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TEXT 4

sūta uvāca dvaipāyana-sakhas tv evaṁ maitreyo bhagavāṁs tathā prāhedaṁ viduraṁ prīta ānvīkṣikyāṁ pracoditaḥ

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: The most powerful sage Maitreya was a friend of Vyāsadeva’s. Being encouraged and pleased by Vidura’s …

Questions and answers are very satisfactorily dealt with when the inquirer is bona fide and the speaker is also authorized. …

This is the Vedic process for receiving knowledge. One must approach the proper person, the guru, and submissively listen to …

tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā

“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him.”

Transcendental knowledge is not very difficult, but the process must be known. Sometimes a dictating machine or a typewriter may …

īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā

“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who …

For those who are attached to this bodily machine, the yoga system is recommended. One who is overly attached to …

tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam

“Any person who seriously desires to achieve real happiness must seek out a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter …

The Upaniṣads inform us that the guru is one who has received knowledge by hearing the Vedas. Śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham. The …

For this purpose there is the varṇāśrama-dharma, composed of four varṇas and four āśramas. Unless society is divided into these …

It is stated that Vidura heard from Maitreya Ṛṣi, and that Maitreya Ṛṣi was very pleased. Unless one satisfies his …

kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata

“O scion of Bharata, you should understand that I am also the knower in all bodies.” Kṣetra-jña is the proprietor …

To receive this Vedic knowledge, we must approach the proper guru. The guru’s qualification is given in every śāstra. In …

tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam