Satsvarūpa: They think that by surrendering to the spiritual master, if many people do this, it will be very dangerous because they won't think for themselves.
Prabhupāda: Yes, that's all right. But you ask to surrender to you, so why shall I not surrender to my spiritual master? What is the use of changing surrendering?
Satsvarūpa: Well, at least if we don't have absolute authority, I may tell you something and if it's not good, you don't have to follow me.
Prabhupāda: So why do you speak nonsense, the same thing, if I haven't got to follow you? Why you waste your time and waste my time?
Hari-śauri: If what he's saying has no value, then why should he speak?
Prabhupāda: Then why do you waste your time?
Satsvarūpa: Relative value.
Prabhupāda: That I have already got.
Satsvarūpa: And that's all there is, they say.
Prabhupāda: Already I have got relative value.
Devotee (1): They say that each man has his own life to live so he can take the best from many authorities. He can say, "Well, I like some of what you are saying and some of what someone else is saying, so I can take what's best for me in my life."
Prabhupāda: But if I find in one place the best, why shall I take so much trouble? Why do you induce me to go here and there if I get in one place everything?
Satsvarūpa: That's what we found.
Hari-śauri: If I like everything you're saying, then why shouldn't I accept that?
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Satsvarūpa: And why should they object if we decide to surrender to one authority?
Prabhupāda: They are asking surrender.
Hari-śauri: They're actually envious because they want everybody to follow their idea of going here and there.
Satsvarūpa: One person said, "This kind of thing reminds me of Hitler's Germany. If there's too much authority or blind following, it's not healthy."
Prabhupāda: No, too much authority if the authority is wrong... But if the authority is right, then it is very better to submit in one place and get everything. Just like we go to some supermarket. We get everything there, we go there.
Hari-śauri: And there's no question of blind following either.
Prabhupāda: No.