The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
SRILA PRABHUPADABy 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.
More Srila Prabhupada Quotes
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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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The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
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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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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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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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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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