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

Caitanya Mahaprabhu cited on, 63 of Vyasadeva, 41
