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<\/center><\/p>\nVrindavan Das: Excerpt of a lecture by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja given in Amherst, USA, 2 June 1995:<\/p>\n
“There should be complete surrender. Not conditional, not artificial, not partial. That is gurupadasraya. To accept guru means unconditional surrender. <\/p>\n
In Bhagavad-gita (2.7), Arjuna says, sisyas te \u2019ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam. \u201cI become your sisya, disciple.\u201d One who is under strict, discipline, he is a disciple. And karna-dhara guru is the steering holder.
\n [Referring to Bhag. 1.1.22]\n
The great sages of Naimisaranya speaking to Srila Suta Gosvami:<\/p>\n
tvam nah sandarsito dhatra
\ndustaram nistitirsatam
\nkalim sattva-haram pumsam
\nkarna-dhara ivarnavam<\/p>\n
“We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may accept you as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali , which deteriorates all the good qualities of a human being.”<\/p>\n
You cannot go hither and thither. Karna also means “ear.” Guru can catch hold of your ear and slap you. \u201cYou rascal! What are you doing?\u201d The guru has that right and you have to accept it because he is guru. You cannot sue him in the court.<\/p>\n
If someone catches hold of your ear and slaps you, you can sue him in court. But you cannot sue guru because you have voluntarily accepted it: sisyas te \u2019ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam \u2014 \u201cI become your sisya, I accept you as my guru. Please inflict very severe discipline on me.\u201d Sadhi mam means \u201cinflict very severe discipline on me.\u201d Thereby your strong attachment will be cut off. <\/p>\n
Whatever severe discipline guru inflicts upon you, accept it gladly, without grumbling. Then this strong attachment will be cut off. Thereby he is lifting your anchor which is now stuck very deeply in the mud. Then he will row the boat. He is very expert and he knows how to ferry this boat amidst all sorts of obstacles and dangers. But you have to accept his discipline.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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