One who actually hears and understands the full glories of the Hare Krishna maha mantra, will never remain indifferent toward chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra, because he will know that this is Cintamani, the most valuable jewel. It can fulfill all of one's desires, all at once. March 1, 2009, Taichung, Taiwan
What can one actually obtain by chanting Hare Krishna? One can achieve happiness. One can achieve peace. Actually, chanting Hare Krishna can fulfill all of one's desires.
March 1, 2009, Taichung, Taiwan
February 28
What are the components of surrender? Think of Krishna. Worship Krishna. Always offer prayers to Krishna. These are the components of surrender that Krishna was talking about when Krishna said, "Surrender unto Me."
February 28, 2010, Budapest
That is how Krishna deals with His devotees. By His mystical ways, He creates a situation for us by which we will hanker more for His presence, and by chanting His names, we will feel an increase of that presence. It will be so satisfying that we will not want to stop. It may seem that such a state of consciousness is too far away to imagine, but it is not far at all.
There are so many pitfalls to management. If one is not careful, he can easily fall into them without realizing how it has happened. But, if you do not allow the pressures of management to influence your chanting, your sadhana, and your reading of Srila Prabhupada's books, then you will have the strength to avoid these pitfalls.
As long as one has a material body, devotees still must engage in social dealings. But they know that these affairs do not give them internal satisfaction. The body needs to be maintained if we want to use it for hearing and chanting. Devotees therefore need to discuss or deal with these matters in a minimal way so that the real purpose of maintaining the body is not forgotten.
February 24, 2010, Blog
I am always grateful to read about my disciples' "inner" lives and not just what they are doing externally. The substance of our Krishna consciousness movement lies in the inner lives of our devotees. Preaching is the natural outgrowth which comes from those whose inner lives are based on satisfaction in Krishna consciousness.
February 23, 2003, Letter
Please remember this and be assured that due to weakness, which is also influenced by mundane association, you will not be rejected by devotees for not living up to their expectations of you. As long as there is the slightest spark of desire for Krishna consciousness serious devotees will always be there to encourage you, though they generally will not try to force you.
February 20, 2010, Blog
You must balance your life in such a way that you can optimize whatever time you have for your daily sadhana for increasing your remembrance of Krishna. If you make this duty a solid commitment in your life, then you will see that this life will go by very quickly, and, towards the end of this life, there will be nothing which will make you want to come back to this world again.
February 21, 2002, Letter