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Srimad BhagavatamReferences to text SB 11.3.21 |
SB 11.3.21: Therefore any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of the bona fide guru is that he has realized the conclusions of the scriptures by deliberation and is able to convince others of these conclusions. Such great personalities, who have taken shelter of the Supreme Godhead, leaving aside all material considerations, should be understood to be bona fide spiritual masters.
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| My dear King, just try to understand the allegorical position of the deer. Be fully conscious of yourself, and give up the pleasure of hearing about promotion to heavenly planets by fruitive activity. Give up household life, which is full of sex, as well as stories about such things, and take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the mercy of the liberated souls. In this way, please give up your attraction for material existence. Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi |
| SB 4.29.55 |
| Is it not a fact that your good self is the direct representative of Kapiladeva, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? To examine people and see who is actually a human being and who is not, you have presented yourself to be a deaf and dumb person. Are you not moving this way upon the surface of the world? I am very attached to family life and worldly activities, and I am blind to spiritual knowledge. Nonetheless, I am now present before you and am seeking enlightenment from you. How can I advance in spiritual life? The Discussion Between Jada Bharata and Maharaja Rahugana |
| SB 5.10.20 |
| Sometimes, to mitigate distresses in this forest of the material world, the conditioned soul receives cheap blessings from atheists. He then loses all intelligence in their association. This is exactly like jumping in a shallow river. As a result one simply breaks his head. He is not able to mitigate his sufferings from the heat, and in both ways he suffers. The misguided conditioned soul also approaches so-called sādhus and svāmīs who preach against the principles of the Vedas. He does not receive benefit from them, either in the present or in the future. The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment |
| SB 5.14.13 |
| When the conditioned soul accepts the shelter of the creeper of fruitive activity, he may be elevated by his pious activities to higher planetary systems and thus gain liberation from hellish conditions, but unfortunately he cannot remain there. After reaping the results of his pious activities, he has to return to the lower planetary systems. In this way he perpetually goes up and comes down. The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment |
| SB 5.14.41 |
| The Ganges, emanating from the toe of Lord Viṣṇu, purifies the three worlds, the upper, middle and lower planetary systems. Similarly, when one asks questions about the pastimes and characteristics of Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, three varieties of men are purified: the speaker or preacher, he who inquires, and the people in general who listen. The Advent of Lord Krishna: Introduction |
| SB 10.1.16 |
| While living one may be proud of one’s body, thinking oneself a very big man, minister, president or even demigod, but whatever one may be, after death this body will turn either into worms, into stool or into ashes. If one kills poor animals to satisfy the temporary whims of this body, one does not know that he will suffer in his next birth, for such a sinful miscreant must go to hell and suffer the results of his actions. Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees |
| SB 10.10.10 |
| A sincere disciple should learn to dissociate the mind from everything material and positively cultivate association with his spiritual master and other saintly devotees. He should be merciful to those in an inferior position to him, cultivate friendship with those on an equal level and meekly serve those in a higher spiritual position. Thus he should learn to deal properly with all living beings. Liberation from the Illusory Energy |
| SB 11.3.23 |
| “Your book should describe the characteristics of the bona fide guru and the bona fide disciple. Then, before accepting a spiritual master, one can be assured of the spiritual master’s position. Similarly, the spiritual master can also be assured of the disciple’s position. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, should be described as the worshipable object, and you should describe the bīja-mantra for the worship of Kṛṣṇa, as well as that for Rāma and for other expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmarama Verse |
| CC 2.24.330 |
