Quotes by Spiritual The Christian that is bound by his own horizon, the church that lives simply for itself, is bound to die a spiritual death and sink into stagnancy and corruption. We never can thank God enough for giving us not only a whole Gospel to believe, but a whole world to give it to. A. B. Simpson spiritual christian believe When God wants to bring more power into our lives., He brings more pressure. He is generating spiritual force by friction. A. B. Simpson pressure spiritual want We begin life with the natural, next we come into the spiritual; but then, when we have truly received the kingdom of God and His righteousness, the natural is added to the spiritual, and we are able to receive the gifts of His providence and the blessings of life without becoming centered in them or allowing them to separate us from Him. A. B. Simpson kingdoms spiritual blessing 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada spiritual god inspirational Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord's mercy. A common man must first begin to serve the spiritual master or the devotee. Then, through the mercy of the devotee, the Lord will be satisfied. Unless one receives the dust of a devotee's lotus feet on one's head, there is no possibility of advancement. Unless one approaches a pure devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada spiritual feet men 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. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada intellectual sensual spiritual First birth is from your parents, but real birth, real life, begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master and renders service unto him. Then the path is open for going back to home, back to Godhead, to live eternally in full knowledge and full bliss and in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, Lord Krishna. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada real spiritual home The holy name of Krishna has extraordinary spiritual potency because the name of God is nondifferent from God Himself. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada krishna spiritual names 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada realization determination spiritual Therefore a person fully absorbed in the bodily concept of life is surely killing himself by not making spiritual progress. Such a person is called pasu-ghna. Especially excluded from spiritual life are the animal hunters, who are not interested in hearing and chanting the holy name of the Lord. Such hunters are always unhappy, both in this life and in the next. It is therefore said that a hunter should neither die nor live because for such persons both living and dying are troublesome. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada spiritual names animal A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada instruction purpose spiritual Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada truth self spiritual The genuine Guru is God's representative and he speaks about God and nothing else. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada guru speak spiritual A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada conscious krishna spiritual 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada mercy guidance spiritual 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada rules-and-regulations spiritual doe Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual masters, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada grace spiritual opportunity 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada masters krishna spiritual 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. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada criticism spiritual men 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 1234567891011»
