NEED OF BONAFIDE GURU – STORY
(By Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur)
Once upon a time a Visually challenged person was going to his father-in-law’s house, finding his way with the help of his walking stick.
While passing through a field he came across a cowherd boy and asked:
“O brother, would you please do me a favor by leading me to my father-in-law’s house?”
The cowherd replied, “I am busy tending so many cows. If I take you to your father-in-law’s house, all of the cows will run away. I can do one thing for you. I can lend you a very docile and faithful cow of mine, you can safely catch hold of her tail and she can smoothly lead you to your in-law’s house.”
Thus advised by the cowherd, the visually challenged traveler firmly caught hold of the cow’s tail.
The cow began walking with the visually challenged man trailing behind.
After a short time, however, the visually challenged man’s strong pulling on her tail frightened the cow.
She became frantic and started running, dragging that person very roughly down the road and through thorny bushes all the while giving him frequent hard kicks with her hind legs.
As a result, the man’s body was severely injured and his garments were all torn apart.
He finally arrived at his in-law’s house in the dead of night.
He was in a very wretched condition with cuts and bruises all over and he was totally naked.
His in-law’s servants mistook him to be a cattle thief and punched and slapped him in order to get him to let go of the cow’s tail.
Thus the visually challenged man suffered unlimitedly.
MORAL:
Those who have ulterior motives take shelter of so-called gurus instead of a truly bonafide spiritual master (sad-guru), and ultimately suffer very badly like the blind man in this story.
Any and every person cannot lead one to the supreme abode of godhead, and no unauthorized representative can guide us to our true welfare. It is, therefore, obligatory that without any hesitation one should take shelter of a bona-fide Krishna-conscious guru.
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