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People in general do not seek an opportunity to render service. Rather, people like to be served and feel themselves the master. But ultimately, everybody is serving - his senses, family, superiors, country, etc. We can not avoid it, because it is an inherant part of our nature. We can only chose, if we serve the material energy which binds us or if we become servants of God which free us. By serving material energy, we will only serve partial goals and therefore stay on the material platform which is temporary and full of misery. | |||
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Servant of God|Servant of God]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following | By becoming a servant of God we will find ultimate happiness and satisfaction which lasts eternally. Bhagavad-gita explains how all spirit souls are part and parcels of God and our constitutional position is to be His eternal servants. Just as by pouring water on the root of the plant, even the last branch will receive nutrition, in a same way, by serving Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all the living entities will receive their nutrition and satisfaction. | ||
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Servant of God|Servant of God]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 12 quotes. | |||
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{{VaniQuotebox|Lord Jesus Christ appeared as the son of Godhead, Muhammad introduced himself as the servant of Godhead, and Lord Caitanya presented Himself as the devotee of Godhead|Sometimes the Personality of Godhead descends Himself; otherwise, He deputes His confidential servants to do this act of kindness. All the messiahs-saints who have come before or who will come in the future to preach the transcendental message of the kingdom of Godhead—are to be understood as the most confidential servants of the Personality of Godhead. Lord Jesus Christ appeared as the son of Godhead, Muhammad introduced himself as the servant of Godhead, and Lord Caitanya presented Himself as the devotee of Godhead. '''(Message of Godhead, Chapter 1)'''}} | {{VaniQuotebox|Lord Jesus Christ appeared as the son of Godhead, Muhammad introduced himself as the servant of Godhead, and Lord Caitanya presented Himself as the devotee of Godhead|Sometimes the Personality of Godhead descends Himself; otherwise, He deputes His confidential servants to do this act of kindness. All the messiahs-saints who have come before or who will come in the future to preach the transcendental message of the kingdom of Godhead—are to be understood as the most confidential servants of the Personality of Godhead. Lord Jesus Christ appeared as the son of Godhead, Muhammad introduced himself as the servant of Godhead, and Lord Caitanya presented Himself as the devotee of Godhead. '''(Message of Godhead, Chapter 1)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Everyone, by constitutional position, is an eternal servant of God. Therefore, a devotee's business is to awaken everyone's Krsna consciousness. That is his mercy|Everyone, by constitutional position, is an eternal servant of God. Therefore, a devotee's business is to awaken everyone's Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is his mercy. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.11.13)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|The spiritual master, the servant of God, is engaged in the most confidential service of the Lord, namely delivering all the conditioned souls from the clutches of maya, in which one thinks, "This person is my enemy, and that one is my friend"|The spiritual master, the servant of God, is engaged in the most confidential service of the Lord, namely delivering all the conditioned souls from the clutches of māyā, in which one thinks, "This person is my enemy, and that one is my friend." Actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the friend of all living entities, and all living entities are eternal servants of the Supreme Lord. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.11)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|Maintaining oneself as a servant of the Supreme Lord, one should avoid rebirth in this material world|One must understand his constitutional position and the constitutional position of the Supreme Lord as well. Both have the same spiritual identity. Maintaining oneself as a servant of the Supreme Lord, one should avoid rebirth in this material world. If one keeps himself spiritually fit and thinks of himself as an eternal servant of the Supreme Lord, he will be successful at the time he has to give up the material body. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.6)'''}} | {{VaniQuotebox|Maintaining oneself as a servant of the Supreme Lord, one should avoid rebirth in this material world|One must understand his constitutional position and the constitutional position of the Supreme Lord as well. Both have the same spiritual identity. Maintaining oneself as a servant of the Supreme Lord, one should avoid rebirth in this material world. If one keeps himself spiritually fit and thinks of himself as an eternal servant of the Supreme Lord, he will be successful at the time he has to give up the material body. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.6)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|The first word in devotional service is surrender. The only meaning of surrender is to accept that one is a servant of God|The first word in devotional service is surrender. The only meaning of surrender is to accept that one is a servant of God. '''(Renunciation Through Wisdom, Chapter 4)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|In unpurified consciousness one thinks of himself as the Lord of the universe, but in purified consciousness one thinks himself the eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead|In unpurified consciousness one thinks of himself as the Lord of the universe, but in purified consciousness one thinks himself the eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Putting oneself in that position of eternal servitorship to the Supreme Lord and working for Him perpetually, one actually becomes completely satisfied. As long as one works for his personal sense gratification, he will always be full of anxiety. