Perfect Follower of Krishna

We are often asked why it is necessary to accept a spiritual master. Many wonder why can't they simply accept Krishna as their guru and achieve spiritual perfection in that way. The answer is very simple. Krishna instructs that unless we become the devotee of His devotee He will not accept us as His devotees. It is only by becoming the devotee of the devotee of Krishna that we can actually become the devotee of Krishna. So in order to please Krishna by our sincere surrender unto Him we must seek out a devotee who is purely engaged in devotional service to Lord and surrender ourselves completely unto him. In this way we become the perfect followers of Krishna as confirmed by the scriptures and by all the great saintly teachers.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Lecture in Home of Vanmali Krishna Das & Kadambini Radha devi dasi
Sydney, Australia--8 June 2009

Sankarshan Das Lecture in Home of Devotee in Sydney, Australia

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Recognize Krishna's Voice?

When we in are in difficulty or when we are in a situation where we need to make a decision, at that time our mind moves in two directions, whether to do this or that. It is said that everything is planned by Krishna. Even though believe in my Krishna, sometimes I get caught in this mind maze. In that situation how do I recognize the Krishna voice which is within us?

Your disciple

Answer: By Pure Devotion

If you want to become empowered to clearly recognize the voice of Krishna within, you must enter into the state of pure devotion which is described as follows in the Bhagavad-gita:

teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ
bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam
dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ
yena mām upayānti te

"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me."--Bhagavad-gita 10.10

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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