Purity
When something is pure it is natural. When something is contaminated it is unnatural. So purity of the heart means to bring us back to our natural state of loving God.
When something is pure it is natural. When something is contaminated it is unnatural. So purity of the heart means to bring us back to our natural state of loving God.
The man who is puffed up with his material position and does not bow down before the Deity of the Lord, must know that his so-called turban or crown will only succeed in further drowning him in the water of the ocean of material existence.
Avoid material influence, degrading material influence. I pray to Srila Prabhupada that I can guide you properly.
Krishna doesn't put you into anxiety. You put yourself into anxiety. Krishna simply makes you go through your course of karmic reaction.
Real success is to go back to Godhead.
Lecture on Real Success Stories Are in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 8.4.15; Ljubljana, Slovenia, 26 Dec 1998)
The desire to gratify one's own senses is kama (lust), but the desire to please the senses of Lord Krishna is prema(love).
For one who constantly meditates upon My presence within all persons, the bad tendencies of rivalry, envy and abusiveness, along with false ego, are very quickly destroyed.
If we would just think about how to advance in Krsna consciousness as much as we think about other things, overcoming the gross and subtle forms of sex would be a much less difficult task.
There is no easy path when it comes to sexual purity. Strong commitment to purity, coupled with self-discipline and strong sadhana are essential. Otherwise, sexual attraction is insurmountable. Even great sages fall prey to its allurement.
To love to preach is one thing and to love those whom we preach is quite different.