SRILA PRABHUPADA-ACARYA ACTUAL INITIATOR

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SRILA PRABHUPADA-ACARYA ACTUAL INITIATOR The **only** injunction from scriptures

is to worship the acarya . Itsonly the acarya that is able to give diksa(

spiritual initiation) to the Madhyama-adhikari (see antya CC 4.192-4.194) where

he relishes loving mellows(in his svarupa) with krsna. Acarya is not voted by

the GBC 2/3 majority votes. The acarya has direct communication with

krsna—Krsna speaks through him. It is therefore only the acarya that can

actually be expected to be worshiped as good as Krsna. So the photo worship is

not sanctioned of one who is not an acarya. (conditioned soul worship---idol

worship where is the difference?).Adi 1.45 According to the deliberate opinion

of all revealed scriptures, thespiritual master is nondifferent from Krsna.

Lord Krsna in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees.Adi 1.46

**acaryam** mam vijaniyannavamanyeta karhicitna

martya-buddhyasuyetasarva-deva-mayo guruh"One should know the acarya as Myself

and never disrespect him in any way. One should not envy him, thinking him an

ordinary man, for he is the representative of all the demigods."Purport:This is

a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.17.27) Note: It is significant the same text

has been quoted In NoD Ch7 but inreference to **accepting initiation**. So this

shows Initiation is fromAcarya not from 2/3 majority voted spiritual masters.Ch7

Nectar of Devotion Serving the Spiritual Master with Faith and

ConfidenceRegarding ACCEPTING INITIATION from the spiritual master, in

theEleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventeenth Chapter, verse 27, it is

stated by Lord Krsna, "My dear Uddhava, the spiritual master must beaccepted

not only as My representative, but as My very self. He must never be considered

on the same level with an ordinary human being. One should never be envious of

the spiritual master, as one may be envious of an ordinary man. The spiritual

master should always be seen as therepresentative of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, and by serving the spiritual master one is able to serve all the

demigods."Adi 1.35 A devotee must have only one initiating spiritual master

because in thescriptures acceptance of more than one is always forbidden.

Note:We know it is only the uttama adhikari acarya Prabhupada that is able to

transmit diksa (spiritual Initiation) into the madhyam adhikaris heart whereby

he is enabled to see Krsna and relish loving mellows in his svarupa.

(television in the heart).Here it is understood that the spiritual master

disciplic succession is of acaryas. And Srila Prabhupada is the current

acarya.SB 3.29.17 In Bhagavad-gita, Thirteenth Chapter, it is clearly stated

that one should execute devotional service and advance on the path of spiritual

knowledge by accepting the acarya. Acaryopasanam: one should worship an acarya,

a spiritual master who knows things as they are. The spiritual master must be

in the disciplic succession from Krsna. The predecessors of the spiritual

master are his spiritual master, his grand spiritual master, his great-grand

spiritual master and so on, who form the disciplic succession of acaryas.Srila

Prabhupada is the prominent acarya. 68-04-12.Day Letter: DayanandaRegarding

parampara system: there is nothing to wonder for big gaps.Just like we belong

to the Brahma Sampradaya, so we accept it from Krishna to Brahma, Brahma to

Narada, Narada to Vyasadeva, Vyasadeva to Madhva, and between Vyasadeva and

Madhva there is a big gap. But it is sometimes said that Vyasadeva is still

living, and Madhva was fortunate enough to meet him directly. In a similar way,

we find in the Bhagavad-gita that the Gita was taught to the sungod, some

millions of years ago, but Krishna has mentioned only three names in this

parampara system--namely, Vivasvan, Manu, and Iksvaku; and so these gaps do not

hamper from understanding the parampara system. We have to** pick up the

prominent acaryas, and follow from him.** There are many branches also from the

parampara system, and it is not possible to record all the branches and

sub-branches in the disciplic succession. We have to pick up from the authority

of the acharya in whatever sampradaya we belong to.The injunction is to worship

acarya as opposed to those who conductspiritual master business. This statement

from Srila Prabhupada isuncompromising. Srila Prabhupada wants to deliver the

devotees form the lust of wanting to be worshiped as good as God. But if they

become envious of his position as the acarya and wish to be worshiped as good

as God then he is telling them their destiny. Isopanisad 12 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-calledacaryas, but they do not even follow

the principles of the acaryas.These rogues are the most dangerous elements in

human society. Becausethere is no religious government, they escape punishment

by the law of the state. They cannot, however, escape the law of the Supreme,

who has clearly declared in the Bhagavad-gita that envious demons in the garb

of religious propagandists shall be thrown into the darkest regions of hell

(Bg. 16.19-20). Sri Isopanisad confirms that these pseudo religionists are

heading toward the most obnoxious place in the universe after the completion of

their spiritual master business, which they conduct simply for sense

gratification.Note: Srila Prabhupada(jagad-guru) has already given us the Holy

name initiation in his books, tapes and formal ceremonies also. All it requires

now is that one chant offenselessly--this is attained in the madhyma-adhikari

platform(spiritual Initiation-diksa). Those who are making money from spiritual

master business may beagitated--but we know that **only Krsna's pure devotee can

give Krsna** and Prabhupada has given the Holy name. So far as formality of the

ceremony-- July 9th letter Prabhupada said conduct as ritviks(representative of

acarya). How can he allow worship of conditioned souls?Antya 7.12 Srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains that unless one isdirectly empowered

by the causeless mercy of Krsna, one cannot become the spiritual master of the

entire world (jagad-guru). One cannot become an acarya simply by mental

speculation. THE TRUE ACARYA PRESENTS KRSNA TO EVERYONE BY PREACHING THE HOLY

NAME OF THE LORD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THUS THE CONDITIONED SOULS, PURIFIED BY

CHANTING THE HOLY NAME, ARE LIBERATED FROM THE BLAZING FIRE OF MATERIAL

EXISTENCE. In this way, spiritual benefit grows increasingly full, like the

waxing moon in the sky. The true acarya, the spiritual master of the entire

world, must be considered an incarnation of Krsna's mercy. indeed, he is

personally embracing Krsna. HE IS THEREFORE THE SPIRITUAL MASTER OF ALL THE

VARNAS (BRAHMANA, KSATRIYA, VAISYA AND SUDRA) AND ALL THE ASRAMAS (BRAHMACARYA,

GRHASTHA, VANAPRASTHA AND SANNYASA). Since he is understood to be the most

advanced devotee, he is called paramahamsa-thakura. Thakura is a title of honor

offered to the paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts as an acarya, directly

presenting LordKrsna by spreading His name and fame, is also to be called

paramahamsa-thakura.Note: it is interesting that in Srila Prabhupada’s books

also it is STRESSED: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Founder-Acarya of the International Society For Krishna Consciousness.

Founder** HYPEN** Acarya means that Srila Prabhupada is NOT ONLY the Founder

BUT ALSO the Acarya of ISKCON. It is also Srila Prabhupada’s desire to REMAIN

at the centre so all devotees take the advantage of receiving diksa from his

Divine Grace.

67-02-11. Letter: Kirtanananda

I wish that each and every Branch shall keep their independent identity and

cooperate keeping the Acarya in the centre. On this principle we can open any

number of Branches all over the world. The Ramakrishna mission works on this

principle and thus as organization they have done wonderfully.