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The yardsick set by Śrīman Mahāprabhu
If we look back into the past history then we can find that this has all along been the usual practice of some scrupulous writers who just want to represent their own writings in the name of some Mahajan like Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura Mahashaya, Śrīla Badu Chandi das, Śrīla Vidyapati, Locan das Ṭhākura, Bilvamangal Ṭhākura etc etc. And in this way, they are making fool of innocent people those who have no idea about actual siddhanta-vichar.
Prakrita sahajiyā and their misconception about rūpānuga bhajan
All those līlā-vilas topics of Śrī Kṛṣṇa should not be discussed here and there, very careful about this-very careful. A disciple of Śrīmad Bhaktivinod Ṭhākura can never go to attend hari-katha from those sahajiyās.
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.
Ekādaśī
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.