Words from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

1. We are put to test and trial in this world. Only those who attend
the kirtana of the devotees can succeed.
2. Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place
of pilgrimage.
3. Possession of objects not related to Krsna is our main malady.
4. Let me not desire anything but the highest good for my worst
enemies.
5. As dalliance with the body in luxury increases, so wanes the
spirit of service of the Lord.
6. Those favored by God find their paths set by thorns.
7. There is no peace or happiness in our worldly life. Circumstances
create turmoil and annoyance.
8. Chant the mahamantra loudly and with attachment. This will drive
away inertia, worldly evils and pests.
9. Be indifferent to bazaar gossips, stick firmly to your cherished
goals, no lack or impediments of the world will ever stand in your
way.
10. Pay due respects to the extroverts of the world, but do not be
appreciative of their manners and conduct. They are to be shaken
off from your mind.
11. A devotee feels the presence of God everywhere, but one averse to
the Lord denies His existence anywhere.
12. You cannot appreciate transcendental matters with the reasoning of
the world. It is sheer nonsense to decry them with the measuring
stick of your intellect.
13. To recite the name of Sri Krsna is bhakti.
14. Life is for the glorification of topics on Hari. If that is stopped,
then what need is there to carry on life.
15. Physical illness with Hari-bhajana is preferred to physical fitness
without Hari-bhajana.
16. Our span of life on earth is short. Our life will be crowned with
success if the body wears out with constant discourses on Hari.
17. We are here on earth not to work as artisans for making big
buildings with wood and stone but to work only as messengers for
the teachings of Sri Caitanya Deva.
18. A sycophant is neither a guru or a preacher.
19. To transform the adverse desires of the jivas is the supreme duty
of the most merciful. To rescue one person from the stronghold of
Mahamaya is an act of superb benevolence, far superior to opening
innumerable hospitals.
20. Unless we are devoted to God, secularism shall not leave us.
21. Look within. Amend yourself, rather than pry into the frailities of
others.
22. In this world of Maya, averse to the Lord, full of trials and
tribulations, only patience, humility and respect for others are
our friends for Hari-bhajana.
23. The Lord, Gaurasundara, puts His devotees in various difficulties
and associations to test their patience and strength of mind.
Success depends on their good fortune.
24. When faults in others misguide and delude you – have patience,
introspect, find faults in yourself. Know that others cannot harm
you unless you harm yourself.
25. I wish that every selfless, tender-hearted person of Gaudiya Math
will be prepared to shed two hundred gallons of blood for the
nourishment of the spiritual corpus of every individual of this
world.
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