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A respectable person never injures another person鈥檚 dignity 鈥� Being doubtful of others is the cause of distress 鈥� The necessity of selfless renunciation 鈥� Only if we can relinquish our individual selfishness and be tolerant of suffering can we find auspiciousness 鈥� One should never test guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉

啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶多�嵿ぐ啷� 啶椸�佮ぐ啷�-啶椸�屶ぐ啶距�權�嵿�椸�� 啶溹く啶む��

艣r墨 艣r墨 guru-gaur膩峁単au jayata岣�

艢谤墨 Vinoda-bih膩r墨 Gau岣嵞珁a 惭补峁环补 28 Haldar Bagan Lane, Kolkata鈥�700004 14/1/1987

厂苍别丑腻蝉辫补诲腻蝉耻鈥�

M膩 Um膩! You wrote that you read my letter and have understood everything, but I think you do not read my letters with inner vision. If you did, you would not treat me harshly. You said that you are not worthy of writing me a letter, that you are scared to write me a letter, and that you do not know what to write where. I think these statements are imagined and you are just coming up with excuses.

I always write you letters and whatnot in a suitably natural fashion. Whatever is my actual impression of you is expressed in the letter I have written. There is no artificiality in this. The form in which your love and affection reveals itself to me is what I write in my letters. Perhaps, from your own perspective, you cannot grasp whether you are loving or not. Only he who can perceive that [affection] can understand who is worthy of being given respect.

艢谤墨 Caitanya 惭补丑腻辫谤补产丑耻鈥檚 teaching is:

啶︵�堗え啷嵿��, 啶︵く啶�, 啶呧え啷嵿く啷� 啶�啶距��, 啶�啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪�嵿�犩��-啶掂ぐ啷嵿�溹��, 啶氞ぞ啶班た-啶椸�佮ぃ啷� 啶椸�佮ぃ啷� 啶灌�堚�� 啶曕ぐ啶灌�� 啶曕��啶班�嵿い啶�

dainya, day膩, anye m膩na, prati峁ａ弓h膩-varjana, c膩ri-gu峁噀 gu峁嚹� hai鈥� karaho 办墨谤迟补苍补^[1]

鈥淗umility, compassion, respect for others, and the shunning of prestige鈥揹evelop these four qualities and perform 办墨谤迟补苍补.鈥�

This is 补尘腻苍墨-尘腻苍补诲补 dharma (the religion of forgoing pride and giving respect to others). A respectable person never injures another person鈥檚 dignity. That is his nature. He cannot rid himself of his soul鈥檚 natural disposition, as that is his ornament, or adornment.

Being doubtful of others is the cause of distress. Rather than calling it deceptive, it would be more accurate to call it the source of mental disturbance. In the 骋墨迟腻, 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺肠补苍诲谤补 addresses His friend Arjuna as He delivers an instruction to all the inhabitants of the world: 鈥淭he ignorant, unfaithful, and doubtful鈥搕hese three types of people cannot find happiness in life.鈥� If you harbour the dogma of doubt and suspicion, then you too will never find peace of mind.

Only if we can relinquish our individual selfishness, be tolerant of suffering, and heed our responsibilities can we find auspiciousness. In order to honour love鈥檚 demands from those who seek it, there is much we must concede to sacrifice. This is a paramount truth, widely accepted by the wise. Without selfless renunciation, one cannot attain 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, who is the form of truth (sad-vastu). Acceptance of this sort of renunciation is necessary in order to obtain the mercy of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 as well.

Those who are prepared to accept whatever renunciation is necessary never exercise doubt or lack of faith in guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉. This [lack of faith] will precipitate the downfall of the 蝉腻诲丑补办补 or 蝉腻诲丑颈办腻 rather than their advancement in 蝉腻诲丑补苍补-产丑补箩补苍补. One should never test those who have passed beyond 艣谤补诲诲丑腻-bhakti, beyond sneha and 尘补尘补迟腻. Rather, to be tested by them is a matter of great fortune, as such a test yields auspiciousness for the soul. Guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉 do not need to be taught; they are not students. They are the testers and judges. If we can establish our reliance and faith in their integrity, we will reap ultimate good.

If he who possesses bhakti for 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 places a particular individual in the distinguished seat of his affection, it never means that he becomes biased or narrow-minded. Rather, his generosity and large-hearted dignity will strengthen. 厂腻诲丑耻, guru, and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, who see everyone equally, are accustomed to perceiving the souls of all living entities. They earn the title 尘补丑腻迟尘腻 (great soul) because of their magnanimous sentiments for 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 [and His creation]. They are accustomed to offering all candidates honour, high and low.

Because they behold the soul and Supersoul within all living entities, they offer obeisances to absolutely everyone, giving no particular attention to whether one is a horse, cow, donkey, dog-eater, neophyte devotee, woman, or man. 

啶溹��啶掂�� 啶膏ぎ啷嵿ぎ啶距え 啶︵た啶�啷� 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠた

J墨ve samm膩na dibe j膩ni鈥� 办峁涐梗峁嘺-补诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补^[2]

鈥淭hey give respect to all living entities, knowing them to be the abodes of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

This is their large-heartedness, or great magnanimity. If we can pass this sort of test of patience and fortitude from guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, our lives will be successful.

I too, at present, am a student, a trainee, someone seeking love in the school of this world. I trust that one day I will pass this test in patience and gain the qualification to become a teacher. Then I will forever behold with utmost regard those I have accepted as my loving and affectionate guardians. They can point out my flaws and they can be merciless to me, but as someone craving their love, I will await their sympathy and compassion. This is my dharma. I will not place blame on anyone else. Rather, I will sit here hoping to gain their extraordinary love and affection. I will strive to realize the purport of 艢谤墨 搁奴辫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨鈥檚 鲍辫补诲别艣腻尘峁泃补 verse 鈥�uts膩h膩n-ni艣cay膩t dhairy膩t鈥�^[3]. Who is to be angry with whom? Who will shower blessings on whom? I am responding to your call for affection, not your request, so that I may not be deprived of affection.

Accept my well-wishes. Iti鈥�

Forever your well-wisher,
艢谤墨 Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

骋墨迟腻val墨^, 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺^- 办墨谤迟补苍别 Jadi (7) by 艢谤墨la Bhaktivinoda 峁琱腻办耻谤补

[2]:

艢谤墨 Caitanya^- carit膩m峁泃a (Madhya- l墨l膩20.25)

[3]:

鲍辫补诲别艣腻尘峁泃补verse 3: (1) Enthusiasm [for performing bhakti- 蝉腻诲丑补苍补], (2) firm faith and determination, (3) patience, (4) performing activities favourable for bhakti, (5) giving up bad association, and (6) adopting the pure behaviour of 蝉腻诲丑耻蝉鈥揵y these six qualities bhaktiis nourished and accomplished.