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Mahamantra and Nama
A vaishnava on the highest level, a parama-bhakta, can bestow the gift of shaktisancara, can transfer bhakti-shakti, but as long as he is not more than a vaishnava on the middle level, a madhyama-vaishnava, he is not able to bestow shakti-sancara and consequently he cannot offer the maha-mantra, let alone its artha, its import. Otherwise he becomes an aparadhi.
How to recognize who is Sādhu and who is not Sādhu
We know that in reality- those who follow the path of karma, even if they follow vedic karma, still they are not sādhu. Also, those who follow the path of jñāna or those who follow the path of aṣṭāṅga yoga etc. or even those who are busy to follow the path of tapasyā and austerities, they are not sādhu, because none of them ready to satisfy the Supreme Lord from heart.
The Gradual promotional procedure of kṛṣṇa-bhajan
Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to show us how to get the absolute treasure, the most exclusive thing. That is called gopī- bhava. But we think with anarthas inside heart we can do Kṛṣṇa bhajan. But that is impossible.
How to understand who is the actual Guru-sevāk?
All our behavior and activities, I mean acharan should be approved by our Paramahāmsa Gauḍīyā Guruvarga like Śrī Svarūpa Gosāi, Śrīla Sanātana Gosāi, Śrīla R ūpa Gosāi, Śrīla Raguṇath Gosāi or Śrīla Bhaktivinod Thakur, in that case we need not take undue advantage of utilizing the vaiṣṇavi-pratiṣṭhā of our Sad Gurudeva to identify our self in front of public to get false pratiṣṭhā. Rather people should become inquisitive about who is his Gurudeva by watching the perfect acharan and siddhānta-vichar of a snigdha-śiṣya.
Kṛṣṇa Listens Only to His Loving Servants
Perhaps this is the reason our parama-gurudeva, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Śrīla Prabhupāda, used to say that bhakti is not preached by language, but by bhakti alone. Although language is essential in communicating matters of the heart, for one whose heart is devoid of bhakti, mere knowledge of language is insufficient to inspire bhakti in the hearts of others. It is only because of the pure bhakti present in the heart that one’s words are infused with divine power. Only then is it possible for bhakti to be transmitted to the hearts of one’s listeners, and only then will the listeners feel inspired to render devotional service.
Ekadasi
On one Ekadasi most devotees remained at the Matha to observe fasting, but Sripada Asrama Maharaja took anukalpa-prasada and went out to preach. Srila Sarasvati Thakura commented, “He has understood the principle of the Gaudiya Matha.
Initiation into Spiritual Life
The questions that are frequently asked are as these:—‘Why should it be at all necessary to submit to any particular person or to subscribe to any particular ceremony for the purpose of realising the Absolute Who by His Nature is unconditioned? Why should Krishna require our formal declaration of submission to Himself? Would it not be more generous and logical to permit us to live a life of freedom in accordance with the principles of our perverted nature which is also His creation? Admitting that it is our duty to serve Krishna, why should we have to be introduced to Him by a third party? Why is it impossible for one to serve Sri Krishna directly?
Who-how can expect more than what already given by our Paramahama Gaudiya Guruvarga?
Śrīla Saccidananda Bhaktivinod has said that – “rāgānugā-bhakti or rūpānuga-bhajan can never be taught by anybody. If someone claim that “Come on! I can teach you rāgānugā-bhakti or rūpānuga-bhajan.”—then in that case be sure that he is a fraud.” So we should not express that kind of audacity to violate our paramahaṁsa-gauḍī-gāuruvarga and their viśuddha -siddhānta-vichars to establish personal vichar.
Anyābhilāsa (separate desire, other than Kṛṣṇa seva)
If someone does not faithfully follow their Guru, but, following their own idea, behaves virtuously, visits holy places, performs the sixty-four practices of devotion to the Lord, practices renunciation, austerities, nam-saṅkīrtana, japa, meditation, or engages in any other devotional (?) practices, they do not do even a little service to the Lord thereby, rather, they are simply fulfilling the desire to gratify their own senses.
Initiation into Spiritual Life
The good preceptor although he appears to belong to this world is not really of this world. No one who belongs to this world can deliver us from worldliness. The good preceptor is a denizen of the spiritual world who has been enabled by the will of God to appear in this world in order to enable us to realise the spiritual existence.