The soul’s nature is love
All expressions of love in this world are a manifestation’s of the soul’s need to find and express Divine Love.
This is why things do not satisfy us.
03 November
Meaning of Asamaurdhva
Another one of Krishna’s names is Asamaurdhva, which means that no one is equal to or greater than Him.
Srimad Bhagavatam 3.24.32,
Srila Prabhupada.
Right values and Right Universal Character
The right path to live on is to live with the right values and right universal character and to be an instrument of the grace within all of us.
Chanting the Holy Names
The holy name is Krishna Himself, but only if we are chanting without offences. Offences prevent us from associating with Krishna.
Reading Bhagavad Gita Attentively
Because Bhagavad Gita is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one need not read any other Vedic literature. One need only attentively and regularly hear and read Bhagavad Gita.
Bhagavad Gita Introduction,
Srila Prabhupada.
Benefits of Chanting The Hare Krishna Mantra Regularly
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. In Kali-yuga, if this Vedic maha-mantra is chanted regularly and heard regularly by the devotional process of shravanam kirtanam, it will purify all societies, and thus humanity will be happy both materially and spiritually.
Srimad Bhagavatam 4.18.14,
Srila Prabhupada.
Our First Duty
Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord’s mercy. A common man must first begin to serve the spiritual master or the devotee. Then, through the mercy of the devotee, the Lord will be satisfied. Unless one receives the dust of a devotee’s lotus feet on one’s head, there is no possibility of advancement. Unless one approaches a pure devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. — Sri Chaitanya caritamrita, Madhya Lila, 11.58.
02 November
A Miser
A Rich miser does not know how to utilize his wealth and therefore, in spite of his being very rich, his miserly behaviour keeps him everlastingly a poor man. On the other hand, a person who knows how to utilize wealth can quickly become a rich man, even with a small credit balance.