Accepting Knowledge From a Learned Person

DR. SINGH. Srila Prabhupada, many people have difficulty accepting God.

SRĪLA PRABHUPADA. They are diseased, but they do not want to be treated. If they do not agree to be treated, that is their fault. One who is not Krsna conscious-God conscious-is a madman. Under the power of the illusory energy-the inferior, material energy-he talks only nonsense, just like someone haunted by a ghost. You must approach a person who is learned. You must find such a person, a guru, and surrender to him. Then question him, and whatever answers you get from him you must accept.

That is the process for understanding God. You must first find the guru; then you must satisfy him by service and by surrendering unto him. The guru will explain everything. Krsna explains in Bhagavad-gita [4.34]:

tad viddhi pranipatena

pariprasnena sevaya

upadeksyanti te jnanam

jnaninas tattva-darsinaḥ

"Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth."

Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/lcfl/lcl-the-sixteenth-morning-walk/accepting-knowledge-from