A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
SRILA PRABHUPADAYou should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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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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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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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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In spiritual life, one must conduct one’s whole life under the guidance of the guru. Only one who executes his spiritual life under the direction of the spiritual master can achieve the mercy of Krishna.
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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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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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