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.32.5)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Less intelligent men cannot understand the position of the eternal servant of the Lord. Because the word "servant" is used, they become confused; they cannot understand that this servitude is not the servitude of this material world|Less intelligent men cannot understand the position of the eternal servant of the Lord. Because the word "servant" is used, they become confused; they cannot understand that this servitude is not the servitude of this material world. To be the servant of the Lord is the greatest position. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.27.24)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|One who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord becomes qualified to enter into the Vaikuntha planets, where there is neither material, miserable life nor the influence of time and death|They do not know that no kind of material body anywhere within the universe can give life without miseries. The miseries of life, namely birth, death, old age and diseases, are present everywhere within the material world. But one who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord, and thus knows the position of the Personality of Godhead, engages himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Consequently he becomes qualified to enter into the Vaikuṇṭha planets, where there is neither material, miserable life nor the influence of time and death. '''(Bhagavad-gītā 2.51)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Development of this knowledge of eternal servitorship to the Lord is compared to fire. Such a fire, once kindled, can burn up all kinds of reactions to work|Only a person in full knowledge can understand the activities of a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because the person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is devoid of all kinds of sense-gratificatory propensities, it is to be understood that he has burned up the reactions of his work by perfect knowledge of his constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is actually learned who has attained to such perfection of knowledge. Development of this knowledge of eternal servitorship to the Lord is compared to fire. Such a fire, once kindled, can burn up all kinds of reactions to work. '''(Bhagavad-gītā 4.19)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|By following the principles of this movement, one becomes disassociated from material mental concoctions and is established on the original platform of the eternal relationship with the SPofG as servant and master. This is the purpose of the KC Movement|The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a movement of bhakti-yoga. Vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga (CC Madhya 6.254). By following the principles of this movement, one becomes disassociated from material mental concoctions and is established on the original platform of the eternal relationship between the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead as servant and master. This, in summary, is the purpose of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.1.42)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|The real qualification of an acarya is that he presents himself as a servant of the Supreme. Such a bona fide acarya can never support the demoniac activities of atheistic men who present themselves as God|The real qualification of an ācārya is that he presents himself as a servant of the Supreme. Such a bona fide ācārya can never support the demoniac activities of atheistic men who present themselves as God. It is the main business of an ācārya to defy such imposters posing as God before the innocent public. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 6.28)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|These planets and stars are all servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda or Krsna, and according to His order they sit in their chariots and travel in their respective orbits|These planets and stars are all servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda or Kṛṣṇa, and according to His order they sit in their chariots and travel in their respective orbits. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.23.3)'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 22 November 2020
People in general do not seek an opportunity to render service. Rather, people like to be served and feel themselves the master. But ultimately, everybody is serving - his senses, family, superiors, country, etc. We can not avoid it, because it is an inherant part of our nature. We can only chose, if we serve the material energy which binds us or if we become servants of God which free us. By serving material energy, we will only serve partial goals and therefore stay on the material platform which is temporary and full of misery.
By becoming a servant of God we will find ultimate happiness and satisfaction which lasts eternally. Bhagavad-gita explains how all spirit souls are part and parcels of God and our constitutional position is to be His eternal servants. Just as by pouring water on the root of the plant, even the last branch will receive nutrition, in a same way, by serving Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all the living entities will receive their nutrition and satisfaction.
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Servant of God category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 12 quotes.
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books
Servant of God - explore more within this category.
Vanipedia has now over 903 introductory articles compiled from Srila Prabhupada's books under the series titled Essential Subjects. All these articles can be seen in the Table of Content on the right side of this article and also here in this Umbrella Category. Browse through them to relish the breadth and depth of Srila Prabhupada's teachings - There is a subject for everyone.