Some qualifications of a bona fide spiritual master
December 19, 2012 in Articles, Damaghosa Dasa
Hare Krsna to all
Pranams
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Because it is Kali yuga, the age of quarrel and hypocrisy, it is very very easy for one
who desires spiritual life to become cheated. He or she will be cheated by practically
everyone who poses as a spiritualist. This is not my opinion, but the words of
Srila Prabhupada, the Acarya or Guru for the worldwide Hare Krsna Movement.
He often would tell us that if you don’t know what gold looks like and someone offers you
pyrite (imitation gold) and wants to sell it to you, then because you don’t actually know what
real gold is, you will be cheated. Therefore it is incumbent upon every aspiring spiritualist, to
make him or herself familiar with the terms of “real gold”. That very valuable information is to follow.
This article is a follow up to the previous one I just sent out yesterday, entitled “The process of accepting a bona fide guru”.
Hare Krsna
Damaghosa das
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A First class person wants to make his life spiritually perfect.
A Second class person wants great riches by political or business means
A Third class person wants riches by industry or mercantile work
A Fourth class person wants only to fill the belly.
Some Qualifications of bona fide guru
“UNLESS ONE IS UNDER THE SHELTER OF A REALIZED SPIRITUAL MASTER, HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUPREME IS SIMPLY FOOLISHNESS.” TLC.
SOME OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A BONA FIDE SPIRITUAL MASTER.
1) Above the 4 defects-mistakes, illusion, imperfect senses, cheating.
2) When a devotee is perfectly qualified in chanting the Transcendental vibration of the Holy Names, he is quite fit to become SM and deliver all the people of the world. (TLC)
3) The guru must be situated on the top most platform of devotional service. There are 3 classes of devotees and the guru must be accepted from the top most class. When one has attained the top most position of maha bhagavata, he is to be accepted as a guru and worshipped exactly like Hari, the Personality of Godhead. ONLY such a person is eligible to occupy the post of guru. CC Mad24.330
4) Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a SM is none other that Krsna Himself. CC Ant 5.171
5) When a pure devotee speaks, he speaks perfectly. How is this? His speech is managed by Krsna Himself within the heart.”
