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We Are All Sheltered by Srila Prabhupada

26 December 2024

Srila Prabhupada is the foundational siksa guru (instructing spiritual master) for everyone who joins ISKCON, which is predicted to remain active for the next 10,000 years. There will be many thousands and millions of acaryas (initiating gurus) as ISKCON grows and grows to gradually completely include every man, woman, and child on this planet, throughout our entire universe, and throughout the infinite universes which constitute the material world. The duty of ISKCON's initiating gurus and senior preachers (siksa gurus) is to train their students how to perfectly connect with Srila Prabhupada by always thinking, speaking, and acting in 100% accordance with Srila Prabhupada's teachings. It is Srila Prabhupada's books and only his books which will serve as the law books for ISKCON and ultimately for the entire world. Nobody will ever take Srila Prabhupada's place. His position will always remain unique.

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Questions and Answers

Dear Guru Maharaj
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

1.You have said in your posts many times that God isn't an order supplier. He is the master and we are the servants. But what if we have desires that can be considered spiritual? For example, some devotee wants to marry another devotee to do devotional services together. A person wants to get into a good job so that the money he earns can be used in Krishna's service. What should we do with such desires?

2. How to be the best devotee of Lord Krishna?

3.Could Your Grace kindly explain BG 13.30 verse?

One who can see that all activities are performed by the body, which is created of material nature, and sees that the self does nothing, actually sees.

4. How to do well in studies for the pleasure of Krishna?

Hari bol
Your servant
Apoorva

Answer

From: Austin, Texas, USA

My Dear Apoorva,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

1. We have to always consider what Krishna wants, not what we want. For example, Srila Prabhupada was corrected by his father when he was young. Because he did like his wife he wanted to marry a 2nd wife. (Polygamy was allowed in India in those days.) But his father forbid him to do so. He told him, ""My dear boy, you are eager to take a second wife, but I would advise you not to. It is Kṛṣṇa's grace that your present wife is not to your liking. Take it as a great fortune.
If you do not become too attached to your wife and family that will help you in your future advancement in spiritual life.”

This is why we should take initiation from a bonafide spiritual master so that we can receive guidance of what our desires are favorable for our Krishna consciousness which are not favorable.

2. The best devotee is the one who always remembers Krishna and never forgets Him.

3. Srila Prabhupada has perfectly explained it in his purport.

4. Make perfect grades so that you become well equipped with talents you can use in Krishna’s service.

I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,
 
Sankarshan Das Adhikari


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