Nectarean Quotes from HH Bhakti Charu Swami

[Desikachari Venugopal]

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami

	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee Best way not to offend devotees is to serve the devotee & to appreciate the Devotees. Then we will make advancement in heaps and bounds.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee There is a difference between criticism and correction. A devotee realizes that criticising a Vaishnava pollutes the heart and impellers spiritual advancement.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality When all material advancements utilized in spiritual need that is the real advancement of human civilization.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Devotional service is acually rendered through serving the devotees of the lord.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Love Krishna consciousness spreads wisdom and knowledge. The main force because of which this movement is spreading is love.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna Wherever there is any greatness, attraction or opulence that is only a display of Krsna's inconcievable Spiritual powers.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna The consideration of becoming a devotee is the association and guidance of a devotee. Love of God is the real source and when one abandons that loving real relationship of God, he suffers
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee When we associate with devotees we slowly-slowly get to know about their great qualities and thus we give our envious nature.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna Unless and untill we surrender to Krishna, Krishna is not going to take our responsibility.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness Srila prabhupada has given us the perfect process.Now mold yourself according to that and I assure you that you will go back to Godhead
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Actual joy is a product of the spiritual nature. It is spontaneously manifest when the living entity begins to love God.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality When we become connected to the supreme spirit then we automatically becomes situated in our spiritual identity.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna Due to the influence of the external energy or the material nature the living entity although transcendental to three modes, the living entities are not actually meant to be under the control of the modes but when the living entity rejects Krishna then he becomes affected by the three modes of material nature and as a result of that he identifies himself with the material nature.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna We do not have to hide anything from Krishna or we should never think that - well Krishna is not watching , Krishna is not seeing. Krishna is seeing .....
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Spiritual life is no dry, it is also exceuted happily,'susukham', the result of that is not just happiness, but bliss, spiritual joy.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Attitude Just thinking 'I am not this body' is not going to serve the purpose. We simply have to be engaged in the service of Krishna that automatically will transcend the bodily platform and situate us in spiritual identity.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality A pure devotees body although made up of matter, but because of being in contact with the spirit, the body is spiritual.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Spiritual life is absolute reality. Krishna is real but we have lost the ability to realize him.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other The real penance is to control the flow of our senses from matter to spirit, control it from its flow from matter and project it unto spirit. So that is the real penance.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other (Religion) Real religion of every living entity is to become a servant of Vishnu.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee Devotees apparently go through some difficulities at a time, but ,those difficulties ,do not affect them by any means because they are always protected by Krsna's merciful embrace.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Attitude By only becoming aware of Krsna's greatness. We can become aware of our minuteness. That's the way to become Humble.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Chanting (Other) The ultimate goal of bhakti is to get Krsna and we can get it by taking the shelter of Holy name.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness If we will follow four regulative principles then sins will not be able to touch us..
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Book Reading Everybody needs guidance and the best guidance is Srila Prabhupada's books.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Spiritual nature is inconceivable and unlimited. Therefore, the activities of that realm will always remain beyond our mental speculation and intellectual concept.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Attitude The biggest hindrance to our spiritual progress is Vaishnava Aparadh.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna When it comes to offering to Krishna and if we love Krishna then we will offer him something that is very dear to us.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other If somebody falls down in this life he should just stand up and continue in this life only, not wait for the next lifetime because, who knows what is going to happen in the next life.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Initiation means beginning of a spiritual life not a ending.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna To recognize that he is the Supreme,we have to develop our mentality and that is why worshipping him is necessary because we are preparing our mentality to accept him.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee By practice, by become sinless we will not become pure devotee but by surrendering to Krishna we will become a pure devotee.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna If one can develop a direct relationship with Bhagavan,with the Supreme personality of Godhead,then there is no need to go through the via medium of the demigods..
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna The more we hanker for Krishna the more we are free from material desires.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee The symptom of a Vaishnava is trinad api sunicena. taror api sahisnuna,that's the perfect definition of a Vaishnava. Another consideration is that a Vaishnava is a surrendered soul to Krishna.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness It is not that the moment one comes to the platform of devotion, he immediately achieves his perfection. Gradually by performing devotional service he comes to the platform of perfection.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee Devotee did not want liberation, they only want to serve. Service here or service there didn't matter 'let me always serve you', that is mood of a devotee.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Use your intelligence to make all the practical arrangements but offer your heart to the Lord. That's the perfect balance.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness When we start to feel the mercy of the Lord then our faith in the Lord strengthens, we become grateful to the Lord and in this way our relationship with him establishes.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness Krishna Consciousness means being conscious of Krishna's mercy at every single moment.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna The chanting itself purifies us and as the heart becomes purified,the holy name will become more revealed to us as Krishna himself.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Etiquette It is very important that we develop proper relationship with each other, that is an important aspect of Vaisnava Etiquette.
	BhaktiCharuswami says on Devotee Nature of a Devotee - A Devotee never claims that he is a great devotee