Genuine Guru
The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
The genuine Guru is God’s representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.
When you come before spiritual master, be prepared to get chastised. Spiritual Master’s business is to do that. Shisya means who is ready is accept ‘sashan’ or ready dor getting chastisement.
In the Bhagavat culture worship of the spiritual master plays a very important role in our life.
Holy name alone is sufficient to take you back home back to godhead. However to cultivate the mood of surrender You need a Guru.
When a pure devotee or spiritual master speak, what he says should be accepted as having been directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Parampara System. — Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Antya Lila, 05.71.
The spiritual master is the mercy representative of the Lord.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.7.22,
Srila Prabhupada