Follow The Mentality Of A Sadhu

[Paramhamsa Vani]

Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!

If you associate with the conditioned souls of this world, then bondage will become more stronger. If you associate with sudha bhakta, by your good fortune, your natural eternal function, which is to have exclusive devotion to the Lord, will start to sprout. You should associate with the sadhus. How and where can I get sadhus? If I get a sadhu, how can I associate with him? From a distant place, can I get association of a sadhu?

Only external nearness is not closeness. This is not signified here. Bugs also associate with the sadhu by sucking his blood; they exploit him. But from a distance, a thousand miles away, if a person is following the footsteps of Gauranga Mahaprabhu and Sri Sri Radha Krishna, then he is following the mentality. He is associating with the sadhu.
 
Imitation is not good. How and which posture sadhu is sitting, I’ll sit like that. Which posture sadhu is walking, I’ll walk like that. Which posture sadhu is lying, I’ll lie like that. Our only purpose is to serve Krishna and His devotees. Not any other purpose. Imitation is not good.

--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj