Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.10.2
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBring Spiritual Questions to a Qualified Teacher
“O greatly learned one, kindly eradicate all my doubts, and let me know of all that I have inquired from you from the beginning to the end.”
What the purport teaches
- Vidura asks that all his doubts be removed and his questions answered from beginning to end.
- He questions Maitreya because he is confident that Maitreya is qualified to answer. One must have confidence in the qualifications of one’s spiritual teacher.
- Specific spiritual inquiries should not be brought to an unqualified person. Imaginative answers to such questions simply waste time.
Try this today
Write one spiritual doubt clearly, and identify a qualified teacher to whom you could bring it.
Ask yourself
What gives you confidence that someone is qualified to answer your spiritual questions?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.