Divine words of His Divine Grace
Srila Bhakti Rakshaka Sridhar Dev Goswami
The siksa-guru parampara should be considered the most substantial thing. Eliminating the sahajiya-vada which gives much importance to the outer cover, try to look within, and see things more deeply. Try to understand the deeper vibrations of the outside environment, and see within yourself also. Dive deep, and you will find the plane of the finest vibration which will carry that news to you, and you will see that truth.
We are slaves of the truth. We are beggars for the pure current of truth that is constantly flowing: the fresh current. We are not charmed by any formality. I will bow down my head wherever I find the river of nectar coming down to me.
Maya means ‘local interest’, to see things or read the environment by local interest, not from the standpoint of universal interest.
So if my inner voice, my spiritual conscience decides that a type of company cannot really help me, then I will be under painful necessity to give it up, and to run away towards my destination, in the direction that my spiritual conscience guides me. Otherwise it will be hypocrisy, and it will check our real progress.
If we are sincere in our attempt, then no one in the world can check me, or deceive me. Only we ourselves can deceive ourselves. No one else. We must be true to our own self, and true to the Supreme Lord. We must be sincere.
I must follow what I understand, my aspiration. Friends may be converted into foes. Foes may be converted into friends. But I must stick to my ideal.
So one who thinks that he’s in perfection, perfect stage, because he’s appointed as acarya, then he’s in the highest position, his position is invulnerable, undisputable, unassailable, if they think like that they’re gone, finished.
We must not make progress in a slumber, but we must go forward with our eyes always opened.
We cannot expect truth to continue here in this world of misunderstanding without any tampering or interruption. It is not possible.
The guru should try to impart to his disciple the capacity of reading what Krsna consciousness really is. Krsna consciousness is not a trade; it is not anyone’s monopoly. The sincere souls must thank their lucky stars that they can appreciate what Krsna consciousness is, wherever it may be.
