ISKCON MYTHOLOGY 3

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Dear Madusudana Prabhu, PAMHO. AGTSP!

 

> 3) "Srila Prabhupada said that everyone must 'become Guru'."

>

> Yes, he did, many times. But we should "become guru" in the way he asked

> us to, not in the way we want. When asking us to "become Guru", Srila

> Prabhupada would invariably invoke Lord Caitanya's instruction from the

> Caitanya-caritamrta "amara ajanya guru hana". Explaining this most famous

> verse, Srila Prabhupada instructs: "It is best not to accept any

> disciples."

> (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 7.130, purport). Also, in

> describing this type of Guru Srila Prabhupada said: "'How can I become

> guru?' There is no need of qualification... Whomever you meet, you simply

> instruct what Krsna has said." (Lecture, 21/5/76); and also: "Anyone can

> do. A child can do." (Conversation, 11/5/77).

>

> So clearly he was not ordering his disciples to accept their own

> disciples, but merely to preach, act as siksa or instructing Gurus and

> initiate on his behalf.

 

Srila Prabhupada does not agree with your speculation:

 

"According to sastric injunctions, there is no difference between siksa-guru

and diksa-guru, and generally the siksa-guru later on becomes the

diksa-guru." (SB 4.12.32 Purport)

 

"The word guru is equally applicable to the vartma-pradarsaka-guru,

siksa-guru and diksa-guru." (CC Madhya 8.128 Purport)

 

ys Ramakanta dasa

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Ramakant prabhu.

 

Pamho. AgtSP.

 

--- "Ramakanta (das) wrote:

 

> Srila Prabhupada does not agree with your

> speculation:

>

> "According to sastric injunctions, there is no

> difference between siksa-guru

> and diksa-guru, and generally the siksa-guru later

> on becomes the

> diksa-guru." (SB 4.12.32 Purport)

>

> "The word guru is equally applicable to the

> vartma-pradarsaka-guru,

> siksa-guru and diksa-guru." (CC Madhya 8.128

> Purport)

 

 

You have lost me. How? Please verify what you are saying.

 

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