To become empowered means to become an instrument of the Lord. Therefore Lord acts through such devotees, who are giving up all personal concern and voluntarily renouncing such materialistic tendencies for the service of Krsna.
March 24, 1992, Kiev
When the devotee experiences the nectar of Lord Caitanya sankirtana movement, then he realizes just how fortunate he is. When he actually realizes that this life can be his last sojourn in the material world and how greatly fortunate he is to have in come in contact with the Lord by the mercy of the Lords devotee. That such a fortunate person will simply think how to go out to make others fortunate. So we should all try to become fortunate.
March 23, 1996, Moscow
Once the seed of the Holy Name has been planted in one's heart, once a little taste, even unknowingly, is planted in the heart for the Holy Name of the Lord, and the desire for achieving the full benefit, the actual fruit of love of Godhead, then one begins to cultivate the desire to taste that fruit. That is the fruit which Lord Caitanya came to give.
March 22, 2008, Chowpatty
We are chanting Hare Krsna. Why? To chant Hare Krsna. Why? Because our perfection is to chant Hare Krsna. Kirtaniya sada hari. Perfection is to always be absorbed in chanting the holy names of the Lord. Therefore the means and the end are the same.
March 21, 2004, Kiev
At every step of our life we should never think that success is dependent upon us. All success, including our destination at the end of this life, ultimately depends upon Krsna.
March 20, 1996, St. Petersburg
It is not that easy to always have Krsna in the mind. We have explained so many times that first Krsna has to agree to appear. We can’t demand anything from Krsna. We can’t even demand that He appears in our mind. If He doesn’t want to enter into our mind - that’s His choice. We have to attract Him.
March 19, 1996, St.Petersurg
Rightful inheritance means that if one has an inheritance left behind from his parents, the only thing one has to do in order to get what rightfully belongs to him is to live. That’s all. It’s rightfully his. Just live and one will get it. So in the same way a devotee who tolerates all kinds of adverse conditions, who continues to engage in Krsna’s service and continues to glorify Krsna receives his inheritance… [mukti-pade sa daya-bhak]. All he has to do is to live and he will get it.
March 18, 2008, Mumbai
The more we hear the glories of the Lord and chant His Holy Name, the more we can invoke His presence within our hearts.
March 17, 2005, Mayapur
If we placate to the whims of those who are looking for substance then we are neither helping them nor ourselves. So in order to give substance we have to have substance.
March 16, 2008, Govardhana Farm, Mumbai
Those, who are fully engaged in serving Krsna are always expanding Krsna's glories. Expanding Krsna's glories also means expanding Krsnas service. Therefore by associating with those who expand Krsna's service, we become engaged in Krsna's service. We can directly perceive how they are fully engaged in Krsnas service by becoming their servants.
March 15, 1991, Dnepropetrovsk