HH GOPAL KRISHNA GOSWAMI MAHARAJ: 10 UNFORGETTABLE QUOTES BY THE REVERED SPIRITUAL ICON TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND BHAKTI
HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj, one of the senior most disciples of ISKCON founder His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada left his material body and departed for Goloka Dham on 5th May 2024. Maharaj Ji served as ISKCON GBC and BBT Trustee. Srila Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj has been a cornerstone of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, having dedicated his life to supporting and advancing the work of his spiritual master in almost every leadership role.
Maharaj, also known as Gopal Krishna from infancy, was tasked with cleaning and readying Srila Prabhupada's quarters for his arrival even before he saw him for the first time in 1968 in Montreal, Canada. Ever since, Maharaj has devoted his entire life, both literally and figuratively, to maintaining Srila Prabhupada's household in order.
With his profound spiritual insights and the power of Bhakti, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj blessed and embraced the lives of all of his disciples. To cherish and follow the footprints of the revered spiritual icon, let us check out 10 of his most inspirational and unforgettable sayings to advance in life and bhakti.
HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj: 10 Unforgettable Quotes By Maharaj Ji
1. You should not associate with the materialistic people more than that required for executing your job/business etc.
2. The desire of a Vaisnava is to liberate the conditioned entity by giving him the science of Krishna.
3. I have told you many times that you should not work so hard that you have no time left for your spiritual activities. The most important thing in life is to execute spiritual practices.
4. Those who have defied the laws of the government are arrested and put in the prison house. Similarly, those who have been defying the orders of God are put into this material world where they are experiencing nothing but misery and suffering. Destroy these impurities
5. Material impurities are taking us away from Sri Krishna. We have to destroy these impurities by surrendering unto guru and Krishna and constantly chanting the holy name attentively and sincerely. So, please take to this Krishna Consciousness seriously.
6. We should take spiritual life very seriously, always keeping the enemy in the forefront of our minds. We do not want to keep the enemy behind. We always want to be aware of the enemy so that we can keep our spiritual position safe.
7. One of the characteristics of one who is progressing on the path of devotional service is that he is anxious to be engaged in the service of the Lord 24 hours a day. The devotee who is making spiritual advancement does not want to waste even a minute. The devotee is anxious to utilize every second in the service of the Lord.
8. Truthfulness is austerity for the tongue. The beginning of truthfulness is being truthful to Krishna's instructions. The extension of truthfulness is that we practice truthfulness in following the vows to the spiritual master and Krishna. The further extension of truthfulness is to be truthful in our dealing with each other, at least in dealing with the vaisnavas.
9. We are also worried about our family but our definition of family life is that we have to take care of everyone because they are all children. of the same father. All these people are children of Krishna.
10. We should accept only what is necessary to keep body and soul together, we should endeavour only to earn as much as is necessary to keep body and soul together and the rest of the time should be used for Krishna Consciousness. This is known as simple living and high thinking.