"One should hear with rapt attention from the real person, and then he can at once realize the presence of Lord Krsna in every page. The secret of knowing Bhagavatam is mentioned here. No one can give rapt attention who is not pure in mind. No one can be pure in mind who is not pure in action. No one can be pure in action who is not pure in eating, sleeping, fearing and mating. But somehow or other if someone hears with rapt attention from the right person, at the very beginning one can assuredly see Lord Sri Krsna in person in the pages of Bhagavatam."
(purport, Bhag. 1.3.44)
"If one renders even a small amount of sincere
devotional service, Krishna becomes obliged to elevate such person; and what to
speak of one whose entire life and soul has been dedicated to Krishna's
service."
(Letter to Harer Nama,
November 6, 1969)
"Philosophy is the highest, but even higher than philosophy is practice of philosophy."
(Letter to Brhaspati dasa, 17 November 1971)
"...the real fact is that if there is any difficulty with others, that is my lack of Krsna consciousness, not theirs. Is this clear?"
(Letter to Madhukara dasa, 4 January 1973)
Lord Brahma to Maharaja Prithu: "My dear King, do not be agitated and anxious because your sacrifices have not been properly executed due to providential impediments. Kindly take my words with great respect. We should always remember that if something happens by providential arrangement, we should not be very sorry. The more we try to rectify such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest region of materialistic thought." (Bhag. 4.19.34)
Purport by Srila Prabhupada: "Sometimes the saintly or very religious person also has to meet with reversals in life. Such incidents should be taken as providential. Although there may be sufficient cause for being unhappy, one should avoid counteracting such reversals, for the more we become implicated in rectifying such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest regions of material anxiety. Lord Krsna has also advised us in this connection. We should tolerate things instead of becoming agitated."