It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
SRILA PRABHUPADALiving entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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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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Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.
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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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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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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 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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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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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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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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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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Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
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