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Even though a pure devotee may not be born in a brāhmaṇa or gosvāmī family, if he is engaged in the service of the Lord he should not be neglected. Therefore the gosvāmī title is not hereditary. A devotee is not controlled by the senses, but is the controller of the senses. Consequently he should be called svāmī or gosvāmī, even though he may not be born in a gosvāmī family

“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends

On the other hand, a devotee who has attained the title of gosvāmī but is not born of a brāhmaṇa father or of a gosvāmī in the family of Nityānanda or Advaita Prabhu should not be artificially puffed up by One should not be jealous, whether he is born in a family of gosvāmīs or has the title of gosvāmī awarded

Being situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body Such a devotee should not be seen from a materialistic point of view. The Ganges waters do not become polluted.

Being situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body Such a devotee should not be seen from a materialistic point of view. The Ganges waters do not become polluted.

Prabhu and Śrī Advaita Prabhu are certainly devotees, but devotees coming from other families should not One should not think, “Oh, here is an American gosvāmī,” and discriminate against him. Sometimes people flatly tell the American devotees that their sannyāsa or title of gosvāmī is not bona

Everyone should therefore be very careful not to be jealous of an empowered Vaiṣṇava, or a śuddha-vaiṣṇava The spiritual master must not be subjected to the advice of a disciple, nor should a spiritual master be obliged to take instructions from those who are not his disciples.

; vapuṣaḥ – of the body; ca – and; doṣaiḥ – by the faults; na – not devotee; paśyet – one should see; gaṅgā-ambhasām – of the Ganges waters; na – not

In other words, he is not to be considered an ordinary human being.

Unfortunately we are surrounded by neophyte godbrothers who do not appreciate the extraordinary activities An empowered person who is actually engaged in the confidential service of the Lord should not be treated

Kṛṣṇa’s devotee is not subjected to material conditions, even though his bodily features may appear materially One should therefore not see a pure devotee from a materialistic point of view.

One should therefore be very careful not to commit any offense against a Vaiṣṇava.