As soon as the mind cooperates with us, and we have unflinching faith in devotional service, then that will force us to be completely steady and peaceful. We are not disturbed by the ups and downs of life. Always there will be some waves of the modes of material nature, but people who are unflinchingly attached to devotional service are not affected, and this is the opulence. 

Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the all-good Personality of Godhead.

"Humility; pridelessness; nonviolence; tolerance; simplicity; approaching a bona fide spiritual master; cleanliness; steadiness; self-control"  are some of the important qualities which Krishna is declaring to be knowledge.

No arguments. Nirnayam – decided matter. No appeal.. If we can develop faith in these transcendental vibrations our devotional service will increase leaps and bounds. We should not object the vedic literature and that is vedic culture. It is called ved vakya which is never to be questioned or argued. Each and every phase of the purport is very important and we have to realize these statements.

For Him who orchestrates the creation, maintenance and destruction of the three worlds and who possesses unlimited spiritual qualities, it is hardly amazing that He subdues an opposing party. Still, when the Lord does so, imitating human behavior, sages glorify His acts.

He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated as the Supersoul within the cores of the hearts of all living entities, whether moving or nonmoving, including men, birds, animals, trees and, indeed, all living entities. Therefore you should consider every body a residence or temple of the Lord. By such vision you will satisfy the Lord. You should not angrily kill these living entities in the forms of trees.

A brahmana who is satisfied with whatever is providentially obtained is increasingly enlightened with spiritual power, but the spiritual potency of a dissatisfied brahmana decreases, as fire diminishes in potency when water is sprinkled upon it.

In our Krishna consciousness movement, we therefore change a devotee’s name to a form that reminds him of Vishnu. If at the time of death, the devotee can remember his own name, such as Krishna dasa or Govinda dasa, he can be saved from the greatest danger.

Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self?

Maharaja Parikshit heard that out of His causeless mercy Lord Krsna [Vishnu], who is universally obeyed, rendered all kinds of service to the malleable sons of Pandu by accepting posts ranging from chariot driver to president to messenger, friend, night watchman, etc., according to the will of the Pandavas, obeying them like a servant and offering obeisances like one younger in years. When he heard this, Maharaja Parikshit became overwhelmed with devotion to the lotus feet of the Lord.

We cannot understand Krishna through the process of mental speculation or using our mind. If we try to speculate about Him, then Krishna will be illusive to us. The Lord is Supreme Pure and we are completely impure. The only way we can understand the Lord is through the purificatory process of Bhakti which is non-different from the Lord

We keep on saying, I will open the sail tomorrow. But who knows, tomorrow, the direction of the wind may change and as soon as the direction of the wind changes, we start blaming the wind.

Communion with the Lord through the transcendental sound vibration is the complete perfect way out of our miseries. If we take advantage of these transcendental vibrations, then we cannot go wrong at all.

If one does not personally worship the Deity but engages paid servants instead, he is considered lazy, and his worship of the Deity is called artificial.

So Whom should we invite? The answer is we must invite Krishna. Will He come by just mere utterance of invitation. No. We have to invite with LOVE. One an only way is by sincerely calling out Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

This material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son of Kunti, producing all moving and nonmoving beings. Under its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.

Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.

Time is influential, inevitable and definitely catches us. But purity just defeats time also.

The great mahatmas mentioned in the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam think in a totally different dimension than we do. Our way of thinking is based on the foundation that I am right and everyone else is wrong. Whereas the great souls who were very dear to Krishna, thought the other way round, i.e., I am wrong and everyone else is right. Krishna always protects those who think this way.

We don't want to voluntarily do any service and Prabhupada writes in the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam, "Voluntary service is the only way for perfection.

Mahaprabhu did not just delegate the cleaning work to others, but personally cleaned the temple with His own cloth. He appreciated people who worked nicely and also chastised people if they did not pay proper attention. He requested those who cleansed well to teach others also.

My dear Uddhava, material bodies are constantly undergoing creation and destruction by the force of time, whose swiftness is imperceptible. But because of the subtle nature of time, no one sees this

Whether you are stingy or magnanimous, you will be forced to leave everything and that is the art of foreseeing.

Everything in this world goes up. In the hut, through the hole, all the atoms go up through the sun rays. Whatever is here living/non-living is attracted to Krishna because everything is His energy.

 Control your anger, for anger is the foremost enemy on the path of spiritual realization.

Ask this question "When are you going to come to the senses?". It is getting late. Life is as it is, very flickering. We are alive today, after 1 hour what will happen, we don’t know.

Since Krishna's remnants (prasadam) is non-different from Him, honouring prasadam implies getting in touch with Krishna personally.

One can derive from the study of the Bhāgavatam all benefits that are possible to be derived from the personal presence of the Lord.

"There need be only one holy scripture - the divine Gita sung by Lord Sri Krishna, only one worshipable Lord - Lord Sri Krishna, only one mantra - His holy names, and only one duty - devotional service unto that Supreme worshipable Lord Sri Krishna."

A child holding the father's hand can cross even the busiest road easily, because the child has full faith in the father.