Letter No. 3

To, Sarada Charan De:

       Men achieve the Lord by dedicating their whole soul and mind to a piece of lifeless stone or a small quantity of water. The Lord fulfils all their desires in this way. But does that speak any merit in that piece of stone or water? That is why I tell you that you must not discard the family Guru. Why worry about the merit of the Guru? Was Sandipani a fit Guru for Krishna? Or Sandamarka for Prahlad, or Puri for Gouranga? Indeed it could not be helped or the sanctity and injunctions of the Vedas would have been violated. So I ask you to receive Mantra from your Guru whatever he may be. But if you are very much disinclined to do that, receive Mantra from the greatest of Gurus, your mother, of course with the approval of your family Guru. This will be best.

       Take to Name of Krishna, love the Name and good results will follow immediately. I was amazed at a strange tale from Silchar in the “Praja Shakti.” Do not consider it to be the desire of Mother (Kali) to partake of goat flesh, rather consider it as a punishment for untruth. Mother is all-merciful and this is the way in which she showed mercy to her devotee. How can one please Her with the offering of a goat, when She has the whole universe? If you want to satisfy the Lord take His Name constantly, offer unto Him your soul with complete sincerity. Name is the chief way to salvation. Name is the greatest of Mantra. There is no other greater mantra than the Name of Krishna.

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