The Whirlwind Wrote:
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> PS: Prabhupada never said that one has to take an
> ISKCON guru, a Science of Identity guru, or even a
> Vaisnava guru, corboy. Prabhupada said that one
> must take a LIVING guru, who comes in a bona fide
> line of disciplic succession. The only two
> criteria are that guru must a) be living and b) be
> from a bona fide lineage. Guru does not
> necessarily even need to be a Hare Krsna (or a
> Vaisnava) of any flavor! That sounds pretty
> non-sectarian to me. Study the books as I have;
> you'll see that I am right. :-)
"Acharya is not God, omniscient. He is servant of God. His business is to preach bhakti cult. That is acharya. Perfection is how he is preaching bhakti cult. That's all."
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