The Bliss Of Krishna Consciousness

So we must stick firmly to the chanting of the Holy Name and following the rules. This will keep us from being tricked by Maya, But there is no question of disappointment for some temporary bewilderment. We are all new and weak in this Krishna Consciousness. Just as everyone in the hospital is diseased, and although they are trying to become well there is a chance that anyone of them may relapse, but that does not mean that the hospital should be closed. It is now our business to struggle with Maya, and when we win out by Krishna's grace that is to regain our natural healthy life of Krishima Consciousness. So there is no case of disappointment. (Srila Prabhupada’s Letter to: Sucandra - 19 Feb, 1970)

There is no difference between me and my picture. Therefore we should honor and keep pictures in that spirit. If we throw pictures this way and that way, that is offense. The name and picture are as good as the person in spiritual world. In the material world either picture or person, everything is illusion. Srila Prabhupada’s Letter to Jadurani - 4 September, 1972

Attachment to a devotee is attachment to the service of the Lord because if one associates with a sādhu, the result will be that the sādhu will teach him how to become a devotee, a worshiper and a sincere servitor of the Lord. These are the gifts of a sādhu. If we want to associate with a sādhu, we cannot expect him to give us instructions on how to improve our material condition, but he will give us instructions on how to cut the knot of the contamination of material attraction and how to elevate ourselves in devotional service. That is the result of associating with a sādhu. (Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.20 purport) Written by :- His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada