“Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.”

When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love’s conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.

If you do some wonderful service and if you tell people what you did in a boastful way, it nullifies the credit of your service, may not be in the eternal platform, but in your conscious condition you will not be able to reap the benefits of that service.

When you take responsibility over others you have to be actually Selfless.

The more you feel you are fallen; the more you fall in love with God.

Theoretical knowledge can not touch heart without Humility

COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.

Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves.

We can not imitate great souls. However to study, analyse and imbibe the principles they teach and embody, is the path of progress.

Religious and spiritual leaders should be held accountable for environmental activism, not only because they have access to large communities and can influence votes but because service is integral to religious and spiritual life.

If we feel unqualified and feel grateful for an opportunity to serve, then Krishna will bestow in our hearts.

Unless we hear very strictly with great faith to the order of our Spiritual Master, we will not understand what is the mercy of Krishna and how it is coming upon us.

A grateful heart is not one that is very selective and choosy about what to be grateful for.

Sincerity in sadhna and eagerness to serve is the basis of one’s relationship with the spiritual master.

I just didn’t know where I fit in – I didn’t seem to fit in my parent’s generation. I didn’t seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.

Understand suffering is a part of my karma, otherwise you will spoil your future karma also.

Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion.

The earliest English attempts at rhyming probably included words whose agreement is so slight that it deserves the name of mere ‘assonance’ rather than that of actual rhyme.

I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.

I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.

When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation.

The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.

I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.

The German word ‘will’ is the English word ‘want,’ so that’s a little bit of the problem.

The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.