Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 "Sometimes, devotees quote text 5 of The Nectar of Instruction ( purport ) to prove that 'a neophyte Vaisnava or a Vaisnava on the intermediate platform can also accept disciples...' For some reason they do not notice that the rest of the sentence warns disciples of such gurus that 'they cannot advance very well towards the ultimate goal of life under his insufficient guidance.' It then states: "Therefore a disciple should be careful to accept an uttama-adhikari as a spiritual master." Unqualified gurus are also warned: "One should not become a spiritual master unless he has attained the platform of uttama-adhikari ." (The Nectar of Instruction, text 5, purport ) If a guru is only offering 'insufficient guidance' he cannot, by definition, be a diksa guru, since this requires the transmission of full divya-jnana. 'Insufficient' means - not enough. It is self-evident that initiating gurus who cannot help one 'advance very well' are probably best avoided altogether." [TFO] Learn the truth about the ISKCON guru hoax ISKCON Revival Movement - http://www.iskconirm.com Start your day with - Make it your home page! http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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