Category:Good Devotees of God
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the association of good devotees is essential for awakening the dormant love for Kṛṣṇa present within every living entity. A good devotee is characterized by their sincere service to the Supreme Lord and the spiritual master. By associating with such elevated souls, engaging in transcendental service, and hearing the history of great Vaiṣṇava kings, a conditioned soul's life is completely transformed. Furthermore, cultivating a Kṛṣṇa conscious family life—where both husband and wife are good devotees—creates a favorable environment for spiritual advancement and invites the birth of pure devotee children, which ultimately brings peace and protection to human society.
- Awakening Dormant Love: Everyone possesses dormant love for Kṛṣṇa, which is swiftly revealed through the powerful association of sincere devotees.
- Transcendental Qualities: A good devotee possesses divine qualities and acts exclusively on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Family and Progeny: When parents fix their minds on the Lord through Vedic ceremonies, they attract good devotee children, protecting society from demoniac influences.
- Spiritual Elevation: Expertly engaging in the association of devotees, chanting the holy name, and serving the Lord guarantees elevation to the highest spiritual plane.
- Global Preaching: The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is successfully producing good devotees all over the world to spread the transcendental message of Bhagavad-gītā.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: In the Association of Good Devotees, Love is Revealed.
Pages in category "Good Devotees of God"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- A devotee is naturally very good man, but when he acts just like a bad man on behalf of Krsna, he does not fall down. He still remains a pure devotee
- According to the Vedic system, the garbhadhana-samskara, or the ceremony for giving birth to a child, is observed. When the parents engage their minds in the lotus feet of the Lord & in such a state the child is born, naturally good devotee children come
- According to Vedic understanding, the woman, the body of woman is lower-grade birth. Therefore if she's fortunate to have a good husband, devotee, and if she becomes faithful to that husband, then her life is successful. That is called tapasya
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- I (Prabhupada) am so glad to learn that you have contacted a very good devotee, Mr. Jashapara. By Krishna's Grace you have met such a nice friend, and if he is prepared to spare his apartment in Bombay immediately we can start a Bombay center
- If one is fortunate, he becomes intimately related with this movement. Then, by the grace of Krsna, one’s life becomes successful. Everyone has dormant krsna-bhakti - love for Krsna - and in the association of good devotees, that love is revealed
- In the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna says to Arjuna - O Arjuna, I am now imparting the same knowledge (which was coming from Krsna) to you because you are My very dear friend and good devotee
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- She is undoubtedly a good devotee of Krishna, but she has to learn the science of Krishna Consciousness, I (Prabhupada) hope this will meet you in good health
- So a living entity if he's very fortunately, fortunately he meets some good association, good devotees, then his life changes
- So our, this movement presenting Bhagavad-gita as it is. So they are being accepted all over the world, and we are getting good devotees, sincere devotees. All parts of the world
- So when you are also married with a good devotee, you can do the same work and open a center in some place convenient to you. That will spread our Krishna Consciousness movement
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- Take good attention to the negroes and they will come out good devotee
- The association of good devotees, engagement in the transcendental service, the understanding of SB, the chanting of the holy name, and residence in a holy place like Vrndavana or Mathura are all very important for elevation to the transcendental plane
- The association of good devotees, engagement in the transcendental service, the understanding of SB, the chanting of the holy name, and residence in a holy place; if one is expert in just one of them, he will be elevated to the stage of love of Godhead
- The Lord told Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, "I have traveled to many holy places, but I could not find a Vaisnava as good as you anywhere"
- This kind of family life is very suitable. This is wanted. His wife is very nice girl. And she is good devotee. So if wife is favorable, then everything is favorable. Household life means cooperation with wife
- Try to understand us nicely, and surely you will be very happy. Both Gaurasundara and Govinda dasi are good devotees, and your association with them will be very much beneficial