Serve the spiritual master in order to love Krishna

Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami: If one serves a spiritual master and inquires, then the spiritual master is very liberal and generous and glad to answer. In Kali-yuga one disagrees even with his spiritual master. One cannot leave the association of the spiritual master and then claim interpretation of his instruction. If I say I love Krishna but I kick His devotee, what kind of love is that? If I want to be Krishna conscious, I should live with devotees and the Deity, not that I love Krishna and go live in a train station.

Early morning walk in tiny paths, snowy park. He quoted verses about the life of a mendicant who takes clothes, people throw in the street, etc. The Japanese work so hard to live in nice houses. A mendicant only approaches them for their good. I commented that hippies in Hawaii might say they follow these verses. He said, therefore, vairagya is useless [without Krishna consciousness]. Monkeys also live in the forest and eat fruits, but they have many girl friends and sex life. Riding through industrialized Tokyo he commented how it is all karma, bringing on the next life.

Animal life do you want to live as animals or go back to Godhead? Deviators claim they are above the rules and regulations of devotional service. He said we never are. Follow these rules or other rules we must follow traffic rules, rule of birth, death, old age. Rascals claim they are higher devotees, but they didn't come to see me and pay obeisances.