In a person who understands the self, there can be no ego, there can be no hatred towards anyone. There can only be love, and there is compassion for those who are unfortunate. That is knowledge of the truth.
To love Krishna, we must love everything that Krishna loves – to the same degree as we love Krishna.
There is no big or small service by external considerations. Big and small are seen by Krishna only in reference to the content of our sincerity and the purity of our love.
Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for.
As you may enjoy being swept away by the one you truly love, the bhakti texts tell us that the Supreme enjoys being overwhelmed by the love of each of His pure-hearted devotees.
The greatest power of those who are learned and realised is the power of love and the power to forgive.
Love can be a very mystical and mysterious thing because love springs from the very inner depths of our soul. It does not arise from the ever-changing tides of our mind or intellect.
God is like the sun, the source of all light. If we turn our back towards the sun we will only get the shadow or darkness. As there is no darkness in the sun similarly there is no bad or evil in God; there is only good and love in God. However, when we turn our back towards Him, we see only ignorance, darkness and His absence.
God reveals true love to the world through the lives of those who love Him.
Philosophy is meant to bring us to the platform by which we learn how to love.
Everyone is a child of God. God loves all of His children. If I wish to love God, I must learn to love those whom He loves.
Whatever Krishna does with us is to increase our quality of love for him.
Love is selfless when it’s given simply to please another without any expectation of return. Selfless love is offered in a spirit of gratitude, enthusiasm, and courage. It gives one the kind of inner satisfaction that makes all selfish pleasures pale by comparison.
If we serve someone with love and affection, blessings will pour from that person’s heart, without even asking.
Actually, when your heart is pained to see the suffering of others, it awakens actual spiritual ecstasy. Why? As it is pleasing Krishna, and we are sharing Krishna’s spirit of love in a mood of servitude.
If you think that nobody loves you, the problem is that you have not learnt how to love others. Because if you have learnt to love others, you will be satisfieds of times giving love than looking for it. And when you give love, spontaneously and naturally people reciprocate. People love those who love them. It’s human nature.
God awards those who weathered all their differences to base their life on a higher principle, with deep affection and love for each other.
It’s not the body that people love, but the soul. The body is a temporary vehicle. Without the soul, the body is like a car without a driver. I see through my eyes, smell through my nose, taste through my tongue, hear through my ears, feel through my skin, think through my brain, and love through my heart. But who am I? Who is the witness, enjoyer and sufferer that activates my body?
Love is the most satisfying way to control the mind…Bhakti makes us single-minded when it awakens our innate spirit of love.
If a spiritual person has love, peace, self-control & compassion, we can understand that he/she is actually connected properly to his/her roots…
There is no solution to worrying except finding the peace, the love, and the compassion in ourselves and being instruments of that compassion by connecting to that source that harmonizes everything.
Love of God within our heart is not our property; it is Srimati Radharani’s property. It can be awakened only by Her grace. It has to be directed towards Krishna. When it is directed towards Krishna, it expands to the whole universe i.e., you love each and every part and parcel of Krishna.
According to the great saints of all tradition, a definition of love is the capacity to endlessly forgive…
Real love means service devoted to the welfare of another person, even if the person is inimical towards us.
Krishna is only decorated by the love of His devotees and similarly for devotees, their only decoration is their heart full of love for Krishna.