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Lord Brahma to Lord Shiva: Persons who observe everything with differentiation, who are simply attached to fruitive activities, who are mean minded, who are always pained to see the happiness of others and who thus give distress to them bu uttering harsh and piercing words have been already killed by providence. Thus there is no need for them to be killed by an exalted personality like yours.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4 Chapter 6 Verse 47

Pearls of Wisdom - 80

In the Vedas there are directions for two kinds of activities - activities for those who are attached to material enjoyment and activities for those who are materially detached. In consideration of these two kinds of activities, there are two kinds of people, who have different symptoms. If one wants to see two kinds of activities in one one person, that is contradictory. But both kinds of activities may be neglected by a person who is transcendentally situated.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4 Chapter 4 Verse 20

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 24

Elevated transcendentalists may sometimes forgo the rules and regulations of the Vedas, since they do not need to follow them, just as the devatas travel in space whereas ordinary men travel on the surface of the earth.

Srimad Bhagavatam- Canto 4 Chapter 4 Verse 19

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Lord Siva to mother Parvati: My dear young wife, certainly friends and relatives offer mutual greetings by standing up, welcoming one another and offering obeisances. But those who are elevated to the transcendental platform, being intelligent, offer such respects to the Supersoul, who is sitting within the body, not to the person who identifies with the body.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4 Chapter 3 Verse 22

Pearls of Wisdom - 78

Lord Shiva to Mother Parvati: One who is conducted by false ego and thus always distressed, both mentally and sensually, cannot tolerate the opulence of self-realized persons. Being unable to rise to the standard of self-realization, he envies such persons as much as demons envy the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4 Chapter 3 Verse 21

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 23

If one is hurt by the arrows of an enemy, one is not aggrieved as when cut by the unkind words of a relative or friend, for such grief continues to rend one's heart day and night.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4 Chapter 3 Verse 19

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Lord Shiva to Mother Parvati: One should not go to anyone's house, even on the consideration of his being a relative or friend, when the man is disturbed in his mind and looks upon the guest with raised eyebrows and angry eyes.

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4 Chapter 3 Verse 18