Guru is meant for taking away the santapa
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"Guru is meant for taking away the santapa"
Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Guru is meant for taking away the santāpa. "The śiṣya will be peaceful"—objective of life—that is the business of guru, not to take away his money.
Morning Walk -- February 4, 1975, Hawaii:
Jayatīrtha: Yesterday Nitāi found a quote from the Purāṇas that says, "There are many gurus who will take away your money, but rare is the one who will take away your miseries."
Prabhupāda: Guravo bahavaḥ santi vittāpahārakaḥ.
Nitāi: Yes, right.
Prabhupāda:
- guravo bahavaḥ
- santi vittāpahārakaḥ
- taṁ tu guruṁ na paśyāmi
- śiṣya-santā-pahārakāḥ
"There are many gurus. They are very expert in plundering disciples' money, but it is very difficult to find out a guru who can take out all the anxieties of the disciple." Śiṣya santa-pahārakāḥ. Guru is meant for taking away the santāpa. Saṁsāra-dāvānala-līḍha-loka-trāṇāya kārunya-ghanāghanatvam **. "The śiṣya will be peaceful"—objective of life—that is the business of guru, not to take away his money.
Haṁsadūta: In one lecture you were explaining those prayers, saṁsāra, and you said the first business of the guru is to take away the anxiety of the disciple.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Now, our people, they have got some hope that they're going back to home, back to Godhead. And all other rascals-zero. Who is endeavoring for zero? What is this endeavor?
Page Title: | Guru is meant for taking away the santapa |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 28 of Oct, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 1 |