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So then he was clean-shaved. This is one of the items of our movement

Prabhupada resumed the story. ?After becoming a regular Vaishnava, he asked like this: tabe sanatana prabhura carane dhariya dainya vinati kari dante trina lana ?So he approached Caitanya Mahaprabhu in a very humble manner. That is the way of approaching a guru. The Vedic instruction is, tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet samit-panih srotriyam brahma-nishtham. Samit-panih, taking that short grass, kusa. So Sanatana Prabhu approached Him very humbly. That is the way. We must approach a bona fide guru for enlightenment.? This, Prabhupada pointed out, was the proper mentality of a student, who approaches a bona fide guru and abides by his orders. ?Then his life becomes successful. He should then inquire from the spiritual master about his duty, just like Sanatana Goswami who said: ke ami kene amaya jare tapa-traya iha nahi jani?kemane hita haya.? ?This is the proposition to the spiritual master, that one must admit that ?Actually I do not know what I am. Am I this body or something else?? I am not this body. That I can understand. Tapa-traya means three kinds of miserable conditions?those miseries inflicted by the body and mind, other living entities, and other miseries inflicted by Providence.? Prabhupada gave a humorous example. ?A man is lying on the death bed, dying. His friend says, ?How are you feeling?? ??Yes, I am all right?. (Laughter) Where is ?all right?? He is suffering, he is going to die, and he says, ?I am all right?. So this is called maya. ?So, Sanatana Goswami is placing this plain fact before Caitanya Mahaprabhu, that ?I do not want to suffer. So how can I get out of this suffering? Kindly give me a lesson.? This inquiring into one?s suffering condition is essential. This is where human life begins, and we should learn from Krishna how to solve the problems of life. Take Krishna?s instructions and be happy. That is the Krishna consciousness movement. We are opening centres everywhere. Take advantage of this movement and be happy. Thank you very much.?


Reference: The Great Transcendental Adventure by Kurma Dasa