Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Dear Bhakta Deepak, PAMHO. AGTSP! > Maharaja, I just wanted to know if you had any statement from Srila > Prabhupada which supported your following assertion: > > "An acarya remains "the current link" only so long as he is physically > present in this world." I have a statement: "As already stated, Brahma is the original spiritual master for the universe, and since he was initiated by the Lord Himself, the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam is coming down by disciplic succession, and in order to receive the real message of Srimad-Bhagavatam one should APPROACH the current link, or spiritual master, in the chain of disciplic succession. .... Therefore the bona fide spiritual master who happens to MEET the sincere devotee should be accepted as the most confidential and beloved representative of the Lord." (SB 2.9.7, purport) So the spiritual master has to be approachable and it must be possible to meet him. This is possible only if he is present. ys Ramakanta dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Dear Ramakanta prabhu, By your sincere efforts to please both Guru and Krsna, Krsna has provided you with the perfect response to the persistent and dogged questions of Sriman Deepak prabhu. I hope he has enough humility to accept defeat and give up his rtvik position. Perhaps he would like to approach Jayadvaita Maharaja for Hari Nama initiation. Only time will tell. Meanwhile, let us all chant Hare Krsna and take complete shelter of tbe Supreme Personality of Godhead. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krsna. ys, Mahashakti dasa --- "Ramakanta (das) HKS (PAMHO.NET SysOp) (Zurich - CH)" <Ramakanta.HKS (AT) pamho (DOT) net> wrote: > Dear Bhakta Deepak, PAMHO. AGTSP! > > > Maharaja, I just wanted to know if you had any > statement from Srila > > Prabhupada which supported your following > assertion: > > > > "An acarya remains "the current link" only so long > as he is physically > > present in this world." > > I have a statement: > > "As already stated, Brahma is the original spiritual > master for the > universe, and since he was initiated by the Lord > Himself, the message of > Srimad-Bhagavatam is coming down by disciplic > succession, and in order to > receive the real message of Srimad-Bhagavatam one > should APPROACH the > current link, or spiritual master, in the chain of > disciplic succession. > ... > Therefore the bona fide spiritual master who happens > to MEET the sincere > devotee should be accepted as the most confidential > and beloved > representative of the Lord." > (SB 2.9.7, purport) > > So the spiritual master has to be approachable and > it must be possible to > meet him. This is possible only if he is present. > > ys Ramakanta dasa > > ----------------------- > To from this mailing list, send an email > to: > Initiations.in.ISKCON-Owner (AT) pamho (DOT) net Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger. http://messenger./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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