In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.

The cause of so much suffering and pain and one of the impediments to our spiritual progress, is the conditioning of expecting things to go our way, even in our spiritual life.

Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting.

Materialism is the consciousness of wanting to exploit and enjoy.

Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.

When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love's conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.

We have the tendency to judge others by their surface appearance, and to find only their negative qualities. But if we search beneath the surface we discover that a myriad of strains mix together to create a particular person's nature. The faults we perceive are likely to be the effect of circumstances, the psychological response to trauma, abuse, rejection, heartbreak, insecurity, pain, confusion, or disease.