The Whole World is Hankering

Everyone in the world is hankering for a state of uninterrupted happiness. And they are struggling for it every day in so many different futile attempts like fools with their heads in the sand. The difficulty is that they are trying to find this happiness on the level of identifying themselves with their material bodies, which is a big mistake. This is why they never are able to achieve that uninterrupted happiness for which they always hanker. This true happiness can only be experienced on the spiritual platform when one realizes that he is a spiritual being who is qualitatively one with God and whose duty is serve God twenty-four hours daily with his every thought, word, and deed in all times, places, and circumstances. The science of devotion has been taught all the great spiritual teachers throughout the ages. And it can be learned now from the bona fide spiritual master.

There is Unlimited Bliss on the Spiritual Platform, But the General Population Has Got Their Heads in the Sand


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Question: ​​​​​​​Following Guru is Required?​​​

Do we need to strictly follow the guru?
As per below verse from Bhagavad-gita (3.35), Lord Krishna mentions:

śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ
para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt
sva-dharme nidhanaṁ śreyaḥ
para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ

"It is far better to discharge one's prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another's duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing one's own duty is better than engaging in another's duties, for to follow another's path is dangerous."

I am confused, whether we need to follow the guru or not. Kindly advise.

Best Regards,
Chandra Neeli

Answer: Absolutely

From: On the road to Tallinn, Estonia

My Dear Chandra,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Occupational duties vary. For example, someone is a doctor, someone is a soldier, someone is a farmer, and someone is a prime minister. In their respective occupations these persons act in different capacities. However, Lord Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita (18.66) that beyond or higher than all of these occupational duties is the duty to fully surrender unto Him:

sarva-dharmān parityajya
mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo
mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ

"Abandon all varieties of duties and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."

He further instructs in the Bhagavad-gita (4.32) that for the mastery of this art of surrender one is required to become the disciple of a bona fide spiritual master.

tad viddhi praṇipātena
paripraśnena sevayā
upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ
jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ

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

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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