Maha-jano yena gatah sa panthah: "We have to follow in the footsteps of great authorities coming down in the parampara system." If we approach a bona fide acarya and keep faith in his words, spiritual realization will be easy

Expressions researched:
"If we approach a bona fide acarya and keep faith in his words, spiritual realization will be easy" |"Maha-jano yena gatah sa panthah" |"We have to follow in the footsteps of great authorities coming down in the parampara system"

CC Madhya-lila

"We should not try to understand things beyond our material conception by argument and counterargument." Mahā-jano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ: "We have to follow in the footsteps of great authorities coming down in the paramparā system." If we approach a bona fide ācārya and keep faith in his words, spiritual realization will be easy.

CC Madhya 9.195, Translation and Purport:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then assured the brāhmaṇa, "Have faith in My words and do not burden your mind any longer with this misconception."

This is the process of spiritual understanding. Acintyā khalu ye bhāvā na tāṁs tarkeṇa yojayet: "We should not try to understand things beyond our material conception by argument and counterargument." Mahā-jano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ: "We have to follow in the footsteps of great authorities coming down in the paramparā system." If we approach a bona fide ācārya and keep faith in his words, spiritual realization will be easy.