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The essence of all advice is that one should utilize one’s full time – twenty-four hours a day – in …

The holy place known as Mathurā is spiritually superior to Vaikuṇṭha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior …

In the śāstra it is said that of all types of fruitive workers, he who is advanced in knowledge of …

Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vraja-bhūmi, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is certainly the …

dṛṣṭaiḥ svabhāva-janitair vapuṣaś ca doṣair na prākṛtatvam iha bhakta-janasya paśyet gaṅgāmbhasāṁ na khalu budbuda-phena-paṅkair brahma-dravatvam apagacchati nīra-dharmaiḥ

Being situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body. Such a devotee …

Śuddha-bhakti, the activity of the soul proper – in other words, engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord …

māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

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

Avyabhicāriṇī bhakti means unalloyed devotion. A person engaged in devotional service must be free from material motives. In this Kṛṣṇa …

No one should criticize the bodily defects of a pure devotee. If there are such defects, they should be overlooked. …

api cet sudurācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ

Even if a devotee sometimes seems to engage in abominable activities, he should be considered a sādhu, a saintly person, …

Even though a pure devotee may not be born in a brāhmaṇa or gosvāmī family, if he is engaged in …

According to this formula, the gosvāmīs who are descendants of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Advaita Prabhu are certainly devotees, …

On the other hand, a devotee who has attained the title of gosvāmī but is not born of a brāhmaṇa …

If we consider the bodily defects of a Vaiṣṇava, we should understand that we are committing an offense at the …

Those who think that Kṛṣṇa consciousness is limited to a certain section of people, a certain section of devotees or …

When one thus criticizes a pure devotee, he commits an offense (vaiṣṇava-aparādha) that is very obstructive and dangerous for those …

syāt kṛṣṇa-nāma-caritādi-sitāpy avidyā- pittopatapta-rasanasya na rocikā nu kintv ādarād anudinaṁ khalu saiva juṣṭā svādvī kramād bhavati tad-gada-mūla-hantrī