Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
SRILA PRABHUPADAThis 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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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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The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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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 disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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There is a word Kristos in the Greek dictionary, and this word is supposed to be borrowed from the Sanskrit word “Krishna,” and Christ is derived from Kristos.
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A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to the topmost position of a brahmana.
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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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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
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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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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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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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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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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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Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
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The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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To kill nothing, that is love.
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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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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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Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.
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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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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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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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