Taking a Risk

I am taking a big risk for Prabhupada and Krishna. (That is a form of devotional service recommended by Rupa Goswami). I bought a computer program called the Vedabase. the 1972 version of Bhagavad Gita As It Is, and Life comes from Life. Then I bought the original Bhagavatam set (reproduction) that Prabhupada brought with him on the boat when he came to America. That is a lot more money than I have left to eat with. So i must depend on the spiritual master to keep me fed.

I am thinking of Vrndaban Chandra, who kept wanting to have a duality between Srila Prabhupada and Krishna as to who was more con cer ned for us. In my view, I do not want to disturb Lord Krishna in His Pastimes to make Him come and serve me! That is what the spipritual master is for--to handle all problems of his disciples so Krishna does not have to bother. To this end, the spiritual master has many mystic powers and spiritual energies to accomplish anything Krishna could do.

Krishna and the spiritual master are non-different, which is the Vaishnava way of saying, "the same", There is a famous verse declaring this, "Know that I Myself am the acarya", and Prabhupada says, humbly, "Krishna is the real Guru". I follow that devotee who told Lord Chaitanya, "Krishna I do not know--Krishna is far away--I know you!"