On Saturday, July 5, 2014 3:07 AM, Mukta Okram <[email protected]> wrote:

All glories to Sri Guru Maharaja and Gouranga Mahaprabhu

Radha Krsna Ki Jay and Goura Bhakta Vrnda Ki Jay

Please accept our humble obeisanse to Gruji's padmacharan for highlighting our darkness that "By serving the feet of the Spiritual master, one is enabled to develop transendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead who is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon and whose service vanquishes one's material distresses."

The association of a bonafide spiritual master like the sage Maitreya can be of absolute in achieving transcendental attachment for the direct service of the Lord".  Bhag. 3.7.19

In these above quotations, the value of serving his Spiritual master is strongly recommended, but my question is that for those devotees who could not get the facility of serving his spiritual master regularly or frequently, what will be the alternative method of serving their Spiritual master? Will it be equal to worshiping in the picture, or meditation in front of the picture, or offering something in the picture or to follow the instructions of their 

Spiritual master?

Please advise us, the duties, so as to enable us to elevate in the spiritual and transcendantal world. The answer of the previous questions also may kindly answer, I will communicate Guruji's amritavani to all neofied bhaktas.

Yours fallen servant

Yamunesvara Das

HpS - ASA - AGTSP!!! H. H. BSDamodara Swami, Ki Jai!

Srila Prabhupada comments that he was able to serve and associate with Srila Bhakti-siddhanta by physical presence only a few times, but by Vani-seva, serving His instructions he was one of the most intimate servants.

Yes, serving picture of Guru in regular Bhakti rituals and by serving his mission.

Of course, Srila Prabhupada is Guru for everyone in ISKCON and as you serve his mission you serve me and everyone else. It is like putting water on the roots of the tree. As you Diksa guru in ISKCON your service to me that I offer to Srila Prabhupada is chanting 16-enthusiastic rounds daily and following four principles strictly.

Of course, we cannot be enthusiastic in chanting our rounds unless we follow the instructions in Nectar of Instruction. Is it translated into Manipuri language?

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