A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Quotes
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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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Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
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A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.
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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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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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One must execute devotional service under the guidance of a devotee or directly under the guidance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is not possible, however, to train oneself without guidance from the spiritual master.
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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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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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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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Faith is unflinching trust in something divine.
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There is a word Kristos in the Greek dictionary, and this word is supposed to be borrowed from the Sanskrit word "Krishna," and Christ is derived from Kristos.
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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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Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
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Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.
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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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The Lord has different names according to His different activities. For example, His name is Madhusüdana because He killed the demon of the name Madhu; His name is Govinda because He gives pleasure to the cows and to the senses
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In the last stage of the spiritual master's life, the devotees of the spiritual master should take preaching activities into their own hands. In this way the spiritual master can sit down in a solitary place and render nirjana-bhajana.
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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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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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The artist draws a picture of a rose very nicely with all attention and artistic sense, and yet it does not become as perfect as the real rose. If that is the real fact, how can we say that the real rose has taken its shape without Intelligence behind the beauty?
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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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Living entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.