Global Cultural Conquest
The time is right now more than ever for the ultimate cultural revolution to become fully manifested on this planet. It has to because we've got no choice. We are so precariously situated now on the brink of total disintegration of the human civilization that the only thing that can save us is a mass awakening, a global spiritual renaissance to bring the human society back to its natural state of harmony with the supreme source of all existence.
As I have stated before, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. So kindly do your share for the benefit of all living beings by reawakening your dormant enlightened consciousness, your Krishna consciousness, through the process of hearing and following the words of the supreme authority, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sankarshan Das Adhikari Teaches Pure Bhakti
According to the statement made by the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu in his book Tao Te Ching, as long as a person has a physical body, he/she cannot be not affected by the material world. He/she may know more than the others, but it does not mean he/she knows everything and be endowed with complete wisdom that will never make any mistakes. According to the teaching of the Buddha, we should not rely on a master to achieve liberation. A master may be able to give us some instructions, but what we can really rely on is our own Buddha-nature, or what you call Krishna consciousness. The revelation of this pure nature can only be accomplished by our own insight into it. In fact, everything and everyone we encounter can be our spiritual masters that guide us to progress.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely yours,
Haiyan Shen
The bona fide spiritual master means someone who has awakened his Buddha nature and has thus fully realized the Absolute Truth. It is not possible that a conditioned soul can attain liberation merely by relying on his own Buddha nature, because unless one has already awakened his Buddha nature he will not be able to recognize what his Buddha nature is to be able to connect with it. Therefore to awaken one's Buddha nature one must take help from that person who has already awakened his Krishna consciousness or Buddha nature. That person is the bona fide spiritual master.
This is confirmed as follows in the Mundaka Upanisad:
tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet
samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham
"In order to awaken one's dormant Krishna consciousness or Buddha nature, one must approach the bona fide spiritual master in disciplic succession, who is fixed in the Absolute Truth."--Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.12)
Another important point in this connection is this:
If a teacher tells us not to accept any teacher, we should not accept him as our teacher, because to do so would be in violation of his teachings.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
As I have stated before, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. So kindly do your share for the benefit of all living beings by reawakening your dormant enlightened consciousness, your Krishna consciousness, through the process of hearing and following the words of the supreme authority, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sankarshan Das Adhikari Teaches Pure Bhakti
at ISKCON Noida, India--2 October 2010
Answers According to the Vedic Version:
Question: Why Accept a Spiritual Master?
You are talking about the bona fide spiritual master, which is quite confusing to me. Could you please define what kind of person who can be regarded as the bona fide spiritual master? How can you be sure that this person is already beyond the material world?According to the statement made by the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu in his book Tao Te Ching, as long as a person has a physical body, he/she cannot be not affected by the material world. He/she may know more than the others, but it does not mean he/she knows everything and be endowed with complete wisdom that will never make any mistakes. According to the teaching of the Buddha, we should not rely on a master to achieve liberation. A master may be able to give us some instructions, but what we can really rely on is our own Buddha-nature, or what you call Krishna consciousness. The revelation of this pure nature can only be accomplished by our own insight into it. In fact, everything and everyone we encounter can be our spiritual masters that guide us to progress.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely yours,
Haiyan Shen
Answer: Because We Cannot Liberate Ourselves
If you accept that everyone you encounter can be your spiritual master to guide your progress, then kindly give me your undivided attention and try to very carefully understand what I am saying to help you become liberated.The bona fide spiritual master means someone who has awakened his Buddha nature and has thus fully realized the Absolute Truth. It is not possible that a conditioned soul can attain liberation merely by relying on his own Buddha nature, because unless one has already awakened his Buddha nature he will not be able to recognize what his Buddha nature is to be able to connect with it. Therefore to awaken one's Buddha nature one must take help from that person who has already awakened his Krishna consciousness or Buddha nature. That person is the bona fide spiritual master.
This is confirmed as follows in the Mundaka Upanisad:
tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet
samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham
"In order to awaken one's dormant Krishna consciousness or Buddha nature, one must approach the bona fide spiritual master in disciplic succession, who is fixed in the Absolute Truth."--Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.12)
Another important point in this connection is this:
If a teacher tells us not to accept any teacher, we should not accept him as our teacher, because to do so would be in violation of his teachings.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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