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Gurudeva, I'd like to change my cloth. I want to put on saffron.
Very good. Good idea.
But first you should try to give up all of your wordly attachment.
Then not going to here, there, here.
Have you family life ? No.
No wife ? No Children ?
I have a son but he is 16. He lives with the mother.
Oh, so you can take and try to be with them in preaching with me in matha, ashram.
No need of...
Have you any house ? No.
Very good.
You can be in any temple of ours. Here, America, India, everywhere.
Good idea.
But you will have to be with them or with me from time to time.
For preaching and hearing Hari Katha.
Gurudeva, why did he come ?
Govinda Prabhu has come.
Very naughty.
He wants to take all trees and creepers.
Oh Prabhu Govinda!
He is not now crying. If you would kepp here there.
If he doesn't come he'll cry.
He'll wake up all the neighbors.
But don't be attached so much.
Now you have crossed about 50 ?
Just there.
Now I will give you saffron cloth.
So soon ?
Yes! Not so soon.
He's going on tour now. Whole world tour.
Better he should be with you, with me, not only alone.
He is coming with me. For whole world tour.
You should come with him or me and preach now.
You know so many tattvas now. You should come with him or me and preach now.
You know so many tattvas now.
Ask your wife whether she will allow you to be in saffron cloth or not.
Ok.
I'll ask her.
And also to Govinda Prabhu (the cow).
She has been doing tapasya for this.
She will take the house thought, Gurudeva and all the money and bank account like that other person.
But she won't take Govinda.
It will be very expensive to fly around.
I want to collect some brahmacaris and vanaprasthi.
For maintaining mathas and preaching more.
What Swamiji did miracle, I want to repeat.
His sannyasi fell down. Anyhow.
But I want that my sannyasi... none of them should fall down.
And they should be loyal to Gurudeva, Guru Parampara.
Not of different opinions all.
And I want that as all have affection and attachment to me...
All should [have] attachment to them alsoómy sannyasis.
Ideal sannyasi in every respect.
He wants to join us.
He's famous. From Australia ? Sydney.
Very good.
On Prabhupada's vyasa puja.
I was at Prabhupada's Vyasa-puja this year.
It was held in Gokula Mahavana.
And all Gaudiyas they came there to glorify Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura for two days.
So one sannyasi he was saying that...
when Prabhupada gave upadi to the disciples
It was related to the daivi varnasrama dharma.
He said that like Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaja..
so Prabhupada gave title 'Arya Shrestha'.
So here arya shrestha related to the vaisya.
No Arya Shrestha to him even.
He gave to who made temple in Yogapitha.
Bhakti Vilasa Tirtha Maharaja ? No, no, no.
Sakhi Caran Raya. And he did not give any money to Prabhupada directly.
He built temple, so he gave him Shrestha Arya.
Not to Saranga Goswami Maharaja. Never.
He said he gave the title to Bhakti Promode Puri Maharaja.
or anyone "Maha Upadesaka". Related to brahmin.
No No. Upadesaka not brahmin.
And to Param Gurudeva he said...
If I was there I would have cut up his all arguments.
I became some angry. He said to Param Gurudeva Krti Ratna. This word krti referred to ksatriya.
I would have cut his all arguments.
Did you told something ?
I told to our devotees. Not to him ?
Not in public assembly. Not in public assembly to everyone.
According... Kriti Ratna means... kriti.
Because all our sannyasis...why give the varnasrama...?
bhakti upi kriti here.
In this he's ratna.
Crown jewel.
Perhaps he was not in good association.
That is why he told.
Srila Gurudeva, I've also heard that during the time of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
He had a system of siksa gurus called Upadesaka, Maha Upadesaka, Maha Mahopadesaka.
No, no. Those who were preaching. For them he gave these titles.
Upadesaka, Maha Upadesaka, Maha Mahopadesaka, Maha Mahopadhyaya.
There was training and discourses.
Jaiva Dharma, Hari Bhakti Vilasa, Ujjvala Nilamani.
So many books.
They used to keep a standard. and those who would pass.
And then he would give the title of Upadesaka. That he may preach.
Maha Mahopadesaka was more than that.
They would study and do test?
We have heard from our Gurudeva who was always serving Prabhupada.
Very near, very near. More than anyone.
And Prabhupada (Bhaktisiddhanta) loved him so much.
So we know so many things that others do not know.
And they don't go deeply into anything as we go.
Bharati Maharaja you know ? Tirtha Maharaja ?
They cannot tell like this.
Srila Madhava Maharaja's Bharati Maharaja will not tell like this.
They are siddhanta-vit. (he is saying that Srila Bharti and Tirtha Maharaja would not say anything bogus)
Who was that sannyasi who told this?
You know Gurudeva, Bhakti Vaidhurya Bhagavat Maharaja.
From Costa Rica, who went there for preaching.
He thinks that he is a historian scholar on history of Gaudiya Math.
But his Gurudeva rejected him.
In last part of Ramananda Samvad Mahaprabhu asked to...
Oh, if you will not take his rope, will he follow you ?
Oh yeah he'll follow, it's just...
If you give up his rope, will he follow you or not ?
He will follow me, but he'll get in amongst all the devotees.
Accha. Give up.
In the last part of Raya Ramanada Samvad Mahaprabhu asked the question...
What is best kirti? Then he told krsna bhakti boliyaówho is famous by Krishna bhakti.
