Talk on Low Self-Esteem (Q&A) 4/2/21

Prabhupada saw us as we could become, in our potential as pure devotees, not as fallen conditioned souls. He treated us as pure devotees and we fit into the shoes, so to speak.

If someone is always chanting but also criticizes devotees, it means that they are chanting nama-aparadha. 

Boundless happiness is accompanied by detachment, it is not accompanied by sense gratification. If you saw the beauty of Krishna then nothing in this world would register in your mind as happiness. 

Reading from the Introduction to Srimad Bhagavatam. 

The process of self-realization has never been as easy as it is now.

Reading from the introduction to Srimad Bhagavatam. 

Krishna's desire is always to save the fallen souls. But when you add Radharan's compassion to it, then it becomes unprecedented mercy. And the worst thing that we could do is to take it for granted. 

What is the difference between humility and low self-esteem? Humility is power, but low self-esteem is a weakness that may sometimes manifest in the form of arrogance or false power. 

Srila Prabhupada never wanted us to become sexist, he wanted us to respect everyone and not use the shastra to push our own agendas. 

What do you find as your biggest obstacle to good japa?