“The transcendental knowledge of devotional service is digested by the engyme of humility.”

What appears to be a curse can be a blessing if we simply appreciate the inner essence of the possibility of how to connect to God in that situation.

To be in the association of those aspiring to love God is the ultimate gift of God.

Trying to be happy in this world is greatest illusion.

The diverse religions and races bring beauty to the world if we truly understand in our hearts the essence of who we are and what we stand for. And that really is the essence of spirituality.

“What a joke: Tiny living entities crawling on a little planet and are thinking, “I am Great”. “

If a leader engages in sinful activity that becomes the standard, if he is strict that becomes the standard.

Real problem is not population explosion, but what the population is doing.

Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.

Genuine spiritual movement should forgive and encourage.

That is truth. In that truth, there is real happiness. And there is nothing that could disturb that happiness.

Humility is a natural symptom of those who love God.

The worst tragedy is that this uncontrolled mind steals our consciousness away from Krishna and that is the beginning, the essence of all suffering.

The dirty wax of egotism accumulated in the heart prevents us from clearly hearing the Lord’s voice within. A guru, with the stick of knowledge, cleans our hearts. It’s really ugly to see what may come out, but by following patiently, we keep cleaning.

When object of our anxiety is God, then that brings ecstacy.

The Ultimate expression of Humility comes when we control our senses.

Spirituality is based on development of character and philosophy.

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

In a secularising world, art has replaced religion as a touchstone of our reverence and devotion.

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

Let not the wise disturb the mind of the unwise in their selfish work. Let him, working with devotion, show them the joy of good work.

Perhaps the most valuable thing he taught me (his father) was that there is no contradiction between devotion to work and enjoyment of life and people

The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.

Discipline says, ‘I need to.’ Duty says, ‘I ought to.’ Devotion says, ‘I want to.’