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 disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.

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

You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.

A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to the topmost position of a brahmana.

The genuine Guru is God's representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.

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 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.