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Prabhupāda:

manye dhanābhijana-rūpa-tapaḥ-śrutaujas- tejaḥ-prabhāva-bala-pauruṣa-buddhi-yogāḥ nārādhanāya hi bhavanti parasya puṁso bhaktyā tutoṣa bhagavān gaja yūtha pāya

[SB 7.9.9]

[Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence, physical strength, diligence, …

Prahlāda Mahārāja is submitting his humbleness, because he has practically experienced that all great personalities present in that meeting, headed …

Therefore he says, "I think that any kind of material qualification, such as tejaḥ, prabhāva, influence, strength, bodily beauty; tejaḥ, …

Suppose if you are going to see some gentleman who is very rich, just like Rockefeller, and suppose you are …

We can practically experience. Just like this very nice city, perhaps the greatest city in the world, New York, with …

So nobody can excel the opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is not possible. If you want to …

Nārādhanāya bhavanti parasya puṁsaḥ. Parasya puṁsaḥ means the transcendental personality. He excels all personalities. We are all person. The Lord, …

God is never imperson. The impersonal understanding of the Absolute Truth is the beginning of transcendental knowledge. But if you …

In the Bible you will see, "Man is made after God." This feature, this form, is just in imitation of …

So with our material acquisitions it is not possible to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. How, then, He can …

advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣam nava-yauvanaṁ ca vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau

[govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi]

[Bs. 5.33]

[I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the Vedas, but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the …

Here is also. In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said that adurlabham ātma-bhaktau. Adurlabha means very easily obtained. Durlabha means very …

So affection is so nice thing. So try to develop your affection. That affection is already there. Don't think that …

It is not an artificial thing. Simply you have to develop it. It is not taught actually. Just like a …