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Essence

of Spiritual Life by Exalted Vaisnavas, based on the teachings of our Acaryas.

 

It

is love and trust among devotees that attracts the empowerment of the

Lord.

 

 

 

 

When

we try to maintain some material pride or prestige, our ego finds some

satisfaction, which is mixed with fear, frustration and envy, and our

heart finds no satisfaction.

 

 

 

 

 

We

should find great love and satisfaction in seeing others advance, even

better than us.

 

 

 

 

 

What

maintains the dignity and sanctity of love amongst devotees? Their

willingness to forget and forgive.

 

 

 

 

 

Material

familiarity breeds contempt. Spiritual familiarity breeds Krishna

consciousness.

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing

is so urgent in this entire creation to keep us from faithfully chanting

the Lord's name each day.

 

 

 

 

 

A

wealthy man is judged by how much he can give himself to others.

 

 

 

 

 

When

you consider yourself holy then you are wholly not holy in eyes of God.

 

 

 

 

 

Arrogance

repels the Lord; humility attracts the Lord.

 

 

 

 

 

Humility

is the ornament which attracts Krishna's heart.

 

 

 

 

 

Quality

of Vaishnava – humble, at the same time determined.

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna

Consciousness becomes boring if you are not determined.

 

 

 

 

 

When

we have opulence we get pride, but one opulence attracts Krishna –

humility.

 

 

 

 

 

Humility

means to be grateful even for the bad things which come in our life.

 

 

 

 

 

Material

life is about having bad habits; Krishna Consciousness is about removing

bad habits with good habits.

 

 

 

 

 

To

be proud of one's sinlessness in front of God is also sin.

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledge

means to know that I am helpless in this world and only the power of God

can save me.

 

 

 

 

 

Inability

to find faults in ourselves is a sign of pride and it is a wall between

God and us.

 

 

 

 

 

All

the miseries of material existence follow for those who are attached to

sensual life.

 

 

 

 

 

When

you approach with love, Krishna reciprocates with love.

 

 

 

 

 

Struggle

is the name of the game as long as we are in this material world.

 

 

 

 

 

Determination

means to serve Krishna in spite of bodily inconveniences.

 

 

 

 

 

It

is not the light that is needed in this world but the warmth because we

will die out of cold but not out of darkness.

 

 

 

 

 

Success

in spiritual life lies not in being the best, but doing the best.

 

 

 

 

 

Mercy

means "To get what we don't deserve".

 

 

 

 

 

Real

intelligence does not mean the ability to explain material phenomenon

better but the ability to distinguish between truth and illusion.

 

 

 

 

 

You

are where your mind is.

 

 

 

 

 

Real

independence is to declare our dependence on Krishna.

 

 

 

 

 

Advancement

in Krishna Consciousness depends on the attitude of the follower.

 

 

 

 

 

Simply

change of situation or service can give temporary satisfaction but not

shelter.

 

 

 

 

 

We

are not here for happy material life; we are here for selfless service and

shelter.

 

 

 

 

 

To

the degree we are egostically dead, we are spiritually advanced.

 

 

 

 

 

A

person who finds faults in others is a person full of faults.

 

 

 

 

 

A

person criticizing others is an exhibition of their envy to God.

 

 

 

 

 

To

love means to serve.

 

 

 

 

 

CO-OPERATION

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

 

 

 

 

 

The

best people you can have friends as are those who are detached.

 

 

 

 

 

Mood

of Vaikuntha (Spiritual World) is that we want to see everyone excel more

than us.

 

 

 

 

 

To

make spiritual advancement we have to be very attentive in our dealings

with our mind.

 

 

 

 

 

Spiritual

advancement without mind control is simply an illusion.

 

 

 

 

 

Mind

is one's biggest enemy when uncontrolled, but majority people put full

faith on their enemy.

 

 

 

 

 

By

forgiveness we can have harmony with each other.

 

 

 

 

 

You

are accountable and responsible for every word, action and movement

whether you are a devotee or a non-devotee.

 

 

 

 

 

Anger

is like fire. It will burn all good qualities if not subsided in the

initial stage.

 

 

Servant of your servants, at your lotus feet

Deepak