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The bona fide guru will simply present what the supreme guru, God, says in bona fide scripture. A guru cannot change the message of the disciplic succession. Once there was a gentleman named Vallabhacarya, who was very devoted to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Vallabhacarya wrote a commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam, and he presented it to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, saying, "Lord Caitanya, please hear my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam. You will find that it is far better than Sridhara Svami's." Sridhara Svami was a very ancient commentator. Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately rejected Vallabhacarya, saying, "Oh, are you claiming that you have written something better than Sridhara Svami?" Caitanya Mahaprabhu then chastised Vallabhacarya, saying, svamike yini na manena, tini vesya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sarcastically used the word svami, which also means husband. He said, "I think that one who does not recognize the svami [husband] is a prostitute." In other words, "If you do not recognize Sridhara Svami, then you are a prostitute. How can I hear from a prostitute?" (More...)

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Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg 18.66], and one who has got faith in these words-"Yes, if I surrender to Krsna, all success will follow"-this is faith. So faith is the beginning of Krsna consciousness. Adau sraddha tataḥ sadhu-sahgaḥ [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu ], Cc. Madhya 23.14]. So if we have got faith in the words of Krsna-they are very openly spoken-then our life becomes successful. But we have no faith in Krsna. They take Krsna as ordinary human being. Avajananti mam mūḍhaḥ [Bg 9.11]. (More...)

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