Quotes by Bhakti Charu Swami on Why We Need A Guru
Holy name alone is sufficient to take you back home back to godhead. However to cultivate the mood of surrender You need a Guru.
Following The Instructions of The Pure Devotees
Pure devotees of Lord are associates of Lord. To associate means to surrender unto them and surrender means to follow their instructions.
Hearing Transcendental Knowledge
A Devotee hears transcendental knowledge with complete willingness to surrender to that knowledge.
Meaning of Surrender
Surrender simply means keeping God’s will before our own.
Surrender
Do not think that if we surrender to God we will be a loser. We will not lose anything except bondage, frustration and suffering. That is all we will lose.
Result of Taking Shelter of Krishna
Just like a paper boat floating in water can be destroyed any moment, similarly this human body can be destroyed any moment. However, if we take shelter of Krishna, we can go beyond this ocean of material existence.