Guru is Required

Sometimes people wonder why a guru is required when they can directly approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But when we directly study the words of Krishna what does He say? He says that we should become the devotee of His devotee. He says that we should submissively inquire from and serve the bona fide spiritual master. Therefore if we want to be devotees of Krishna, we must obey His order to become the devotee of His devotee by surrendering ourselves at the lotus feet of His representative, the bona fide spiritual master. If we do not agree to become the devotee of Krishna's devotee, Krishna does not accept that we are His devotees. Therefore if we sincerely desire to become Krishna's devotees we must seek out and take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master, one who is coming in disciplic succession from Sri Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada with His Disciples Brooklyn, New York in the Early 70's

Srila Prabhupada with His Disciples Brooklyn, New York

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Is Pure Love for Krishna Like Falling in Love?

How does it feel when a devotee attains pure love for Lord Krishna. Is it similar to the feeling when a boy and girl are in love with each other?

Another question is: What is meant by 'being conditioned' as I have read this quite a few number of times.

Regards,
Sunil

Answer: Yes, But Millions and Billions Times Greater

Yes, pure love of Krishna can be compared to the happiness tasted by a young boy and girl who fall in love. But it is millions and billions of times more enlivening and exciting and it never grows old or wears out.

Being conditioned means to be in a state of illusion in which one considers his material body to be his very self.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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