Every living entity has a heart, and in that heart is the dormant desire to love Krishna. When we preach selflessly, with love, our preaching will reach that dormant center in each person’s heart and awaken it.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 208, Kaunas, 9.20.1995
It is not only distributing Prabhupada’s books that will spread love of Godhead, but it is by distributing them and preaching with love. Prabhupada wanted us to kick out all other motivations. He wanted us to be free from the desire for profit, fame, and followers. He wanted us to make our hearts one with the spiritual master’s order. He wanted us to manifest symptoms of love. This behavior will change the course of the world.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 207-208, Kaunas, 9.20.1995
People tend to respect those who practice religion. But if we are actually interested in becoming free from the material world, we must serve a Vaishnava and help him in his preaching. We may still gain respect, wealth, or followers, but attaining these things will not be our purpose.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 201, Kiev, 03.10.1991
Srila Prabhupada expected all of his followers to show by their example how to practice what he taught in his books.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 207, Kaunas, 9.20.1995
When our desire to preach is motivated by love for Krishna, our preaching will be effective because we will be pure instruments in the Lord’s hands.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 207, Kaunas, 9.20.1995
Prabhupada wanted us to love Krishna. If we love Krishna, everything we do will be imbued with that love.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 207, Kaunas, 9.20.1995
Prabhupada wanted us to love Krishna. If we love Krishna, everything we do will be imbued with that love.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 207, Kaunas, 9.20.1995
If we remain always conscious of our subordination under God, we can become free of the influence of false ego.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 193, Minsk, 5.19.2001
Krishna’s instructions can carry us through any test if we follow them.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 205, Kiev, 03.10.1991
We purify our desires by acting on the platform of duty. Duty must be performed. Therefore in the eighteenth chapter of Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna states that those who perform their duties simply because they should be done are situated in renunciation in the mode of goodness.
Lectures from a disciple, Vol 1, p. 205, Kiev, 03.10.1991