Beware of False Gurus

A spiritual master who declares that he is God or allows his disciples to make propaganda that is he is God is a charlatan. He is not a bona fide spiritual master. Such so-called gurus will tell their disciples that they can also become God, that all they have to do is come out of illusion and realize that they are God. But God does not have to realize that he is God. God is always God with full realization. He is never covered by illusion. He cannot be covered by illusion because illusion is one of His energies. Such false gurus should be avoided because their association will create stumbling blocks on the pathway of self-realization. The bona fide spiritual master teaches us that we are the eternal servants of God, that we simply now have to revive our eternal loving relationship with our dearmost friend, the Supreme Lord.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Teaches Us How to Become the Perfect Servants of God.Swami Prabhupada Teaches Us How to Become Perfect Servants

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Chanting, But No Ecstasy Yet

I chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala every day, but I haven't ever felt any transcendental ecstasy. How can I increase my devotion? Please guide me.

Ritu

Answer: Be Patient and Keep Chanting

Although chanting the Hare Krishna mantra opens the devotee's heart to an ocean of unlimited transcendental ecstasy, it is a gradual process of awakening. If we are sick and we receive a doctor's prescription to cure our sickness, it takes time for the cure to become fully manifested. We must put our faith in the doctor and carefully follow his instructions. In this way, even if we do not experience immediate results from the medicine, in due course of time, we will be cured of our disease.

Chanting Hare Krishna is the ultimate medicine to cure us of the heaviest disease of all, the endless repetition of birth and death. We have been suffering from this disease for millions of lifetimes. A severe chronic disease is not cured immediately. It takes time. So keep chanting, putting your full faith in the process. I promise you that if you will continue chanting at least 16 rounds daily and following the regulative principles under the guidance of the expert spiritual master you will become completely cured of the material disease and taste unlimited spiritual bliss at every minute.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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