Pure love exists only in Krishna consciousness, where devotees seek God's satisfaction rather than their own.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Hayagrīva: This is Kierkegaard, who was a Danish philosopher, who lived from 1813 to 1855. He is generally regarded as the father of existentialism. He was Christian. He wrote, or he believed that, "If the truths of religion are not innate within man, they must be brought to us by a teacher. If God comes to teach as He is, man would be overawed or over..., overcome. Therefore he comes as a servant of God in human form."
Prabhupāda: So man's general position is as good as animal. Therefore in the human society there is system of education. But man, being advanced in consciousness, he can be properly educated so that he can understand what is God by the teachings of authority, and that is our Vedic system. In the human form of life--not generally but in special cases--they are very much inquisitive to understand about God. That is technically called: brahma-jijs--inquiring about the Absolute; and that is only possible in the human form of life. Generally, any human being can be educated in the spiritual life or God consciousness, but if anyone awakens his inquiry, as it is stated: tasmd guru prapadyeta jijsureya uttamam [SB 11.3.21]. If one is actually anxious to inquire about God or the supreme knowledge, then he has to approach a guru. That's a fact. Without approaching a bona fide guru there is no possibility of understanding the nature of God and our relationship with Him. So one has to approach a guru. To accept a guru is not a fashion, it is necessity. If one is actually inquisitive, it is a necessity. So the qualification of guru is also given there, that what sort of guru you should search out: bde pare ca nitam. A guru is he who has taken full training in the ocean of spiritual knowledge or Vedic knowledge: bde pare. bde means this Vedic words, or vibration of sound, but that is not ordinary sound, material sound but spiritual sound. Just like we are chanting Hare Ka mah-mantra, this spiritual sound. So one who has taken a full bathing in the
ocean of spiritual sound, and how he has realized the symptom of his life is that, that's guru is no more interested in materialistic way of life. Such guru does not manufacture gold or jugglery words to attract some foolish men and make money. That is not guru. A guru means who has no more interest in material things: bde pare ca nita brahmay upaamrayam. He has taken shelter of the Supreme Lord, completely satiating his material desire. So one should approach such guru and then: tad viddhi praiptena paripranena sevay [Bg 4.34]. By serving such guru, bona fide guru, and surrendering unto him, and then questioning him, he can make actual progress in spiritual life, and then he understands properly what is God, what is our relationship with Him. That is perfection of human life.
Hayagrīva: But isn't he incorrect in say..., in maintaining that, "If God comes to teach as He is, man would be overawed; therefore He comes as a servant of God in human form."
Hayagrīva: But Ka came as He was and taught.
Prabhupāda: No. Ka came as He was, but people misunderstood Him, because He was talking just like a human being. But people... And they..., when He asked: sarva-dharmn parityajya [Bg 18.66], people thought, "It is too much," so they were misguided. [coughs] Therefore later on He came as a devotee, Caitanya Mahprabhu, to teach how to approach God. That is the function of r Caitanya Mahprabhu. Srvabhauma Bhacrya understood His activities, and he wrote about one hundred verses appreciating Caitanya Mahprabhu's activity, and the first one is: vairgya-vidy-nija-bhakti-yoga-
ikrtham eka purua pura r-ka-caitanya-arra-dhr kpmbudhir yas tam aha prapadye [Cc Madhya 6.254] The..., his..., he understood r Caitanya Mahprabhu, while they were talking on the Vednta philosophy, that r Ka Caitanya Mahprabhu is the same Ka. Now He has come to teach the human society bhakti-yoga--which is vairgya-vidy. Devotional life means renounced life: vairgya-vidy, vairgya means--renunciation. Anyone who has no more interest in materialistic way of life, that is bhakti-yoga. Vairgya-vidy-nija-bhakti... So here is the person r Ka Caitanya in the form of Lord r Caitanya Mahprabhu, He is none but the same original Ka. He has come to teach us the same philosophy as He did while teaching Arjuna Bhagavad-gt, but this time He has come as a devotee of Ka. Similarly another authority, Rpa Gosvm, understood Him. That, "Here is Ka, and He is the most munificent incarnation," because Ka in order to give Himself to the devotee, demanded full surrender. And here Caitanya Mahprabhu, without any demand, He is not only giving Ka but the love of Ka. Therefore He is: namo mah-vadnyya ka-prema-pradya [Cc Madhya 19.53]. So Ka the Supreme Lord, is affectionate towards us because we are all sons. We are rotting in this material way of life. So He comes Himself, as He is. He comes as a devotee. He leaves His instruction in the Bhagavad-gt. Again He advises His devotees to preach the philosophy of Bhagavad-gt. So He is always anxious to enlighten the human being how to go back to home, back to Godhead.