* Srila Prabhupada (SP) is explaining 3 aspects in this purport
- sadhu sanga
- what is a holy place
- importance of parampara and acharya
* Sadhu Sanga
- SP is telling about association, especially of pure devotees, sadhus. This is cause they always carry the SPG in their hear.
- We can feel it in their presence.
- What it means to take association of a person? Association means sharing Krishna, in the form of prasadam, katha, identifying relationships and respecting them.
- In the association of sadhus, because of their compassion, the SL in their heart is ready to transform from their heart to ours.
* Holy Place
- holy place is not just checking into a hotel, visiting the Lord once, eat in some hotel and come back.
- Visiting a holy dhama is actually finding a sadhu in the holy place and taking lessons from them.
- Holy dhama is revealed through the instructions of the sadhus. It has to be seen through our ears.
- If we see externally, we will not see the holy dham at all. It will not be revealed to us by our own efforts.
- In ISKCON, such a nice facility provided in the form of yatras, to visit the holy place in the association of the acharyas and sadhus.
- On our own, in today's world, where is the facility to search for sadhus and take association. Not there. Therefore, every year we should try to visit these holy dhams through the yatras.
* Importance of bona fide acharya
- Symptom of acharya: has unalloyed service attitude to the SPG and is a pure devotee
- Main service is that they are extremely inclined to chanting and hearing.
- Eg: Parikshit Maharaj hearing from Srila Vyasadeva.
- How strongly they are attached to chanting and hearing is the symptom of an acharya.
- Who is a Vaisnava? Answer by Sri CM
- Anyone who chants the holy name, HK Mahamantra
- Anyone who constantly chants
- Anyone who constantly chants and in his association everyone will be enthused to chant is a Vaisnava.
- And we receive their mercy only by listening and following their instructions.
* All the above 3 are nicely packaged for us in the form of ISKCON or the Hare Krishna Maha mantra. Srila Prabhupada ki Jay!
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