It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
SRILA PRABHUPADAIt is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.
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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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The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
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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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A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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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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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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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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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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To kill nothing, that is love.
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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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Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
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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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