melvin 1 Report post Posted June 12, 2000 " Anyone who knows the science of Krishna can be a spiritual teacher regardless of where one came from, " Lord Chaitanya said to Ramananda Raya, a householder whom the Lord be-friended during His ten days stay in the former`s house while discussing Krishna`s madhurya-rasa-lila with Srimati Radharani. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melvin 1 Report post Posted June 14, 2000 Vaisnavas, or teachers of Krishna are very kind to students of yoga. Even without being invited, according to Swami Prabhupad, they will visit from one class to another just to give them a refresher course on the science of Krishna consciousness and hence bailing them out from getting a failing mark in devotional service by giving them pointers on how to study the subject with little difficulty. Thus a student of yoga who wants to learn about the science of God should receive sincerely the instructions coming from a Vaisnava who is enriched with Krishna consciousness. Even the Supreme Science Teacher of God Himself, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu displayed to us His unique behavior when He took aural lessons for ten days from Ramananda Raya, a Vaisnava-householder whose status in life were lower than a brahmana or sanyasi. Having confessed to His friend, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, of being a mayavadi sanyasi bereft of knowledge in the science of Krishna,the latter hence recommended to Lord Chaitanya to visit Ramananda Raya in his home in Kabur and learn from this Vaisnava-householder the science of Krishna consciousness especially on the subject of Raharani`s confidential love affair with Krishna. In other words, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu even if He is Krishna Himself, the Supreme Teacher of the Science Of God, still, He took the subordinate role of a student before Ramananda Raya, a grastha- whose constitutional position is that of married man instead of a preacher. A sincere student therefore of God doesn`t care whether his teacher is a brahmana, or grastha or whatever, as long as his mentor knows how to deliver to him( student) the science of Krishna. Indeed, as shown by Lord Chaitanya`s example, a householder like Ramananda Raya should be accepted as Guru( Teacher of Krishna consciousness ). Note: Summarized from The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, 1981 Phil. copyright edition, p. 315-316 ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsna 3 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 "Thus a student of yoga who wants to learn about the science of God should receive sincerely the instructions coming from a Vaisnava who is enriched with Krishna consciousness." Note: Summarized from The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, 1981 Phil. copyright edition, p. 315-316 ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
