If there is no place for the Guru-varga in a certain temple, then Vaiṣṇavas will not go there. Such a place is not really a temple; it is like a hotel or a business center. Similarly, if your heart has no room for Śrīmatī Rādhārānī, svarūpa-śakti, or antaraṅga-śakti, you may be chanting harināma, but only other things will come, not the mercy of Kṛṣṇa. Your harināma will result only in mundane affairs…
So, we should wait and look for a bona fide guru. By accepting him or a siksa guru, we will advance rapidly in our devotion. If we don’t have faith in anyone, then we should wait and pray to Krsna that He will arrange a bona fide guru for us. If you are not satisfied by the character of any guru, then you shouldn’t accept him as your diksa guru…
If your mind is not naturally surrendering to Guru and Vaiṣṇavas and the holy dhāma, then drag it by force. Tell your mind, “If you do not chant and come to the holy dhāma or to the feet of the Vaiṣṇavas, I will not give you any food or drink! First practice harināma and serve, then I will give you some facility…”
Kṛṣṇa has all potencies, power, and infinite greatness. When you pray to Kṛṣṇa, pray, “O Lord, please give me good qualities, and the taste to serve You and be present with You. Please allow me to come to Vraja and serve You under guidance of the Vraja-vasis…”
This bakula tree gives perfection, therefore it is called Siddha-bakula. However, people tie stones and other things to the branches of the tree, praying for the fulfillment of mundane desires. We see the same type of people also come to Guru and Vaiṣṇavas, tie many things upon them, and pray for mundane things…
If a person speaks without realization, it is only speculation. Anything he says is ineffective and cannot help others. However, if you yourself are trying to practice and realize, then you can inspire others to also practice. But if you try to bribe people to follow something you yourself are not following, no one will hear you…
They must think and they will go where their divine love for Krsna will advance. Also, their faith and honor for Svamiji will increase. They must go there and they will go. Anyone cannot check. Even Hiranyakasipu and Kamsa could not check; It is out of their control. You see that…
I am the same person as I was when I was serving Svamiji and I will continue to be the same person. I will never do anything against Svamiji or ISKCON. I am a follower of ISKCON; I know that I belong to ISKCON because Svamiji has given this right to me. But I don’t know…
We should read and offer prayers (vandana). We should chant more and more with deep mindedness. Your mind should not go here and there. Our minds should be absorbed for hours and hours. So we should try to do like this. We should follow Rupa Gosvami’s teachings…