A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Professions : Spiritual teacher Born : September 1, 1896 Died : November 14, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 51 quotes by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The spiritual master and Krishna are two parallel lines. The train, on two tracks, moves forward. The spiritual Master and Krishna are like these two tracks. They must be served simultaneously. Krishna helps one to find bona fide Spiritual Master and bona fide Spiritual Master helps one to understand Krishna. If one does not get bona fide Spiritual Master, then how he can ever understand Krishna ? You cannot serve Krishna without Spiritual Master, or serve just Spiritual Master without serving Krishna. They must be served simultaneously. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada moving-forward spiritual two 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada spiritual hands way One who loves Krishna will give Him whatever He wants, and he avoids offering anything which is undesirable or unasked for. Thus, meat, fish and eggs should not be offered to Krishna...Vegetables, grains, fruits, milk and water are the proper foods for human beings and are prescribed by Lord Krishna Himself. Whatever else you eat, can not be offered to Him, since He will not accept it. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada vegetables vegetarianism offering A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to the topmost position of a brahmana. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada guidance spiritual may One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada path spiritual book 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada spiritual rain fall Living entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada vegetarianism mean children Spiritual master is representative of God. Similarly, king is also representative of God. The father is also representative of God. These are the statements of the sastras. Because they will guide. The king will guide. The spiritual master will guide. The father will guide. What is that guidance? That guidance is how one can become Krishna Conscious by education, by culture. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada kings spiritual father 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada guidance personality spiritual The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada personality perfection spiritual It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada association personality spiritual Similar Authors Adi Da spiritual-teacher Iyanla Vanzant spiritual-teacher Leonard Jacobson spiritual-teacher Jean Klein spiritual-teacher Shri Radhe Maa spiritual-teacher All Authors
