BG shows physical presence is required

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> As far as I am concerned, I feel that any of Prabhupada's disciples have

> his order to be guru, siksha and diksha, provided they meet the other

> sastric requirments. As a preacher I can't see how things will go on if

> we do not allow devotees to act as guru to the people they are trying to

> help. To me that really does seem absurd. Preacher means guru and vice

> versa. That is our business.

>

> So I shall carry on trying to do my little bit out here. Regrettably I

> have to say that I shall pray that your case fails, as I think my

> conscience would impel me to review my position as an ISKCON

> representative if the system of ritvik was insitituted, and initiations

> stopped.

 

Thanks to Krsna Dharma prabhu for his very polite and nicely stated

presentation. Spoken like a true British gentleman.

 

Your humble servant,

Hari-sauri dasa