When a pure devotee or spiritual master speaks, what he says should be accepted as having been directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Parampara System.
To kill nothing, that is love.
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.
A grain of devotion is more valuable than tons of faithlessness.
Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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.
One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.
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.
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?
Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.
If you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.
Indulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance.
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.
Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.
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.