One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.
SRILA PRABHUPADABy 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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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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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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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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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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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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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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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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A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.
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Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
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The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
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Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.
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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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You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.
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