Samita Sarkar > Samita's Quotes

“Although I had savored my solitude, there was a big difference between enjoying time to myself and feeling lonely. I had no reason to feel lonely because Lord Krishna, my friend and ever well-wisher, was with me the entire time.”
― Samita Sarkar, I Am the Ocean

“I had been thinking about becoming a business owner for some time, but I didn't have the confidence to pursue it. My parents encouraged the idea, and I had scoffed at them irritably. I wanted the job security that a nine-to-five would provide me. But now I could see that security, both in the office world and beyond, was a myth. You could do everything right, but nothing would come to you if it wasn't Krishna's will.”
― Samita Sarkar, I Am the Ocean

“If you have a shapely bottom, accentuate it with a pair of well-fitted jeans to draw attention from problem areas, e.g. the things you do and say.”
― Man Who Has It All, From Frazzled to Fabulous: How to juggle a successful career, fatherhood, `me-time' and looking good

“Even as a junkie I stayed true [to vegetarianism] - 'I shall have heroin, but I shan't have a hamburger.' What a sexy little paradox.”
― Russell Brand, My Booky Wook

“By constantly thinking of Krishna the caterpillar of our existence turns into a butterfly of eternal devotion to Krishna.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“Devotees of Lord Krishna do not have problems; they have challenges.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“If one puts an iron rod in fire, the rod gradually becomes hotter and hotter, until it becomes red hot and it acquires the quality of fire itself. This is the state of Krishna consciousness.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“One must know addition and subtraction (material knowledge) before proceeding to higher mathematics (spiritual knowledge). Without knowledge, life does not blossom and a person remains in raja guna and tama guna.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“If one rides a bike at 10 miles an hour and then holds onto a car, the bike will travel at the speed of the car without any effort, as one who dovetails one’s consciousness with Krishna’s will similarly effortlessly speed ahead.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“As one gets the warmth of the sun when one goes outside, so does a devotee get the benediction of Krishna when he approaches Krishna.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“Material knowledge also helps us to better understand spiritual laws. For example, we can understand the law of karma by Newton’s third law and we can understand indestructibility of the soul by knowing of the indestructibility of energy.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“By the boat of knowledge we can safely and fearlessly come to the lotus feet of the Lord.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“The knowledge of Krishna and our relationship with Him acts like a mighty ship that cannot be buffeted by the waves and winds of the material world. A devotee is safe and serene by the mercy of the Lord.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“The peaceful mind of a Krishna conscious person is an ocean of good qualities.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“When one chants the Holy Names, listens to Krishna katha or just meditates on Krishna’s form, one’s body feels wellbeing, one’s mind becomes tranquil, one beholds beauty in the sky, nature, people, animals, insects—in everything. Vāsudeva sarvam iti, everything is Krishna. One feels the cooling touch of the breeze. One feels the golden warmth of the setting sun. In an orb of happiness, one reposes oneself at the lotus feet of the Lord like a honey bee.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“By the mercy of Lord Krishna everything will be great. Difficulties (spiritual and material) will only make one better devotees, like steel is forged by annealing. Remember: devotees have challenges, not problems.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“By being immersed in yoga bhakti (yoga-sthah, transcendental consciousness) in a purified state we understand that we are part and parcel of Krishna. In chemical terms, we become fully miscible.”
― Anil B. Sarkar, Make Life Successful

“No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis? It is native to the soil there, and does not do well elsewhere. But any kitchen can become an ecosystem. If you bake a lot, your kitchen will become a happy home to wild yeasts, and all your bread will taste better. Even a failed loaf is not wasted. Likewise, cheese makers wash the dairy floor with whey. Tomato gardeners compost with rotten tomatoes. No writing is wasted: the words you can't put in your book can wash the floor, live in the soil, lurk around in the air. They will make the next words better.”
― Erin Bow