If the mind is directed so as not to be fascinated by the shimmering of matter, the soul will escape its conditioning. Under no circumstances should we indulge in sense objects, for, through a process of degradation, they sink us ever deeper into material existence.

The best way to free ourselves from this entanglement will be to never offer our thoughts more than a single object: Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality.

Absorbed in sense objects, it imprisons the being, and detached from sense objects, it liberates the being and is the origin of liberation, of salvation.

Concentrating the mind on Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, brings about supreme liberation.

What is true charity, the only one?

In reality, the charitable works poured out by philanthropists are beneficial only in name.

Building hospitals, opening clinics and emergency shelters, offering free phones and laptops, distributing food or clothing to the poor, bring nothing beneficial to the needy, because all of this concerns only the body, not the soul.

But God says: It is the interest of the soul that must be sought, not that of the body. It is the needs of the soul that must be satisfied, not those of the body.

True charity is that which allows the soul to achieve spiritual elevation, liberation, true freedom, to attain spiritual fulfillment, and which leads to God.

True charity is that which disseminates spiritual information about God, which makes known His Personal, Primordial, Original, Infinite, and Absolute aspect, and which reveals that Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality, is the Absolute Truth personified.

Blessed are all those who discover God as He truly is, for they will at the same time discover the absolute truth as it is.

True charity is that which disseminates His sublime divine teachings, which reveals the existential and absolute truth, which makes fallen souls aware of their true eternal spiritual identity, and brings them out of their confinement.

True charity is that which teaches people how to renew the bond of love that unites them to God, how to link their desires and interests to His, which teaches them to love Krishna, to obey Him, and to do His divine will with joy and readiness.

True charity is that which makes people know that only by surrendering completely to Krishna and offering loving and devoted service to Him can they enter the spiritual world, approach the Lord and see Him face to face, and, by returning to their original natural position as eternal servants of Krishna, remain with Him for eternity.