Who is Srila Prabhupada - his guruship

A guru (also known as a teacher), is very important if one has to acquire knowledge in a particular field and thereby become an expert in it. Just as we have teachers in our schools and universities, similarly, in matters related to spirituality, we need gurus to guide us in the right path if we are serious and want to progress in our spiritual lives. A genuine guru in the spiritual path is Srila Prabupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who, despite leaving his body in 1977, continues to guide us towards God via his profoundly written books and other teachings.

Srila Prabhupada, a glorious modern sage, shares his love with all he meets, via his profound teachings, which bring to life Lord Chaitanya's message: how to develop pure love for Krishna, or God. Srila Prabhupada's outstanding personality - his transcendental desires, qualities, character and personal history - is abundantly expressed in his lectures, conversations, letters and, to some degree, in his books. An endearing presentation on his guruship is found within this Vaniquotes category - I Am Your Guru (Prabhupada).

An introduction is given below in the following 8 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings


vanipedia.org 		You have also mentioned to repeatedly offer obeisances to your spiritual master. This is very important. A disciple should offer dandabats, not namaskara. The more one becomes fixed up in guru obeisances, the more he advances in spiritual progress. yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau (ŚU 6.23). (Letter, 15 November 1974, Bombay)



vanipedia.org 		As soon as this poison will come—"Suppress guru and I become Brahman"—everything finished. Spiritual life is finished. Gauḍīya Maṭha finished, that..., violated the orders of Guru Mahārāja. (Conversation, 20 April 1977, Bombay)



vanipedia.org 		As you say we are all unqualified, but we become qualified by the mercy of Guru and Krsna. (Letter, 16 May 1973, Los Angeles)



vanipedia.org 		The author of Caitanya-caritāmṛta is beginning with guru, pūrve gurv-ādi. Beginning is the guru, the spiritual master, because he is the representative of the paramparā system, disciplic succession. Therefore, whatever we do, we must first of all try to understand from guru. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta Lecture, 3 March 1974, Mayapur)



vanipedia.org 		Krishna consciousness means staunch faith both in Guru and Krishna. One minus the other is no good for the devotee. So your faith in the principles of devotion to Guru will certainly help you more and more Krishna. Do not ever try to approach Krishna directly. Anyone who talks of Krishna without service to Guru will not be successful. (Letter, 27 September 1967, Delhi)



vanipedia.org 		By Krishna's Grace we have a very responsible task before us, so combinedly we should do it nicely so that everything goes on systematically. Rupa Goswami says that the things are enthusiasm, patience, conviction, acting exactly to the order of the Sastra and Guru, and always keeping oneself in the society of devotees, and this makes our devotional service successful. So our serious students should follow Rupa Goswami's advice. (Letter, 8 June 1972, Los Angeles)



vanipedia.org 		As guru's business is to protect the subordinate disciples from falldown... Just like I am traveling all over the world twice, thrice, in a year. My duty is to see that my disciples who have accepted me guru, they may not fall down. That is my anxiety. So similarly, Kṛṣṇa, being the original guru, He is also very anxious that "My sons..." We are all sons of Kṛṣṇa, part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. (Lecture, 15 July 1975, San Francisco)



vanipedia.org 		If you get guru's kṛpā, then automatically you get Kṛṣṇa... That he was speaking, vāṇī and vapuḥ. Even if you don't see his body, you take his word, vāṇī...If you actually follow the words of guru, that means he is pleased. And if you do not follow, how he can be pleased? (Conversation, 21 July 1975, San Francisco)


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Vanipedia has now over 301 introductory articles compiled from Srila Prabhupada's teachings from the series Who is Srila Prabhupada. All these articles can be seen in the Table of Content on the right side of this article and also here in this Umbrella Category. Browse through them to relish the breadth and depth of Srila Prabhupada's outstanding personality - his transcendental desires, qualities, character and personal history - There is a subject for everyone.


   
 

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