Broad minded guru
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Go to gurukula and serve the mahat guru, the broad-minded guru, just like a menial servant.
Lecture on SB 5.5.2 -- Hyderabad, April 12, 1975: You cannot challenge like a nonsense. You have to engage yourself to the service. That is the beginning. Brahmacārī is indicated, "Go to gurukula." And you may be a king's son or a very learned brāhmaṇa's son, it doesn't matter. You serve your guru just like a menial servant. This is the instruction. This is the first education. Go to gurukula and serve the mahat guru, the broad minded guru, just like a menial servant. What is that? You go collect everything for guru, alms, and do not claim proprietorship. It is guru's property. Whatever you collect, that is not your property. That is guru's property. And go to gurukula, and when guru will ask you, "My dear boy, please come and take your prasādam," then you'll take. If guru forgets to call you, you should fast. This is gurukula. Not that "I am hungry. There is foodstuff. Let me eat." No. Without permission of guru you cannot touch anything. This is the injunction.
| Page Title: | Broad minded guru |
| Compiler: | ChrisF |
| Created: | 16 of Nov, 2008 |
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