ISKCON MYTHOLOGY 2

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"From a bona fide spiritual master you receive

knowledge, because he will present as he has

received from his spiritual master. He'll not

adulterate or manufacture something.

 

 

"This is the magic. If you adulterate

nonsensically like a rascal, then you cannot

become a spiritual master. If you simply follow

what Krsna has spoken, then you become spiritual

master. Very simple thing. It doesn't require

education. You can hear from your spiritual

master what has Krsna said."

 

"This is acharya. You behave yourself exactly as

it is stated in the sastra, as it is ordered by

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as it is ordered by

Krsna... Apani acari jivere sikhaya. And you

teach all your disciples, who comes to you as

your disciples, teach them. This is acharya.

 

 

 

Vrndavana, August 15, 1974

 

"The guru must come through the parampara

system. Then he is bona fide. Otherwise he is a

rascal. Must come through the parampara system,

and in order to understand tad-vijnanam,

transcendental science, you have to approach

guru. You cannot say that "I can understand at

home." No. That is not possible. That is the

injunction of the all sastra."

 

Hyderabad, August 19, 1976

 

"This is called parampara system. Suppose I have

heard something from my spiritual master, so I

speak to you the same thing. So this is

parampara system. You cannot imagine what my

spiritual master said. Or even if you read some

books, you cannot understand unless you

understand it from me. This is called parampara

system. You cannot jump over to the superior

guru, neglecting the next acharya, immediate

next acharya."

"Sampradaya-vihina ye mantras te nisphala matah.

The knowledge of the Supreme received from such

a sampradaya, or disciplic succession, can give

one enlightenment. If one does not take to the

path of disciplic succession, it is not possible

for one to understand the Supreme Personality of

Godhead."

 

Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.17