A self-realized soul should be depended on because he or she is not restricted by selfish desires. In fact a Krishna conscious person, being satisfied, is in a position to perfectly relate with others. A study of the life His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada- the Founder Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, will reveal this secret of perfection. Srila Prabhupada did not want anything from anyone, and yet he was always requesting people to do things - perform activities, not for any personal material gain but for our own spiritual upliftment. His disciples knew that he was asking on Krishna’s behalf, and therefore they did not feel imposed upon or threatened.
Srila Prabhupada was always deeply absorbed in his meditation on and relationship with his guru and Krishna, and so would never become sentimental about temporary things related to the material body. Yet he displayed all kinds of emotion, from soft tender empathy to hard, blazing anger. In fact he exhibited a much wider range of emotions as I have heard from His direct disciples. But he never entangled his disciples in painful emotional knots. Even if they became depressed because he was displeased, that depression became an impetus for them to render more sincere service, which in turn became the source of spiritual motivation and bliss.
Therefore we learn that in order to be perfectly situated in devotional life, we must take shelter of a bonafide representative of the Lord in disciplic succession, who would hold our hand and elevate us to a higher realm of spiritual association and prove to be our source of spiritual inspiration.
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