June 29, 1971 Srila Prabhupada: We can serve Kṛṣṇa in four ways.

[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

June 29, 1971 Srila Prabhupada: We can serve Kṛṣṇa in four ways. First of all, try to dedicate your life for Kṛṣṇa. That is first class. If not, then spare some of your money for Kṛṣṇa. If not, then give some words for Kṛṣṇa. Or give some intelligence. You can give. "Sir, if for organizing your this movement we know that you require money, but I have no money. So I have got a friend. He is rich. If you come, he will help you." This is intelligence.

You can serve Kṛṣṇa by intelligence. You can serve Kṛṣṇa by your money. You can serve Kṛṣṇa by your life. And at last, you can serve Kṛṣṇa by your words. Simply go door to door and request everyone, "Please chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. There will be no loss on your part. The gain you will see within one week. The gain you will see within one week if you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. But you are not losing."

If we chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, as soon as our heart is cleansed . . .That is the first benediction of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, that our heart becomes cleansed. If your heart is not cleansed, how we are participating together? Somebody is Indian, somebody is American, somebody is Canadian, somebody is African. Because on the Kṛṣṇa consciousness platform the heart becomes cleansed. There are no more such consciousness that, "I am this," "I am that." The only consciousness is that, "I am Kṛṣṇa's." That is cleanliness of heart, as soon as we come to this platform that, "I am Kṛṣṇa's."

Just like the gopīs. All the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, they were thinking, "We are all Kṛṣṇa's." Central point is Kṛṣṇa. That is the beauty of Vṛndāvana. All the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana—the elderly cowherd men, the boys, the girls, the trees, the river, the birds, the beasts, everyone—they are simply thinking, "I am Kṛṣṇa's." This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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[Tamohara dasa ADMIN.]

"You should know everything about bhajan, not about philosophy. You should not make an headache to know the philosophy. Actually what is philosophy? The Guru has said, ajña dila more, ei brajabāsī, harināma koro gaṇa. “Oh Gurudeva, you have given me harināma and you have asked me to sit here and do Nāma.” ‘Sit here’ means Vṛndāvana. Physically and mentally you may be in Vṛndāvana, but [the main point is that] you should consider that you are in Vṛndāvana mentally. Suppose you don’t reside in Vṛndāvana, but in Italy. Even if you are there, in the mind you should think that you are in Vṛndāvana with your Guru. You must remember that and perform harināma. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has said, “Oh Gurudeva, you are kind enough to have blessed me and you have given me Nāma. You asked me to repeat Nāma and to reside in Vṛndāvana. However I cannot stay physically in Vṛndāvana, therefore I stay mentally there and do Nāma.” In this way you follow Guru’s order. And all the problems you may face, they will be solved by Nāma Himself. The Guru may not be present with you to solve them, but the Nāma is there and He will solve all your problems. Then you will be happy. Throw the burden upon Nāma."

His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Goswami Maharaja (Vrindavana 16-02-1992)