Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
SRILA PRABHUPADALiving entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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To kill nothing, that is love.
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This chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciouness – namely sensual, mental and intellectual.
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Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
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The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.
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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
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Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a spiritual master is none other than Krishna himself.
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It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.
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If after accepting the spiritual master and being initiated one does not follow the rules and regulations of devotional service, then he is again fallen.
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By the grace of the spiritual master the cloud of the mercy of the Personality of Godhead is brought in, and then only, when the rains of Krishna consciousness fall, can the fire of material existence be extinguished.
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A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.
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Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.
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