Acinoti sastrani: he must know all the principles from authorities, and he should apply in his life those principles. Not that he knows but does not apply. He cannot be acarya

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"Acinoti śāstrāṇi: he must know all the principles from authorities, and he should apply in his life in those principles. Not that he knows but does not apply" |"He cannot be ācārya"

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Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

Ācārya means one who knows the principles of scriptures, properly being initiated by authority who knows things as they are, and they apply those things in their own life. They are called ācārya. Acinoti śāstrāṇi: he must know all the principles from authorities, and he should apply in his life in those principles. Not that he knows but does not apply. He cannot be ācārya. Āpani ācari prabhu jīvere śikhāya. Lord Caitanya, He, although He is accepted as the, I mean to say, the personal, He's Kṛṣṇa Himself, still, He behaved in such a way that others can follow. He also accepted Īśvara Purī. Īśvara . . . Īśvara Purī was His spiritual master, Lord Caitanya's. This is the disciplic succession.

661129 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.100-108 - New York

Now, Sanātana Gosvāmī, he's ācārya in this disciplic succession from Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Caitanya. He is the first disciple of Lord Caitanya, and from him, Sanātana Gosvāmī, six Gosvāmīs. There were six, I mean, the first followers of Lord Caitanya. And then, from next step comes Raghunātha Gosvāmī, and then this author of this book, Kṛṣṇa dāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, and from him, Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, and then from him, Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa. In this way, this disciplic succession is coming from Lord Caitanya.

So as ācārya . . . ācārya means one who knows the principles of scriptures, properly being initiated by authority who knows things as they are, and they apply those things in their own life. They are called ācārya. Acinoti śāstrāṇi: he must know all the principles from authorities, and he should apply in his life in those principles. Not that he knows but does not apply.

He cannot be ācārya. Āpani ācari prabhu jīvere śikhāya. Lord Caitanya, He, although He is accepted as the, I mean to say, the personal, He's Kṛṣṇa Himself, still, He behaved in such a way that others can follow. He also accepted Īśvara Purī. Īśvara . . . Īśvara Purī was His spiritual master, Lord Caitanya's. This is the disciplic succession.

Now, how to present himself before the spiritual master? He said that, "Actually I am not learned, because I do not know my own position, what I am. But people say that 'You are paṇḍita,' and I am puffed-up, and I think, 'Yes, I am paṇḍita. I am learned.' " This is the situation of the world. Everyone who has no spiritual knowledge, who does not know what he is, still, he is very much proud that he's very learned.

So such kind of learning may be praised materially, but spiritually it has no value. Spiritually it has no value, because this is temporary. Temporary. Just like by force, so many people is posted on the king's position, but after five years, ten years, again he's a common man. So similarly, all this material acquisition, they have no permanent value. Therefore those who are actually learned, they don't give any importance to this material acquisition.

So Sanātana prabhu is, by his personal behavior, he's presenting himself that, "People say that I am very learned, but actually I am not learned." This should be the position. Jijñāsuḥ śreya uttama (SB 11.3.21).