Guest guest Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 > > I think it is perfectly all right and in fact the right etiquette for > > one to pay respect to one's Guru by offering the Guru pranam before any > > kind of lecture or service. > > If one has been appointed to give a lecture to the devotees/ or public, > then yes he may glorify their guru pranama mantra, but generally in line > with GBC regulations, this is done softly to one self. > > the ettiquette is that-by the mercy of/ and as representative of/ the > spiritual master one can preach. so he should be glorified as a self > purification before one speaks, but softly. not in a loud way. Prabhupäda: (prema-dhvané) Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you very much for kindly receiving me in this honorable way. According to our Vaiñëava philosophy, whatever honor is offered to the spiritual master, that is transferred to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yasya prasädäd bhagavat-prasädo yasyäprasädän na gatiù kuto 'pi **. Our this philosophy, Vaiñëava philosophy, it teaches that if you please your spiritual master, then God is also pleased. Because the spiritual master is the most confidential servant of God, therefore by honoring the spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is honored. April 15, 1973 New York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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