Even cats and dogs, they have got sense pleasure. But human life is not meant for that purpose. Human life is meant for . . . this is the idea: yathā hi puruṣasyeha viṣṇoḥ padopasarpaṇam. This is required. They do not know it. Prahlāda Mahārāja another place said, na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ (SB 7.5.31). Generally, those who are not trained up by guru, they do not know the svartha-gatim is Viṣṇu. Durāśayā. They are trying to be happy with this external energy, bahir-artha. Bahir, bahir-aṅga-śakti. Bahir-aṅga-śakti means this material world. So one who does not know what is the goal of life, they are interested in this bahir-aṅga-śakti, external energy. Therefore guru required, how to get him delivered from the clutches of external energy. Therefore guru required. One who is interested to get out of these activities of external energy, tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta (SB 11.3.21), for him, guru is required. Don't make a guru as a fashion. That is useless. Then you get some guru who can manufacture gold, and you are interested in gold, so that kind of guru will be . . . No. Here it is said, tasmād guruṁ prapad . . . tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum (MU 1.2.12). Tad-vijñāna means spiritual science. For that purpose, one requires a guru. Not for any other purpose.
Tad-vijnana means spiritual science. For that purpose, one requires a guru. Not for any other purpose
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"Tad-vijñāna means spiritual science. For that purpose, one requires a guru. Not for any other purpose"
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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
One who is interested to get out of these activities of external energy, tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta (SB 11.3.21), for him, guru is required. Don't make a guru as a fashion. That is useless. Then you get some guru who can manufacture gold, and you are interested in gold, so that kind of guru will be . . . No. Here it is said, tasmād guruṁ prapad . . . tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum (MU 1.2.12). Tad-vijñāna means spiritual science. For that purpose, one requires a guru. Not for any other purpose.
| Page Title: | Tad-vijnana means spiritual science. For that purpose, one requires a guru. Not for any other purpose |
| Compiler: | Soham |
| Created: | 2023-08-26, 14:13:09.000 |
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