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A True Servant—A True Master

by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2021 | 174,865 words

This page relates ‘Shri Guru and Vaishnavas are seers of past and future,...� of book�"A True Servant, A True Master" which offers a collection of 128 handwritten letters by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja—a revered figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. This book showcases the profound spiritual insights and practical guidance on executing devotional service and addresses both Sadhakas (male practitioners) and Sadhikas (female practitioners) with equal respect.

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Letter 129 - Śī Guru and ղṣṇ are seers of past and future,...

No matter where we must reside, we will perform śī 峾-ᲹԲ in the proximity of Śī Hari, guru, and ղṣṇ � Advice on living in the Śī guru and ղṣṇ are seers of past and future � 󲹲Բ-ᲹԲ requires Himalayan-like patience and tolerance

श्री श्री गुरु-गौराङ्गौ जयतः

śī śī guru-gaurāṅgau jayata�

Śī 󲹱-jīu Gauḍīya Ѳṻ 1/1, Kalitala Lane, P.O. Baidyabati Hooghly 29/4/1999 / Śī ṛsṃh 䲹ٳܰ岹śī

Ա貹ṣu

—�! I received your loving letters dated 16/2/99, 5/4/99, and 17/4/99 on time. I hope you are well physically and well in your bhajana. The sevakas and I are more or less well.

Why are you thinking that you are living very far away from the company of śī guru and ղṣṇ? No matter where we reside as per the will of 󲹲, we will perform śī 峾-ᲹԲ in the proximity of Śī Hari, guru, and ղṣṇ. This should be our meditation and focus at all times. You are serving in the guidance of Śī Ś峾ܲԻ岹, remaining subservient to the root śⲹ-vigraha. The pure հᲹī are always worshipping ܰ-岹貹峾, who is the personification of ṛṣṇa’s mercy. They can never conceive of a separate existence. Do not feel yourself to be without shelter. You will surely attain perfection in 󲹲Բ. For this, unbroken patience is necessary.

If you are to live in the or mandira, then surely you must render some service. If you cannot cooperate with everyone, how will it work? In the and mandira, all the sevakas do not share the same views and moods of affection. They cannot all agree with each other.

If you find it inconvenient to live separately from śī guru and ղṣṇ, then you have to follow their rules and regulations. The meaning of “Ś� Gauḍīya ձԳٲ Samiti� points exclusively to my Śī Guru-pādapadma. How will I leave him and go on? The main concern is that one has to obey the standards. One has to boycott evil persons mentally. For the sake of greater self-interest, the smaller self-interest has to be given up. Picking the hairs out of a wool blanket, however, will destroy the whole blanket. [The whole is nothing without the individuals.] This sort of notion is not in accordance with proper Գٲ.

Your gurudeva does not want any publicity. There is a firm belief in my mind that jagad-guru Śī Śī Gopeśvara Ѳ𱹲 never promotes himself. All the efforts of ܲ and the guru-varga are only for the welfare of the souls of this world. May everyone in the world perform bhajana of ṛṣṇa. This alone will bring about their true welfare. This is the only blessing of the jagad-guru-varga, the universal teachers, to the world.

Śī guru and ղṣṇ do not wish ill upon anyone. With this belief, always steady your heart. Their words are never false, or untrue. They are seers of past and future. All the ego we have of being very capable and perceptive becomes futile. For those servants who subsist on the remnants of guru and ղṣṇ, love and affection for 󲹲 is the only thing they want. Their 󲹲Բ-bhajana is to achieve that alone.

No one has any chance of auspiciousness for their soul if they do not believe in tattva-vastu (the Absolute Reality). Moreover, the real belief is:

कृष्�-भक्त� कैले सर्व-कर्म कृ� हय

kṛṣṇa-bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya[1]

“If one engages in devotion to ṛṣṇa, all duties are fulfilled.�

So you should be patient. 󲹲Բ-ᲹԲ is very difficult. Himalaya-like patience and tolerance is required. The moment one loses one’s composure, nothing else remains. Write from time to time. Take my affectionate blessings. We are the same as usual. Iti

Your eternal well-wisher,
Śī Bhaktivedānta 峾Բ

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[1]:

Śī Caitanya- caritāmṛta (Madhya- līlā22.62)

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