tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290900319946440278.post7831475472222773340..comments2023-08-09T04:29:47.343-04:00Comments on बलदेव दास: The End of the Journeyबलदेव दासhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16933926039141576945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290900319946440278.post-3431483229521434522009-11-20T13:22:37.278-05:002009-11-20T13:22:37.278-05:00In the vaisnava tradition we believe that it is ve...In the vaisnava tradition we believe that it is very difficult to approach God directly, but if we get the favor of one who is a lover of God, then we automatically get His favor too. This is what we call a bona fide guru: a liberated soul who is fully God conscious, and whose very association surcharges others with God consciousness. He usually belongs to a standard disciplic succession and is fully conversant with the sacred texts. Indeed, we can benefit from those great souls who lived in the past by hearing and following their instructions, just like so many people still take benefit from Jesus, St.Francis, etc. But if one is fortunate enough to personally meet such a guru and be directly guided by him, that is the ideal process.बलदेव दासhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933926039141576945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290900319946440278.post-51902135298847509632009-11-20T08:21:06.056-05:002009-11-20T08:21:06.056-05:00You said: "If besides being blessed with a hu...You said: "If besides being blessed with a human body, one becomes ‘bhagyavan’, fortunate enough to have a bonafide guru and Krishna, and takes full advantage of that, then his history in this world may have a happy end." That bonafide guru, I believe, can be each and everyone of the illuminated people of the world throughout history who have enlightened us in so many ways.joseantoniosantoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309458345474492876noreply@blogger.com