Srila Prabhupada's Made Me Feel Like A Fool
Guru Kripa Dasa: Prabhupada never talked to me. He only asked me questions I could not answer, like, "Why does the grass grow in the cracks on the sidewalk?" Or, when we were walking along the beach in Madras, and he saw a statue across the street of a man on a horse, he said, "Who is that man on the horse?" How would I know? His questions made me feel like a fool. Murkha, fool, one should always be a murkha in front of the guru. As soon as you think, "Now I've become friendly with the guru, now I know a little bit more", then you are finished. People sometimes think, "Now I will go somewhere else and I will get some higher instruction." No. Prabhupada will instruct you according to your surrender, according to what you are ready for. But if you think for a second that the guru doesn't know something, then you are finished. Srila Prabhupada strongly ingrained that idea in me. He made me feel like a fool.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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