Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami quotes
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“The student must have a very humble state of mind and also must be very inquisitive.”
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“Humility means one does not impose his conceptions upon others and he is fully dependent on the mercy of the Lord.”
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“The spiritual master can instruct the disciple though many different formats.”
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“When the teacher, the spiritual master, is praying for the mercy of the Lord to enlighten the student, then by the blessings of the Lord the student gets the blessing of knowledge.”
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“In the Bhagavat culture worship of the spiritual master plays a very important role in our life.”
-- Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami
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“People become concerned with being more humble than other people.”
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Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
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“There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.”
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“Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.”
Source : Adam Clarke (1831). “Discourses on various subjects relative to the being and attributes of God, and his works in creation, providence, and grace”, p.307
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Source : Aaron Copland (1980). “Music and Imagination”, p.43, Harvard University Press