– Never give up on the Guru, have guru-nistha!
– People who go to sahajiyas and babajis do not have guru-nistha.
– The story of the proud academic and the illiterate boatman boy.
– It is necessary to know your Guru and have guru-nistha, otherwise the person drowns in the ocean of material life.
– Having an authentic Guru is so important that even Bhagavan accepts having a Guru!
– A beautiful description of guru-nistha: Mahaprabhu and His Guru Isvara Puri Pada.
– Krsna received diksa from Baghuri Rsi and Ramacandra from Vasistha Rsi.
– The Lord himself teaches us to have faith in the Guru.
– Be careful, do not associate yourself with the thirteen apa-sampradayas: aola, baola, karttabhaja, neda, darvesa, sai, sahajiya, sakhi-bheki, smarta, jati, gosai, atibadi, cudadhari and gauranga-nagari.
– Join only the Vaisnava Sampradaya!
– Read Siksastaka, Upadesamrta and Mana Siksa.
– Sloka about first-class devotional service: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ… (CC Madhya-lila 19.167).
– Step by step self-realization will come!
– Description of the beautiful form of Krsna!
– Story of Mirabai, her dialogue with Thakuraji, and her jealous husband.
– Have unshakable faith in the Guru’s instructions and in Thakuraji!
– Beautiful sloka spoken by Vrtasura: mamottamaśloka-janeṣu sakhyaṁ
saṁsāra-cakre bhramataḥ sva-karmabhiḥ
tvan-māyayātmātmaja-dāra-geheṣv
āsakta-cittasya na nātha bhūyāt (SB 6.11.27).
