Praying for Govardhana to protect us all

The destroyer of Mura is always eager to protect the cowherd community. He has no other interest. He maintained the honor of Govardhana Hill by lovingly holding Him aloft for seven days, playfully exhibiting with the hand that held the hill charming gestures of respectful worship. May that Govardhana, whose caves are smeared with kumkum left behind from the pastimes there of Gandharvika and Murabhit and whose exquisite boulders are covered with precious gems, protect us all. -Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami

When will I grasp this instruction

Chanting a fixed number of rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra japa is the most urgent necessity and important engagement of a devotee each and every day. It should be completed before anything else. -Mahanidhi Swami

Inspiration for a simple life

"So organize this farm project, simple living. Human life is meant for God realization. We get enough milk, enough food grains, enough fruits. So there is no economic problem. Our purpose is to save time from unnecessary necessities of life, and utilize the time for developing Krishna consciousness." -Srila Prabhupada

Words to live by

Change your thoughts and you change your world. -Norman Vincent Peale

Remembering to offer with humility

Generally when you have opulences you become proud. But there is one opulence that attracts Krishna, humility. All other opulences only attract Krishna when they are offered with humility. -H.H. Radhanatha Swami

The importance of sadhu sanga

When we are children, innocent, we have no bad habits, but as we grow and associate with bad company, we also acquire all these bad habits. To give up all these bad habits means we have to associate with sadhus or devotees, saintly persons. Then we can give it up. This is called anartha-nivrtti, means giving up all unwanted bad habits. -Srila Prabhupada

Desiring to one day bring happiness to the eyes of the Lord

The spiritual eye of the devotee finds the highest satisfaction in not just seeing the eyes of Radha and Krishna, but seeing that the eyes of Radha and Krishna are seeing us.  This is the goal of our life.  Do not try to see Krishna, but try to act in such a way that Radharani's super excellent beautiful eyes and Krishna's super excellent beautiful eyes, that Their eyes will see us.  And that They will be happy when they see us with Their eyes. -H.G. Aindra dasa