| One should mentally honor the devotee who chants the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, one should offer humble obeisances to the devotee who has undergone spiritual initiation [dīkṣā] and is engaged in worshiping the Deity, and one should associate with and faithfully serve that pure devotee who is advanced in undeviated devotional service and whose heart is completely devoid of the propensity to criticize others. Nectar of Instruction |
| NoI 5 |
| London, August 7, 1973 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.7 |
| London, August 7, 1973 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.7 |
| New York, March 2, 1966 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.7 |
| Mexico, February 11, 1975 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.11 |
| Pittsburgh, September 8, 1972 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.13 |
| Hyderabad, November 21, 1972 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.15 |
| Hyderabad, November 30, 1972 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.26 |
| New York, July 25, 1966 Transcendental Knowledge |
| LBG 4.9 |
| New York, July 25, 1966 Transcendental Knowledge |
| LBG 4.9 |
| New York, August 12, 1966 Transcendental Knowledge |
| LBG 4.24 |
| New York, August 12, 1966 Transcendental Knowledge |
| LBG 4.24 |
| New York, August 14, 1966 Transcendental Knowledge |
| LBG 4.34 |
| New York, August 14, 1966 Transcendental Knowledge |
| LBG 4.34 |
| Miami, February 25, 1975 Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness |
| LBG 13.1-2 |
| Bombay, October 2, 1973 Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness |
| LBG 13.8-12 |
| Bombay, October 5, 1973 Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness |
| LBG 13.8-12 |
| Hyderabad, November 26, 1972 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.6 |
| Vrndavana, October 18, 1972 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.7 |
| Delhi, November 13, 1973 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.7 |
| Delhi, November 13, 1973 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.7 |
| Delhi, November 16, 1973 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.10 |
| Delhi, November 16, 1973 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.10 |
| Los Angeles, August 18, 1972 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.15 |
| Vrndavana, October 26, 1972 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.15 |
| New Vrindaban, May 22, 1969 Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva |
| LSB 1.5.1 |
| New Vrindaban, May 23, 1969 Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva |
| LSB 1.5.1 |
| New Vrindaban, May 23, 1969 Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva |
| LSB 1.5.1 |
| New Vrindaban, May 23, 1969 Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva |
| LSB 1.5.1 |
| Los Angeles, January 12, 1968 Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva |
| LSB 1.5.4 |
| Vrndavana, September 15, 1976 The Son of Drona Punished |
| LSB 1.7.18 |
| Vrndavana, September 15, 1976 The Son of Drona Punished |
| LSB 1.7.18 |
| Vrndavana, September 15, 1976 The Son of Drona Punished |
| LSB 1.7.18 |
| Vrndavana, September 30, 1976 The Son of Drona Punished |
| LSB 1.7.38 |
| Vrndavana, September 30, 1976 The Son of Drona Punished |
| LSB 1.7.38 |
| Vrndavana, October 5, 1974 Prayers by Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved |
| LSB 1.8.25 |
| Mayapura, October 23, 1974 Prayers by Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved |
| LSB 1.8.43 |
| Mayapura, October 23, 1974 Prayers by Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved |
| LSB 1.8.43 |
| Mayapura, October 23, 1974 Prayers by Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved |
| LSB 1.8.43 |
| Mayapura, June 18, 1973 Departure of Lord Krishna for Dvaraka |
| LSB 1.10.3 |
| Mayapura, June 18, 1973 Departure of Lord Krishna for Dvaraka |
| LSB 1.10.3 |
| New York, March 6, 1975 The Pandavas Retire Timely |
| LSB 1.15.27 |
| Mombassa, September 13, 1971 The First Step in God Realization |
| LSB 2.1.2 |
| Bombay, November 4, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.4 |
| Bombay, November 4, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.4 |
| Bombay, November 4, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.4 |
| Bombay, November 7, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.7 |
| Bombay, November 8, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.8 |
| Bombay, November 8, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.8 |
| Bombay, November 10, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.10 |
| Bombay, November 12, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.12 |
| Bombay, November 19, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.19 |
| Bombay, November 19, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.19 |
| Bombay, November 28, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.28 |
