His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami

	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “Unless one has the shelter of the holy name and the shelter of a bona fide spiritual master one cannot give up his old bad habits.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Belief “If we can develop the consciousness that Krishna is taking care of me in all respects we will be situated in Vaikuntha. This state of consciousness is Vaikuntha.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other “How to make your house into a temple of Krishna? Just establish an altar of Krishna in one room and worship Krishna. Then your house becomes a temple. Then whatever you do for your house becomes devotional service.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “The more materialistic one is the bigger his false ego will be, but the more one is advanced in devotion the more he will be free from false ego. Advancement means being humble.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality “Pure devotional service means only for Krishna’s pleasure. No consideration of anything else. This is the ultimate goal of our life.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Ambition “There is no security in this world other than Krishna’s Lotus feet.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “The only thing I need is to serve Krishna, to please Krishna. So, whatever energy I have, let me use it in serving Krishna ! ”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Attitude “Always remember that all of you came to Krishna Consciousness to make spiritual advancement. So become very serious about your mission."
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Confidence “If you want klesa (distress) then try to become God, but if you want ananda (bliss) then just surrender to Krishna!”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “The human body has ability to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So when we get this human form of life we must take advantage of it. We should make it a point to realize who Krishna is and what our relationship with Krishna is. It is an inconceivable opportunity! ”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness “Krishna consciousness has nothing to do with our material qualifications or material designations. When one takes to the spiritual path, when one takes to Krishna consciousness, one becomes fully mature in spiritual wisdom.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Love “Lord Krishna is sitting in the heart as the Supersoul, but He is inactive. It is because of love that the Lord becomes active. That active aspect of the Lord that reciprocates with our love is Bhagavan.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee “We do not have to become a big devotee. All we have to become is a simple devotee, a humble devotee, a sincere devotee.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “Practice means sadhana-bhakti. This practice will bring us to the platform of perfection. Nothing else can do that. Only sadhana-bhakti will bring us to the platform of pure devotion.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Prabhupada “We do not have to become big scholars. We do not have to become superman. We do not have to become a very famous personality. Even a devotee washing pots, distributing books or dressing the Deities is a pure devotee because he is following a pure devotee - Srila Prabhupada.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Ambition “The way to understand the spiritual reality is to surrender to someone who has seen the truth. Those who want to expand their consciousness should take advantage of this process; of becoming exposed to the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality “All services are absolute. It is not that the brahmanical service is the highest and washing pots in the kitchen, or sweeping the temple room is the lowest. Washing the pots and worshipping the deities are on an equal level.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other “There is no room for chance or accident in this material nature. Behind every occurrence and every incident there is a cause.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “The ultimate purity and perfection in life is to develop a loving relationship with Krishna.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning Krishna has come as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to open the gates of Vrindavan in order to give Vraja prema to the living entities of this world, and raganuga bhakti is the way to enter into Vrindavan. Nevertheless, generally, devotional service is meant to be executed through vaidhi bhakti – “sruti smriti puranadi pancaratra vidhim vina aikantiki harer bhaktir utpatayaiva kalpate”. However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu perfectly harmonized these two processes of executing devotional service and paved the way to Vrindavan.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Belief “Srila Prabhupada is always present in our movement. He did not disappear. We are not able to see him due to our lack of spiritual vision. With our contaminated vision we are not able to see a pure personality like Srila Prabhupada.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Attitude “If we do not think of ourselves as very low and fallen we cannot possibly surrender. If we think that we are very big, very great, very qualified, then what is the need for surrender? If we think that we are able to do everything then we will not be able to surrender. So the first consideration is to feel oneself to be very unqualified, very fallen. That is humility, dainya.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Association "Simply by theoretical knowledge, or study, one cannot make any appreciable spiritual advancement. In order to make spirit advancement one must give up the association of materialistic persons and seek the association of devotees"
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “One has to be very careful where he develops his attachment. If one becomes attached to something other than Krishna and Krishna’s devotees, then at the time of his death he will think of that person and he will get the body like that person. So, one must be very careful how is going to design his next body.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee “Become very, very fixed up on these two things: Follow the four regulative principles very strictly; chant sixteen rounds minimum. And, read Prabhupada’s books every day.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Etiquette “One must become the servant of the servant of the servant of Krishna! The lower we can go; the more we can develop a service attitude. In Krishna Consciousness, the sign of advancement is not to become a big devotee; but to become small devotee.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness “Krishna Consciousness means to be tuned up with Lord Krishna! We should not have any consciousness separate from that of Krishna.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other “Material desires are temporary! Once you have fulfilled those desires, you will be back to square one.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Belief “Whatever Krishna is providing through Mother Nature; is actually meant for the living entities survival. The first consideration is actually the living entities get what they need. And; the second consideration is that whatever there is must be offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead! By doing that the living entities are spiritually elevated. The living entities will become situated in their constitutional position.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Attitude “In Krishna Consciousness there is no room for stagnation! If you do not progress then you will regress. So in Krishna Consciousness you should be very, very concerned; very careful, that you are always progressing.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “Nityananda Prabhu is the original shelter and He is the person who engages everyone into Krishna’s service because He is the original servant. Everyone must become engaged in Krishna’s service through Him or through His representatives."
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Prabhupada “Although Srila Prabhupada is not present on the planet, Srila Prabhupada is the siksa guru of all the devotees of ISKCON.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Prabhupada “Srila Prabhupada has created everything for us and we simply have to take advantage of that’’
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning “No matter whatever happens we should never fight! Even if there is some disagreement; even if there is some misunderstanding, we should try to patch it up; or, overcome it by Krishna Consciousness’’
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Etiquette A Vaisnava means he is surrendered to Krishna. So, Vaisnava is surrendered to Krishna. What is the meaning? It means he is fully dependent upon Krishna.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Learning The most important consideration is – how much Krishna Conscious one has become, how much one knows Krishna. Knowledge about Krishna is the highest knowledge and one who has it, is the best and the greatest of all personalities.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other “Even in a vaishnava community we see that we fail to recognize very exalted devotees because we tend to judge people. We judge even the devotees from a materialistic point of view!
