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Nobody can become perfect without serving the bona fide spiritual master. That is the motto

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"Nobody can become perfect without serving the bona fide spiritual master. That is the motto"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Prahlāda Mahārāja become so great because he was initiated by Nārada Muni. That is required. Chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava sevā, nistar payeche kebā. Nobody can become perfect without serving the bona fide spiritual master. That is the motto. So evaṁ pralobhyamāno 'pi varair loka-pralobhanaiḥ (SB 7.9.55).


Lecture on SB 7.9.55 -- Vrndavana, April 10, 1976:

If I can go to America within fifteen hours for preaching facility, why shall not I use the aeroplane? Why shall I stick . . . It is called niyamāgraha, "without any profit," to follow the regulative principle without any profit. No. If we get opportunity, preaching facility for going on car, on aeroplane, using typewriter, Dictaphone, microphone, we must use it. Because this is Kṛṣṇa's property, it must be used for Kṛṣṇa. This is our philosophy. This microphone is Kṛṣṇa's. Īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam (ISO 1). So when it is used for Kṛṣṇa it is not material; it is spiritual.

prāpañcikatayā buddhyā
hari-sambandhi-vastunaḥ
mumukṣubhiḥ parityāgo
phalgu-vairāgyaṁ kathyate
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.256)

So anything which can be used for Kṛṣṇa's service, that is not material; that is spiritual. So we must use it. But not for sense gratification. Therefore we have to use and work exactly under the direction of spiritual master. Otherwise it will be sense gratification. Don't manufacture. Guru-mukha padma-vākya, cittete kariyā aikya, āra na kariha mane āśa (Guru Vandana, Prema-bhakti-candrikā). If you want to be guided, then take in every step the words of guru. Manufacturing will not help you.

Prahlāda Mahārāja became so great because he was initiated by Nārada Muni. That is required. Chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā (Prema-bhakti-candrikā). Nobody can become perfect without serving the bona fide spiritual master. That is the motto. So evaṁ pralobhyamāno 'pi varair loka-pralobhanaiḥ. So much attractive . . . Now, if somebody says, or Kṛṣṇa says, that "I'll give you immediately five lakhs of rupees and one beautiful girl also. You give up this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement," how many will be restrained? That is very difficult. But our boys have been tested. They are not after money, most of them, or women. But generally . . . Therefore it is said, loka-pralobhanaiḥ. In this material world everyone is after money and woman. Money and women. That is called viṣaya. Viṣaya.

Page Title:Nobody can become perfect without serving the bona fide spiritual master. That is the motto
Compiler:Visnu Murti
Created:19 of Nov, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1