One thing which is bothering me about devotees with high material qualifications is the way they hardly miss an opportunity to flaunt them. Once a person enters devotional service to Krishna he gets the highest of qualifications namely IKS (In Krishna's Service). When a person acquires a higher degree of qualification, he mentions only its name, not the entire chain of lower degrees which he obtained before reaching the higher. For example, if a doctor obtains the degree of MD he simply calls himself so and so MD and not So and So MBBS MD. In fact, the only qualification which devotees should proudly display next to their names is FRCP (Fellow of Royal College of Prabhupada). The illusion that higher the material qualification easier it will be to understand the Science of Krishna should be given up. Subtleties of devotion to Radha Krishna are revealed only to the souls which submit themselves fully to their Gurus. Unless Krishna reveals Himself there is no question of seeing Him through Binoculars (High Material Qualifications). Krishna will rather reveal himself to a totally blind humble devotee who remains in perfect line with the teachings and instructions of his Guru, than to one who seeks to see beyond, go beyond his Guru just because he is an MIT or IIT . Throw your material qualifications into dust bin before you can Krishna's heart win. Stop trying to stand taller on the stilts of material qualifications when you are in the midst of devotees with humble or no material qualifications. Realizations matter not qualifications. Look at HH Navayogendra Swami Maharaja who, though short physically , and not in possession of any big material degrees, is one of the tallest merciful and humble Vaishnava leaders of Iskcon
Anandgopaldas JPS
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