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Tattva-vicära
The Absolute Consideration
Çréla Gour Govinda Swami Mahäräja dedicated his life
to preaching tattva-vicära, the absolute consideration, and
uncompromisingly spoke out against aparä-vicära, the apparent
consideration. In his own unedited words Çréla Gour Govinda
Swami said, “I am stressing the tattva [truth]. In all my lectures
I stress on it, tattva-vicära. Do you know the real tattva? You
are all after this apparent consideration, not tattva-vicära, that
mistake is there. You do not know who you are, who is Kåñëa,
who is guru, who is a sädhu, and what is the relationship, these
tattvas you do not know...”
Çréla Gour Govinda Swami Mahäräja was expert
in knowledge of the çästras. He was able to
dispel the doubts of those who came to him for
shelter and spiritual guidance (sarva-saàçayasaàchettä)
and understanding. He would
place great stress on chanting the holy name
without offence, encouraging and inspiring
everyone to achieve the transcendental
state of chanting prema-näma through
prema-näma-saìkértana. He would always
say, “Chant without offence. Chant the pure
name and get kåñëa-prema, get Kåñëa in this
very life!”
Vaiñëavas such as Gour Govinda Swami are
very rare in this world. They do not appear in
the material world due to the force of karma.
They appear here out of compassion and the
need to facilitate the Lord’s mercy upon the fallen
conditioned souls.
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