DISAGREEING

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So Satya-yuga means the age of truthfulness. Satya means truthfulness. And

Kali-yuga means the age of disagreement, the age of disagreement. So at the

present moment we are in the Kali-yuga. Everyone disagrees with the other.

Even the so-called disciple also disagrees with the spiritual master. This

is the influence of Kali-yuga. One becomes disciple of a spiritual master,

then he whimsically disagrees. So why, if you disagree, why should you

accept somebody as spiritual master? That is not very good. That is the way

of not being successful. We are chanting every day that yasya prasädäd

bhagavat-prasädaù **. By satisfying the spiritual master, one can satisfy

the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yasya prasädät, "by the satisfaction of

the spiritual master." Saàsära-dävänala-léòha-loka-träëäya

käruëya-ghanäghanatvam **. One of the symptom is this, that spiritual master

is so bona fide. Before accepting somebody as spiritual master you must know

about his bona fides. That time is allowed. It is said in the çästra that if

you like to accept somebody as spiritual master, you should associate with

him at least for one year, see how things are going. If you follow of course

others, that is also good. But personally, it is advised that you just

remain with the proposed spiritual master for at least one year, so that the

spiritual master is also given chance to study you, whether you are

acceptable. This is the process.

But when one leaves a spiritual master, the spiritual master, there may be

some reason. That reason is also given in the çästra, gurur api avaliptasya

käryäkäryam ajänataù(?). Kärya akärya. If the spiritual master does not know

what is actually to be done, what is actually not to be done, and he acts

against the rules and regulations of the çästra, then such spiritual master

may be given up. But so long you do not find the spiritual master is doing

against the principles of çästra or guru, then if you give up the company of

spiritual master, that is not good for you. That is your downfall. First of

all, you must take sufficient time to study the movements of a spiritual

master. Spiritual master is one—the spiritual master. Because there may be

many spiritual master, but if their business is one—to satisfy

Kåñëa—although they're many, they're one. Although they're many, they are

still one. The principle is one: to satisfy Kåñëa. Such is the position of

spiritual master, that yasya prasädäd bhagavat-prasädaù: ** if you try to

please your spiritual master, then God, Kåñëa, becomes pleased. That is

natural.

So in the Kali-yuga why there should be... In Kali-yuga even with the

spiritual master there is disagreement. That is due to influence of Kali.