Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the divinity in all living beings and the importance of respecting life.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's quote expresses the belief that all creatures, regardless of their size or significance, are children of the Supreme Lord. This perspective encourages a reverence for all forms of life and a moral obligation to treat them with care and compassion, reflecting a deep understanding of interconnection within the universe.
In practice
During a seminar on environmental ethics, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of all life forms.
Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual masters, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.
You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.
The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.
We have hands; we can stand on them if we want to. That's our privilege. That's the joy of a mortal body. And that's why God needs us. Because God loves to feel things through our hands.
With Othello, Shakespeare posed this problem of a black man in a white society in the role that he's playing. And Shakespeare gave Othello such dignity - he came not from - as he said - not from hate but from honor, from a sense of his own human dignity. And to me, to my mind, there could be no greater character played.
The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.
Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger. We were strangers once, too.
We came out here to find the American Dream, and now that we're right in the vortex you want to quit ... You must realize that we've found the main nerve." I know," he said. "That's what gives me the Fear.
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