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To associate with such persons is not at all desirable.

They attempt to earn money by all means, not considering whether such means are pious or impious. Kṛṣṇa is so kind that He fulfills the desires of the karmīs and jñānīs, not to speak of the bhaktas. Thus those fruitive actors who do not care for the Vedic directions (vikarmīs) are not appreciated by

material world for the gratification of their senses, there is no chance of becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious, not

Karmīs labor to accumulate more and more money for future generations only because they do not know their Interested only in getting more and more money for their sons and grandsons, such foolish persons do not

Otherwise, he may adopt many artificial means to satisfy the demands of the genitals, and he may not These instructions apply not only to householders but also to tyāgīs, or those who are in the renounced

The devotee should also know his own position and should not try to imitate a devotee situated on a higher One should not become a spiritual master unless he has attained the platform of uttama-adhikārī.

Since all the devotees of the Lord are under the protection of His supreme potency, they should not deviate

Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura warns all devotees engaged in broadcasting the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement not The Māyāvādīs and other atheists do not want the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement to develop because it educates For a similar reason, we should not disclose our minds to the serpent Māyāvādīs and karmīs. everyone’s contribution to further the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement; therefore on principle one should not

Unfortunately, so-called civilized man, not caring for God realization, utilizes his intelligence to If people are advised not to collect too many goods, eat too much or work unnecessarily to possess artificial Generally people do not like to accept plain living and high thinking.

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

Jana-saṅga refers to associating with persons not interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. International Society for Krishna Consciousness to give people an opportunity to associate with those who have not

leaders of human society – the politicians, philosophers and scientists – are blind because they are not

and fruitive actors may perform great austerities and penances, they still fall down because they do not

(dharmasya hy āpavargyasya nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate), religion is meant for attaining emancipation, not If our endeavor (prayāsa) is not to inquire about the Absolute Truth, we will simply increase our endeavor

“A person whose conclusive knowledge of the śāstras is not very strong but who has developed firm faith

One should not be impatient in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One should not be impatient in discharging devotional service but should take instructions from the spiritual

He was not willing to fight, but Kṛṣṇa incited his anger: “You must fight!” To fight without anger is not possible.

grains, clothing, money and other things necessary for the maintenance of the body, but one should not

If we do not speak about Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we speak about all sorts of nonsense. Controlling speech, however, does not mean self-imposed silence (the external process of mauna), as Māyāvādī

Indeed, he does not even touch the darkness. As confirmed in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 22.31):