“[If] at least ten percent of the population becomes Krsna consciousness [sic], there is guaranteed peace in the world,” said Srila Prabhupada in a New York lecture in November, 1966. He was lecturing on CC Madhya 20, texts 124-5. That works out to about 600 million people if today’s population experts are right about the 6 billion figure.

According to Madhvacarya, liberation (moksa) means attaining the lotus feet of Bhagavan Krishna, in other words, entering into an eternal relationship of service to the Supreme Lord.

In Bhagavad-gita and in Srimad Bhagavatam we find references, a la suhrdam sarva-bhutanam and suhrdah sarva-dehinam, which indicate that the Supreme Lord and His devotees are friendly to all living entities. Vedic hospitality is one of the characteristics of a pure devotee, and one of the cultural symptoms of Krsna conscious people; a symptom that sets them apart and attracts conditioned souls blinded by the modes of nature and the illusions of maya.

One of the many superior qualities of the spiritual world is that janma, mrtyu, vyadhi, and jara are absent. Fortunately in Krsna consciousness, the spiritual world is described in all its glory, and it becomes not just a place of immortality, but a place where dynamic love takes place. One of the many verses that corroborates this is Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi-lila, 4.131, which reads: “All glories to Radha’s love for Krsna, the enemy of the demon Mura! Although it is all-pervading, it tends to increase at every moment. Although it is important, it is devoid of pride. And although it is pure, it is always beset with duplicity.”

It’s been said that no two people have the same taste: I’ve noticed how this particularly applies in the realms of music and humor. It’s also been said that one man’s nectar is another’s poison. These kinds of sayings support the uniqueness of each individual jiva, the singularity of snowflake patterns, DNA structure, fingerprints and voiceprints.

Lord Narayan holds in his Lotus palms the padma and sanka to signal blessings (and happiness) and victory, and in His other two hands He holds the gada and cakra that symbolize rejection of demonism. During his stay on earth he used all these symbols to show his multifaceted, inconceivable ways. He was an expert diplomat, knowing exactly when to be kind and when to kill. His attempt to make peace with the Kuru dynasty and His subsequent behavior on the battlefield show this.

A song lyric goes, ?If Ya Don?t Know Where Yer Goin? Any Road Will Get You There.?? Some use the Bhagavad-gita to support the theory of Yata Mata Tata Path (many minds, many ways). They cite the different forms of yoga mentioned in the Gita, saying that readers have to choose that path they wish to take, because all paths lead to the same goal. But one who studies the Gita under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master, will ultimately conclude that the Gita points out one path as the highest?that of bhakti. The bona fide spiritual master ? Srila Prabhupada in our case ? focuses on the inner meaning of the book. He helps us to realize that 18.66 (Sarva dharma, etc.) means that surrender to Krishna is the perfection of all religion.

We often hear that preaching is the essence. Here’s a quote from Srila Prabhupada (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.36-37/purport) that supports this statement: One who is interested in his own salvation is not as advanced in Krsna consciousness as one who feels compassion for others and who therefore propagates the Krsna consciousness movement. Such an advanced devotee will never fall down, for Krsna will give him special protection.

Science does not generally prove God’s existence, and we find that some people naturally believe, while others do not, regardless of how well educated they may be. Srila Prabhupada has often told the story of the cobbler who hear from Narada that Visnu was once threading an elephant through the eye of a needle. The cobbler thought this was wonderful, while a learned brahmana disbelieved it.

“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.” (from the booklet “Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura,” published by Janananda das, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)