Guest guest Posted December 11, 1999 Report Share Posted December 11, 1999 Guru-Krsna das wrote: > The reason I mention the above is because unless we follow the orders of > the pure devotee spiritual master, then we will not be able to go beyond > exactly that speculating about the Absolute Truth: yasya deve para > bhaktir, yatha deve tatha guroh. Shraddha devi dasi replyd: > But you also have to understand what he really said, otherwise you will > end up just following your own mental concoctions. That's why it's very > important to understand the philosophy and not just repeat as a parrot. Exactly, Prabhupada never taught that devotees should surrender also their intelligence and common sense to another person, even the guru. He never asked anyone to do that as far as I can understand. Rather he asked his disciples to voluntarily use their intelligence and common sense in Krishna's service. > Those who have realized knowledge know exactly what they are talking > about, but those who have just theoretical knowledge many times get > bewildered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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