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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
The name of the Personality of Godhead is Viṣṇu. The personal face is designated ‘[Param] Brahman’ in Sanskrit, to denote ‘magnanimous’, ‘large’, ‘big’ and so on, and represents the macrocosmic view. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja
When Śrī Gurupādpadma was residing at the establishment of his guru – Śrīla Prabhupāda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura – (guru-graha), several heretics also lived there. As guru-bhogīs they enjoyed the facilities provided by their guru [Śrīla Prabhupāda], and as guru-tyāgīs they did not pay heed to the life and precepts of their śrī guru. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
All persons are accustomed to worship the beautiful feet of God. But the conception that God is to supply our comforts and conveniences in exchange for worship is worthy of a shop-keeper. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
From the teachings of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we learn the definition of the topmost form of pure, motiveless bhakti: such bhakti is performed so that it is conducive to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s well-being. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Even if you have nothing, no wealth, no education or intelligence, as long as you have your mind and your life, it will do [to allow you to serve]. The inclination to serve (sevā-vṛtti) does not depend on an exchange of any material object. ...
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by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Māhārāja
You are supremely fortunate, and therefore, you receive ample opportunity to hear hari-kathā in sat-saṅga everywhere. But you are not satisfied with that. There is a reason for this: without a heartrending longing, one cannot progress on the path of bhakti. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
It is first of all necessary to sit at the lotus feet of śrī guru and obey his commands. It is recognized that to obtain the capacity for all kinds of work or knowledge, or to fulfillany desires unrelated to Kṛṣṇa that can be fulfilled in this world – one must submit to a teacher. ...
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by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Māhārāja
Śrīla Viśvanatha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and other commentators have stated that only Yogamāyā born from the womb of Yaśodā is Kṛṣṇa’s anujā. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Our inner impulse should be to have access to that region where all objects offer us the special opportunity of having association with the Absolute. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
We should have firm faith in the Divinity. We are absolute infinitesimals, and we require association with the Absolute. If we express diffidence in doing so, we are likely to be entangled with the ephemeral matters of this world. ...
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by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Māhārāja
Whether one is a householder (gṛhastha) or renounced (tyāgī), performing one-pointed bhajana is the sole objective. When someone is trapped in the mesh of household life, he has to face various types of responsibilities and problems, which may prove an obstacle for bhakti. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
It is not necessary for Divinity to end the worldly sojourn of the conditioned soul to deliver him. That would be opposed to the purpose of divine descent. ...
