Srila Gurudeva is very strong and strictly follows the line coming from his Param Gurudeva, Prabhupāda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s time, never breaking it. He would tell us that it is necessary to follow all these vratas. What will happen then? Then you will become strong and serious. They (God’s incarnations) are not giving a curse. But…
What is the meaning of acintya? It cannot be known by our intelligence, by grammar, or by any endeavor of these senses, never. How will it come? Only by grace and causeless mercy of Krsna and His bhaktas.
We should not have any doubt in Guru-tattva, in those who are certainly krsna-tattva-vetta, like Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Who is Guru? He who is krsna-tattva-vetta, who knows all tattva, jiva-tattva, krsna-tattva, rasa-tattva, prema-tattva, he who is knowing everything about all these things, he is Guru. Whether he will be a sudra, or renounced, or whether he will be a grhastha, he may be anyone. He may be outside of varnasrama-dharma completely. He may be anyone, but if he knows all tattva, if he is krsna-tattva-vetta, then he is Guru.
Vedanta is a bona fide Vaisnava book and bhakti-grantha, bhakti scripture. Only bhakti is described there, everywhere bhakti and bhakti. But how was Sarvabhauma explaining all these things? In his own mood. All his arguments were like clouds covering the real meaning of Vedanta.
You have been admitted into the school of diksa. It is not that real diksa has in a day or two been given to you. You have been admitted into the school and gradually that transcendental diksa will be given.
The real effect of this initiation mantra iis that it makes anyone eternally mad. It will cause them to sometimes weep loudly and sometimes laugh.
There are three kinds of Vaisnavas: those who are chanting the holy name sometimes, those who are always chanting the holy name, and those by whom seeing them Krsna’s name comes and dances on the tongue.
In these pastimes, these very beautiful, sweet pastimes of Krsna, there is also so much tattva-jnana; Krsna-tattva-jnana, maya-tattva-jnana, and all the processes of how to do bhajana, how Krsna can be controlled, and how we can have the service of Radha-Krsna conjugal. Everything will come.