If we are never disqualified in bhakti, why did Lord Chaitanya reject Kala Krishnadas for just one mistake?
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So when I said we are never disqualified, but Chaitanya Mahaprabhu almost like rejected Kalkrishna Das when he committed just one mistake. See, when we say we are never disqualified, that does not mean that we are qualified for any and every form of service. Certain services may require certain standards.
And if the standards are not followed, then it may not be appropriate for somebody to take up that service. So if you see, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu rejected him to set an example, that he wanted somebody who is with him to be exemplary. But what happened is, the devotees engaged him.
Nithyanand Prabhu and practically all the devotees had a, in today’s language you call it, they had an emergency meeting. They called everyone, even Parwanand Puri came over there. They all talked and they decided to engage him in some other way.
And they told that, you have been travelling with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, please go to Mayapur and tell the devotees what all Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did. And then he got that service. And then they told Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that we are sending him.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did not forbid that. He just heard it and he left it over there. So it is true that if somebody is in a major leadership position and then they have some fall, that it’s not that the fall is inconsequential.
From the ultimate perspective of practicing bhakti, the fall is inconsequential. They can always rise and start practicing bhakti again. But from the social perspective in this world, if there is a fall, there are consequences of that.
And the consequences mean that we have to actually, certain people may not be, it may not be appropriate for them to do certain services. So that is understood. Our decisions or our situations, they may disqualify us for certain services, certain specific services.
But the principle of connecting with Krishna, that is something which no one can stop us. Does that answer the question? Any other questions?