An ācārya’s duty on his birthday: an ācārya should worship his Gurudeva and the whole paramparā, Vaiṣṇavas, and all others. So, whatever you have given to me, it is not to me. What are you giving? You are giving a flower. And I am placing it at the lotus feet of my Gurudeva. So, false ego should not come like: “I am guru.” I want to be saved from this false ego. I want to be guru-sevaka. What I have—I have only by guru-sevā. I gave my whole heart and everything else to the lotus feet of my Gurudeva. If you also surrender to your Gurudeva then you will be like that. No learning is needed. You should have strong faith. Don’t be bewildered.
February 08, 2005 Hilo