117 - Knowledge From Within Our Hearts ("Raja Vidya: The King of Knowledge" pages 68-73)

 "Kṛṣṇa consciousness begins with śravaṇam, hearing about Kṛṣṇa through  Bhagavad-gītā and other Vedic literatures, and kīrtanam, repeating what  we've heard and glorifying Kṛṣṇa by chanting His names. By chanting and  hearing of Kṛṣṇa we can actually associate with Him, for He is absolute  and nondifferent from His names, qualities, forms and pastimes. As we  associate with Kṛṣṇa, He helps us to understand Him and dispels the  darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge. Kṛṣṇa is sitting  within our hearts acting as guru. When we begin hearing topics about  Him, the dust which has accumulated on our minds due to so many years of  material contamination becomes gradually cleaned. Kṛṣṇa is a friend to  everyone, but He is a special friend to His devotees. As soon as we  become a little inclined toward Him, He begins to give favorable  instructions from within our hearts so that we can gradually make  progress." | Link to get  your own copy or  read: www.biglink.to/rajavidya | Find us on social  media:  Facebook  "Sravanam Diaries" | Instagram & Tumblr  @sravanamdiaries | Email:   [email protected]