August 6
If you are not stable and you are in need, then it affects the relationships that you have with others, who are your so-called dependents.
Taking Care of Devotees
Pg 131
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Niranjana Swami's Quote Of The Day
August 5
If one always feels competition, then one knows he is not on a very elevated platform. He is simply kanistha, a materialistic devotee, who simply lives to compete with others.
Taking Care of Devotees
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August 4
A devotee out of his natural humility always treats even someone who is his equal as his superior. Then when you treat somebody, even though he may be equal, as your superior, you can actually become a receptacle of their mercy.
Taking Care of Devotees
Pg 128
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August 3
If you are not strong in Krishna consciousness and you are trying to present yourself as somebody who is strong and you take care of so many people, then that is a foolish risk. Better to get strong first. Strict sadhana, strict association, hearing and chanting, keeping association with others who are strict. Then with strength, you can help others.
Taking Care of Devotees
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August 2
The managers have to trust the counselors even though they are not managers.
Taking Care of Devotees
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August 1
Sometimes people try to create an image, try to create faith by an image they create. You actually have to have substance too, not just the image. Then people will trust you. These are very basic things.
Taking Care of Devotees
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July 31
I also have seen examples where the managers tried to designate as counselors only those devotees who are completely submissive to the management. You have to be careful of that too, because then devotees who have some differences of opinion won't trust the counselors. It is good to have counselors also who are not part of that management system, who are independent thinkers, but strictly principled.
Taking Care of Devotees
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July 30
Without faith in the goal, nobody сan work hard internally.
Taking Care of Devotees
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July 29
If there is no humility, it is very difficult to make progress in spiritual life.
Taking Care of Devotees, Pg 117, 1st Paragraph
July 28
If somebody is actually getting a higher taste, his heart becomes soft. He's not interested in taking part in whatever causes a disturbance to others… So one who's actually getting some taste, the result of getting that taste is that their mind will become peaceful.
MKV, Vol 3- Pg 15, Counselor Meeting- Kiev, July 5, 2002