Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.32
Where: Jul 1′st 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “For me greatest satisfaction is when I see people have a genuine change of heart…that’s my goal of life. Because I know that pleases my Spiritual Master more than anything. “
Category: Bhagavatam
Eternally indebted
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.28
Where: Jun 30′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “You can never repay debt you owe to your Spiritual Master. You can never put a price on what Spiritual Master gives you. It is priceless. Although we cannot pay, we still have to try. How do we try to pay – by pleasing the Spiritual Master by preaching Krishna consciousness”
Convincing the obvious
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.7.29
Where: Jun 30′th 2007, Poland.
Courtesy: Candrasekhar Acarya Das.
Essence: “It is just amazing that it is so obvious that if you try to enjoy material life, you are going to suffer more. But people don’t catch it. We foolishly hold on to these material desires, despite of the fact of the experience of superiority of Krishna Consciousness.”
Remain Pure
Where: Apr 26’th 2007, Hungary.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 6.18.53
Courtesy: Braja Gopali Dasi.
Essence: “The most important thing is we have to remain pure. Then message of Godhead can come through hearts of devotees. We have very heavy responsibility now…we are Lord’s instruments now. We have to become good devotees, so our Spiritual masters’ can conquer the world.”
Be a Brahmacari at heart
Where: Apr 23’rd 2007, Hungary.
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 4.8.1
Courtesy: Braja Gopali Dasi.
Essence: “…Spirit of renunciation runs through all the ashrams to a greater or lesser extent..ultimately one should choose the ashram in which one feels most comfortable in advancing in Krsna Consciousness..”
Beware of the demoniac
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.2.46
Where: Mar 19’th 2007, Alachua.
Courtesy: Cintamani Dasi.
Essence: “..All this knowledge doesn’t make Hiranyakasipu wise, leaving apart being called as a devotee. Sometimes little knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge.”
Important ingredient of chanting
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 7.5.11
Where: Mar 18′th 2007, Alachua.
Occasion: Sunday Love Feast.
Courtesy: Cintamani Dasi.
Essence: “Chanting Hare Krsna is the basic activity in Krishna consciousness. But quality of that chanting is important..What is the most important ingredient of chanting? It is humility”
How to understand Absolute truth
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 1.3.37.
Where: March 14’th 2007, Atlanta.
Essence: “…how can we understand that which is transcendental with these imperfect material senses.”
Courtesy: Cintamani Dasi.
Perfect Government
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatham – 4.21.10
Where: Mar 7′th 2007, LA.
Courtesy: Kandarpa-keli dasi.
Essence: “These shastras are so important, how can a king or any other leader govern without being conversant with the Laws of God. Laws of God are absolute laws and they are always working. King has to be conversant with both civil law and Absolute Law.”