Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaj! Please accept my respectful obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! All glory to You!
sarva-deśa-kāla-daśāya janera kartavya
guru-pāśe sei bhakti praṣṭavya, śrotavya
It is therefore the duty of every man — in every country, in every circumstance and at all times — to approach a bona fide spiritual master, question him about devotional service and listen to him explain the process.
CH-CH, Madhya, 25.122
To become fixed in devotional service one has to become completely cleansed from the contamination of the material modes of nature. For work in devotional service the first item is ādau gurv-āśrayam: one should accept a bona fide spiritual master, and from the bona fide spiritual master inquire about one’s transcendental occupational duties (sad-dharma-pṛcchā) and follow in the footsteps of great saintly persons, devotees (sādhu-mārga-anugamanam). These are the instructions given in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu by Rūpa Gosvāmī.
The conclusion is that to increase attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead one has to accept a bona fide spiritual master and learn from him the methods of devotional service and hear from him about the transcendental message and glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this way one has to increase his conviction about devotional service. Then it will be very easy to increase attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Bhag., 4.22.22, comment
I have absolutely no qualifications to glorify You properly. But I would like to express my gratitude to Your selfless, unselfish, and unending service to the Lotus Feet of Srila Prabhupada, Lord Caitanya, and all the previous acaryas. Thank you for teaching us the process of devotional service through your example of an ideal servant. Thank you for the great communication you give. Now, with the development of the Internet, even those who do not have the opportunity to attend your lectures personally can do it remotely, via the Internet.
In your lectures, you are constantly praising the Supreme Lord by talking about the Lilas of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You explain the process of devotional service by referring to the books of the previous acaryas. By listening to your lectures and following your instructions, we will become more and more attached to Krsna, and only by Your grace will we be able to cross the ocean of material existence. On this auspicious day of Your appearance, I would like to ask for your blessings so that I can always follow all your instructions with great enthusiasm and despite all difficulties, just as you follow the instructions of Srila Prabhupada! You are the ocean of mercy and the friend of fallen souls, let me take shelter under the shadow of your Lotus Feet!
Your eternal servant,
Krishna Kripamurty d