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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAJust 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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAA 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 PRABHUPADAThe genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
SRILA PRABHUPADALiving entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.
SRILA PRABHUPADAIf after accepting the spiritual master and being initiated one does not follow the rules and regulations of devotional service, then he is again fallen.
SRILA PRABHUPADAThe holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.
SRILA PRABHUPADAChrist means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.
SRILA PRABHUPADAEvery 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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAIf you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.
SRILA PRABHUPADAIndulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
SRILA PRABHUPADASince 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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAA disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
SRILA PRABHUPADAKrishna 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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAThe 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.
SRILA PRABHUPADABooks are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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