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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAAnyone 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.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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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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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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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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The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.
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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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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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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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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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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
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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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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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