What is the best way to observe the beautiful occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us on this holy day of Krishna’s advent.

Among devotional disciplines, installing a picture or idol of the Lord in the home and adoring it, is the least valuable. The celebration of Krishna Janmashtami should not be confined to special worship and extra dishes for lunch. People do this to attract the grace of Krishna. But that grace can be won only by the observance of the teachings of Krishna. They will not be conferred on pride and pompous display. Adoring Krishna and avoiding His teachings is a sacrilege. You can give up the adoration; nevertheless, you can earn grace if you sincerely attempt to proceed on the path He has marked out. Krishna was the embodiment of love. Hence, love is the virtue He appreciates most. Love has to turn into concrete acts of compassion. Cultivate compassion and develop sympathetic understanding until you reach the goal of merging in the Embodiment of Love, Krishna. There are many among you who are engaged in sadhana. What is the basic purpose of sadhana? Each exercise of the sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) is a stream that moves on to the sea of grace. Believe that the love that prompts you to serve and sympathise is a spark of the love of God.