“Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for.”

To love someone in the spiritual sense is not based on how I want to love you; its based on what you want.

An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance of our struggles.

When you have an ego, you are limited to your own strengths and weaknesses. But if you are totally surrendered to God, nothing is impossible for you.

“I had Krishna and I have lost Him.” That is humility.

For a devotee death opens door for liberation but for a non-devotee death is end of everything.

Faith is the act of seeing beyond the religion of possibility of the senses, the mind and the intelligence.

In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.

We must be instruments of God’s compassion to those who are suffering.

Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.

Speak the essence and live by it.

The most transformative and gentle humility and pride. But they transform in opposite ways.

Preacher is an instrument of compassion, not an instrument of wrath.

A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.

When you advance in Krishna Consciousness it is more difficult to tolerate being honored than to tolerate being dishonored.

The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.

There cannot be love without trust and there cannot be trust unless we take the responsibility to act in a way that people can trust us.

To me, the mind and body are one. I’m very transparent, in a way, and people can very easily make out what mood I’m in.

Even if everyone is nice to us, we can never be happy, if our mind does not speak nicely to us.

The library is therapy for those with minds like mine.

It’s good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results.

Offering gifts and accepting gifts, opening one’s mind and inquiring in confidence, sharing food, and receiving food are the six exchanges that develop loving relationships.

The seeds you plant in the hearts and minds of others will be what you receive in return – 100-fold. Only sow that which you wish to receive in return. Sow good, receive good! Plant seeds daily in your Mary Kay business and your Mary Kay business will return to you.

When others criticize us, we can reject their opinion, and Protect the self. But when we criticize the self, our mind accepts the criticism. We cannot protect the self From self-criticism Take care of what You Say To Yourself About Ourselves.

There should be no such thing in our mind that makes us sad.