We All Make Mistakes

In this material world we are all prone to make mistakes, and thus we often do so. This is our longstanding tendency stemming from our primeval mistake of desiring to enjoy separately from God. Originally we were situated with Him in His unlimitedly sweet pastimes in the spiritual world. But due to our foolish enviousness of His position as the Supreme we desired to be one like Him. This is compared to the small child who saw the moon in the sky and desired to have it as her toy. Her mother satisfied her desire by giving her a mirror in her hand in which the moon was reflected. The child did not really have the moon. She only had the reflection. But she thought she had the moon in her hand. In this way the mother satisfied her. In the same way due to our burning desire to be the Supreme, Krishna has given us a world in which we can think that we are the Supreme. Now is the time for us to realize what a ridiculous mistake we made and to get back to our original position as the eternal servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the spiritual world.

Give Up Your Envy and Return to Krishna

Give Up Your Envy and Return to Krishna

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Take Shelter of a Spiritual Master?

I recently attended your lecture on how to practically apply the Bhagavad-gita in one's life and was very much inspired. I am wondering now how to take shelter of a spiritual master.

Your servant

V.N.

Answer: Submissively Inquire From Him & Follow His Instructions

I am very happy to learn that you were so inspired by my lecture that you now want to take shelter of a spiritual master. Srila Rupa Goswami states that this is the first step on the pathway of self realization. If one is fortunate enough to take shelter of a pure devotee, hear from him about self-realization and follow in his footsteps, one will be gradually elevated to the position of a pure devotee.

In the Bhagavad-gita 4.34 Lord Sri Krishna clearly describes the process of taking shelter:

"Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized souls can impart knowledge unto you because they have seen the truth."

When you take shelter of the bona fide spiritual master his instructions become the guiding principle of your life. Your entire life then becomes molded in accordance with his instructions. You fully surrender yourself unto his instructions and he mercifully guides you how to go back home, back to Godhead.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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