(Click to enlarge photo of Srila Prabhupada)
"The secret of success in the matter of Krishna Consciousness is devotion to the Lord and the Spiritual Master. In the Vedas, the secret of success is described as follows:
Yasya deve para bhakti yatha deve tatha gurau
Yasya ete kathotha hi artha prakasyanta mahatmanah
'Anyone who has developed unflinching faith in the Lord and the Spiritual Master can understand the revealed scripture unfold before him.' So continue your present aptitude and you will be successful in your spiritual progress. I am sure that even if I am not physically present before you, still you will be able to execute all spiritual duties in the matter of Krishna Consciousness; if you follow the above principles."
(Srila Prabhupada Letter, September 29, 1967)
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