Daityari-hari dasa

Ritvik philosophy is so similar to how modern evangelical Christianity views Jesus Christ but at least I guess they chant 16 rounds and follow the 4 regs. There is a being difference between a principal and a detail, the principal of Guru is so fundamental that even Krsna and Lord Caitanya accepted physicaly present Gurus. You could make the arguement that they didn't officiate marriages but there is a vast difference between acting as a priest and acting as a Guru. To think that Prabhupada is giving you guidance in the heart without any real need for surrendering to a Guru in Prabhudadas line is a fundamentally dishonest conception at its core. It circumvents the actual need to surrender to someone in a personal way for a conditioned soul under the guise of surrendering to Prabhupada. It's so easy to claim complete surrender to someone that isn't physically present to refute your claims.