Unflinching Faith in the Spiritual Master

If one is to gain a proper understanding of the Vedic wisdom, he can only do so by having unflinching faith in the words of the spiritual master and Krishna. This is confirmed as follows in the Svetasvatara Upanisad:

yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurau
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ

“Only unto those who have unflinching faith in the words of the spiritual master and the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are the imports of the Vedic knowledge revealed.”
--Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23

Those who find fault with the spiritual master's teachings become covered by the material energy and cannot realize the Absolute Truth. Therefore we must be very careful to free our hearts from any lingering doubts by inquiring submissively from Sri Guru and advanced Vaisnavas.

We Must Have Unflinching Faith in Srila Prabhupada

We Must Have Unflinching Faith in Srila Prabhupada

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Maintain Family Without Material Desires?

Thank you for answering to me. You are a great teacher. Now I'm looking for a spiritual master. There are so many questions. One of them is: How to take care of my family and at the same time become free from all material desires?.

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Answer: Maintain Krishna's Household, Not Yours.

You have already found a spiritual master because on the order of my spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, I am a spiritual master. Now it is up to you whether or not you want to accept me as your spiritual master, that is your choice. But you should know that you have already found a spiritual master.

You should see that your household is not your household, that it is instead Krishna's household and that it should be maintained on his behalf as a Krishna conscious ashram, a place of spiritual cultivation for you and your family members. In this way you can remain in household life and become free from all material desires.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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