“When we speak of the dust of the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master, we are speaking of humble approach to serve his instructions. Unless we humbly serve the instructions of the great soul, it is Krishna’s arrangement the He never reveals Himself.”

To measure whether it is humility or depression, check whether you are advancing spiritually or going down.

Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart.

The essence of Bhagavad Gita is that we should always think of Krsna, become His devotee, worship him and offer homage unto him.

Humility is practical application of knowledge.

You can think your self to be great, you can go on thinking your self to be great, till you see all fellow devotees going Back Home Back to Godhead, while you remain in this material world only.

Why are we not tasting the bliss of Bhakti? Because we are taking shelter of stone boats. We are sinking and drowning in Maya & still we are further taking shelter of stone boats and this can go on life after life.

Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.

We get sufferings in life so that we become sober and listen to Krishna’s message.

Opportunities are always there for us to grow, opportunities are always there for us to come closer to each other & come closer to God; if we just look for them.

Detachment does not mean to neglect what Krishna gives you. Detachment means to do the needful as an offering to Krishna.

A devotee’s life should be so exemplary that it increases the faith upon other devotees.

Renunciation means death of false ego.

Where there is no inner freedom, there is no life.

In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it.

Wherever there is power, there is very great responsibility to utilize it properly.

Simply performing devotional activities will not impart devotion to others but our consciousness should be absorbed.

They are in a sense abused by the medical procedures that are performed without quality medical instructions/information. It’s a tragic place.

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.

Nature is the best instructor.

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.

From childhood, I had been instructed in the tablaa by my father, along with the astaais and antaraas specific to our Gharana.

Real men don’t use instructions, son. Besides, this is just the manufacturer’s opinion on how to put this together.

There’s not an instruction manual on how to deal with success, so you just have to rely on having great friends and a good team.

In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.