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So-called acaryas

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Adi-lila

The so-called ācāryas of the Age of Kali are more concerned with exploiting the resources of their followers than mitigating their miseries; but Śrī Advaita Prabhu, as an ideal ācārya, was concerned with improving the condition of the world situation
CC Adi 3.98, Purport: The third-class prisoners, being less materially opulent than the first-class prisoners, endeavor to imitate them, for they also have no information of the real nature of their imprisonment. Thus they also are misled by the illusory material nature. The function of the acarya, however, is to change the activities of both the first-class and third-class prisoners for their real benefit. This endeavor makes him a very dear devotee of the Lord, who says clearly in the Bhagavad-gita that no one in human society is dearer to Him than a devotee who constantly engages in His service by finding ways to preach the message of Godhead for the real benefit of the world. The so-called acaryas of the Age of Kali are more concerned with exploiting the resources of their followers than mitigating their miseries; but Sri Advaita Prabhu, as an ideal acarya, was concerned with improving the condition of the world situation.

Other Books by Srila Prabhupada

Sri Isopanisad

Instead, to mislead the people in general pseudo religionists themselves become so-called ācāryas, but they do not even follow the principles of the ācāryas
Sri Isopanisad, text 12, Purport: The Lord states that as soon as one reaches Him by devotional service -- which is the one and only way to approach the Personality of Godhead -- one attains complete freedom from the bondage of birth and death. In other words, the path of salvation from the material clutches fully depends on the principles of knowledge and detachment gained from serving the Lord. The pseudo religionists have neither knowledge nor detachment from material affairs, for most of them want to live in the golden shackles of material bondage under the shadow of philanthropic activities disguised as religious principles. By a false display of religious sentiments, they present a show of devotional service while indulging in all sorts of immoral activities. In this way they pass as spiritual masters and devotees of God. Such violators of religious principles have no respect for the authoritative acaryas, the holy teachers in the strict disciplic succession. They ignore the Vedic injunction acaryopasana -- "One must worship the acarya" -- and Krsna's statement in the Bhagavad-gita (4.2) evam parampara-praptam, "This supreme science of God is received through the disciplic succession." Instead, to mislead the people in general they themselves become so-called acaryas, but they do not even follow the principles of the acaryas.

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

That is... We have to... Not that jugglery: "I have seen in dream. I have to become guru." No. Whether you are actually in terms of the śāstra?
Lecture on SB 5.6.8 -- Vrndavana, November 30, 1976: Hm. Vede gaya jahara carito. This is according to, strictly according to the version of the Ve... Saksad-dhari... You'll see. This is... Narottama dasa Thakura is singing, vede gaya yahara carita, and Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, he is also singing, saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastraih. So there is no difference. Not that one acarya will say, "I have seen" -- so-called acarya, not real acarya -- "I have seen in dream." The other day the letter came? He has seen, realized in dream, nitai-gaura radhe-syama. This is not the process. Process is the sastra, authority. That is... We have to... Not that jugglery: "I have seen in dream. I have to become guru." No. Whether you are actually in terms of the sastra? Whether actually you are dear to Krsna, you are most confidential servant? That we have to test.
Page Title:So-called acaryas
Compiler:Syamananda, Visnu Murti
Created:29 of jan, 2008
No. of Quotes:3
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=1, OB=1, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0