Accept a Real Guru, Not a Charlatan

The Vedic wisdom repeatedly informs us of the absolutely necessity of accepting a spiritual master. Unfortunately at the present moment the world is greatly overburdened with a profusion of cheaters who present themselves as spiritual masters for the sake of their personal sense gratification. If one takes shelter of a spiritual master who is going to hell, one goes to hell with him. Therefore when one seeks a spiritual master he must be careful to find a real spiritual master, not a bogus charlatan.

It is better to have no guru at all than to accept someone who is fool number one as your spiritual master. The real guru will teach you how to perfect your life and go back to Godhead at the end of your present lifetime.

Srila Prabhupada, the Real Guru, Who Teaches Us How to Recognize a Real Guru

Srila Prabhupada, the Real Guru, Who Teaches Us How to Recognize a Real Guru

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: Should I Be Wary of Discussing My Beliefs

Hare Krishna Gurudeva,

I am a neophyte to the spiritual path and Krishna consciousness, and I encountered a situation that left me bewildered. A colleague of mine at work seemed to share a very radical view about the path of God. She was of the opinion that if one is not following Christ then they are following Satan. I felt the need to express my opposition to that. I shared the latest lesson C17-"Ever Expanding Love" saying that the Bible preaches along the same lines. She agreed, but said that anything other than Christ is a deviation and it is Satan. Although I completely disagree with her, it scares me to think that there are many such people around. Should I be wary of who I discuss my beliefs with? Its very unsettling to hear such statements.

Priyanka S.

Answer: Don't Believe in Krishna. Know Krishna.

When presenting the science of Krishna consciousness to others we must be very careful. As long as you are on the platform of taking Krishna consciousness as your belief, it will be difficult for you to effectively present it to those who are not familiar with it. To be effective in educating others in this knowledge you must understand it scientifically. In other words, you must master the art of establishing and defending the bhakti science as the highest truth.

Such preaching that if you don't accept Jesus you are going to hell is meant for less intelligent persons who are not capable of understanding the subtleties of the science of God. Such emotionalism or fanaticism is meant to somehow or other get them to become God conscious at least on an elementary level. The foolish so-called Christians who claim that the path of Krishna bhakti is the path of Satan do not understand that Jesus Christ also follows the same path of pure bhakti as taught by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.

Your foolish colleague does not realize that the strict followers of Krishna bhakti are automatically 1st class followers of Lord Jesus Christ. The Krishna bhaktas are the best Christians because they strictly follow the Biblical commandments, which these so-called Christians are not even able to follow.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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