Guru and Initiation

How does Srila Prabhupada Define as One Who is Liberated

Prabhupada: Liberated soul never says that "I am liberated." As soon as he says "liberated," he's a rascal. A liberated…

6 years ago

WHO HAS NO REFERENCE TO THE SASTRA, IMMEDIATELY TAKE HIM AS A RASCAL NUMBER ONE

"So śāstra-cakṣusā. Everything we have to take from the śāstra. Because we are blind now. Śāstra-cakṣusā. Our, the śāstra-jñāna, because…

6 years ago

A win-win solution for the GBC

Below are comments I sent in to Dandavats.com shortly after they posted the GBC announcement of authorizing women diksa gurus…

7 years ago

Who is Bona Fide Spiritual Master?

Any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by…

7 years ago

Mystery of initiation

The following is a thread of quotes and ideas which ties together several aspects of approaching a guru and taking…

7 years ago

Dhruva Maharaja got Pancaratriki Diksa

Dhruva-Mahārāja was initiated at the age of 5-years by Nārada-muni. It is interesting to ask which type of dīkṣā did…

7 years ago

HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami : Please Do Not Take Initiation From Me

Lecture on SB 1.5.25, Recorded on 31 October 2019 at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Please click here to watch the video

7 years ago

On defense of FDG resolution

A couple of days ago one Russian devotee who is a "GBC Deputy", which means he serves in some sort…

7 years ago

Our Eternal Position

The constitutional position of the jīva is to serve Kṛṣṇa, but he has to do that through the agency of a confidential…

7 years ago

Sincerity Will Bring You to Guru

Srila Prabhupada himself waited around 10 years before taking formal initiation after meeting his blessed Guruji. When you are sincere,…

7 years ago