The Secret of Success in Spiritual Life

The disciple's secret of success in spiritual life is to always meditate on the instructions that he has received from his spiritual master. This is the perfection of meditation because the order of the spiritual master is the life substance of the disciple. This is so important that the disciple does not even care whether or not he goes back to Godhead. His only desire is to always meditate on the instructions received from his spiritual master and try his best to successfully execute them. Our spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered us, "Become guru and deliver the whole world." Therefore our perfection in life is to always remember this instruction and to always try our best to successful carry it out.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Is Krishna the Speaker of the Gita?

I have spoken to many Hindus about the Gita. They all tell me that the Me or I in the Gita does not refer to Sri Krishna but only to the impersonal Brahman that is within Krishna and everyone. How do I refute this? How did this misrepresentation crop up? Does Krishna say anywhere that He is referring not to Himself?

Amar

Answer: Gita Clearly Describes Krishna As Its Speaker

Tell them that according to their philosophy they did not ask you that question and that therefore you are not obliged to answer them, but that if you were to answer them, you would first ask them for the proof. Where in the Bhagavad-gita does does Krishna say that when He speaks that is not He who is speaking? You can tell them that there is not a shred of evidence to substantiate their bogus argument.

This idea that Krishna did not speak the Bhagavad-gita is a concoction coming from those who do not want to surrender to Krishna. In the Bhagavad-gita Krishna describes such persons
as miscreants.

Because the Bhagavad-gita is a famous book of knowledge mental speculators twist it to present their philosophy that the highest truth is impersonal Brahman. But Krishna clearly states in the Bhagavad-gita that impersonal Brahman is subordinate to Him. If they want to differ from Krishna that the impersonal Brahman is superior to Krishna, they should state it in their own name, not in the name of Krishna, who clearly says just the opposite.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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