How to approach spiritual master …..………...... Nectarean Mellows

June 8, 2009

“G u r u m u k h a p a d m a v a k y a "

Sanatana Goswami, he is the sambhanda guru, he is teaching us the means by which we can establish our relationship with Krsna. How did he approach his spiritual master? That is the standard that is required for all of us if we actually want to make real progress in Krsna consciousness. Sanatana Goswami happened to be in the most exalted position from every consideration of life; he was the most learned scholar, he knew the scriptures of various languages, of various faiths thoroughly. He was so very very wealthy, he had beautiful palaces, estates, gardens, he had tremendous power within the government, he had all the opulence a materialist possibly want but yet when he approached Lord Caitanya, who he accepted as his guru, he said ‘I do not know who I am, I don’t know where I am coming from,

where I am going, I do not know what is the goal of life, I do not know why I am suffering, but yet I am such a fool, people call me a pandit and I believe them that I am a learned scholar, please instruct me’.

H H Radhanath Swami MaharajTake advantage of this rare opportunity of this human form of life. There are 8,400,000 different species of life through which we are rotating lifetime after lifetime. So getting a human body is not an every day affair. This most auspicious opportunity only comes after many millions of lifetimes in the lower species. Anyone who does not utilize their human life for self-realization is making the greatest mistake. When this happens it is the greatest tragedy, and unfortunately today this neglect of the human form has become the standard behavior for the entire human society. What can be done? We must first ourselves become solidly situated in Krishna consciousness and then do the highest welfare activity of spreading to everyone else all over the world.

Chant:Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare