Category:My Guidance (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda’s guidance is the essential lifeline for any soul seeking to navigate the complexities of the material world. He explains that a spiritual master acts as the transparent via media, delivering the instructions of Kṛṣṇa without any personal motive or concoction. This guidance is not a temporary arrangement based on physical proximity but is eternally available through the transcendental sound of his vāṇī, preserved in his books and instructions. By abandoning the whimsical tendency to act independently and instead submitting to the regulated path of śāstra and the spiritual master, the disciple is empowered to overcome the pricks of māyā and the stumbling blocks of the material mind.
- The Transparent Via Media: Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that his guidance is synonymous with Kṛṣṇa’s guidance, as he simply repeats the message of the disciplic succession.
- Eternality of the Transcendental Sound: He reassures his followers that his guidance is eternal and not dependent on physical presence, emphasizing that the instructions are his true vāṇī.
- Protection from Whimsical Plans: Śrīla Prabhupāda warns that independent, concocted plans lead to failure, whereas following the guidance of a bona fide representative of Kṛṣṇa ensures success.
- The Authority of Śāstra and Books: He identifies his books, such as the Nectar of Devotion and Bhagavad-gītā, as the primary source of guidance for all future generations of the society.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Overcoming All Stumbling Blocks through Prabhupāda's Guidance.
Pages in category "My Guidance (Prabhupada)"
The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
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- I am very poor and therefore I can pray only to Krishna for your guidance. Krishna is Absolute and we are all under His guidance but the bona fide Spiritual Master is accepted as guidance because he is transparent via media between Krishna and the devotee
- I can give you all guidance and direction for there are millions of Christians in the world today. We are not concerned with how, so much as the fact that one must develop his dormant love for God
- I can kick out all those stumbling blocks immediately, provided you accept my guidance
- I do not know what is the length and breadth of the space, but a throne of Radha Krishna may be made exactly on the pattern of Los Angeles, and the sample picture is sent herewith for your guidance
- I have given you all the guidance and hints and it is described in all my books. Now it is up to you. Please keep our principles firmly and everything will come out successful
- I have given you the guiding principles; it is not that I must be consulted with every small detail
- I shall remain your personal guidance, physically present or not physically, as I am getting personal guidance from my Guru Maharaja
- I thank you very much for your acceptance of my guidance. My guidance means Krishna's guidance
- I understand that you are feeling my absence. Krishna will give you strength. Physical presence is immaterial; presence of the transcendental sound received from the spiritual master should be the guidance of life
- If anyone will read this Nectar of Devotion very carefully, he will have all guidance in Bhakti cult. So in the temple class some portions of this book must be regularly discussed
- If people agree to take our guidance, we can change the face of the world. That is a fact. Whole world will be peaceful immediately
- If someone wants to work there are so many things. So eternally I want to remain your guide provided you want to accept me
- If the government is convinced that you are studying these theistic literatures under my guidance, then you can be classified in the 4-D section, qualifying you to be a student of religious ministership, and there will be no problem from the draft board
- If you are at all interested, you can return. Your service was there. Why did you leave, and now you are whimsically asking for service. You never asked me before leaving. How can I guide you? If you act whimsically, nobody can make you happy
- In case you do not like this arrangement, then you may keep the temple as your private property and as my disciple I will give you guidance. But you may not use the ISKCON name to collect funds or to take loans
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- So far I am concerned, I am the same Spiritual Father and Guide of both of you and I have prayed all along to Krsna for bringing you back to your good conscience
- So far, up to date, actually I am the only superior controller, but as the boys are getting experienced I shall very soon transfer the administration to them, simply keeping myself as an overseer guide
- So long I am living I wish you all be strictly under my guidance without any fratricidal disagreement
- So long we are engaged in devotional service with proper guidance certainly we are always in transcendental position, and transcendental position is unlimited, it doesn't matter whether you are in Vrindaban or U.S.A
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- The best solution was suggested by me that both you and your wife may stay with me. After all, both of you are my disciples. It is my duty to guide you for spiritual advancement
- The books are there, your intelligence is there, the guidance is there. Because you are preaching, sometimes we have to meet opposing elements. So if you cannot answer properly, that will be disqualification
- The money and society is yours. You can spend in any way but it is my duty to give you guidance as ever well wisher
- The poverty place means you can get cheap labor and the place you have already in your possession. Guidance, I am present. So do it immediately and there will be no scarcity of money. I hope you understand me right
- These four books will give you all guidance
- Today is his appearance day. So we should honor this tithi very respectfully and pray to Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami that "We are engaged in your service. So give us strength, give us intelligence. And we are being guided by your servant"
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- Under my guidance you must be real important, not false important
- Unfortunately, if my disciples do not take my guidance, what can I do? By bad association it so happens, so I remain silent. I see the pricks of maya
- Uttama Sloka is a very good devotee & I am also glad to learn that he is of great assistance to you in guiding the new devotees. He may remain there with my permission for as long as he may like, I know that he is very valuable as an expert Temple manager
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- When there is not a tinge of karma and jnana, that is pure bhakti. That is Krsna's mission. So everything is there, direction is there. We can guide you, not according to our whims, but according to sastra
- When you have any questions you should immediately consult Gaurasundara or some other elder Godbrother or sister, or else you are always welcome to question me directly. It is my duty to guide you as far as possible
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- You are always welcome to question me. It is my duty to guide you also, and I am always prepared. How else you will do your work?
- You have to take shelter of a person who is a devotee of Krsna, and you have to serve. That means you have to accept a devotee, a true devotee, a pure devotee, as your guide. That is our process
- You may know it that I am eternally your guide, but if you don't accept me as your guide what can I do?
- You mentioned that your pathway has become filled with stumbling blocks, but there are no stumbling blocks, I can kick out all stumbling blocks immediately, provided you accept my guidance. With one stroke of my kick I can kick out all stumbling blocks
- You read regularly, Nectar of Devotion, regularly. All these books should be regularly read. That will give you guidance. You haven't got to ask repeatedly to me; everything is there
- You should never act independently, because my guidance in my words are always there