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There is no stronger obstruction to one's self-interest than thinking other subject matters to be more pleasing than one's self-realization.
—Sanat Kumara, Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.22.32 |
The liberated soul who merges into the existence of the Lord is no better than the trees. Trees also stand in the Lord's existence, because material energy and the Lord's energy are the same. Similarly, the Brahman effulgence is also the energy of the Supreme Lord. It is the same whether one remains in the Brahman effulgence or in the material energy, because in either there is no spiritual activity.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sri Chaitanya-charitamrta, Madhya-lila 8.257, Purport |
For one who constantly meditates upon My presence within all persons, the bad tendencies of rivalry, envy, and abusiveness, along with false ego, are very quickly destroyed.
Lord Sri Krishna
Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.29.15 |
Even the entirety of whatever there may be within the three worlds to satisfy
one's senses cannot satisfy a person whose senses are uncontrolled.
—Lord Vamanadeva, Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.19.21
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"There is nothing more sinful than untruthfulness. Because of this, Mother Earth once said, "I can bear any heavy thing except a person who is a liar."
- Bali Maharaja, Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.20.4 |
The prayers of the impersonalists offend the Lord more than
denunciation by
His
avowed enemies.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura,
Real and Apparent (Divine Form) |
I desire to be in Vrindavana so that I may sit on the bank of the Yamuna and pass each long day of my life in the twinkling of an eye, meditating on Lord Krishna.
Adi Shankaracharya, Abhilashashtaka
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Devotional service, beginning with the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is the ultimate religious principle for the living entity in human society.
- Sri Yamaraja, Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.3.22 |
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