Association by Devotional Service
Jayadvaita Swami: When Rathayatra was coming up in 1969, Srila Prabhupada was in San Francisco, and we were at ISKCON press in Boston, working on the second canto and other things. Some devotees thought that all the press workers could pile in a van, drive across the country in two days, be with Srila Prabhupada for the Rathayatra, and then turn around, come back to Boston and keep going. Somehow this idea came to Srila Prabhupada's attention and Prabhupada said, "What do they want to come here for? They should go on with their work, their prescribed duties." From that we understood that association with the spiritual master is not just by physical proximity but also by our devotional service. We can be with the spiritual master by serving him.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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