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Srimad Bhagavatam verse 4.31.19

dayayā sarva-bhūteṣu
santuṣṭyā yena kena vā
sarvendriyopaśāntyā ca
tuṣyaty āśu janārdanaḥ

"By showing mercy to all living entities, being satisfied somehow or
other and controlling the senses from sense enjoyment, one can very
quickly satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janardana."

Krishna is completely satisfied if we follow these three things.

1) Dayayaa Sarva Bhuteshu - Merciful To All Living Entities

"All those who hear Harinam sankirtan will definitely be liberated.
Suppose you are unable to protect the cows, suppose you don't have
lakshmi for these things, don't worry. Just do Harinam. Thats the
greatest mercy you can do for all living entities. I was in London and
I had never heard Hare Krishna Mahamantra there - but when there was
temple opening, Srila Prabhupada - had asked the devotees to do
Harinam in the main streets of London in the morning and evening. I
heard them and was really surprised and then I came to know about them
and was attracted. Like this so many people had come. They are
residents of foreign countries. If not for Harinam, we would have gone
to something else and wasted our life in drinking and eating dead
flesh. This Harinam is real daya.

Don't fall victimised to the 6 enemies - kaama, krodha, lobha, moha,
madha, maatsarya (lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride, envy). Be
merciful to yourself and everybody and never fall victimised to
excessive kaam. Kaam will lead to krodh. Anger destroys us more than
anyone else.

Please also learn to tolerate illness. It's actually Krishna's mercy.
Please come to Bhagavad gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. There is very nice
verse for sickness.

maatraa-sparsaas tu kaunteya
sitosna-sukha-duhkha-daah
aagamaapaayino 'nityaas
taams titiksasva bhaarata
"O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and
distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the
appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise
from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to
tolerate them without being disturbed."

Matraa sparshaas tu kaunteya - all diseases are sensuous - like
happiness and distress. Aagamaa paayino - it comes and goes. So please
tolerate. There are two types of sickness we have to face - according
to the time scale of the body. Few of which could be cured and few
that have come to take us away. It cannot be cured however hard you
try to cure that. So have full faith in Krishna's curing.

2) santushta yena kena vaa - satisfied under all conditions

"In any condition you should be satisfied - santushta ena kena vaa.
You people are intelligent. Whatever work you are doing please do it
immaculately. Because you are having continuous flow of money, you are
able to sit and peacefully hear now. By working very nicely you get
out of the work and not by stopping it. So do your work and be happy.

There is a nice shloka in shastras:
santushta trishu kartavyah / svadhaare bhojane dhane
santushta trishu na kartavyah / svaadhyaah japa dhaanayoh
"One should be always satisfied with these three things - their
spouse, the food, and the amount of wealth they obtained. One should
never be satisfied with these three things - the amount of scriptural
study, the amount of chanting and the amount of charity they
performed."

Satisfaction is the best medicine for good living. Satisfied people,
if you see their face, you will understand; they don't need to have a
building or money for satisfaction. Whatever Krishna gives, be happy.
No hankering.  According to your previous karma we get wealth. So
don't worry too much.You are going to get as per destiny. We try hard
to acquire qualification, do some business etc. But in the end look to
Krishna. This is the end of it. We are satisfied in any condition of
life.

3) sarvendriyopashaant yaa ca - sense control

There is so much to be discussed on this, but here I shall insist on
the most important sense to be controlled - our eyes. Try to habituate
your eyes to be in control. It is the main window through which the
sin enters us. Always remember that those who are associating with
Krishna through His names, through books of Prabhupadaji are all
having their appointment with Krishna. Never miss Krishna's
appointment. Japa, darshan are all Krishna's appointments. This is the
way to satisfy Krishna. If our mind is focussed on Krishna, then
controlling the senses happens automatically. "

- His Holiness Mahavishnu Goswami Maharaj