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The spiritual master can be compared to the lower kindling stick, the disciple to the upper kindling stick, and the instruction given by the guru to the third stick placed in between. The transcendental knowledge communicated from guru to disciple is compared to the fire arising from the contact of these, which burns the darkness of ignorance to ashes, bringing great happiness both to guru and disciple.

What is the mathematical interpretation of our life? That is the most vital question in front of us. In this relative world all our relationship with each and other, or also our duty for each other all relative and temporary, nothing permanent, but still, it is strange that nobody can feel this point, because Māyā cannot allow us to realise this point, this is the fallacy. We have our eternal relationship with the Supreme Lord. Even if we like to cut our relationship with Him, still it is impossible, whereas all our most unstable relationship with this material world can never be protected at any cost, but still we never like to cut our relationship with this material world.

Śrīla Ramanuja ācārya has said that—“Some deity installed by a Siddha Mahātma (Mahābhāgavata) can be treated as established (puja– to be worshiped) deity in true sense, because only mantras and some ritualistic activities like yajña-worship, etc. cannot invite Bhagavan to take sevā from us in the form of deity, rather the exclusive śuddha-bhakti inside the heart of a śuddha-bhakta who is directly involved in the installation or invitation ceremony can help us to invite Bhagavan to take sevā from us in the form of deity.

A cook man if asked about the taste of the item cooked by him, then surely, he cannot speak out. Maybe he can speak something, but only after tasting or, it is more practical to ask a third person who has the direct experience of tasting the item, I mean who has already tasted the item. Because at least he is a neutral personality to pass comment. Everywhere there in all International Hotels both cook men and testers are appointed separately. A cook man can cook nicely, but the duty of a tester is to point out the taste of the item with high sensitivity.

“Tṛṇād api sunīcena” bhāva means everywhere guru darśana. Always everywhere our guru darśana naturally can help us to get established in this “tṛṇād api sunīcena” bhāva. So, in that case naturally we can show respect even to others, without expecting any honor for our self.