Again and again, the Vaisnava Acaryas will always remind us that real, only shelter is in surrendering to the lotus feet of the Lord and devotional service to the Lord. The only real shelter is when the mind is just fixed on Krsna in the face of any kind of adversity.
November 4, 2009, Minsk, Belarus, "What is Actual Independence?"
I've been thinking a lot that now is a good time to analyze what thoughts we allow to go through our minds upon rising each day. Since most people have had their daily routines significantly disrupted by the current crisis, there are ways we can take advantage of this situation for a more positive change in our consciousness.
From blog "Update on the Japa Sessions", March 29, 2020
Anyone who associates with the Holy Name is as good as associating with the Lord directly and certainly he is delivered.
March 4, 2014, Mayapura, C.C. Adi Lila 8.16
If one sits and meditates and chants the Holy Names of the Lord, yes, we may want to go back home back to godhead, we want to actually take shelter in the spiritual world, but actually that place can be obtained only by those who think first and foremost, service. It’s not achieved by anything else. Only if one actually has this attitude, this complete helpless dependence, ‘Oh Lord please engage me in Your service’.
March 4, 2014, Mayapura, C.C. Adi Lila 8.16
A devotee is one who knows he is always dependent on mercy. When he gets the mercy of the Lord, what does he ask for? He asks, “Please, give me Your mercy and always keep me in the association of Your devotees. They are the receptacles of Your mercy.”
January 19, 2013, Baltics Winter Festival, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.9.11
For the devotee of the Lord, his aim in life, his progress is “How much am I proceeding along the path to achieve that goal. Am I making progress in spiritual life? Am I actually associating with devotees?”, because association is more than just simple physical proximity.
January 19, 2013, Baltics Winter Festival, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.9.11
In our Krishna consciousness society we have full engagement 24 hours a day. Every moment of our time is always busily engaged in the service of the Lord. This is called the incessant flow of devotional service.
January 19, 2013, Baltics Winter Festival, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.9.11
In our Krishna consciousness society we have full engagement 24 hours a day. Every moment of our time is always busily engaged in the service of the Lord. This is called the incessant flow of devotional service.
January 19, 2013, Baltics Winter Festival, Srimad Bhagavatam 4.9.11
If a devotee becomes complacent and thinks, "Oh, this material world is not such a bad place." then Krsna may shake up his world. Krsna knows best how to protect His devotee.
Blog, March 23, 2020, Krsna's Shake-up is His Protection
Wherever you are or wherever you might decide to go, however, please be mindful that this does seem just like the authorities on the subject are saying-- a global pandemic. Please take all the necessary precautions as they are being described almost everywhere by the health experts, maintain body and soul, chant Krsna's names, read Srila Prabhupada's books, and be as prepared as you can be to "weather the storm."
Blog “An Excerpt of my Letter to a Disciple addressing the Current Global Pandemic”, 2020-03-19