Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
SRILA PRABHUPADAYou should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.
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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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The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.
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When a pure devotee or spiritual master speak, what he says should be accepted as having been directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Parampara System.
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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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Living entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.
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Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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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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If you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.
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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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The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
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Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.
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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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