If you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.
SRILA PRABHUPADAReligion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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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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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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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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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 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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A tree full of ripened fruits bows down naturally, because of the weight of the fruits and its willingness to make its fruits accessible to others.
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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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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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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
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Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
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