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.
SRILA PRABHUPADAIt’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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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 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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Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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When a pure devotee or spiritual master speak, what he says should be accepted as having been directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Parampara System.
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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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The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.
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The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
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It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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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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To kill nothing, that is love.
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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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Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
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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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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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