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Quote by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

“Be very humble when you plan so that Krishna is happy with you.”

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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a distinguished spiritual teacher and philosopher, renowned for his substantial contributions to the dissemination of Hinduism, particularly the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition. Born on September 1, 1896, in Calcutta, India, he passed away on November 14, 1977. Prabhupada is most recognized for founding the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and authoring numerous works on the Bhagavad-gita and other sacred texts. more

“When a Krishna Conscious person is elevated to a responsible position, he never becomes puffed up. Just like a tree when over-laden with fruits becomes humble and lower down. Similarly, a great soul in Krishna Consciousness becomes humbler than the grass and bowed down like the fruitful trees because a Krishna Conscious person acts as the agent of Krishna, therefore he discharges his duty with great responsibility.”

Persons Soul Consciousness Responsibility Tree Position Humility Duty Conscious Responsible Fruit Humble Agents Grass Krishna Discharge Great Souls Great Responsibility

Author:A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

“Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.”

Should Mean Humility Satisfaction Anxious Honored

Book:Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports

Source: Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports

“Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.”

Humility

Author:A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

“We all travel the milky way together, trees and men; but it never occurred to me until this storm-day, while swinging in the wind, that trees are travelers in the ordinary sense. They make many journeys, not extensive ones, it is true; but our own little journeys, away and back again, are only little more than tree-wavings - many of them not so much.”

Men Way Life Littles Together Nature Tree Journey Humility Wind Ordinary Storm Traveler Stewardship Back Again Milky Way

Book:John Muir’s Incredible Travel Memoirs: A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Travels in Alaska, Steep Trails… (Illustrated): Adventure Memoirs & Wilderness Studies from the Naturalist, Environmental Philosopher and Early Advocate of Preservation of Wilderness, the Author of The Yosemite and Picturesque California

Source: John Muir’s Incredible Travel Memoirs: A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Travels in Alaska, Steep Trails… (Illustrated): Adventure Memoirs & Wilderness Studies from the Naturalist, Environmental Philosopher and Early Advocate of Preservation of Wilderness, the Author of The Yosemite and Picturesque California

“The world, we are told, was made especially for man - a presumption not supported by all the facts... Why should man value himself as more than a small part of the one great unit of creation?”

Men World Should Made Facts Values Compassion Creation Humility Vegan Units Stewardship Veganism Presumption Small Parts

Book:The range of light: photographs

Source: The range of light: photographs

“We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves.”

Humility Self Discovery Hiding

Book:La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims

Source: La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims

“No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition.”

Knows Men Life Humans Whole Human Beings Humility Glimpse Fragments Fruition Whole Truth Best Of Me Nothing But The Truth Partial Truth

Book:Osler's

Source: Osler's