Faith in Prabhupada’s Instructions 

Srila Prabhupada is the topmost acarya, the representative of Krishna capable of delivering all conditioned souls.  His disciples and followers seek release from the material world through bhakti yoga, engagement in Krishna’s service.  If we accept Prabhupada’s instructions with faith, we can become fully Krishna conscious and go back to Godhead. 

Unfortunately, a disciple doesn’t always measure up to the guru’s demands due to a heavily conditioned nature, and this may lead to doubts in his relationship with his spiritual master.  Prabhupada is not unreasonable in his requests; he wants us to be perfect, to render pure, unmotivated service to guru and Krishna.  He knows that bhakti must be unconditional, and his duty is to train us to perform that unconditional service.  Whatever doubts we may still have in Krishna consciousness should not be about Prabhupada’s spiritual calibre, or about his disposition toward us.  We doubt only our ability to respond to him.  In other words, we doubt ourselves.  Srila Prabhupada once said that even if we have the most expert guru, we may still fail unless we help ourselves.