This sound vibration is not material, it is spiritual, and powerful beyond our conception. So it cannot be hindered in any way by something material; it surpasses all these material barriers.

So you can know it that when you are chanting, you are also giving benefit to even the child in the womb.
- Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968

We should never sit idly and ask Krishna to do everything. That is the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita.

It is clearly said in the Gita: Yuddhasya ca mam anusmara [Bg. 8.7].  So ordinarily, we have to try our best to our best capacity to achieve something, and by Krishna's grace, all of a sudden we shall see everything is there. This sort of help from Krishna is transcendental happiness.
Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968

The faith increases in Krishna Consciousness by our voluntary increase of serving Krishna.

Serving Krishna is unlimited and he can accept our unlimited service, and award us unlimited transcendental pleasure in the unlimited service of the Lord. That is the meaning of unlimited.
- Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968

A devotee should always remain humble and meek. Lord Chaitanya's philosophy is not to become God, but to become servant, servant, servant of God. The more one becomes the lower grade servant of the Lord, the more he is devoted nearer to the Lord. This is our philosophy.
- Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968

  The more you think as imperfect, the more you make actual progress in Krishna Consciousness. This hankering after perfection is seen in even the most perfect devotees. So we should never think of being perfect at any stage. Actually, Krishna Consciousness is unlimited, because Krishna is unlimited, so we do not know at which point the perfection is there. Even Krishna Himself thinks that He is imperfect to understand Radharani's feelings of devotion; and to understand the devotional feelings of Radharani, He became Lord Chaitanya, to worship Krishna in the feelings of Radharani. So transcendental activities are so nice that it is all perfection, and still there is no perfect satisfaction.

That is the duty of spiritual life. Please stick to your principles … and serve Krishna to your best capacity, and Krishna will give you all protection undoubtedly.
- Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968

Practical devotion is the secret to understanding the Sastras. My Guru Maharaja used to say that for one who is not engaged in devotional service, reading all the books is simply like licking the outside of the honey jar. One who thinks the books are the thing is content in this way. But we should learn the secret to open the jar and taste the honey.  In this way, if we can simply understand one book, or one sloka, the perfection is there.
Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968

To surrender to Krishna all at once is not generally possible, but as we serve Krishna more and more, we gradually become more and more surrendered at His Lotus Feet. In the transcendental loving service of the Lord, it doesn't matter whether we are working, cooking, painting, writing, chanting, or whatever, they are all the same. There are no such distinctions of higher and lower on the transcendental platform. The important thing is that we are engaging our time and energy in the service of the Lord.
- Correspondence, Los Angeles, February 1968