Stick to the Path of Bhakti

Some say that you can take any road and attain the supreme destination. While taking any road is a valid principle for those who do not care where they end up, it is not a viable means of attaining the supreme perfection. If I want to fly to New York, will any flight take me there? No. I must catch a flight which is going to New York in order to be able to reach New York. If I catch a flight to Miami, it will take me to Miami. It will not carry me to New York. So if you want to attain the supreme abode, you've got to take the path of bhakti. No other means will get you there.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Does Taking Credit Reduce Bhakti?

Please accept my humble obeisances.

May your blessings always be on me.

Sir, is there a danger of a devotee's bhakti getting reduced if he takes credit for the fame of being a nice devotee.

Warm regards,

Sunil

Answer: Credit Takers Have Zero Bhakti

It is not that there is a danger of bhakti being reduced if a devotee takes credit for his reputation of being a nice devotee. His bhakti is already reduced. Why reduced? His bhakti is gone. He has no bhakti because he desires his own worship instead of Krishna's worship. His show of bhakti will soon be finished because pure bhakti is the only thing which fully satisfies the self.

Those who are actually Krishna conscious give all credit to their spiritual master for whatever progress they have made on the path of bhakti. The more that one gives credit to guru, Krishna, and Vaisnavas, the more he becomes recognized and naturally famous.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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