Guest guest Posted October 9, 1997 Report Share Posted October 9, 1997 > Dear Sri Visnupada, > Please accept my humble obeisances. > > How important is it for a devotee to reveal ones heart to the > Spiritual master if one has a personal problem. > It depends. If one is constantly having problems, as most do nowadays, then constantly revealing the heart can become a source of difficulty for the spiritual master if the revelation was done by means of words or letters. However, you can always, and should always, pray to the spiritual master within the heart and request his help to overcome the various problems you have. And if the problem is really difficult, then write or speak to the guru and request his special attention. Usually he will give you the attention you need and will help you in your problems. > It seams to be good enough if on can solve temporary difficulties by > oneself ore with the help of other devotees, to do so? > Yes, if the difficulties are typical ones, and temporary (as are all problems usually) then one can try to overcome it oneself. It is always good to try to overcome problems by taking the assistance of the devotees who one knows and higher personalities. > Is revealing the heart, which might be done as well by preyers, part > of getting rid of all impurities in the heart. > Yes, one of the means of prayascitta for Vaisnavas is to admit fault in front of a group of Vaisnavas who then mercifully forgive you and thus you can clear out the fault from your heart. > Y.s Ramapriya Dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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