Dallas

The other day we saw a tiny frog swimming in the urine of a toilet that had not been flushed. He was struggling to avoid the large stools and to scale the smooth slick sides of the toilet. Wondering how he had gotten into such a predicament, it occured to us that we ourselves were in a similar situation when our spiritual master came to save us.

It is stated in the Puranas that there are many gurus who are very expert in taking away all of a disciple's money, but very rare is the guru who can take away all of his disciple's material anxieties. We are feeling very fortunate that among thousands of cheaters, the actual teacher, the acaryadeva, has appeared to properly guide us, to save us from an ocean of anxiety. The Bhagavatam analogizes that to take shelter of others, the cheaters, who propose themselves unceremoniously to be God or to be guru, is just like diving into shallow water. The result is that one simply breaks his head.

In order to be God, one must be sarva-karana-karanam, the cause of all causes. Actually, the position of God has been held eternally by the Supreme Person, Bhagavan Sri Krsna, and it is not subject to change according to popular vote or committee appointment or any other process; neither can someone fit in as a "co-God" (i.e., "I am God, you are God, we are all God"), for the very word "God" implies the Supreme, the Ultimate, the Greatest Person. If it were possible for someone else also to come to that level, then the superlativeness of the Supreme would automatically become null and void, which it is not.

Although all conditioned souls have been vying for the position of God since time immemorial, the fact remains that it is already held in eternal tenure, and applications are not being accepted, nor will they ever be. Thus, notwithstanding the great opulences that any particular man might have, it is our recommendation that one try for a position for which he is actually suited and for which there are many openings. That position is servant of Sri Krsna, who is already God.

In the same vein, one also may not be considered to be a guru, or spiritual master, if he is preaching any message other than servitude to Krsna. He must not concoct his own idea of God consciousness or spiritual life. Mahajano yena gataḥ sa panthaḥ [Cc Madhya 17.186]. He must follow in the footsteps of the great spiritual authorities who precede him.

We have seen that our own spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, meets the qualifications of a bona fide guru in that he is perfectly realized in his eternal position as servant of Krsna and his full-time program is to implicate the rest of the world in such transcendental service. It must also be noted that his efforts have been highly successful. Now even in courts of law, the judges, lawyers, district attorneys, and grand juries are all chanting Hare Krsna. More and more it can be seen that, due to the influence of our spiritual master and his ISKCON movement, the entire world is gradually becoming Krsna conscious. It is therefore our fervent prayer that we may be as instrumental as possible in cooperating with this movement and providing to Srila Prabhupada, in his gargantuan endeavors, whatever microscopic assistance that we can.

Dallas ISKCON

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