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Belief You cannot go back to Godhead unless you purify your consciousness. Therefore, purify your consciousness. Do you know how to purify your consciousness? By chanting: Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Why do we need to read Bhagavad Gita ? we need to read Bhagavad Gita to get the informations about spiritual reality.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada is not just the spiritual master of his disciples; Srila Prabhupada is the spiritual master of all the devotees of ISKCON for all time.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Spiritual life is a life of austerity but austerity does not mean that those who take to spiritual life suffer. This austerity means abstinence from unnecessary or detrimental activities.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness When one takes to Krishna consciousness he must make sure that it is an eternal involvement. We never came to Krishna consciousness to go away from Krishna we have come to Krishna consciousness to be with Krishna.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on spirituality “Ma evam vetti tattvatah means recognizing Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by surrendering unto Him, thentyakta deham punar janma. Then; when one leaves his body he does not have to take another body again, he goes back to the spiritual sky.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on spirituality “We cannot see ourselves because the mind is dirty! So the first effect of chanting the Maha-Mantra is that it cleanses the mind so that we can see ourselves.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other “The attitude of the people in the materialistic world is to work like a donkey and to enjoy like a monkey! As a result of that they invite so many miseries for themselves.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality “The bona fide spiritual masters are bestowing their mercy upon the living entities! And if we properly take advantage of their mercy, then making progress in spiritual life will become quite easy.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Belief “The Krishna Consciousness movement is going to spread in every town and village: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said it! He made the arrangement. Now, those who will work for that: preaching and spreading Krishna Consciousness, they will get credit for that. Just as Krishna gave credit to Arjuna.”
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Prabhupada “Srila Prabhupada came from the spiritual sky! And he was assigned to fulfil the impossible prediction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu"
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna We should chant the holy name in whichever condition we may be, without worry. Krishna will take care of all things.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Belief This movement has inconceivable future. It is going to spread in every town and village. That's a fact. Now what is our role? Our role is to seriously commit ourself to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Study Srila Prabhupada's books you will learn Sanskrit.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality This human form of life is very, very rare. You can’t imagine how rare this human form of life is.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality The spiritual culture that Srila Prabhupada gave is very important to uphold and distribute to others. Until we do that, we are not performing our duties. We have to distribute it to others.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality The science of the soul will lead to the Spiritual Nature. And eventually it will lead to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore study this subject properly.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality The spiritual culture that Srila Prabhupada gave is very important to uphold and distribute to others. Until we do that, we are not performing our duties. We have to distribute it to others.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Love Lord's presence everywhere can not invoke our love for him but when he is there in deity form then we can invoke our love and serve him
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Love If spirit soul is part and parcel of Krsna, then must he not connected to Krsna ? Now, how can soul become connected to Krsna ? For that , here comes the word "Love"
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Etiquette Vaisnava: he is a pure devotee of the Lord. And etiquette: whatever he does, his activities, his behaviour is.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Holy name alone is sufficient to take you back home, back to godhead , but to cultivate surrenderity you need guru.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Etiquette Vaisnava etiquette is a combination of two words: Vaisnava andetiquette. Vaisnava everybody knows and etiquette means the activity and behaviour of a Vaisnava
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna Krsna conscious spreads wisdom and Knowledge. The main force because of which this movement is spreading is love.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna An intelligent person can see Krishna through his intelligence . One can not see Krishna with these eyes.That’s why Krishna has appeared as the archyas, Vighra(Deity) so that we can see him and serve him
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness The first condition to be happy to remain detached. Do not get too entangled.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotees In spiritual life one important consideration is sadhu sangha. Then failure will become the pillars of success. Therefore one should stay in association of devotees.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Happiness is temporary relief from suffering. But we are not looking for happiness.We are looking for joy.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna The only prescribed duty in the age of kali is to serve Krishna.Therefore one should chant and serve Krishna.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Krishna wants us to advance in spiritual life. Just like in a school there are exams to promote you to the next class. Similarly in krishna consciousness we have various tests which helps to progress in spiritual life.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other When we come out of a dark room there is no need for a small lamp. Similarly this world is Dukhalayam, a place of suffering. When we turn to Krishna it is like the shinning sun . Then we do not need happiness. We have bliss anandam which is permanent.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Book Reading Chant Hare Krishna, Read Srila Prabhupada’s books, follow the regulative principles –Guru dev will automatically pleased.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other Whatever is happening to us in this material nature is simply due to our past karma and three modes of material nature.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciouness When the body is bed ridden the devotee has the mind to serve Krishna . at least it take a lot of endeavor but by mind you can do it immediately.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality There is no hellish place in the spiritual world . The absence of spiritualization is called hellish.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Krishna Krishna does not put us into anxiety . we put ourselves into anxiety . Krishna Simply makes us go through the course of our karmic reaction.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Spirituality Spiritual life is a matter of serious enquiry. A disciple should sincerely enquire from the self realized spiritual master for appropriate spiritual answer.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Devotee In ISKCON we should think that we are all Sudras,servants, not even servants but slaves,Krishna's slaves.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness Envy developes pot of hatred ,thus envy can be conquered by love.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Consciousness Consciousness leads to love and love leads to service.
	Bhakti Charu Swami says on Other (Devotional Service) Devotional service is the only way to go back to Godhead.
	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