By Suvarna Radhika Devi DasiThe highest reason to keep a promise is to please the Supreme Lord. Truthfulness is a divine virtue, possessed by those rare godly souls, and by being truthful one pleases the Absolute Truth and moves closer to Him. One who is serious about spiritual life therefore makes a commitment to a bona fide discipline and sincerely follows its attendant principles. At the time of initiation, ISKCON devotees vow to their spiritual master that they will follow the four regulative principles – as described in the following paragraph – and chant sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra daily.
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