[Posted July 3, 2006]

If you want to clear your doubts...

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Submissive inquiry, service and surrender...

PRABHUPADA: You will be always in doubt. You have to go to a spiritual master. And don't bother and waste my time in that way. You have got so many doubts. If you want to clear your doubts, then you have to surrender somewhere. You will keep yourself as you are, and I am meant for clearing your doubts. [laughter]

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Approaching a spiritual master

Human Life is Meant for Inquiry A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

When we become fed up, disgusted with the materialistic way of life, natural inquiry is then "What is next?" That "next," in order to understand that "next," the Vedanta-sutra says, the Vedic knowledge says that tasmad gurum evabhigacchet. Tasmad gurum prapadyeta. Therefore one should seek after a bona fide spiritual master and learn there. That is the Vedic injunction. So one who is actually convinced that "The materialistic way of life cannot make me happy," his duty is to seek after a bona fide spiritual master to be enlightened in the transcendental science of understanding oneself and what is God. more

INDIAN (2): I am trying to... I surrender.

PRABHUPADA: That's all right. Come on. Live with him. Come on. You are welcome, very welcome.

INDIAN (2): I'm not talking that...

PRABHUPADA: Eh?

INDIAN (2): I'm not asking that...

PRABHUPADA: No. Then you come and learn how to surrender. Learn it. As these boys and girls, they have surrendered. That is required. Tad viddhi pranipatena pariprashnena sevaya [Bhagavad- gita 4.34]. If you surrender, then you will understand. This is a science for understanding by surrender, not otherwise. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum eva abhigacchet, samit-panih shrotriyam brahma-nishtham [Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.12]. Tasmad gurum prapadye... If you are serious to solve all your doubts, then you must surrender. You must find out a person where you can surrender and ask him. Then your everything will be all right.

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