Oppression is as American as apple pie.
When we become connected to the supreme spirit then we automatically becomes situated in our spiritual identity.
Holy name alone is sufficient to take you back home back to godhead. However to cultivate the mood of surrender You need a Guru.
We don't have to become big scholars, we don't have to become big supermen. We simply have to become a humble servant of Lord Krishna.
If you want spiritual life you have to pay the price. The price is the four regulative principles.
The ultimate goal of Bhakti is to get Krishna and we get it by taking shelter of the holy name.
By only becoming aware of Krishna's greatness we can become aware of our minuteness. That's the way to become Humble.
But it's not enough to be in love. It's about how you spend your days, what you do together, who you choose as friends, and most of all it's what work you do. . . Better to break both our hearts now than watch them wither away over time.
I have very smart parents. I feel I learned a lot from both of my parents and life experience.
The possession of a great many things, even the best of things, tends to blind one to the real value of anything.
It can be a real struggle to accept that sometimes appearance can be more important than talent or intelligence.