As Svarupa Damodara has said, if one wants to learn the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one must take lessons from a realized soul.One should not proudly think that one can understand the transcendental loving service of the Lord simply by reading books.
SP Morning walk Jan 8, 1977 Bombay::
Dr. Patel: Sat-sanga is continuously coming in contact with such gurus like you or, I mean, reading that sastras, also is a sat-sanga.
Prabhupada: But reading... By reading, you cannot understand. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet [MU 1.2.12]. That is also vidhi: "In order to understand that science, he must go to guru."
SP Lecture SB 6.1.24, Chicago 1975::
..Now, "Just hear the message of God." "From whom?" San-mukharitam:…
CC Antya 7.53 Purport::
As Svarupa Damodara has said, if one wants to learn the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one must take lessons from a realized soul.One should not proudly think that one can understand the transcendental loving service of the Lord simply by reading books.
SP Morning walk Jan 8, 1977 Bombay::
Dr. Patel: Sat-sanga is continuously coming in contact with such gurus like you or, I mean, reading that sastras, also is a sat-sanga.
Prabhupada: But reading... By reading, you cannot understand. Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet [MU 1.2.12]. That is also vidhi: "In order to understand that science, he must go to guru."
SP Lecture SB 6.1.24, Chicago 1975::
..Now, "Just hear the message of God." "From whom?" San-mukharitam:…