Therefore a person fully absorbed in the bodily concept of life is surely killing himself by not making spiritual progress. Such a person is called pasu-ghna. Especially excluded from spiritual life are the animal hunters, who are not interested in hearing and chanting the holy name of the Lord. Such hunters are always unhappy, both in this life and in the next. It is therefore said that a hunter should neither die nor live because for such persons both living and dying are troublesome.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaOne should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaThere is a word Kristos in the Greek dictionary, and this word is supposed to be borrowed from the Sanskrit word "Krishna," and Christ is derived from Kristos.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaBooks are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaTo be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy. In this age there is always enmity against poor animals, and therefore the poor creatures are always anxious. The reaction of the poor animals is being forced on human society, and therefore there is always strain of cold or hot war between men, individually, collectively or nationally.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada