Sri Guru II

C—-~ Sri Guru coma“ La 3 A Lotus in the Ocean of Bhakti-rasa { me oO omeone may raise the question: oe he i pad Si is the material world, mayi- : _S ka-jagat, the illusory world, and three modes of material natute are acting here, sattva, rajo and tamo. ! If sri-guru comes here, how can he stay and not be affected by it? can he retain his transcendental nature?” It is very easy to understand “this by the following example: the lotus flower lives and grows in water, : _. but it remains untouched by water, Similarly, although the guru comes here, he remains untouched. He never becomes affected by the three modes of material nature. Therefore the lotus feet of guru are compared toa lotus. _ The bumblebee that remains in the core of a lotus that is in water, sheltered by the petals of that lotus. Thereby it also remains untouched by the water. Similarly, if a fortunate disciple has sincerely taken shelter at the lotus feet of sri-guru, he does not need to be afraid of this material world. He will not be affected by material nature. This is the power the lotus feet of sri-guru. — Excerpt from Chapter 5