Category:Go To Guru
Theme Analysis
Humanity’s attempt to understand the absolute truth through independent mental speculation or imperfect sensory perception is inherently flawed. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that because our senses are limited and we are prone to making mistakes, we cannot access transcendental knowledge on our own. Therefore, the Vedic literature mandates that one must approach a spiritual master who is situated in the paramparā system. This process is not for material gain or intellectual challenge but requires a submissive attitude, surrender, and a genuine desire for spiritual realization. Without the guidance of a guru, the science of the soul remains inconceivable and unreachable through the naked eyes.
- The Limitation of Material Senses: Because our senses are imperfect and we are prone to foolish speculation, we cannot understand the inconceivable nature of the absolute through our own efforts.
- The Mandatory Vedic Injunction: The Upaniṣads and Bhagavad-gītā provide a clear injunction (tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet) stating that one must go to a guru to understand transcendental science.
- The Authority of the Paramparā System: A bona fide guru is one who has heard from the disciplic succession and is fixed in Brahman, ensuring that the original meaning of the scriptures is preserved without personal interpretation.
- The Necessity of Surrender and Sincerity: Knowledge is not gained by challenging the spiritual master; it requires a state of surrender and service to overcome the barriers of the material mind and heart.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Overcoming Material Imperfections - Why We Must Go To Guru.
Pages in category "Go To Guru"
The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
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- Acintya, which is inconceivable, beyond your sense perception, don't try to argue and understand it and speculate. This is foolishness. It is not possible. Therefore we have to go to the guru
- All your senses are imperfect. How you can get perfect knowledge? That is not possible. Therefore the injunction is, tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet: "You must go to guru." And who is guru? This parampara system
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- Because we are foolish, we cannot understand properly. Tad vijnartham sa gurum evabhigacchet (MU 1.2.12). Therefore, one has to go to guru and understand the meaning by parampara system. You cannot make your own meaning
- By reading, you cannot understand. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet. That is also vidhilin: "In order to understand that science, he must go to guru"
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- If it is asked, “Why don’t the householders go to a saintly person or a brahmana for enlightenment?” the answer is that householders are very poor-hearted"
- If it is possible to go to spiritual master directly, that should be taken chance. But if he's not, it is not possible, then his picture or his idea should be offered respect. Yes. But if he's directly available, one should avail of that
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- One has to go to guru and understand the meaning by parampara. You cannot make your own meaning. The meaning is already there. But if you cannot understand, then you should approach guru and understand the meaning by parampara
- One must go to the guru. And who is guru? Guru, srotriyam brahma-nistham - "One who has heard from the parampara system and he has become completely convinced in the understanding of Brahman"
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- Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet: "In order to understand that Vedic knowledge, one has to go to the proper master, teacher." Tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya. These are the things
- That (to know transcendental science one must go to an expert guru) is the injunction of every Vedic sastra. And this order is from the Kathopanisad. Then, on the Bhagavad-gita the same thing is said, tad viddhi pranipatena - BG 4.34
- The materialistic persons, they are after blessing for some material benefit. They are not after Krsna. That is another offense. Therefore to go to guru or to accept a guru, there should not be any material purpose
- There is no devotion unless you go to a guru. Forget it
- This (going to guru) is the process. But the demons, they do not know this is the process. They speculate; they manufacture. Simply by jugglery of words they manufacture their truth
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- Vedas says that tad viddhi, tad-vijnanartham, Krsna also says: "You try to understand this transcendental knowledge." Tad viddhi pranipatena (BG 4.34). Don't go to a guru to challenge him: "I shall see how much my guru knows." Then it will be useless
- Vedic injunction is you must go to a guru, tad-vijnanartham, in order to understand the transcendental science
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- You have to go to guru to understand. You cannot understand personally. That is not possible. Therefore our system is to see through the guru and sastra, not by these naked eyes. That is misleading
- You have to go to guru. Guru means who knows more than you. That is guru. So who can know more than Krsna? Therefore we have to accept Krsna as guru and learn from Him. Then you'll get perfect knowledge