Having not met Krishna, how do I better give my heart to my sadhana in hopes of meeting Krishna and at the same time overcome the whims of my senses, mind, and intelligence?

Bhaktivinoda sought to revive and continue that tradition of enlightened reform exemplified by Caitanya, whose message of bhakti to Krishna challenged caste barriers and brought the Bhagavatam forward as the “ripened fruit of the tree of Vedic knowledge.”

She first opened Her eyes and saw Krishna. This is lila: eternal incidents, events, repeated in a particular way a like drama.

The quest for the beauty of the world no doubt must be balanced with the harsh truth—the knowledge—of its ephemeral nature. But there must be more to truth than this if it is to save us.

Krishna, a spiritual body, came and showed himself being born physically. It was an imitation, a show, like a drama or a play.

With his buffalo horn, he leads the world of divine service and with his plow he prepares the field of our heart where the seed of that seva is first planted.

Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja explains Srila Narottama Thakura’s prayers to Sri Rupa.
Sri Rupa Manjari is considered to be the leader of all of the manjaris in the camp of Radharani. The manjaris …

Every day we should be living for movement on the inner landscape; every day, practice in such a way that you are more eager for spiritual progress. Then you will be able to gravitate towards the essence, the heart of the whole thing: to be a devotee of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Atma, by its proximity, infuses consciousness into the citta, the mind, which comes in contact with sense organs, which in turn contact the sense objects.

Instead of a footprint of exploitation, the guide leaves a trail of divine service, that we may follow in the footsteps and find our way home.

“But from the association of the real devotee comes devotion, bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-sangena parijayate and sat-sanga prapyate pumbhih, sukrtaih purwa- sancitaih (Brhan-naradiya Purana) — one can come to a proper guide, a sadhu, as a result of his previous activity.”