‘One who has a little faith in Bhagavad-gita should learnBhagavad-gita from a devotee, because in the beginning of the Fourth Chapter it is stated clearly that Bhagavad-gitacan be understood only by devotees; no one else can perfectly understand the purpose of Bhagavad-gita. One should therefore learn Bhagavad-gita from a devotee of Krsna, not from mental speculators. This is a sign of faith.’ (Bg 8.28 purport)
“Adau sraddha—The first stage in devotional service is sraddha, or faith. Without sraddha one cannot make any progress in devotional service. Or, one cannot even begin in devotional service. Here Srila Prabhupada emphasizes that faith means faith in the devotional scriptures and in the devotees who explain them and apply them in their lives. And that faith is described in the verse we just read—just by engaging in devotional service one need not engage in other activities separately but one gets the result of all the other processes just by engaging in devotional service. That is faith, and that is the beginning of Krishna consciousness. Advancement in Krishna consciousness really means development of faith.”
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