Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The spiritual master cannot accept service from a disciple without awarding him spiritual instruction. That is the reciprocation of love and duty. (Purport to Bhag. 3.23.52)
A disciple has the right to ask the guru about any confidential service, and it is the duty of the guru to explain these confidential matters to his disciple. (Purport to Bhag. 10.12.43)
Although I am very busy, still it is my duty to answer all inquiries from my disciples. Therefore you should never hesitate to write me letters, and whenever there is some inquiry you must ask me, and it will be my duty to explain. In the Bhakti-Rasamrta-Sindhu it is stated that the inquisitive disciple advances very quickly in Krishna Consciousness. (Letter, 15 October 1968)
No letter from you is useless for me. They are all important. And you can write as long a letter as you like. I shall always read them carefully with attention, in spite of my various duties. (Letter, 15 March 1969)
I am so glad to learn that you are an educated boy and coming to our temple and trying to understand our Krishna Consciousness philosophy very seriously. It is a very good sign. Try to continue this attitude, and whenever there is some question you are welcome to put it before me and I shall try my best to help you. My life is dedicated for this purpose, and you should have no cause for hesitation. But the process of putting questions is through service and submission — that is the injunction given in theBhagavadgita. Questions should be put before a person to whom you can submit yourself and to whom you can render some service. That is the way of self-realization. (Letter, 5 February 1970)
As I am your spiritual master, it is my obligation to answer any questions that you may have. So please send the tape containing your questions and I shall reply. (Letter, 29 January 1973)
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