If our spiritual master is not easily accessible and other spiritual masters give time primarily to their disciples how can we get inspiration?

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So, we, we don’t get the association of our spiritual master. And other spiritual masters, they have their own disciples to take care of. So we don’t, so they can’t give us that much time.
And that’s how, we, we don’t get that much attention or association. We have to depend on our, as a senior, our senior god brothers or god sisters. Yes, that’s true.
I would say two things over here. First is that, I said the spiritual master’s gifts, come in different ways. So, when the anathma himself, is not easily accessible.
He has created a system, by which his senior, senior disciples are often well trained. And, they are quite available to us. In other cases, the spiritual master themselves are very easily available.
But then they don’t have a well trained system of disciples. But then, if the spiritual master is not available, then it’s like, you have, great wealth, and then you have poverty. Extreme is there.
But in this case, it’s not, so there are, there is, in this material world, nothing that is a pure blessing. And nothing that is a pure curse. It’s always plus and minus of everything.
So I would say that, for us, the association of the spiritual masters, of our god family, senior members of our god family, that is the way we can get the association of the spiritual master. And within that also we find some devotees, with whom we can connect with. And if we find the devotees whom we can connect with, we will find that they, they do care for us.
And we will be, guided and sheltered in their association. As I said again, we have to take the time, and the effort to, recalibrate our expectation. So that, we see the blessings in what is available.
And then we will find that the blessings are very much there. That’s the first point. The second point is that, again, the, the, different spiritual masters, they all have their own disciples to take care of.
More than, more than disciples, spiritual masters and disciples, if we focus on contribution, if we start doing a tangible service, then that service leads to connections. And through that service relationships develop. For me as a writer, there are not many devotees, in my God family, in our God family who are writers.
Some of my closest relationships are with devotees who are, or other good disciples. And that makes no difference to any of us. Many of my best friends are Gahastas.
It doesn’t make any difference to them, that I am a Brahmachari, or for me that they are Gahastas. So actually, our connection primarily, is developed through service. Initially, it is just we come in association and, we get guidance.
But over a period of time, we focus on doing some tangible service for Krishna. And through that service, gradually, we will find that, we will develop, fulfilling relationships. And then, whether it is, our spiritual master, or some other spiritual master, it is our spiritual master, our, our spiritual master disciples, or other spiritual master disciples, it won’t matter so much.
The important thing is that, we have the right foundation for the relationship. And that right foundation is, contribution of service. So, we will of course need guidance about, how to serve, how to develop ourselves in that service.
But gradually, if we keep doing that, then, we will find that, once we start doing a service well, then, there are so many doors that open up, for association, for upliftment, for engagement, for guidance. So, again, instead of focusing on expectation, we focus on contribution. We can see, whatever abilities we have, whatever interests we have, and we try to, take up a tangible service.
And through that service, relationships will, not only develop, but they will have an enduring foundation. Is that your question? Thank you very much. Jonas Radhanath Swami Maharaj ji ki, Shila Prabhupada ki, Aura Bhakta Vrindaki, Daya Urprema.
Jai Krishna.