Just Be Who You Are

Don't waste your time futilely trying to be something that you are not, namely your material body. Instead you should just be who you actually are, the eternal spirit-soul servant of Krishna. Even though it's the easiest thing in the world to just be who you are, because we have been programmed for thousands and millions of lifetimes by the material energy to think that we are these bodies, it takes time and a solid program of training to bring us back to our original natural consciousness. This training program for rejuvenating our original identity can only be executed under the expert guidance of the bona fide spiritual master. Therefore all intelligent people seek out a bona fide spiritual master and strictly follow his guidelines for reviving their original eternal identities.

Disciples Taking Training from Srila Prabhupada

Disciples Taking Training from Srila Prabhupada

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Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Look for a Spiritual Master?

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my respect.
All glories to Gurudeva.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

How should an aspiring devotee look for a spiritual master? How soon after being introduced to Krishna Consciousness should an aspiring devotee look for her spiritual master? How do we keep in close contact with our spiritual master. How would he know of our progress in Krishna consciousness? Would I need to finish the course before you would consider initiating me?

An unworthy aspiring devotee,
Mother Nelita

Answer: Find Someone Who Can Deliver You from Birth and Death

Srila Prabhupada accepted Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur as his spiritual master within his heart within several minutes after meeting him in 1922. Although he was not initiated immediately, within his heart he immediately accepted Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur as his spiritual master.

So my best advice to you is that you when you find someone who can deliver you from the cycle of birth and death you should immediately accept him as your spiritual master.

Stay in touch with your spiritual master by corresponding with him, regularly reading his writings, and regularly hearing his lectures.

For example, my disciples can regularly hear from thousands of my lectures at:
http://www.ultimateselfrealization.com/audio

They can watch my daily videos at:
http://www.VideoForTheDay.com

They can receive my daily writings by subscribing to my e-course at:
http://www.JoinCourse.com

And they also can personally write me for guidance at:
sda@backtohome.com

By your communicating regularly with your spiritual master, as my disciples are able to do, he can understand how you are progressing in Krishna consciousness and guide you accordingly.

I am willing to initiate anyone who sincerely wants to go back to home, back to Godhead as soon as they are recommended for initiation by their local ISKCON authority.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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