“Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a spiritual master is none other than Krishna himself.”

It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.

The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.

A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.

One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.

One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.

If after accepting the spiritual master and being initiated one does not follow the rules and regulations of devotional service, then he is again fallen.

The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.

To kill nothing, that is love.

Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.

A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.

The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.

Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.

Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.

Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed

A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening that counts is that of the talker who alternately absorbs and expresses ideas.

Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.

There is the falsely mystical view of art that assumes a kind of supernatural inspiration, a possession by universal forces unrelated to questions of power and privilege or the artist’s relation to bread and blood. In this view.

And if the years vanish in their course, they are still only successions of days that pass right through us as we pass through them in order to seek constantly what You have to show us.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

Angelina Jolie is my style inspiration.

May you find INSPIRATION in the big picture, but may you find LOVE in the details.

When you get on the boat that’s saving you, don’t pull up the ladder behind you