The Spiritual Master Delivers the Disciple
Srila Prabhupada explains as follows in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.8:
"The disciple or conditioned soul is put into this darkest region of ignorance and therefore is entangled in the material existence of sense gratification. It is very difficult to get out of this entanglement and attain freedom, but if one is fortunate enough to get the association of a spiritual master like Kapila Muni or His representative, then by his grace one can be delivered from the mire of ignorance. The spiritual master is therefore worshiped as one who delivers the disciple from the mire of ignorance with the light of the torch of knowledge. The word paragam is very significant. paragam refers to one who can take the disciple to the other side. This side is conditioned life; the other side is the life of freedom. The spiritual master takes the disciple to the other side by opening his eyes with knowledge. We are suffering simply because of ignorance. By the instruction of the spiritual master, the darkness of ignorance is removed, and thus the disciple is enabled to go to the side of freedom. It is stated in Bhagavad-gita that after many, many births one surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, if, after many, many births, one is able to find a bona fide spiritual master and surrender to such a bona fide representative of Krishna, one can be taken to the side of light."
So it is very clear that the spiritual master is the deliverer of the disciple from the ocean of birth and death.
How can I channel my fighting propensity positively in the service of Krishna?
Your aspiring servant,
Prashant
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
"The disciple or conditioned soul is put into this darkest region of ignorance and therefore is entangled in the material existence of sense gratification. It is very difficult to get out of this entanglement and attain freedom, but if one is fortunate enough to get the association of a spiritual master like Kapila Muni or His representative, then by his grace one can be delivered from the mire of ignorance. The spiritual master is therefore worshiped as one who delivers the disciple from the mire of ignorance with the light of the torch of knowledge. The word paragam is very significant. paragam refers to one who can take the disciple to the other side. This side is conditioned life; the other side is the life of freedom. The spiritual master takes the disciple to the other side by opening his eyes with knowledge. We are suffering simply because of ignorance. By the instruction of the spiritual master, the darkness of ignorance is removed, and thus the disciple is enabled to go to the side of freedom. It is stated in Bhagavad-gita that after many, many births one surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, if, after many, many births, one is able to find a bona fide spiritual master and surrender to such a bona fide representative of Krishna, one can be taken to the side of light."
So it is very clear that the spiritual master is the deliverer of the disciple from the ocean of birth and death.
Srila Prabhupada Instructs His Disciples
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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version
Question: Channel My Fighting Propensity?
Dear Gurudeva,How can I channel my fighting propensity positively in the service of Krishna?
Your aspiring servant,
Prashant
Answer: Defeat Atheism, Impersonalism, and Voidism
Fight staunchly to defeat atheism, impersonalism, and voidism.Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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