Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
SRILA PRABHUPADALiving 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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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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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 disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
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It’s better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
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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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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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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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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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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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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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Christ means Krishna, love of Godhead, Who has His face annointed with tilak.
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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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Krishna 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.
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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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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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