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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada
Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja
"So my godbrother, Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Maharaja is krpambudhi. He did this favor upon me because he was an ocean of mercy. So we offer our obeisances.... because he forcefully made me adobt this sannyas order". (Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
"The whole aim of Krishna consciousness is radha-dasyam, the divine service of Sri Radha, and offenses at the lotus feet of Vaishnavas make one unfit for such service." (Srila B.P. Puri Goswami Maharaja, founder-acarya of Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math)
"One day, by the mercy of Srila Prabhupäda, the world will profusely glorify and worship the Sri Sarasvata Gaudiya Vaisnavas [that is, Srila Prabhupäda’s followers]. They alone are able to establish the highest ideal of benevolence in the world. Victory will certainly belong to the devotees of the Gaudiya Math, or those who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of Gaudiya Vaisnavas." (Srila B.D. Madhava Gosvami Maharaja, founder-acarya of Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math)
"This is B. R. Sridhara Maharaja, whom I consider to be even my siksa guru, so what to speak of the benefit that you can have by his association. So, if you are serious about the advancement of your spiritual life, I will advise you to go to Sridhara Maharaja. It will be very good for your spiritual benefit, and I will feel that you are safe. When I was in India with the others, we lived with Sridhara Maharaja. You can also make arrangements for your other godbrothers to go there in the future." (Srila Prabhupada in a letter January 31, 1969)
"So those who are thinking of first of all analyzing Krsna, whetherHe's God, they are not first-class devotee. Those who have got spontaneous love for Krsna, they are first-class devotees."
"Life is to know the Supreme Lord, see the Supreme Lord, hear the Supreme Lord, sing the glories of the Lord, sing the glories of the sage. Then you will be happy. Then you will be satisfied. Then you can enjoy peace." (Srila B.V. Puri Maharaja, president-acarya of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission)
"In today’s world, it is indeed we who generate our own feelings of scarcity. We are at the root of our own vociferous complaints. Upon reflection, we see that we no longer feel the level of satisfaction we felt twenty or twenty-five years ago. Rather, our sense of scarcity has increased a million-fold. The sastras inform us that we will only attain peace when we put an end to this imagined sense of scarcity." (Srila B.V. Vamana Goswami Maharaj)
"Devotion is attainable by keeping the company of the pure devotees. The person who possesses devotion can manifest it in the heart of every soul. Unless and until we get the association of such a devotee this is not possible."(Srila B.V. Trivikram Gosvami Maharaj)
"To serve Swamiji, and to preach his mission, you should be united with all of the devotees. Don't quarrel with the others over some little point. Don't expel anyone from this mission by finding small faults. Try to behave like friends, with brotherhood, and then you can preach. If you have difficulty with any of these things, then as Swamiji has requested me, you can come to me and I will try to help you from the core of my heart." (Srila B.V. Narayan Gosvami Maharaj)
"If you want happiness, then remember Lord, take support of Him, call Him, and chant His name, because He is the only object of bliss. " (Srila B.B. Tirtha Maharaja, president acarya of Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math)
"Although our organization is a religious institution in sprit, it has no dogmatic allegiance to any official religion. We draw our moral and spiritual strength and inspiration from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Needless to say, he was one of the greatest humanists. His boundless love had no barriers of religion and sect. Sri Haridas Thakura, originally a Muslim by birth, was one of his earliest disciples." (Srila B.B. Bodhayan Maharaja, president-acarya of Sri Gopinath Gaudiya Math)
"Cry before Krishna. Only He can help you to find a sadhu. You can’t recognize a sadhu. You have no vision to see the sadhu. If you try by yourself to recognize sadhu, then you will be cheated. If you are serious, then cry before Him. “O Krishna! I am your servant!" (Srila Gour Govinda Gosvami Maharaja)
"You (Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Maharaja) are one of the strong pillars of the mission. So I have all confidence in you. ... Be fully strong to push on this cult amongst the educated scientific circle...(Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada : Letter to Svarupa Damodara Das, Vrindavana, September 8, 1974)
"He (Srila Prabhupada) wanted Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja and Srila Radha Govinda Maharaja to be the Diksha Gurus after he left." (Sripad Bhagavat Prabhu glorifying Srila Radha Govinda Maharaja)
