A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.

Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual masters, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.

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 this way the spiritual master can sit down in a solitary place and render nirjana-bhajana.

Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.

One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.

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 eternally in full knowledge and full bliss and in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, Lord Krishna.

If you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.