Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
SRILA PRABHUPADAIf you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.
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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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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Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
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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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Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
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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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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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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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Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
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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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Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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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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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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