Category:Qualifications of a Disciple
Pages in category "Qualifications of a Disciple"
The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
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- A disciple’s qualifications must be observed by the spiritual master before he is accepted as a disciple
- A qualified disciple increases the importance of the Spiritual Master
- Although he (Romaharsana) has the good qualification of being a disciple of Lord Vyasadeva, and although he has studied all the Vedic literature from this exalted personality, he was not submissive in the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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- Sanatana Gosvami is proving himself that he's qualified disciple, and Lord Caitanya is accepting him that, You are just the suitable person; therefore I shall accept you as My disciple and teach you the science of Krsna consciousness
- Srila Suta Gosvami fulfilled all these qualifications as a disciple, and therefore he was endowed with all favors by his learned and self-realized spiritual masters such as Srila Vyasadeva and others
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- That is the qualification of the disciple. He should approach the spiritual master as if he does not know anything
- The disciple also, he must have also qualification to approach a spiritual master. It is not that because you have got a bona fide spiritual master, therefore you will be benefited. You must be also qualified
- The disciple must have the following qualifications. He must give up interest in the material bodily conception. He must give up material lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness and envy
- The order of guru should be the life and soul of the disciple, without caring for his personal salvation. This is the qualification of sisya
- The qualifications of a bona fide disciple are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.10.6) as follows...
- The spiritual master must not accept a disciple who is not qualified; he should not be professional and should not accept disciples for monetary gains
- This is humbleness, and this is the qualification of becoming a disciple. When one becomes humble, when actually one understands that he is fool number one, he has to go to guru to understand the value of his life, then he is intelligent
- To think of becoming a fool is the real qualification for a bonafide disciple. As soon as one thinks that he has become the wiser man than the spiritual master one is surely doomed