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The Position of Imitation
Spiritual Masters
 The Lord Travels to
Vrndavana People
are so
unfortunate that they do not accept the
instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Instead, they want
to be supported by so-called mahajanas, authorities. Tate chaya darsana
haite 'tattva' nahi jani: we cannot ascertain the real truth simply by
following speculators. We have to follow the footsteps of the mahajanas
in the disciplic succession. Then our attempt will be successful.
Sri-krsna-caitanya-vani-amrtera dhara: "Whatever is spoken by Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu is an incessant flow of nectar." Whoever accepts
His words as reality can understand the essence of the Absolute Truth.
No one can ascertain the Absolute Truth by following the philosophy of
Sankhya or Patanjali, for the followers of Sankhya or Patanjali do not
accept Lord Visnu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead (na te viduh
svartha-gatim hi visnum). The ambition of such people is never
fulfilled; therefore they are attracted by the external energy.
Although mental speculators may be renowned all over the world as great
authorities, actually they are not. Such leaders are themselves
conservative and not at all liberal. However, if we preach this
philosophy, people will consider Vaisnavas very
sectarian. Srila Madhavendra Puri was a real mahajana, but
misguided people cannot distinguish the real from the unreal. However,
a person who is awakened to Krsna consciousness can understand the real
religious path chalked out by the Lord and His pure devotees. Sri
Madhavendra Puri was a real mahajana because he understood the Absolute
Truth properly and throughout his life behaved like a pure devotee. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu approved the method of Sri Madhavendra Puri.
Therefore,although from the material viewpoint the Sanodiya brahmana
was on a lower platform, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered
him
situated on the highest platform of spiritual
realization.
Srimad-Bhagavatam
(6.3.20) states that there are twelve
mahajanas:
Brahma,
Narada, Sambhu, Kumara, Kapila, Manu, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhisma,
Bali, Sukadeva and
Yamaraja.
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