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> [First birth is from your parents, but real birth, real life, begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master and renders service unto him. Then the path is open for going back to home, back to Godhead, to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/first-birth-is-from-your-parents-but-real-birth-real-life-begins-when/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

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## More by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

> [Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/be-very-humble-when-you-plan-so-that-krishna-is-happy-with-you/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [In spiritual life, one must conduct one's whole life under the guidance of the guru. Only one who executes his spiritual life under the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/in-spiritual-life-one-must-conduct-one-s-whole-life-under-the/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [A grain of devotion is more valuable thank tons of faithlessness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/a-grain-of-devotion-is-more-valuable-thank-tons-of-faithlessness/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [There is a word Kristos in the Greek dictionary, and this word is supposed to be borrowed from the Sanskrit word "Krishna," and Christ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/there-is-a-word-kristos-in-the-greek-dictionary-and-this-word-is/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [“The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/the-humble-sage-by-virtue-of-true-knowledge-sees-with-equal-vision-a/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [To be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy. In this age there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/to-be-nonviolent-to-human-beings-and-to-be-a-killer-or-enemy-of-the/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/one-should-not-be-happy-or-distressed-over-desirables-and/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/the-highest-summit-of-spiritual-perfection-is-knowledge-of-the/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/just-try-to-learn-the-truth-by-approaching-a-spiritual-master-inquire/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [One must execute devotional service under the guidance of a devotee or directly under the guidance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/one-must-execute-devotional-service-under-the-guidance-of-a-devotee/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [Krishna was conceived in the womb of Devaki mysteriously as the sun setting in the West imparts his rays to the rising moon in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/krishna-was-conceived-in-the-womb-of-devaki-mysteriously-as-the-sun/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/a-bona-fide-spiritual-master-under-the-guidance-of-authorities-can/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/in-the-last-stage-of-the-spiritual-master-s-life-the-devotees-of-the/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [Living entity is food for another living entity, it does not mean that I shall eat my children also. There is discretion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/living-entity-is-food-for-another-living-entity-it-does-not-mean-that/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

> [If you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/if-you-sell-diamonds-you-cannot-expect-to-have-many-customers-but-a/)

[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada/)

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