A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
SRILA PRABHUPADAHumility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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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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Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
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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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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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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.
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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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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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Krishna was conceived in the womb of Devaki mysteriously as the sun setting in the West imparts his rays to the rising moon in the East.
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Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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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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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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In spiritual life, one must conduct one’s whole life under the guidance of the guru. Only one who executes his spiritual life under the direction of the spiritual master can achieve the mercy of Krishna.
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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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