Category:Good Qualification
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies the true meaning of a good qualification. While material society highly values academic degrees, aristocratic birth, and political cunning, these assets have no spiritual value without Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In fact, material qualifications often breed false pride, which instantly destroys one's spiritual standing. The foundational qualification for spiritual life is humility, particularly the willingness to present oneself submissively as a fool before the spiritual master. Furthermore, deep frustration with materialistic life is considered a surprisingly good qualification because it drives the conditioned soul to seek the Absolute Truth. Once a person takes to unalloyed devotional service, they do not need to separately endeavor to become a good person; all the exalted qualifications of the demigods automatically manifest in their character by the grace of the Lord.
- The Power of Humility: Remaining submissive and feeling like a fool before the spiritual master is the perfect qualification for a disciple to receive transcendental knowledge.
- Automatic Manifestation: A sincere devotee does not need to independently cultivate morality; all divine qualifications automatically develop through the process of unalloyed devotional service.
- Material Emptiness: Academic achievements, wealth, and worldly prestige are entirely valueless if a person lacks fundamental faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Danger of Pride: Even if one possesses many excellent qualities, becoming falsely proud immediately nullifies all spiritual advancement.
- Frustration as an Asset: Being confused and disgusted with the materialistic way of life is actually a highly beneficial qualification, as it pushes the soul to embrace Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: To Be a Fool Before the Spiritual Master is a Very Good Qualification.
Subcategories
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
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Pages in category "Good Qualification"
The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
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- All these good qualifications are present in Prthu Maharaja's speech because he is a perfect devotee
- Although the young brahmana described himself as having no claims to aristocracy and being an uneducated common man, still he had one good qualification
- Anyone who has developed unalloyed, unflinching devotional service unto the Lord develops his original good qualities as spirit soul. The spirit soul, as part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has all the good qualities of the Lord
- Are you using that paper which has been supplied to you? Good qualification of devotees?
- As soon as one becomes devotee, all the good qualification immediately manifest
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- I am confident that you are a good manager. So you do the needful, so by your management I will get good satisfaction. You are a good manager and a devotee also. That is a good qualification
- I sometimes say that in the Western countries the young boys, they come to Krsna consciousness, their only one great asset is they are not family-wise attached. That is very good qualification
- If one becomes falsely proud, then where is his spiritual qualification? Everything is lost, everything gone - immediately. So in spite of his all good qualifications, if he is simply proud, then everything becomes zero
- If one is simply unflinching faithful devotee of the Lord, then he develops all the good qualification of demigods
- If one is sincerely in Krsna consciousness, all the good qualifications will come, automatically. Therefore we give more stress on KC
- In the society the parental affection is taken as very good qualification. But such qualification is visible even in the animals. So that is not a very good qualification. That is nature's law
- In this material world the brahmin, the most intellectual person with twelve good qualification . . . satya, sama, dama: he's truthful, his control of the senses, control of the mind, he is simple, he is tolerant, he knows everything of Vedas
- It is a fact that whoever takes to Krsna consciousness does not have to endeavor independently to become a good man. All the good qualifications will automatically come
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- Maha-ratha, they had good qualification. Maha-ratha means alone he could fight with many other charioteers. They are called ati-ratha, maha-ratha. There are different grades of fighters
- Maharaja Yudhisthira's good sacrifices and qualifications were so lofty and virtuous that even the residents of the higher celestial planets were already prepared to receive him as one of them
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- One of the good qualifications of a devotee. He should not hanker to satisfy the tongue with a particular kind of foodstuff. He should be satisfied to eat whatever prasada is available by the grace of the Lord
- One who has got unflinching faith in God, he has got all the good qualification of the demigods. There are many examples. Just see. You are mostly Christian; you know Lord Jesus Christ
- One who is driving on the chariot of mind, mano-rathena. The chariot of mind will take him, will fix him only on material conditions. So long one remains in the material conditions of life, he cannot have good qualifications
- One who is not devotee, he has no good qualifications. If he's still under the distresses of this material world, that is not very intelligent question
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- Sadhu, very honest devotee, sadhu. And mita-vag: did not speak more than required. This is also good qualification: don't talk nonsense. Unless you are required to speak, don't speak
- Somebody asked me "Swamiji, if a person is moral & dutiful & benevolent, all the good qualification, so what is the use of worshiping God?" My reply was that, anyone who is not God conscious or Krsna conscious, he cannot be good, cannot be moral
- Such rules are automatically practiced by the devotees. A concrete example is the quality of nonviolence, which is considered a good qualification
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- The devotee should be regulated; that is one of the good qualifications of a devotee. He should not hanker to satisfy the tongue with a particular kind of foodstuff. He should be satisfied to eat whatever prasada is available by the grace of the Lord
- The Lord awards enjoyment to living entities in proportion to their qualifications, but good qualifications in themselves are not sufficient to enable one to receive awards. The mercy of the Lord is also required
- The sastra enjoins that even if good qualifications are seen in a person born in a family other than that of a brahmana, the qualified man has to be accepted as a brahmana
- There are so many good qualifications of a dog. So therefore Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, vaisnava thakura tomara kukkura bhuliya janaha more - Kindly accept me as your dog. I shall serve you faithfully
- There are two things that nullify all good qualities. One is poverty. Daridra-doso guna-rasi-nasi. If one is poverty-stricken, all his good qualities become null and void. Similarly, if one becomes too greedy, his good qualifications are lost
- Those who are feeling frustration, confused, this is a good qualification. Good qualification in this sense: that those who are feeling frustration and confused, they are disgusted with this materialistic way of life. That is a good qualification
- Those who are intentionally practicing to be vegetarians or to become nonviolent may have good qualifications by a material estimation, but these qualifications are not sufficient to make them devotees
- To be a fool before the Spiritual Master is a very good qualification. It is not a good qualification to be over intelligent before the Spiritual Master
- To become a guru, then you require very good qualifications, and the best qualification is that he does not cheat
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- You are all young men; you have got so many desires, naturally, especially in the Western countries. But you have voluntarily given up not to go to the restaurant, not to go to the club or theater or cinema. These are good qualifications
- You may not be a good manager, but whatever I say you accept. These are all good qualifications. Others should follow your example and take instruction from you to push on this library program