Srila Prabhupadas advise about Guru tattva

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> As a result of either of these misconceptions, one is thus unable to

recognize and honor advanced Vaisnavas in other "lines".

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> The "lines," however, are "lines drawn in the sand" in the minds of such

misguided followers. In Upadesamrta, Rupa Goswami has never offered such

sectarian "guidelines" for making spiritual advancement.

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Because someone is elevated does not mean we need to enter into a disciplic

relationship. For instance, in ordinary affairs, while there may be many

qualified parents, and some could argueabley be better parents than our own,

there is still a special intimate relationship with our own parents that is

not readibly dublicated, even if somehow we wished to do so. I, for one, have

little doubt in the relationship I seem to have with Srila Prabhupada.

 

In another words, that you have found some inspiration in the association of a

Vaisnava outside of Prabhupada's disciplic family is your choice, and I am not

going to argue against it. But that you seem emotionally unsettled to find

that there are devotees who remain satisfied within Prabhupada's immediate

family is unfortunate, in my mind. It simply creates needless offenses. That

you relentlessly seem to feel you need to 'prove' something to us seems almost

psycological to me.

 

With that in mind, lets try a new tact -- okay Srila Prabhu, you are an

extremely elevated soul, so elevated that us crass little aspiring Vaisnava's

cannot seem to appreciate your exalted qualities. So please do us a little

favor so that we will not continue to make offenses at your lotus feet that

surely must displease Krsna and the Gopis. Please go someplace else with your

relentless interfraticidal Guadiya evangleism.

 

ys,

 

Sthita