What Is The Point?

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The great Mahant Srila Krsna Das Kaviraj mentions in his Sri Caitanya-Caritamrita that "all good qualities become manifest in the body of a Vaisnava and only by the presence of these good qualities can one distinguish a Vaisnava from a non-Vaisnava".

 

From such a Vaisnava we should hear the Holy Name and the Scriptures. When we accept and are accepted by such a Vaisnava, we will have the strength and understanding to transcend the bodily conceptions that bind us to repeated birth and death. Our greatest effort should be toward searching out and hearing from such a true Vaisnava. If the person speaking is not qualified you loose. If the person listening is not qualified another looser. If both are not qualified then what is the point in talking and making so many suedo arrangements on be half of the so called Vaisnavas? Let us be sincere in our search for Sri Krsna and not attempt to use them ( The Vaisnavas and Sri Krsna ) for our sense gratification instead let us surrender our selves to them so they can engage us in some service .

 

Following are the twenty-six good qualities of a Vaisnava:

 

(1) He is very kind to everyone.

(2) He does not make anyone his enemy.

(3) He is truthful.

(4) He is equal to everyone.

(5) No one can find any fault in him.

(6) He is magnanimous.

(7) He is mild.

(8) He is always clean.

(9) He is without possessions.

(10) He works for everyone's benefit.

(11) He is very peaceful.

(12) He is always surrendered to Krsna.

(13) He has no material desires.

(14) He is very meek.

(15) He is steady.

(16) He controls his senses.

(17) He does not eat more than required.

(18) He is not influenced by the Lord's illusory energy.

(19) He offers respect to everyone.

(20) He does not desire any respect for himself.

(21) He is very grave.

(22) He is merciful.

(23) He is friendly.

(24) He is poetic.

(25) He is expert.

(26) He is silent.

 

Note:

He = Purusha, Atma, Proprietor of the material body.

She = Prakriti, the material body.