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Souls, conditioned ( continued )
See also:  Living entities
Soviet Union
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in, 194-211
cosmonaut of, 48
religion opposed by, 174
Vedic works in language of, 195
Space exploration, 226
Spark from fire, &amp; soul, analogy of, 50
Speculation, material, as useless, 23, 29, 100, 280
Spirit
as invisible, 17
Supreme Lord as, 17
See also:  Soul; Supreme Lord
Spiritual life
austerity necessary for, 68-69
beginning of, as knowing identity, 66-67
from childhood, 178, 180
compared to candy for jaundice, 274
education in schools for, 66-67
families good for, two types of, 4-5
food in, 156-157
happiness in.  See:  Happiness
humans meant for, 156
ignorance of, 66
ignored by materialists, 41-45
Krṣṇa consciousness movement for, 8
&amp; materialism incompatible, 68-69
vs. material life, 156
as razor's edge, 74
as real life, 7
restrictions in, 68-69
as selfless reciprocation, 290-291
seriousness required for, 62
as transcendental, 66
wealth with, 66, 169
See also:  Devotional service to the Supreme Lord; Krṣṇa consciousness; Self- realization
Spiritual master (guru)
of Arjuna, Krṣṇa as, 58, 265-266
as authority of, questioned, 61
as authority on devotional service, 282-283
of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.  See:
Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī
bogus, vs. bona fide, 11, 56-63, 66-69, 72, 264
Caitanya Mahāprabhu cited on, 63
Spiritual master (guru)
Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed by, 153 choice of, 59
Christ, Jesus, as, 121
compared to boatman, 5
compared to gold, 63
compared to government officer, 16
compared to raincloud, 266-267
compared to telegram deliverer, 56
compassion of, 298
defined, 11
devotee directed by, 130
disciples of, 59
in disciples succession, 55-57, 264
faith in, 73
for fashion not recommended, 57, 59
of Gaudīya Maṭha, 70
genuine,  guru  means, 63
genuine, vs. bogus, 11, 56-63, 66-69, 72, 264
as God never, 59, 63
immortality given by, 60
knowledge from, 54-55, 221
Krṣṇa as, 221
of Krṣṇa consciousness Society.  See:  Bhakti- vedanta Swami Prabhupāda
lecture on, by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 54-60
Lord's words only repeated by, 57
mantras effective due to, 72
mission of, 71-72
obedience to, 282
obeyed by  brahmacārīs , 68-69
as one, 55-57, 71
as perfect disciple, 264
pleasing, pleases all, 300
as  prabhupāda , 59
preaching of, 298
qualifications of, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62-63, 72, 264, 298
represents Vyāsadeva, 72
required, 71, 264, 265, 286
respected as much as God, 58-59, 71
satisfied anywhere, 299
as sum total of demigods, 71
Supersoul helps find, 67
surrender to, 58-59, 73
as universal, 71
as via medium to Krṣṇa, 283 of Vyāsadeva, 41