From kirti to kriti has come.
So among devotees of Prabhupada who became crown jewel, Prabhupada gave param Gurudeva Kriti Ratna. This title.
Glorious.
Guruji, last night you said that when you would ask questions to your Gurudeva, that...
he would answer you.
But to Srila Trivikrama Maharaja, he would not answer.
No he used to answer, but...
Sometimes not.
He used to tell that I want to read Vedanta, so please teach us.
'Oh you can go and read'
Does Guru have extra affection for some disciples ?
It may be, according to his loyalty.
Certainly. Why not ?
Not Guru is same to everyone ?
No. Not Guru is same to everyone ?
No.
Krsna is not really samadarsi.
Because those who have given fully heart,
Bhakta paradhina
But all...he is not paradhina to all.
He has not given everything.
Like Radhika he cannot love to all.
So how can he be (equal to all)? So Guru also.
According to loyalty and standard he will give.
Because if Krsna is reciprocating.
So then he is actually equal to everyone, he has no visama dosa.
Visama dosa, but it has been told also So then he is actually equal to everyone, he has no visama dosa.
Visama dosa, but it has been told also
that he is paradhina, why not to others ?
Because they are not paradhina to him. So He is not paradhina to them.
ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathavia bhajami aham.
Gurudeva also. ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathavia bhajami aham.
Gurudeva also.
One time i heard you say...
The main duty of the Guru is to see all disciples equally.
Yes. Equal. But also automatically it will come.
Those who have given more...
Some are more equal than others.
The sun is equal to all.
But those who have been in house.
Like owl.
How can he be ?
Those who are always in the sun, to them he will give light.
So Sun is equal.
One time...
I went to buy some tiffin for Srila Trivikrama Maharaja.
And maybe ten times he said 'No good, no good, you go again, you go again.'
What?
Tiffin carrier.
Then one time he told me,
Param Gurudeva told him to buy some shoes.
So he went fifteen times to the shop.
But Param Gurudeva always said 'This is wrong, this is wrong'.
He said when you bought the first pair, he said 'Oh this is good.'
He used to tell?
Yes.
So I asked, 'Why did your Gurudeva do that?'
And Srila Trivikrama Maharaja said 'Oh, no you can never ask why.'
Trivikrama Maharaja used to weep and tell...
that 'You gave life. We could not give life.'
And he used to tell...
'That is why Gurudeva liked you so much.'
There was a disciple Ananga. You perhaps...
Ananga Mohan Brahmacari.
He had tuberculosis. Blood coming.
(Param Gurudeva) was serving that boy.
Even though he was his disciple, he was serving him.
I told that, 'I will serve him.'
But no one was ready to go.
Only one babaji...
Trigunatiti.
And I did.
And I got tuberculosis.
And then my treatment was performed.
So Trivikrama Maharaja used to tell this.
Not only to me, to all you should say.
Trivikrama Maharaja was my *** fried, even more than Vamana Maharaja. More than that.
We used to quarrel.
Cutting each others arguments.
But with Vamana Maharaja I never did that.
But with Trivikrama Maharaja even during classes.
Samudragarh.
Everywhere.
Sometimes you said he would walk out of your class,
and afterwards he would come back and sit again!
Sometimes I was glorifying Radhika,
and he would take my mic.
I remember one time in Navadwip
All of you, Srila Vamana Maharaja and Srila Trivikrama Maharaja were sitting together.
sitting together in the beginning of parikrama
Where?
In Navadwipa. First day.
Then Srila Trivikrama Maharaja took the mic and he said, 'I have one question,'
'If Radharani is so good, then why does Krsna leave her and go to Chandravali?'
Let him come
Perhaps he's in sakhya rasa Gurudeva, because he likes cow grazing.
Once...
some disciples of Prabhupada...
were speaking something about Prabhupada.
and then I spoke something.
They told me, 'You are so junior.'
'Have you seen Prabhupada?'
I said to them, 'Yes I have seen Prabhupada.'
'Never!'
There is two kinds of darshans.
By ear and by eyes.
Seeing by eyes will cheat.
But this will not cheat.
If you have heard about anyone by qualified person, speaker.
Then ears are more high class.
You have seen by your eyes,
but I have heard from my Gurudeva about Prabhupada.
So I know better than you. but I have heard from my Gurudeva about Prabhupada.
So I know better than you.
And they went to Gurudeva and complained...
that he is so junior and he is speaking like this.
Oh he has told your right.
How many years had you been in the math at that time?
How much junior were you ?
Oh, only two or three years.
But all used to fear me.
Once Parvata Maharaja, the disciple of Srila Prabhupada.
Very good speaker. He was Oriya, preaching here and there.
And he came to see our Gurudeva.
I had only come to the math six months before.
He came and midday he was going to take rest.
And I was there.
Then... He asked some questions.
I answered, and then I asked about jiva tattva.
'What is tatastha shakti?'
And then he began to reply.
But I was not satisfied (with his answer.)
Argument, argument, argument. This, that.
How can it be?
He could not satisfy me.
And he went to Gurudeva and told
'Oh very intelligent your disciple.'
'I could not satisfy him.'
And he told only your Gurudeva will satisfy you. None can do that.
Gurudeva will satisfy. No one can.
From beginning I used to accept everything.
with arguments and everything...
I never accepted anything from Gurudeva also [without] argument.
And very easily he used to.