Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to the material senses, mind and intelligence, O mighty-armed Arjuna, one should steady the mind by deliberate spiritual intelligence [Kṛṣṇa consciousness] and thus – by spiritual strength – conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.Bhagavad-gītā 3.43
Friendship is a good thing. When it is seen amongst devotees, it attracts more devotees. I will tell you a nice story. I do not know if it is from the Christian tradition or the Jewish tradition, or a combination of both. It is an interreligious story. There was a monastery where there were one abbot and five monks. They were quite elderly and becoming more and more aware of the fact that they were getting older and older and one after another they would probably make their “exit stage left”, as we say in English. They were concerned, “What to do? We are not getting any new bhaktas!”
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Si bien estamos privados de la posibilidad de ir a los templos, podemos adorar a Krishna en su forma de Deidad en el hogar. Como Srila Prabhupada solía decir (parafraseando), “No hay restricción en la adoración a Krishna. Siempre podemos adorar a Krishna, en cualquier circunstancia ”.
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