Sharp Words of the Sadhu

11-05-2006, 03:00 PM

Srila Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja said:

Those sadhus who speak sharp words to drive away the witch of the illusory
energy are actually the only real devotees of Krsna and friends of the
living entities. The conditioned living being experiences the distressful
quarreling of his wife and close relatives and is rudely treated by them
until death, yet he never desires to leave their association. On the other
hand, he absorbs himself in trying to appease and serve them. But when a
devotee of the Lord, who is always desirous of the living entity's ultimate
welfare, chides him just once with instructions meant to drive away Maya,
then that conditioned entity immediately makes plans to leave the saintly
person for his entire life. If you actually want to perform devotional
service properly, then you must accept the harsh language of the sadhu as
the medicine by which Maya can be given up. By this one can obtain the
necessary spiritual advancement to successfully chant the Holy Name.

(from the book "Babaji Maharaja")