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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Some people attempt to acquire heroism through karma; some strive to fulfill other desires; some others (jñānīs) strive to culture knowledge of brahma; yet others (yogīs) strive to accomplish oneness with God. But we know that worship meant for attaining dharma, artha, kāma or mokṣa is a mere pretence. These forms of worship are only connected with base selfishness...
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by Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja
If I think ‘I am a Vaiṣṇava’, I will never stop hankering for pratiṣṭhā (prestige). That desire for prestige will soil my heart and I will be set on the path to hell ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
If one stops committing offenses and truly desires to accept the holy name of Śrī Hari, then by chanting constantly, one’s offenses will dissipate. ...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Kṛṣṇa-kīrtana is not to be performed only through melodious musical tunes, chimes, and so on. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has not asked us to be proficient in high-class musical performances or to become well practiced in the airs of expert musicians....
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
When we are engaged in śrī kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, we entirely rid ourselves of the tendency to try to secure worldly aggrandizement. Under the influence of the moonlight of kṛṣṇa-kīrtana, the lotus of true welfare blooms...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
When we are engaged in śrī kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, we entirely rid ourselves of the tendency to try to secure worldly aggrandizement. Under the influence of the moonlight of kṛṣṇa-kīrtana, the lotus of true welfare blooms...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Kīrtana is called saṅkīrtana when it is performed by many persons together. But will it be worthy of being called saṅkīrtana if some worthless people shout together without any ardour for serving God?...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
If a man desires to see God’s form, or beauty, he should know that it is not visible to the material eye. Form or beauty that can be perceived by the material sense of vision is an object of enjoyment. But it is God, Kṛṣṇa, who is the enjoyer and not an object of enjoyment...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
The devotee says, “God may either accept my service or reject it, but I must serve Him.” This is bhakti...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Those who want to remove their desires by means of enjoyment hanker for emancipation. But the devotees of God hanker neither for enjoyment nor for emancipation. When, because of a lack of exact knowledge about the truth, we rely only on relative knowledge, our desires are not removed therewith, and all of our acts evaporate like camphor...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Men become confused about the spiritual deity they worship in the midst of their attempts to acquire the three main objects of human pursuit (tri-varga). These three are dharma, or virtue; artha, or wealth; and kāma, or desire...
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by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
The many neighbours of Śrī Advaita Ācārya were high class brāhmaṇas. But among them, he could not find one single brāhmaṇato whom he might offer the śrāddha-pātra – the oblation meant for his ancestors...
