Leaving a Failed Teacher
A teacher's failure can make leaving difficult
Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda
Sep 7, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 13 segments
Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami…
Swami SarvapriyanandaHostOne must, must first of all attain God through spiritual discipline or some other means.
After receiving the command from God, one can be a teacher and give lectures anywhere.
An insignificant tenant was once engaged in a lawsuit with a big landlord.
He cannot fulfill the difficult task of a teacher without receiving power direct from God.
Vijay: Don't the teachings of the Brahma Samaj bring men salvation? Master: How is it ever possible for one man to liberate another from the bondage of the world? God alone, the creator of this world bewitching Maya, can save men from Maya.
There is no other refuge but that great teacher, Sat-Chit-Ananda, which is Brahman, the absolute reality.
How is it ever possible for men who have not realized God or received His command and who are not strengthened with divine strength to save others from the prison house of the world? One day, as I was passing the Panchavati on my way to the pine grove, I heard a bullfrog croaking.
One must, must first of all attain God through spiritual discipline or some other means.
After receiving the command from God, one can be a teacher and give lectures anywhere.
An insignificant tenant was once engaged in a lawsuit with a big landlord.
He cannot fulfill the difficult task of a teacher without receiving power direct from God.
Vijay: Don't the teachings of the Brahma Samaj bring men salvation? Master: How is it ever possible for one man to liberate another from the bondage of the world? God alone, the creator of this world bewitching Maya, can save men from Maya.
There is no other refuge but that great teacher, Sat-Chit-Ananda, which is Brahman, the absolute reality.
How is it ever possible for men who have not realized God or received His command and who are not strengthened with divine strength to save others from the prison house of the world? One day, as I was passing the Panchavati on my way to the pine grove, I heard a bullfrog croaking.
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