Don't Be a Cheater

When the disciple promises the spiritual master at the time of initiation that he will chant on his japa beads at least 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mahamantra daily trying to avoid all offenses and that he will also avoid illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication, and gambling, he must keep his word. By faithfully keeping his word his deliverance back to home, back to Godhead is assured. And by not keeping his word, his remaining a prisoner within the cycle of repeated birth and death is also assured. So the disciple has a choice of either being an honest person who keeps his word or cheater who does not keep his word. Either way he will reap the result of his actions.

Srila Prabhupada Initiates a Disciple

Srila Prabhupada Initiates a Disciple

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: What is Surrender?

I have a question, I want to understand: What is surrender? Does it mean to accept renunciation? How one can fully surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Your insignificant servant,

Ankit

Answer: Shelter, Initiation, and Obedience

Since God owns everything and we own nothing, there is nothing that we own that we have to renounce or give up. Therefore real renunciation means to engage everything in the service of Krishna.

Surrender means to accept shelter and initiation from a bona fide spiritual master and to become fully obedient to his instructions.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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