Resident of Krsna Loka

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Unless one is a resident of Krishna Loka, one cannot be a Spiritual Master.

That is the first proposition. A layman cannot be a Spiritual Master, and if

he becomes so then he will simply create disturbance. And who is a liberated

person? One who knows Krishna. It is stated in BG, fourth chapter, anyone

who knows Krishna in truth is immediately liberated, and after quitting the

present body, he immediately goes to Krishna. That means he becomes a

resident of Krishna Loka. As soon as one is liberated he is immediately a

resident of Krishna Loka, and anyone who knows the truth of Krishna can

become Spiritual Master. That is the version of Lord Caitanya. So to

summarize the whole thing, it is to be understood that a bona fide Spiritual

Master is a resident of Krishna Loka.

Your next question, whether the Spiritual Master was formerly a conditioned

soul, actually a bona fide Spiritual Master is never a conditioned soul.

There are three kinds of liberated persons. They are called 1) sadhan

siddha, 2) kripa siddha, and 3) nitya siddha. Sadhan siddha means one who

has attained perfection by executing the regulative principles of devotional

service. Kripa siddha means one who has attained perfection by the special

mercy of Krishna and the Spiritual Master, and nitya siddha means one who

was never contaminated. The symptoms of nitya siddha is that from the

beginning of his life he is attached to Krishna, and he is never tired of

rendering service to Krishna. So we have to know what is what by these

symptoms. But when one is actually on the siddha platform there is no such

distinction as to who is sadhan, kripa, or nitya siddha. When one is siddha,

there is no distinction what is what. Just like when the river water glides

down to the Atlantic Ocean nobody can distinguish which portion was the

Hudson River or some other river. Neither is there any necessity to make any

such distinction.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Mukunda -- New Vrindaban 10 June, 1969