Category:Our Doubts (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The journey of spiritual realization is rarely free from internal obstacles, especially during the early stages of practice. Addressing the conditioned nature of his followers, Śrīla Prabhupāda provides a comprehensive framework for recognizing and defeating the inevitable doubts that arise in the mind. He explains that while skepticism is a natural byproduct of material conditioning, it must be actively eradicated through deep philosophical study, sincere chanting, and most importantly, absolute faith in the spiritual master. By systematically destroying these inner demons, a disciple becomes firmly fixed in their devotion and dramatically increases their potency to preach the absolute truth.
- The Inevitability of Skepticism: In the conditioned stage, the illusory energy naturally attempts to derail a practitioner by planting worthless arguments and disbelief into their mind.
- Implicit Faith in the Guru: True spiritual progress is impossible if one harbors reservations about the spiritual master; accepting a guide requires complete, unwavering conviction in their instructions.
- The Power of Philosophical Study: Regular reading, group discussions, and writing about the philosophy are the most effective practical weapons for killing obnoxious ideas and hackneyed doubts.
- Curing the Mind Through Practice: By patiently continuing the daily chanting and strictly following the regulative principles, devotees naturally taste the sweet nectar that cures all internal skepticism.
- Strengthening Preaching Potency: A devotee who has successfully clarified their own doubts becomes completely convinced, allowing them to act as a powerful and highly effective instrument for delivering others.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Reminds His Disciples That They Cannot Doubt the Spiritual Master.
Pages in category "Our Doubts (Disciples of SP)"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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- I am happy to hear that you continued to chant despite so many doubts and skepticism. That is the process
- I am very glad you want to start your own press, but one thing is that you cannot close it once it is begun. When your own press is very sound and established beyond doubt, then you may call back Yogesvara
- I am very much pleased by your renewed and serious efforts to help me in my service to my Guru Maharaja. Please continue in this attitude and Krishna will save you, you need have no doubt
- I want you leaders especially to become very much absorbed in the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and become yourselves completely convinced and free from all doubt
- If I am following the prescribed regulative principles of my Spiritual Master, then without doubt I am pleasing him. So in this way, if you think it over, you will understand the answers to all your questions
- If one thinks the Society's members are not pure devotees, one can keep direct company with the spiritual master, and if there is any doubt, one should consult the spiritual master
- If our men simply study our books, & assimilate them nicely & clarify as soon as there is some doubt, then surely we shall drive out all these so-called yogis & propagandists who are simply cheating the innocent people to solve their pecuniary problems
- If there is any doubt, that "I cannot accept his words verbatim," then one should not accept him as spiritual master. That is hypocrisy. One must be first of all convinced
- If we rigidly follow the principles of meditation on Krsna, there is no doubt that in our next life we will be transferred to Krsnaloka, Goloka Vrndavana
- If you simply do as I am doing, not avoiding anything which may have to be done for pushing on Krsna's movement, remaining always stuck up very tightly to the footsteps of Rupa Gosvami, then without any doubt you will remain always fresh and enthusiastic
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- Kindly try to understand our philosophy thoroughly, and then others will follow, "He's a big lawyer. He's a Krsna conscious man." If you have any doubt, you can ask. We will try to explain
- Krishna is very kind upon us, and His kindness will be more exhibited the more we expand this Krishna Consciousness Movement. Take it as a fact, there is no question of doubting this statement, the whole world is in need of Krishna Consciousness
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- Our devotees may become very much learned to remove their doubts and become very much fixed up in Krishna Consciousness, but so far preaching to the general public, especially the hippie class, it is better not to preach very much philosophy
- Our point is to always follow the example of the acaryas and this will bring us to the perfectional stages with no doubt
- Our process is very easy. We have to see whether my Guru Maharaja, his Guru Maharaja has followed this. Then there will be no more doubt
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- So in our conditioned stage there will be so many doubts, so many implication. But the same thing as I gave you example, that don't be very much hasty to receive the result immediately. Simply we have to follow
- So long I have been receiving different questions from the students, now I think all these questions should be answered by the presidents locally. So you study all our books very nicely, and all the doubts and questions may be answered by you locally
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- We are very doubtful whether they have gone to the moon planet. From the sastra it appears they haven’t gone. You can see. Otherwise why they have stopped talking of the moon?
- We should always pray that Krishna may kindly provide me the intelligence to kill all demons of doubt, and because He understands the heart of His sincere devotee, immediately He gives assistance
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- Yes, that is the right idea, to strengthen whatever devotees we have got in spiritual life, fix them beyond any doubts. Then our potency will increase and we may recruit dozens of new devotees easily
- You are experiencing some doubts, that you cannot believe that the Krishna from Krishna Book can be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, that it must be like some fairy-tale
- You are with us practically for the last four years and still if you think you cannot surrender to Krishna without any doubt, then what kind of progress you have made by this time?