconceivable energies, because by the inconceivable energies of the Supreme Lord, that which is inconceivable can be conceived. But without surrendering to the Lord, they will always remain inconceivable.
August 20, 2008, Budapest
What Krishna is looking for is simply how strong the desire is there within our heart to please Him, and if Krishna sees that desire is very, very strong to please Him, then He wants nothing more than to fulfill this desire of His devotee.
August 19, 1989, Moscow
For one who is always dependent upon the Lord, then there is never any cause of fear, because fear only comes from seeing things separate from Krishna.
August 18, 1992, Kharkov
The best way to put Krishna in front is to faithfully chant His names every day. There is nothing more important in life than this.
August 17, 2005, Letter