Spiritual Masters Quotes - Page 2

One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Book, Path

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If we take shelter of the lotus feet of the spiritual master, we can become free from illusion, fear and distress. If we wholeheartedly beg for his mercy without any deceit then the spiritual master bestows all auspiciousness upon us.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Spiritual, Feet, Deceit

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By the grace of the spiritual master the cloud of the mercy of the Personality of Godhead is brought in, and then only, when the rains of Krishna consciousness fall, can the fire of material existence be extinguished.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Fall, Rain

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What really pleases the Spiritual Master is our intent and the quality of our character.

Radhanath Swami

Spiritual, Character, Quality

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There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.

Sogyal Rinpoche

Spiritual, Enlightenment, Way

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We the Jainists of India say every day in our prayer, I worship all perfected souls, I worship all spiritual masters, I worship all spiritual instructors, I worship all holy men and women in the world.

Virchand Gandhi

Spiritual, Prayer, Men

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In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the mind to some spiritual, or, at least, indifferent object. It is useful to combat other bad thoughts face to face, but not thoughts of impurity.

Alphonsus Liguori

Spiritual, Temptation, Catholic

St. Alphonsus Liguori (2012). “Sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori: For All the Sundays of the Year”, p.295, TAN Books

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How can one know who his spiritual teacher is?...His heart looks at the spiritual Masters and makes the choice. When the heart sees a spiritual Master, if it is overwhelmed with joy, then there is every probability that that spiritual Master is the right one for the seeker.

Sri Chinmoy

Spiritual, Teacher, Heart

Sri Chinmoy (2014). “The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga”, p.217, Aum Publications

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In the field of medicine, if you're sick you need a doctor. A doctor has already studied how to deal with your ailments, and human beings are imperfect. There any many ailments of the psyche and the soul that need to be treated, and the serious murshid, or spiritual master, is also really a doctor of the soul: a person who can heal the wounds of the soul in the same way as a medical doctor takes care of our physical problems.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Spiritual, Doctors, Medicine

Source: www.counterpunch.org

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Spiritual master is representative of God. Similarly, king is also representative of God. The father is also representative of God. These are the statements of the sastras. Because they will guide. The king will guide. The spiritual master will guide. The father will guide. What is that guidance? That guidance is how one can become Krishna Conscious by education, by culture.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Kings, Father

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A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Krishna, Conscious

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Only an empowered personality can distribute the holy name of the Lord and enjoin all fallen souls to worship Krishna. By distributing the holy name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallen people. Therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the material world. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining brightness of Krishna's effulgence throughout the world. Such an acarya, or spiritual master, should be considered nondifferent from Krishna that is, he should be considered the incarnation of Lord Krishna's potency.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Spiritual, Heart, Names

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A bonafide spiritual master is non-different from Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one cannot say that the spiritual master is the personal manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one will not be able to utter the holy name of the Lord.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Spiritual, Names, Personality

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It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Personality, Association

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You can not understand "Scripture" without seeing through the eyes of the Spiritual Master or Advanced Devotees.

Radhanath Swami

Spiritual, Eye, Scripture

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One must execute devotional service under the guidance of a devotee or directly under the guidance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is not possible, however, to train oneself without guidance from the spiritual master.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Personality, Guidance

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Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a spiritual master is none other than Krishna himself.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Krishna, Masters

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Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord's mercy. A common man must first begin to serve the spiritual master or the devotee. Then, through the mercy of the devotee, the Lord will be satisfied. Unless one receives the dust of a devotee's lotus feet on one's head, there is no possibility of advancement. Unless one approaches a pure devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Men, Feet

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If after accepting the spiritual master and being initiated one does not follow the rules and regulations of devotional service, then he is again fallen.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Doe, Rules And Regulations

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In the last stage of the spiritual master's life, the devotees of the spiritual master should take preaching activities into their own hands. In this way the spiritual master can sit down in a solitary place and render nirjana-bhajana.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Spiritual, Hands, Way

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It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous. The danger also depends on the spiritual potency of the particular guru. Without sufficient potency, a few offensive or faithless disciples can lead to the guru's fall.

Bhakti Tirtha Swami

Spiritual, Fall, Offensive

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When you come before spiritual master, be prepared to get chastised. Spiritual Master's business is to do that. Shisya means who is ready is accept 'sashan' or ready dor getting chastisement.

Bhakti Charu Swami

Spiritual, Mean, Accepting

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The spiritual master can instruct the disciple though many different formats.

Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami

Spiritual, Different, Masters

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Real meditation we get from within or from a spiritual Master. We can never get it from books. From books we can get inspiration or an inner approach to the fulfilment of our outer life. But in order to have true meditation we have to go deep within or follow the guidance of a spiritual Master.

Sri Chinmoy

Spiritual, Real, Book

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In the Bhagavat culture worship of the spiritual master plays a very important role in our life.

Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami

Spiritual, Play, Important

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