Niranjana Swami

Niranjana Swami

Lectures from a Disciple, Vol. 2, Qualities of a Devotee, p. 155

Rising to the platform of madhyama-adhikari requires broadening one's vision and actually feeling respect for others. When we feel respect, we can also feel compassion, and when we feel compassion, we can preach. From a platform of respect, madhyama-adhikaris can distinguish between the innocent, to whom they preach, their equals with whom they make friends and share Krishna consciousness, the atheists and demons, whom they avoid, and the Supreme Lord, whom they worship. Even though the madhyma-adhikaris avoid atheists and demons, their compassion compels them to pray for their deliverance and well-being. They only neglect them (upeksa) so that they will not have the opportunity to commit further offense. 

Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Bhagavad-gita 7.1, Melbourne, June 29, 1974

We have to, I mean to say, repose our mind to the form of Krsna. Krsna says mayi, "Unto Me, Krsna." We cannot see now Krsna personally. Personally He is here, but we want to see anything physically. Physically He is also there. Here, Krsna murti is physical, but because you are differently educated, you do not know what is this world of physics. We think that this is different from Krsna. That will be explained. Therefore it is said, tac chrnu. Asamsayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu. "You just hear from Me, as you can understand Me in complete, without any doubt." So Krsna is instructing Himself, about Himself. So why there should be any doubt? There cannot be any doubt. God is explaining Himself about Him, then why there should be doubt? This is called bhakti-yoga.