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A prominent scholar and spiritual reformer in the Vaishnava tradition, he revitalized devotional practices by emphasizing scriptural study, personal discipline, and community outreach. He established numerous centers to spread his teachings and inspired a global movement. His emphasis on both intellectual rigor and heartfelt devotion continues to shape modern expressions of spiritual practice.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Icon Image
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
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A prominent scholar and spiritual reformer in the Vaishnava tradition, he revitalized devotional practices by emphasizing scriptural study, personal discipline, and community outreach. He established numerous centers to spread his teachings and inspired a global movement. His emphasis on both intellectual rigor and heartfelt devotion continues to shape modern expressions of spiritual practice.

If I stop preaching the unbiased truth due to fear that people will not like it, I am accepting the non-vedic way, rejecting the vedic way. Then I become an atheist and I lose my faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the personification of truth.

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The only desired object in our life is to collect the dust from the Lotus feet of Sri Rupa Goswami, who fulfilled the desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Every word has a two-fold aspect; conveying a meaning based on knowledge and a meaning based on ignorance. The aspects of words that indicate something other than Krishna, Visnu or Sri Caitanya, conveys the meaning based on ignorance. In knowledge everything indicates Krishna and signifies Krishna.

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Become united with one purpose and serve Hari.

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Where there is discussion about Hari, that is a place of pilgrimage.

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The Lord does not accept anything offered by those who do not chant one hundred thousand names of the Lord each day.

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We will not stay in this world for a long time. Only if this body falls singing of the glory of Lord Sri Hari will our birth in this body be successful.

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Do not give up devotional service even if there are innumerable dangers, countless insults and endless harassment. Do not become disheartened that most people in this world do not accept the message of unalloyed devotional service. Never give up your devotional service and hearing and chanting about Krishna which is your everything. Always chant the Holy Name becoming more humble than a blade of grass and more tolerant than a tree.

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There is no work as auspicious as serving the spiritual master. Of all worship, the worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the greatest. But the worship of the lotus feet of the spiritual master is even greater than the worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless this is firmly realized we can not understand what saintly association means; we cannot understand what the shelter of a spiritual master means; we cannot understand that we are dependent and he is our maintainer.

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In order to teach us how to serve Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself appears as the spiritual master.

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Our supreme duty is to serve the residents of Vraja who are afflicted by Krishna's departure to Mathura.

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The word “devotion” can not be applied to anything besides ‘Krishna’. ‘Krishna’ is the only subject of devotion. Brahman is the object of knowledge, Paramatma is the object of nearness, but Krishna is the only object of service.

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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.

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