guru: guru's mercy

– When a Vaisnava arrives, we should offer him due respect. – Even if we are serving the Deities, we should stop to bow to the pure devotee who arrives. – Baladeva Prabhu is no different from Nityananda, for He is the undivided principle of the Guru (akhanda-guru-tattva). – If we dishonor the Guru, we will lose everything. – The Guru’s mercy manifests through service to the Guru and complete surrender to the Guru. – Understanding the philosophy of...