it should be really clear what our goal is here.

It's to develop the state, to come to the stage of Krishna Prama.

That's the goal of Bhakti Yoga.

It should be as clear as, you know, as clear as day.

It's like a target that as a yogi, we have this focus.

That's my goal.

I want to develop pure love for Rada and Krishna through that love for every living

entity. That's my goal. I want to step by step, following in the footsteps of the great

Bhakti yogis before me, I want to walk that path or climb that ladder, you could say. And

when one develops that determination, then they say the first step is Guru Parashaya,

that one finds a guru and accepts the shelter and the instructor.

And then the next step is Krishna Dikshadhi Shikshanam, that one receives initiation from that person.

And that initiation really means that it becomes concrete, the focus that I will

not find my happiness through external things in this world that I've done, I've been chasing

this for many, many lifetimes. I am, my life is, is in devotion now, in devotional service to Sri Sri Shri Rada and Krishna. That's what, that is my life is in devotion now, in devotional service to Sri Shri Rada and Krishna.

That's what, that is my focus.

So through Dikshya that becomes formalized and then shikshya, you get personalized instructions

about how to step by step, what your suddenness should be, how much you're going to do Joppa, what you should be studying. You know, when Roganath and I got, when we moved in a temple, there's someone to tell us, when to wake up, when to go to sleep, what books to read, what books not to read, this, that, the other, you know. And so that, that comes next. you know, when you're when you're at that point, it's more than just like, I found a nice community

and I like this Kirtana.

That's all wonderful.

But then it's like, how do I practice this science?

And that's done under the instruction of a teacher, of a guru.

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