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“I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord, who can fulfill the desires of everyone, …

It is therefore stated in Bhagavad-gītā (18.68–69) that the devotee who preaches is most dear to the Lord.

ya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati bhaktiṁ mayi parāṁ kṛtvā mām evaiṣyaty asaṁśayaḥ

“For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will …

na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ bhavitā na ca me tasmād anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi

“There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more …

As far as the development of faith is concerned, one who is well versed in the literatures of devotional service …

However one is situated, one should have the determination to go out and preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That endeavor should at …

In this regard, there is a Hindi verse stating that Kali-yuga is such an abominable age that if one speaks …

yato yato niścalati manaś cañcalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet

“From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it …

Very intense training is required to keep the mind fixed on Kṛṣṇa while sitting in one place. That is very …

The nature of the mind is flickering and unsteady. But a self-realized yogi has to control the mind; the mind …

This is explained by Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Upadeśāmṛta (1):

vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ jihvā-vegam udaropastha-vegam etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥ sarvām apīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sa śiṣyāt

“A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger, and the urges …

Etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥ sarvām apīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sa śiṣyāt: “One who can control the pushings and remain steady can …

According to Kṛṣṇa in the ninth chapter of Bhagavad-gītā (9.2), this process is the most sublime.

rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam

“This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because …