Originally Posted by Guest

Well, actually the concept of ZONAL ACHARYAS was closer to hard-ritvik than is the present guru system.

The zonal acharya concept was that one should just take initiation from the zonal representative.
This formula did not allow for specific faith in a specific "guru".
It just said take initiation from the local man.

That was also a covered ritvik concept, but they tried to then portray these zonal authorities as full-fledged gurus and then they ran into opposition.

In reality, a zonal guru system is a ritvik system.
They tried to deny that, so the zonal guru system became a farce and they adjusted it to yet another awkward and impracticle system of a faith-based system of gurus under the authority of the GBC.

Either way, both scenarios are nothing more than covered ritvik conducted in a way that tries to keep a traditonal facade (false front).