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Spiritual Master (Cont’d)
One should learn to become the servant of those who are in
knowledge of the Supreme Lord. If one is fortunate enough to
take shelter of a pure devotee, hear from him about self-realization
and follow in his footsteps, one will be gradually elevated to the
position of a pure devotee. - BG 13:26, purport -
Academic knowledge, scholarship, high position, etc., are all
useless in solving the problems of life; help can be given only by a
spiritual master like Krishna. - BG 2:8, purport -
Without being a representative of Krishna, one cannot become a
teacher or spiritual master of transcendental subject matter.
- BG 11:43, purport -
One can know God and one’s relationship with God only when
one actually meets a representative of God. A representative
of God never claims that he is God, although he is paid all the
respect ordinarily paid to God because he has knowledge of God.
- BG 5:16, purport -
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