Essential teachings . Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur explains in his commentary of Ragganatha das Goswami’s Mana Siksa that we should regard the Six Goswami’s as our personal Siksa Gurus, but Srila BR Sridhar Swami explains how by the Goswami’s blessings and our acaryas blessings it may be possible..not by our trying to enter intellectually or without the good thoughts and blessings of the saints . Can we pick up a spiritual book or hear lectures without the blessings of current saints and without trnad api ? Only by developing humility and saintly characters will Krishna and the Sadhus be pleased . By their blessings, Krishna may accept us and allow us to enter into the mysteries of trancendance. The process of Karma and jnana are somewhat useful, of course, but Bhakti must be added by the blessings of the saints, even knowingly or unknowingly. The merciful glance of the saints is full of trancendental potency and good fortune of the highest order.
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami.
titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ
suhṛdaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ
ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ
sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ
[SB 3.25.21]
[The symptoms of a sādhu are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.]
Sādhu, one who is called sādhu… Sādhu means titikṣavaḥ. Titikṣavaḥ means very tolerant, very tolerant, and very tolerant. Titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ. At the same time, very kind-hearted. We find these two characters in the life of Lord Jesus. He was very much tolerant, at the same time kind to the people in general. You see? So, titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ suhṛdaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ. And he is a friend. A sādhu is a friend of all living entities. He is not only a friend of humankind; he is a friend of the animals, he is a friend of the trees, he is a friend of the ants, worms, reptiles, serpents—everyone.” end ..
By getting the blessings of Sadhus , Krishna accepts our efforts in devotional life … but we must follow their lives and be dependent on them in intelligent ways , Krishna can help us help ourselves.
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