Bhaktisiddhanta Sarswati Thakura says ‘do not try to see Krsna try to serve Krsna in such a way that He wants to see you’. How to do this? How to please Krsna? We cannot know Krsna by our own good fertile brain Prabhupada says, we cannot know Krsna even by exhaustedly studying the revealed scriptures, we cannot know Krsna by any severe degrees of austerities and penances, we cannot know Krsna by any means other than the mercy of Krsna. When Krsna sees that we are honestly and sincerely trying to love Him and serve Him, He reveals Himself to us, there is no other means. Krsna says only through devotional service I can be understood as I am, there is no other way. What is the beginning of that devotion to actually want Krsna, to actually want to understand why am I suffering and how to get out of it; with this purpose one must approach a spiritual master. No one can understand what is the truth of the Vedas without approaching a proper spiritual master. Krsna says if you want to understand the truth you must approach a spiritual master in a humble state of mind, inquire submissively and render service.
HH Radhanath Swami
