My Guru Said "Don't Try To See A Saint" - Prabhupada 0426

720425 - Lecture SB 02.09.01-8 - Tokyo

Ear, not the eyes. So therefore knowledge has to be gathered by aural reception, not by the eyes. My Guru Mahārāja used to say that, "Do not try to see a saintly person. You try to hear a saintly person." If you see a long beard and very strong man, "He is a great sādhu. Oh. That's it." No. You have to hear, what does he speak? Then you understand.