Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.

If after accepting the spiritual master and being initiated one does not follow the rules and regulations of devotional service, then he is again fallen.

Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.

If you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.

The artist draws a picture of a rose very nicely with all attention and artistic sense, and yet it does not become as perfect as the real rose. If that is the real fact, how can we say that the real rose has taken its shape without Intelligence behind the beauty?

This chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciouness - namely sensual, mental and intellectual.

It's better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.