Krislantijn

Ramayana

Just as disciple has the same root as the word discipline, the word sisya, which is the sanskrit word for disciple, has the same root as sasane, ruler. Sisya means, one who voluntarily accepts the rulership of the spiritual master.

SB 11.10.6 — The servant or disciple of the spiritual master should be free from false prestige, never considering himself to be the doer. He should be active and never lazy and should give up all sense of proprietorship over the objects of the senses, including his wife, children, home and society. He should be endowed with feelings of loving friendship toward the spiritual master and should never become deviated or bewildered. The servant or disciple should always desire advancement in spiritual understanding, should not envy anyone and should always avoid useless conversation. http://vedabase.com/en/sb/11/10/6

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SB 11.11.29-32 — The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O Uddhava, a saintly person is merciful and never injures others. Even if others are aggressive he is tolerant and forgiving toward all living entities. His strength and meaning in life come from the truth itself, he is free from all envy and jealousy, and his mind is equal in material happiness and distress. Thus, he dedicates his time to work for the welfare of all others. His intelligence is never bewildered by material desires, and he has controlled his senses. His behavior is always pleasing, never harsh and always exemplary, and he is free from possessiveness. He never endeavors in ordinary, worldly activities, and he strictly controls his eating. He therefore always remains peaceful and steady. A saintly person is thoughtful and accepts Me as his only shelter. Such a person is very cautious in the execution of his duties and is never subject to superficial transformations, because he is steady and noble, even in a distressing situation. He has conquered over the six material qualities — namely hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, old age and death. He is free from all desire for prestige and offers honor to others. He is expert in reviving the Kṛṣṇa consciousness of others and therefore never cheats anyone. Rather, he is a well-wishing friend to all, being most merciful. Such a saintly person must be considered the most learned of men. He perfectly understands that the ordinary religious duties prescribed by Me in various Vedic scriptures possess favorable qualities that purify the performer, and he knows that neglect of such duties constitutes a discrepancy in one’s life. Having taken complete shelter at My lotus feet, however, a saintly person ultimately renounces such ordinary religious duties and worships Me alone. He is thus considered to be the best among all living entities.

According to Ayurveda, the oldest medical science, health is not merely a state of freedom from disease but a state of permanent physical, mental and spiritual happiness and fulfillment.

We, living beings, parts and parcels of the Lord, also possess these six opulences but only to a limited degree. We should not be foolish like the frog, trying to estimate the greatness of the Lord through our limited vision and experience

    --   Srimad Bhagavatam 3.14.42

In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu it is said that a person whose only desire is to render transcendental loving service to the Lord is a free person in any condition of material existence. That service attitude is the svarūpa, or real form, of the living entity. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, also confirms this statement by declaring that the real, spiritual form of the living entity is eternal servitorship to the Supreme Lord.

but he that sacrifices both, will gain both.

  --   Srimad Bhagavatam 3.2.11 (Main vers + 3th alinea of the Purport)

  --   SB 2.10.32 Purport

  --   Srimad bhagavatam 2.9.7 (Purport)

  --   Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) 2.9.3 (Purport)

   Mahabharata

- having developed a genuine taste in relishing our eternal relationship with that Supreme Being.