Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 > As for the disciples of other gurus, there were many instances when > devotees asked their diksa-guru for permission to take siksa from or > simply association of NM or other advanced senior vaisnavas, and the > diksa-guru said "no" without giving any proper philosophical explanation. > In such a case, as stated in Jaiva Dharma, the disciple may reject his > diksa guru and take shelter of that advanced vaisnava because his diksa > guru is envious of the vaisnavas and has the false ego. > So the devotees did it and NM had to give them shelter. Why should he be > blamed for that? > Could you please write an exact quote from Jaiva Dharma? This what you have writen sounds quite heavy. As far as I know one can reject spiritual master only if he is hopelessly fallen or becomes a mayavadi. Otherwise it is recommended that if a spiritual master has a temporary falldown disciples should wait for him to come back. What to speak if a spiritual master is in a good standing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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