Nondevotees factually appreciate the wonderful creation of material nature, but they cannot appreciate the intelligence and energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is behind this material creation.
Sri Chaitanya Caritamrta,
Adi Lila 7.121
He is the father of everyone but when His devotee takes it for granted that the Lord is to be protected by the devotee’s care, it is a transcendental joy for the Lord.
Srimad Bhagavatam 3.2.26,
Unfortunately we do not research our heart for how much affection we have for a person, till he disappears.
Consciousness is originally pure, like water. But if we mix water with a certain color, it changes. Similarly, consciousness is pure, for the spirit soul is pure. But consciousness is changed according to the association of the material qualities.
Bhagavad-gita 15.9,
Srila Prabhupada
Mundane educational qualifications are no evidence of genuine intelligence. Rather they are a certificate of a person’s stupidity or at least misfortune in having dedicated much time and energy in amassing information that has no intrinsic value.
The ultimate goal of life is to reach God.
Lecture at Indo-American Society,
“East and West” – Kolkatta, January 31, 1973,
Srila Prabhupada
