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Every individual being must have his opinion;
that is the significance of individuality, but all such differences of opinions must coincide in Krishna.
- Letter to Mandali Bhadra, July 28, 1969.

These four principles: Always think of Krishna, become Krishna’s devotee, worship Krishna and offer your respect, obeisances to Krishna. That is all. This is Krishna consciousness.
- Hyderabad, November 17, 1972.

Everyone is struggling to gain something, which he does not possess, and he’s lamenting for something, which he has lost. But when he realizes himself that, “I have nothing to gain and nothing to lose; I have nothing to do with this material world,” that is called brahma-bhutah. That is Brahman realization.
- Vrindavana, November 9, 1972.

Just like a diseased person, the more he comes back to his health it becomes pleasing more and more;
similarly, the more we come to Krishna Consciousness, certainly it will be pleasing, because Krishna is the Reservoir of all pleasure.
- Letter to Umapati, November 8, 1969.

In Vrindavana, everyone is overwhelmed with love of Krishna.
When they cannot find Krishna, they become mad.
Although they do not know, that Krishna is God.
This is pure love, without any knowledge of the supreme powerful, almighty. No contamination – pure love.
- Bombay, December 31, 1974.

We are neither renouncer nor enjoyer, we are simply servitor of Krishna. Please follow this principle and you will never be disturbed in any frightened condition offered by the maya.
- Letter to Gargamuni, November 22, 1968.

The difference between a devotee and a non devotee is this, just like the bee and the fly:
the bee is always is attracted by the honey and flies go to the open sores. So the devotee is only attracted by the good qualities in other people and does not see their faults.
- Letter to Badrinarayana, November 7, 1971