In this age, chanting of Hare Krishna Mantra is the prime business of the devotee, and preaching of this Hare Krishna Mantra by outdoor Sankirtana and propagation of literature is our more important business. Side by side, Deity worship is recommended, but when there is a question of accepting one of them, we shall prefer to accept chanting of Hare Krishna Mantra first.
Letter to Hamsaduta – Hamburg 5 September, 1969.
We are like fish out of water. Just as a fish cannot be happy unless he is in the water, we cannot be happy apart from the spiritual world.
The Police department may be horrible for the criminals, but to the government it is a department as good as university department. Similarly, mahamaya is horrible to the conditioned soul, but to the liberated soul, there is no fear of mahamaya , because he is protected by yogamaya.
Krishna is compared to sunshine and maya is compared to darkness. Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to Krishna consciousness, the darkness of illusion (the influence of the external energy) will immediately vanish.
“On one’s own, it is impossible to conquer Maya and leave her behind. There is no means to do it other than through the grace of the saints.”
O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in your absence.
Because its our most potent weapon against her. To the degree you allow her to distract you from chanting well, you become malleable to her will.
How can I pull the load of maya, when the link to the Spiritual master is broken.
In the darkness of night a snake can find its eatables simply by hearing the frog’s very pleasant cry. Similarly, people who are taking all nonsense without Krishna Katha, they are inviting the Yamaraj.