| Bombay, December 8, 1974 The Glories of Devotional Service |
| LSB 3.25.39-40 |
| Bombay, January 6, 1975 Fundamental Principles of Material Nature |
| LSB 3.26.29 |
| Hyderabad, April 11, 1975 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.2 |
| Hyderabad, April 13, 1975 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.2 |
| Hyderabad, April 13, 1975 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.2 |
| Hyderabad, April 13, 1975 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.2 |
| Vrndavana, October 27, 197 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.5 |
| Vrndavana, November 6, 1976 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.18 |
| Vrndavana, November 6, 1976 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.18 |
| Vrndavana, November 22, 1976 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.35 |
| Vrndavana, November 22, 1976 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.35 |
| Melbourne, May 20, 1975 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.1 |
| Surat, December 19, 1970 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.34-36 |
| Surat, December 21, 1970 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.39 |
| Surat, December 21, 1970 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.39 |
| Surat, December 21, 1970 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.39 |
| San Francisco, March 3, 1967 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.1 |
| Toronto, June 18, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.2 |
| Toronto, June 18, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.2 |
| Toronto, June 18, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.2 |
| Toronto, June 18, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.2 |
| Toronto, June 18, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.2 |
| Toronto, June 18, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.2 |
| Washington D.C., July 3, 1976 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.20-23 |
| Mombassa, September 12, 1971 What Prahlada Learned in the Womb |
| LSB 7.7.30-31 |
| Mayapur, February 27, 1977 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.7 |
| Mayapur, February 19, 1976 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.12 |
| Mayapur, March 6, 1976 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.28 |
| Vrndavana, April 9, 1976 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.54 |
| New York, April 13, 1969 Liberation from the Illusory Energy |
| LSB 11.3.21 |
| New York, April 13, 1969 Liberation from the Illusory Energy |
| LSB 11.3.21 |
| New York, April 13, 1969 Liberation from the Illusory Energy |
| LSB 11.3.21 |
| New York, April 13, 1969 Liberation from the Illusory Energy |
| LSB 11.3.21 |
| Room Conversation January 1971 |
| TLKS 1971.1.247E6 |
| Room Conversation January 1971 |
| TLKS 1971.1.247E6 |
| Room Conversation February 1971 |
| TLKS 1971.2.247F2 |
| Interview with Reporters November 1971 |
| TLKS 1971.11.2484A |
| Talk with Bob Cohen February 1972 |
| TLKS 1972.2.24872 |
| Room Conversation with John Griesser (later initiated as Yadubara Dasa) March 1972 |
| TLKS 1972.3.24876 |
| Room Conversation May 1972 |
| TLKS 1972.5.248BE |
| Morning Walk March 1974 |
| TLKS 1974.3.24B7A |
| Morning Walk March 1974 |
| TLKS 1974.3.24B7A |
| Room Conversation with Professor Durckheim German Spiritual Writer June 1974 |
| TLKS 1974.6.24CBA |
| Morning Walk November 1975 |
| TLKS 1975.11.250D2 |
| Room Conversation November 1975 |
| TLKS 1975.11.250F6 |
| Morning Walk January 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.1.25156 |
| Morning Walk February 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.2.251AA |
| Garden Conversation June 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.6.253EA |
| Evening Darsana August 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.8.25556 |
| Evening Darsana August 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.8.25556 |
| Press Interview at Muthilal Rao''s House August 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.8.25586 |
| Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra December 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.12.256C6 |
| Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra December 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.12.256C6 |
| Evening Darsana May 1977 |
| TLKS 1977.5.259A6 |
| Mayapur, March 25, 1975 |
| LCC 1.1.1 |
| Mayapur, April 5, 1975 |
| LCC 1.1.12 |
| Mayapur, April 6, 1975 |
| LCC 1.1.13 |
| Vrndavana, March 15, 1974 |
| LCC 1.7.8 |
| New York, November 21, 1966 |
| LCC 2.20.66 |
| Washington, D.C., July 5, 1976 |
| LCC 2.20.100 |
| New York, November 22, 1966 |
| LCC 2.20.100 |
| Bombay, November 9, 1975 |
| LCC 2.20.100 |
| Bombay, November 9, 1975 |
| LCC 2.20.100 |
| Bombay, November 3, 1975 |
| LCC 2.20.101 |
| Bombay, November 12, 1975 |
| LCC 2.20.120 |