Which should be done first: removing ego and jealousy or surrendering to the contemporary Human Incarnation?

[Reply to a question by Shri Kartik] Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! There is a saying that unless a person’s madness is cured, his marriage will not happen and unless his marriage happens, his madness will not be cured. In such a situation, both should take place simultaneously, so that there is a gradual improvement or a slow, step by step cure. The attraction to the knowledge of the Sadguru, who is the contemporary Human Incarnation, must develop, so that our consciousness gets convinced and we surrender to Him. This knowledge comes from the side of the Sadguru. At the same time, we must also do our part. We must note that the human mistake is to neglect that which is easily reachable and seen with the eyes. After noting this point, we should sincerely try to meet and listen to the Sadguru. Since this step is taken by us, we will carefully listen to the knowledge from the Sadguru. It is only after this that our consciousness will get convinced and the attraction towards the Sadguru will develop.

The villagers in Bṛndāvanaṃ had seen several miracles performed by Kṛṣṇa. Yet they were prepared to worship Indra, who was not seen by their eyes. Human beings are greatly attracted to the unseen and they also have great deal of negligence for that which is seen. Kṛṣṇa was constantly seen by them in human form. Hence, they had considerable negligence towards Him. That negligence did get reduced to some extent due to the miracles they had seen Him perform. In fact, Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate God, whereas, Indra is only His servant, who has been appointed by God Kṛṣṇa to manage the rains, so that crops can grow on earth.

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