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.
Surrendering to the Lord
The tendency in this world is that something has to thoroughly shake us up for us to really take shelter of the Lord.
Meaning of Surrender
Surrender simply means keeping God’s will before our own.
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.
Surrender
The ultimate surrendering object is Krishna.
Srila Prabhupada