The Iskcon gurus today act as ritviks whether they admit it or not. They all say chant 16 rounds, follow 4 regulations, read Srila Prabhupada's and follow his instruction. The real reason the living guru system is so adamantly advocated by Iskcon is because it provides power, money and control, not out of altruistic spiritual concerns. Anyone who has read Prabhupada's books and understands the science of self realization will know that mundane physicality is not at all necessary for spiritual development.
@TaruṇaGovindaDāsa your guru is looking you in the mirror fool
The Iskcon gurus today act as ritviks whether they admit it or not. They all say chant 16 rounds, follow 4 regulations, read Srila Prabhupada's and follow his instruction. The real reason the living guru system is so adamantly advocated by Iskcon is because it provides power, money and control, not out of altruistic spiritual concerns. Anyone who has read Prabhupada's books and understands the science of self realization will know that mundane physicality is not at all necessary for spiritual development.
@TaruṇaGovindaDāsa yes you have clearly been brainwashed to think in that way. Your guru is staring at you in the mirror fool.
The Iskcon gurus today act as ritviks whether they admit it or not. They all say chant 16 rounds, follow 4 regulations, read Srila Prabhupada's and follow his instruction. The real reason the living guru system is so adamantly advocated by Iskcon is because it provides power, money and control, not out of altruistic spiritual concerns. Anyone who has read Prabhupada's books and understands the science of self realization will know that mundane physicality is not at all necessary for spiritual development.
@nofugz8939 It doesn't matter. That's what many devotees don't understand. When someone makes the point 'Prabhupada never said it in his books' he's revealing a dogmatic understanding of spirituality. This idea of being connected to parampara or not being connected to parampara is not based on a fake fire sacrifice from a living guru. Pour some ghee in a fire and abracadabra you're now in the family of Rupa Gosvami. It's based on following the orders of the spiritual master.
We're talking about a spiritual phenomenon that is not bound by time, place or circumstance. One doesn't need a fake fire sacrifice from a living guru to be connected to parampara. The idea is very neophyte.
The Iskcon gurus today act as ritviks whether they admit it or not. They all say chant 16 rounds, follow 4 regulations, read Srila Prabhupada's and follow his instruction. The real reason the living guru system is so adamantly advocated by Iskcon is because it provides power, money and control, not out of altruistic spiritual concerns. Anyone who has read Prabhupada's books and understands the science of self realization will know that mundane physicality is not at all necessary for spiritual development.
We're talking about a spiritual phenomenon that is not bound by time, place or circumstance. One doesn't need a fake fire sacrifice from a living guru to be connected to parampara. The idea is very neophyte.