One of the teachings that comes down to us from Kṛṣṇa, 'tad viddhi praṇipātena, paripraśnena sevayā, upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ, jñāninas tattva-darśinah (BG 4.34),' is that to find the path forward in spiritual life, then you must find a representative, one who's following the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, of spiritual life, who emulates the teachings of the scripture and also speaks authoritatively, and then attach yourself to the instruction. And for better or for worse, in fact, the world moves in strange ways we cannot predict.

We can't hold on to our so-called good fortune in this world, there will be reversals of fortune. But Kṛṣṇa recommends that, as we're living in the world, that we buoy ourselves by taking the order of the Supreme, and especially as it's passed down through the representatives of the Supreme and coming to us. If we hold on to that, that's the rope that will take us through the turbulent waters of the material world, 'mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya, śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ, āgamāpāyino ’nityās, tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata (BG 2.14).' We can be tolerant, because we'll know, "Although I'm being subjected to many changes in this world, I have one-pointed attention on what I'm supposed to do in all circumstances, and if I try to adjust all the circumstances in my life, then I'll never come to the end of it." So one can take the order of Kṛṣṇa coming down through what we call disciplic succession, and hold on to that in all circumstances in one's life. This is one of the greatest lessons of the Rāmāyaṇa, following the footsteps of Lord Rāmacandra.

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