krsna Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 In Jaiva Dharma Chapter 20 Prameya:-Abhidheya-Vaidhi sadhana bhakti on page 482: Vijaya: "What does it mean to perform guru seva with faith?" Babaji: One should not consider Sri Gurudeva to be a mortal or an ordinary jiva. Rather one should understand him to be the representative of all the devas (sarva-devamaya). One should never disobey him, and one should always know him to be Vaikuntha-tattva. on p.479: Babaji:"The qualities of a sad guru (bona fide guru) and the sat-sisya (bona fide disciple) are given in detail in the Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa. (1.23.64. the essence is that only a person with pure character and sraddha is qualified to become a sisya, and only that person who is endowed with suddha-bhakti,who knows bhakti-tattva, and is of spotless character, simple, without greed, free from mayavada philosophy, and expert in all devotional activities is qualified as sad-guru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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