A Devotee's Handbook for Pure DevotionHis Divine Grace Srila Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada
If one wishes to live a life of pure, unalloyed devotion, dear devotees, it would be best to have a clear idea of just what pure devotion looks like. A proper understanding is important because even little mistakes made at the beginning of our devotional life can have lasting, even disastrous consequences. For instance, a slight error at the start of a mathematical calculation throws off everything that follows. Although there is but one right answer, there are millions of wrong ones....
Krsna Consciousness is the Answer to Every ProblemBy His Divine Grace Srila Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada
Can you grow a rose? "Sure," you might reply. "Just plant a rose bush. Millions of people grow roses." On one level that may be true, but consider the matter more deeply. Can you create the life in the rose bush that pushes out a bud and blossoms into a gorgeous rose? Who or what does generate that life force? If you knew the answer to that you would know the Source of a solution to every problem.....
On his orderHis Divine Grace Srila Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada
This is indeed a perplexing question, for on the one hand, the words "guru" and "reform" are contradictory: if someone needs reforming, how can he be called guru? On the other hand, some men who are called "guru" obviously need reformation....