Saintly persons, who are friends to all living entities, have a peaceful consciousness. They have controlled their senses and minds and they easily attain the path of liberation, the path back to Godhead. Being unfortunate and attached to the miserable material condition, a materialistic person cannot associate with them.
The beauty of the lotus feet of the Lord is compared to the petals of a lotus flower which grows in the autumn season.
When we expose ourselves to severe vaisnava-aparadha, it is like pulling our devotional creeper out from the root. It doesn't get the nourishment then we systematically dry out, then we lose the taste for chanting, reading, deity worship, book distribution, what could be worse! We lose devotional service ultimately.
Krishna katha brings a person to devotional service. In the same way, Prajalpa (useless talking) takes him away from devotional service.
BACE is like a temple away from the temple and also at the same time, a home away from home.
The whole way modern civilization is set up, it simply puts people in anxiety.
Lecture on "Memories of my youth" – 27th OCT'06 – DXB