"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
I had thought that meant that if the disciples were not perfect in every respect the spiritual master would not be recognized.
But that is not what it means.
I had thought that meant that if the disciples were not perfect in every respect the spiritual master would not be recognized.
But that is not what it means.
The pure devotee spiritual master is not dependent on His disciples in any way. He is His own greatness.
So what does it mean?
"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
There are many ways to look at this.
We can say, His disciples are the ones who Know him.
Why? Because they are engaging in His service.
And as it is through devotional service that Krishna is known.
The spiritual master being the representative of Krishna
devotional service is also the way to know the spiritual master.
Another way to hear,
"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
is that others outside devotional service will see and judge the spiritual master by those surrounding him.
What kind of people... moral, clean, compassionate, productive?
A man is known by the friends he keeps.
And yet another way to hear
"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
Is not in a judgmental way...
But If you want to "know" the spiritual master... the way to do it is through his disciples. Perfect or not. Servant of the servant of the servant...
Chaitanya lila is there to help us understand how this is.
King Prataparudra's gaining an audience with the Lord, Gopinatha Patanayaka's pardon, Chandra sekhara and Tapan misra's distress leading to the delivery of Prakasananda and all his disciples, to name a few.
So what does it mean?
"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
There are many ways to look at this.
We can say, His disciples are the ones who Know him.
Why? Because they are engaging in His service.
And as it is through devotional service that Krishna is known.
The spiritual master being the representative of Krishna
devotional service is also the way to know the spiritual master.
Another way to hear,
"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
is that others outside devotional service will see and judge the spiritual master by those surrounding him.
What kind of people... moral, clean, compassionate, productive?
A man is known by the friends he keeps.
And yet another way to hear
"A spiritual master is known by his disciples."
Is not in a judgmental way...
But If you want to "know" the spiritual master... the way to do it is through his disciples. Perfect or not. Servant of the servant of the servant...
Chaitanya lila is there to help us understand how this is.
King Prataparudra's gaining an audience with the Lord, Gopinatha Patanayaka's pardon, Chandra sekhara and Tapan misra's distress leading to the delivery of Prakasananda and all his disciples, to name a few.
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