Sometimes people become so frustrated. They lose the impetus to do anything. But just because they are frustrated with material life, that doesn't mean they are spiritually realized. They still don't have any realization of what spiritual life is, so the only thing that remains in their hearts is indifference.
May 14, 1999, Donetsk
The process works; it’s a science. If we strictly follow, we will actually begin to experience all our problems go away. But if we lose our determination to strictly follow, we will lose our enthusiasm for the simple, basic practices of Krishna consciousness, and our minds will instead become absorbed in personal comfort.
May 13, 1998, Dnepropetrovsk
What does it mean when the Lord comes before His devotee? It means that the devotee has conquered the Lord. Because the devotee has dedicated his life to the glorious pastimes of the Lord, the Lord becomes inclined to come before that devotee. And wherever the Lord is, there is Vrindavana, there is Vaikuntha. Such a fortunate devotee is already in the spiritual world; he doesn’t have to think about going back to Godhead.
May 12, 1998, Dnepropetrovsk
It is completely contradictory to think of the welfare of others while defending one’s own false ego. Only a person who is free from false ego can genuinely feel compassion for others.
May 11, 2001, Moscow
When the higher order is there, and the purity is there, then empowerment is also there.And when empowerment is there, then those who come in contact with it come in contact with Krishna.
May 10, 2000, Kiev
When Krishna is especially merciful to His devotee, Krishna will take away his attachments. But that means Krishna takes away his external attachments;his internal attachments may still be there. So what does the devotee do? A real devotee, when Krishna takes away his external attachments, he will go on glorifying Krishna, he will go on hearing about Krishna, and he will pass Krishna’s test—his heart will become clean.
May 9, 2004, Dnepropetrovsk
Take up this instruction, carry out this order to tell everyone you meet about Krishna.Kick out and reject everything within the heart that obstructs you from becoming a true servant of the Lord. And intensely pray within your heart for the association of those Vaishnavas who help you to root out all pride. This should be our intense prayer.
May 8, 2005, Kiev
If you really want to please a Vaishnava, then you have to pray to him for a clean heart so you can become a real servant. If you see such a Vaishnava, you should offer your head for him to crack so that you can become humble servant of the Lord.Then really become a servant. The best offering you can make in service is to say to him, “Take my false ego, take my pride, take my anger - take everything. Take all these attachments and break them. I am giving them all to you.Now take them and make me a servant.” That’s how you can serve a Vaishnava.
May 7, 2005, Kiev
We should be very careful when we mix with friends that we do not immediately talk unnecessarily, croaking like frogs. We must make the effort to keep all our discussions related to Krishna consciousness. This will prepare our consciousness for achieving the primary goal of life - to go back home, back to Godhead.
May 6, 1994, Kiev
Without endeavor it is very difficult to make progress. Endeavor is not simply to float; it’s not that we simply try to find our comfort zone in the material world and pray, “Krishna, please keep me in my comfort zone.” This is not endeavor. Endeavor is willingness to step out of the comfort zone and invest our faith in the process of devotional service.
May 5, 2008, Kiev