Siksa as most important guru

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> Is it wrong to allow a prospective disciple to choose between Srila

> Prabhupada and someone else as their guru? Or are we saying no one,

> forever again, can have Srila Prabhupada as their guru?

 

I lifted this from another text sent to me.

 

> > > What is this bogus 'when the connection is made philosophy'? Can you

> > > tell us where it is described that the diksa guru must always make a

> > > connection whilst physically present on the same planet as his

> > > disciple?

 

One thought that comes to mind is that famous lecture where Srila

Prabhupada says that the disciple should not make the spiritual master come

back to deliver the disciple. At this point everyone laughs. If the

spiritual master were able to deliver him from anywhere why would he say

come back to deliver.