Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 13
In the Discipline of Devotion, there is not so much need of a preceptor, as in the Discipline of Knowledge, because a devotee, following the pam of devotion, entirely depends on God. So the Lord by his grace, provides gain and security (9/22), removes all difficulties and obstacles (18/58) and enables him to behold the Divine presence, within himself (10/I1). But, in the Discipline of Knowledge a striver depends on his spiritual practice, which has some defects, such as follows—
Thus a striver, regards his imperfect knowledge, as perfect. So the Lord by the term 'Acaryopasanam', wants to emphasize the fact, that a striver, following the path of knowledge, should practise spiritual discipline, under the guidance of a teacher. In the thirty-fourth verse of the fourth chapter also, Lord Krsna said to Arjuna, "Go to the liberated souls, prostrate yourself at their feet, render them all forms of service, and question them with a guileless heart, then they will unfold knowledge to you."
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