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.
Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god.
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself said, 'Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.'
It may be shocking to some people in this country to realize that, without meaning to do so, they hold views in common with Hitler when they preach discrimination against other religious, racial or economic groups.
Magic causes as much trouble as it cures.
It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires.
The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ; in the poor brother Christ is knocking at the door.
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