Who can act as our spiritual master?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
Only that great personality who has been sent by the Lord from the spiritual world into this world to deliver fallen souls like us, who delivers people who are afflicted with the threefold miseries and sends them back to Godhead, who is most dear to the Supreme Lord and who represents Him, and who is the messenger of transcendental subject matter, is capable of acting as our spiritual master. He...
What is the path of auspiciousness?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
No path in this material world is auspicious except the path of service to the Lord. The mentality that we understand life better than the devotees do leads to hell, and therefore keeping such a mentality is harmful. The secret of success in spiritual life is to follow the path traversed by the lord's devotees. We should follow the devotees no matter how difficult the path.
What is devotional service?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
Devotional service means trying to please the Lord. It is meant to give Krsna happiness, not to give hapiness to ourselves. Devotional service is the soul's eternal constitutional propensity, the living entity's natural characteristic. The soul has no other constitutional duty than to offer service to the Lord. Temporary material propensities are not the original characteristic of the spirit soul but only the characteristic of the materially conditioned living entity....
Who is a devotee?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
One who sacrifies his happiness for Krsna's happiness and who remains always engaged in Krsna's service by remouncing his own enjoyment for Krsna's pleasure is a devotee. He certainly attains auspiciousness. Devotional service is the propensity to give Krsna pleasure. The endeavor to make oneself happy is non devotional service and is the source of misery.
Does a devotee see Krsna everywhere?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
According to a Vaishanav's transcendental vision, the Lord is eternally present in water as well as on earth. He is present in each and every atom. The Lord is situated everywhere as the SuperSoul. But he does not come under the purview of those nondevotees who are attached to wealth, women and fame. Such people do not believe in the Vaishnav's conviction. But Lord Narsimhadeva, who proved His devotee's words...
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