The police department may be horrible for the criminals, but to the government it is a department as good as university department. Similarly, mahamaya is horrible to the conditioned soul, but to the liberated soul, there is no fear of mahamaya, because he is protected by yogamaya.
Letter to Madhusudana, July 29, 1969
Every individual being must have his opinion, that is the significance of individuality, but all such differences of opinions must coincide in Krishna.
Letter to Mandali Bhadra, July 28, 1969
A leader must be peaceful, self-controlled, austere, pure, tolerant, honest, wise, learned and religious.
Letter to Karandhara, July 27, 1973
Tulasi is a worshipable plant so there is no question of using any sprays. The best thing is to simply daily water tulasi devi and keep her clean. Nothing else is required.
Letter to Vrinda devi, July 26, 1975
The spiritual science becomes revealed to the devotee from within the heart according to the degree of his surrender to Krsna.
Letter to Ekayani, July 25, 1970
You cannot stop war and go on killing animals. There will be so many accidents for killing. When Krishna kills, He kills wholesale. When I kill—one after another. But when Krishna kills, they assemble all the killers and kill.
New York, July 24, 1971
If you send the typewriter to heaven, it is to be worked as typewriter. Either in this hell or heaven, typewriter will kat, kat, kat, kat. Similarly our position is servant. If you don’t become servant of Krishna, then you become servant of your wife, your children, your relative, your country, your nation, your dog.
London, July 23, 1973
Rich man’s son, he hasn’t got to do anything, so his brain is devil’s workshop.
London, July 22, 1973
When the husband is executing his activities very nicely it is credit not only to the husband himself, but it is a credit to his wife also.
Letter to Balai, July 21, 1969
Our Krishna consciousness movement is how to become one of the gopi-jana. Then Krishna will save us from any danger, even by lifting a hill or mountain.
New York, July 20, 1971