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> Sudama: There also is the position of or some question is raised as to how

> to actually follow the authority. What is the authority between...?

>

> Prabhupada: Authority is your spiritual master. You do not know who is

> authority? Why this question is there? If one is initiated, then he

> accepted the authority. And if he does not follow the instruction of

> spiritual master, he is a rascal. He is defying the authority. That's all.

>

> Sudama: The question also is there: the authority is the spiritual master,

> but the via media to the spiritual master... The difference between, like

> we were discussing in the automobile of siksa and diksa-guru.

>

> Prabhupada: Then so siksa and diksa-guru... A siksa-guru who instructs

> against the instruction of spiritual, he is not a siksa guru. He is a

> demon. Siksa-guru, diksa-guru means... Sometimes a diksa-guru is not

> present always. Therefore one can take learning, instruction, from an

> advanced devotee. That is called the siksa-guru. Siksa-guru does not mean

> he is speaking something against the teachings of the diksa-guru. He is

> not a siksa-guru. He is a rascal.

>

> >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 17.1-3 -- Honolulu, July 4, 1974

 

 

When we read this ("...he is not a siksa guru. He is a demon...") how are we

to understand the position of the Gaudiya Math swami called Narayan Maharaj

who is presenting himself as siksa disciple of Srila Prabhupada and saying

that his teachings are nondiferent but everyone with half a brain can see

big differences? Please help me because every once in a while I find my self

calling him bad names such as "rascal" for example.

 

Your servant,

Mahat-tattva das

 

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