When the moon shines on the white lotus, what happens? The white lotus opens up and everything auspicious manifests. When the moon-light of the Holy Name opens the white lotus within the heart, all auspiciousness will manifest.
May 22, 2004, Kharkov
When a person becomes attached to Krsna and to the idea pleasing Krsna, he connects everything he does for that goal. That is the best way to become detached.
May 21, 1998, Novorossyisk
There is no other way to find shelter than to find shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord. And for those devotees who are in this material world, that shelter is found by always discussing and hearing the topics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the association of devotees.
May 19, 1999, Sudak
If we have a proper service attitude to the Holy Name, which means to submit ourselves to the Holy Name in fervent prayer and in a mood of helpless dependence, then gradually we will become qualified to enjoy the Holy Name.
May 18, 2004, Dnepropetrovsk
Srila Prabhupada was always forcing us to become internal and not to become dependent upon external results for pleasing the spiritual master. If we are internal in the execution of our service, if we always meditating on the pleasure of guru and Krsna, and we don’t want to take any benefit for ourselves, then reciprocation is there. The spiritual master is the representative of Krsna and Srila Prabhupada is the external manifestation of Supersoul. Therefore by pleasing him, we can understand that the Supersoul within the heart is also pleased and reciprocation is there.
May 17, 2003, Lvov
Maya is simply weeding Krsna's garden to see who is coming to serve and who is coming to disturb. Those who are coming to serve, then they will get all the help from Krsna.
May 16, 2004, Simferopol
If we don’t derive spiritual pleasure from chanting in the association of devotees, then we will become attracted to other forms of music and dance. Everybody likes to dance, therefore real dancing means to dance and chant for Krsna's love. This is our spiritual entertainment.
May 15, 2008, Kiev
To be an effective servant of a vaishnava means that one has to assist him in his mission. This mission, which is given by all of Srila Prabhupada's disciples, is to spread Krsna consciousness in the same way that Srila Prabhupada gave it to us. And to be an effective instrument in spreading Krsna consciousness, we have to be able to appreciate the good qualities in others.
May 14, 2003, Vinnitsa
To be far away from the Lord means that one does not see Krsna in connection with what he is doing. If one simply thinks that "I am doing this to please myself" and tries to derive pleasure from that activity, that very desire drives him completely away from the Lord.
May 13, 2001, Tula
Varna does not even manifest until one becomes grihastha. Varna means occupational duty, which exists in the grihastha ashram. But for a brahmacari, his occupational duty is that he is the servant of the spiritual master.
May 12, 1998, Dnepropetrovsk