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Here you will find philosophical information from guru, sadhu and sastra in all languages.

Guru

“So, this is a nice day to pray to such saintly Vaishnava devotee of the Lord, to pray on our behalf, that somehow or other, whatever we need in our spiritual life, that by the mercy of Krishna and his dear devotees, may manifest by their causeless mercy. That’s the only hope we have. Bhaktivinoda Thakur is praying unto the lotus feet of the Vaishnava devotee of the Lord. Please be merciful to me. And please take this worthless person into your association. This is the mood how to approach a spiritual master, how to approach a Vaishnava. Kindly give me shelter and protection at your lotus feet. And that’s how Krishna is helping us, through his devotees. So, the bona fide guru, spiritual master is mercy incarnation of Krishna.”
Discussion with Devotees on the disappearance day of Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura 9th July 2021, Riga, Latvia

Sadhu

“How does one live the life of a yogi? First, become fireproof and then enter the fire. This is why one should begin as a brahmacārī for at least 25 years, under the strict guidance of a guru. The guru trains you to control the mind and senses and to become their master. Do not become a go-dāsa, a slave of the senses and the mind; instead, strive to become a goswami, a true master of self-discipline. Only then, can you enter this ‘fire’ by marrying, accepting a wife, and using your household life in service to Krishna and not for sense gratification. As the śāstras prescribe, ‘all activities should aim at the ultimate liberation’. They should never be performed for material gain!”
Lecture on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.5 – Bhubaneswar – May 2, 1992

Sastra

“We are given this human form of life not to work hard like asses, swine and dogs but to attain the highest perfection of life. If we do not care for self-realization, the laws of nature force us to work very hard, even though we may not want to do so. Human beings in this age have been forced to work hard like the asses and bullocks that pull carts. Some of the regions where the asuras are sent to work are revealed in this verse of Śrī Īśopaniṣad. If a man fails to discharge his duties as a human being, he is forced to transmigrate to the asurya planets and take birth in degraded species of life to work hard in ignorance and darkness.”
Śrī Īśopaniṣad 3