“To act according to Krishna’s principles even when it’s very difficult, that is integrity. To be the well wisher, to be tolerant and forgiving and respectful, even when we have much to lose on the material platform, that is integrity. To uphold the sanctity of true spiritual values is dignity.” …
“In order for the seed to grow, it has to have soft and fertile ground. Gratitude makes our heart soft. Gratitude fertilizes our heart. Gratitude enables the seed of bhakti to grow. When we expect, when we think we deserve, when we want something very different than what we are …
A simple life is conducive to bhakti. Now if we are reading Srimad Bhagvatam properly and hearing from our acharyas, even in a city, you can have simplicity in consciousness. But it is not so easy because consciously or unconsciously, we are very chronically addicted to controlling the environment. But …
