"The conditioned soul is in ignorance. So he cannot actually understand things as it is, and he has flaws. Those from the spiritual world aren't under this. So the material world is easy because it is just a perverted reflection of what is in the spiritual world."
"What I am and the reason people come to me, and what you are doing is inconsistent with that. How you are behaving and focusing is consistent with a sādhu who is focused on the Supreme Lord."
Forget doesn’t mean you are stupid. It doesn’t mean that if any symptoms come up of their previous behavior that wasn’t correct, you are not at that point not defending against it. It doesn’t mean you are just open and trust and therefore you get run over.
Knowledge said, 'Don't give me to someone who is not qualified, who is not interested.' So skills you might give, but the hidden meanings behind that, that is more important.
If it is connected to Krishna, it is spiritual. It is not connected to Kṛṣṇa - it is material, that's all. But the form between the two is the same. That must be understood, otherwise relationships cannot be understood.
We are trying to find out what it is that you are interested in and why you are doing it. Because 'why' much of the time will establish what actually is the nature.
We see our faults, others see our good qualities. This is how the pious person sees things. A not so pious view is that we see all the good qualities in ourself and all the bad qualities in others.