..every institution has its unique set of irrational and difficult constraints. Yet, some make a leap while others, facing the same environmental challenges, do not. This is perhaps the single most important point in all of Good to Great: greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline. This is from someone who's empirically studying the various organizations in the profit and non-profit sections, and this is the conclusion of his book—that it comes down to conscious choice and discipline.

So, we have to develop this sense of "I have to overcome my obstacles, and the only resort is Krishna." Krishna is present in his name, and when we're fully focused, we can move to the level of greatness even amidst all kinds of obstacles. He said we can find—do you remember the phrase?—pockets of greatness. Our lives may be a maelstrom of problems, but if we focus on our japa, we can find pockets of greatness, or a pocket of greatness, in our day. From that, all the other forms of success will expand. Paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam !

(excerpt from the talk)

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