To have a strong foundation in Krishna consciousness upon which the super-structure of Krishna conception can rest, we need the grace, the mercy of Nityanda Prabhu.
When your doors of perception are cleansed, you can trace everything back to the central conception of the Infinite.
When you stop substituting things for Krishna, people for Krishna, places for Vrindavan — all of these substitutions; when you stop substituting things other than Krishna for Krishna then you’ll see everything as infinite. And that’s the good news for us: because He is Hrishika-isha, Hrishikesh — because He has senses, you can serve Him with your senses. And it’s not just an option, it’s, actually, what they’re meant for.
The ultimate beautiful thing to be seen is Krishna… The full spectral range of sensual possibility reaches its zenith point in the personification of Krishna.
Siddhanta is about heart, actually. It’s not some separate thing that intellectuals got lost in. Krishna is siddhanta. Siddhanta is Krishna. Siddhanta is heart. Without heart it’s just intellectualism.
Krishna descends. He consents to reveal Himself to you. How? — Through humble acts of devotion… He’s irresistibly drawn to the devotees; cannot but reveal Himself to them. Cannot conceal Himself from their loving eye.
From the beginning He is showing something to the sincere heart, touching the sincere heart… Hearing something about Krishna and appreciating that. And then the heart is touched. And it’s repeatedly touched until it’s engulfed in Krishna’s loving embrace. And all these superficial things that appear to have a stranglehold upon the heart, vanish.
So if you come in connection with someone who actually has love and affection for Krishna, the best thing you can do is serve them. Offer yourself in service to them… If you meet a Mahabhagavata, means — a lover of Krishna, someone who loves Krishna, has that — what should you do? — Offer yourself in service to them.
Srila Guru Maharaj would say to me, “We want the grace of these personalities [the Vaishnavas], so don’t’ analyze in such a way as you no longer are recipient of their grace.”
Srila Gurudev “could charm the hood of a cobra”.