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Guru Glorification vishaya visha mahodadhim taritum bhavati tarir gurupada padmamekam nigama gadita sadhanam vina tu krutamapi nava sukhaya duhkha muktyai [- Sri Sahajananda Swami] To cross over the life-ocean which is full of lust poison, the only primary boat is the lotus feet of guru.   One can cross over the life-ocean by surrendering to guru.  Without surrendering to guru , even if one follows Vedic processes, even then the processes followed are not able give happiness and  remove miseries. “By satisfaction of the spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes satisfied.  And by not satisfying the spiritual master, there is no chance of being promoted to the plane of Krshna consciousness.  I should, therefore, meditate and pray for his mercy three times a day, and offer my respectful obeisances unto him, my spiritual master.” -Srila Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakur (Ref: BGAII V2.41 Purport)  “Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the guru are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.”  -Svetashvara Upanishad 6.3  (Ref: BGAII 6.47 Purport). How to get Krishna's Pure Message