(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 27 June 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.13.17)
People do so many things; like again the world cup has come and again, people are waving flags. Gradually, it is building up towards a finale and the tension is building up; it is getting more and more exciting. In that way, we stay engaged. It is something to do. But then, what is the meaning of it?
It is a way of killing time, it is a way of just trying to have some enjoyment. It does not have a deep meaning; we are not really making serious progress in life. Life is meant for inquiring into the Truth, into the Absolute Truth, like athāto brahma jijñāsā, what is the goal of life?
When it comes to football, Srila Prabhpada once said, “We think we are the players but in actuality, we are the ball because at any moment, we can be kicked and we are just out of here.” So therefore, we are the ball, not the players!
So when looking at life, this is not just a playground; a field for a game. We should see that the aim of life is happiness, “But why am I not getting this happiness? And how can I actually attain happiness?” These kinds of questions are about the deeper meaning of life, and until one begins to ask such questions, one will just waste his time and not make real progress.
Life is meant to grow and life is meant to develop better qualities, as a person. Then we can say, “Yes, I have made some progress.” Otherwise, material progress – you have it for a while and then it breaks down again; that is the nature of material life! So, here we are focusing on a discussion which aims at rising above the temporary reality and reconnecting ourselves with eternal reality.
The celebration took place in the temple of the Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Khabarovsk. Followers of the Bengali Vaishnava tradition come together to celebrate this day, hold public rituals and offerings, and then arrange a holiday feast. 
We say that if Krishna is truth, the world is also truth because the world is a manifestation of Krishna's energy. So if Krishna is true, how His energy can be false? The Mayavadis preach so-called monism, but they always distinguish brahma and maya. They say brahma is true, maya is false. We say maya is true, and because it is Krishna's energy, she must be employed in Krishna's service. Letter to Gopal Krishna, June 5, 1969. 
The sound of the spiritual world is nectarean and eternal, whereas the sound of the material world is hackneyed and subject to end. The sound of the Holy Name - Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
- everlastingly increases the enthusiasm of the chanter. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.21.22 Purport) 
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With Sivarama Swami 
A devotee is not afraid of going to hell if he has the opportunity to hear the glories of the Lord constantly. This is the advantage of chanting Hare Krishna. One may be put in any condition, but God gives him the prerogative to chant Hare Krishna. In any condition of life, if one goes on chanting he will never be unhappy. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.15.50 Purport) 
Indradyumna Swami: We have just 3 days left on our summer festival tour in Poland. Our bodies ache, but our souls hanker for even more .... 
As soon as you offer yourself to be enjoyed by Krishna as servant, according to His order you serve, then immediately you are in the spiritual world. If you want to remain in the spiritual world, this temple is the spiritual world. We are not living in Melbourne. This temple is not Melbourne. It is Vaikuntha. It is Vrindavan. So if you stick to this temple service, Krishna's service, then you are not in this material world. Melbourne, June 25, 1974 
To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters immediately becomes eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.33.6 Purport) 
This is the first of several beautiful inlaid stone paintings which are placed on the outside of the temple. Also the deity kitchen gets larger. 
By chanting the holy name of Krishna one is cleansed of the dirt that accumulates in the mind. One can purify the mind either by the breathing process or by the chanting process, just as one can purify gold by putting it in a fire and fanning it with a bellows. (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.28.10 Purport) 
