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There are waterfalls flowing from the hills of the forest, but sometimes water does not flow from them So the waterfalls are not like ordinary rainfall. They are compared to great reformers, who speak or do not speak, as the time requires.

Therefore he sometimes speaks and sometimes does not speak. The holy messages of Godhead have to be received from the realized soul, and not from the professional One should not accept messages from the professional men, as one should not accept milk touched by the The ācārya, therefore, is not a mercenary order-supplier like the professional reciter of scriptures.

In the rainy season some of the roads are not frequently used and become covered with long grasses, and Similarly, in this age the transcendental scriptures are not properly studied by the brāhmaṇas.

The little creatures playing in those small pools do not understand that their days are now numbered Thus they are like foolish men who, not caring for the nearing day of their death, become absorbed in

They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all that be. (Bg. 9.11)"

The pure devotees do not wish any return from the Lord in exchange for their service; they do not make

But there are foolish persons who take Him to be an ordinary man, not knowing the essence of His transcendental

One should not be discouraged in the discharge of devotional service. Failures may not be detrimental; they may be the pillars of success. must have good faith in the regulative principles followed by the self-realized souls, and one should not

Similarly, one should properly use the assets of life and not squander them for purposes that have no But the strength of the body should be used for self-realization, not for sense gratification.

But that does not mean that there is no reality in them. One should not conclude that there is no good money simply because one has met with counterfeit coins

Men who want to flourish in the guise of servants of the people do not want a good king at the head of They are like the kumuda flowers, which do not take pleasure in the sunrise. Persons who want to exploit the administrative power for their own self-interest do not like the presence

The root of the tree is the cause of the trunk, branches, twigs, leaves, and fruits, yet the trunk is not the fruit, the fruit is not the leaf, nor is the leaf the root. When water is needed it has to be poured on the root, not on the leaves.

One who knows them in reality will not be conditioned by another material body, but will come back to

Water is not unreal, but the place where we seek it is misleading. Water is not false, but we must not seek it in the desert.

We should not consider going back to Godhead a plaything. Mahārāja went to worship God to gain something, but when he actually came in contact with God he did not In devotional service we should not endeavor for that which is temporary and useless.

The mountains, although being struck by torrents of rain during the rainy season, are not shaken, just

Becoming one with God does not always indicate that a living being merges into the existence of the Lord But we should know that within the water of the sea there are living beings, who do not merge into the Similarly, the spiritual world is not without its separate paraphernalia.

Men with developed consciousness, therefore, do not waste time making excursions, real or imaginary, Such intelligent persons do not endeavor to achieve temporary sense enjoyment. They discharge religious duties for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, and not for personal sense

in any one of the clouds, although they are the friends of the entire world, just as lusty women do not

We should not try to be beautiful like seasonal flowers or greenery that flourish in the rainy season To be enlivened by the clouds of ignorance overhead and to enjoy the sight of temporary greenery is not