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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. August 31, 2024 2:50

  Prabhupada: Although the Hare Krsna mahä-mantra is powerful in itself, a disciple upon initiation receives the mantra from his spiritual master, for when the mantra is chanted by the spiritual master, it becomes more powerful. Srimad-Bhägavatam 4.24.31-32
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. April 1, 2021 1:49

  Mario Pineda

  Hare Krishna. It should be noted that when we quote Srila Prabhupada, on guru tattva, some call this harassment. Like when we quote, "Nobody is qualified to be guru." (April 22 1977.) "strict vigilance is needed so nobody jumps to be guru." (May 27 1977.) "I have brought these vanaras, monkeys, like melecchas and yavanas. There is NO ONE fully qualified among them." (October 8 1977.) Or, "Nobody can sit on the Vyasasana unless fully conversant in all systems of philosophy such as those authored by Jaimini, Astavakra, Pantajali, Vedas Vyas, Kapila, Gautama and Kanada." (S.B, 1.1.7 Purport.) "it's best to NOT accept ANY (not even one) disciples." (C.C, Madhya Lila 7:128-40 Purport.) "Don't go very speedily. Guru can become guru only when ordered by his Guru. That's all. Otherwise, nobody can become guru." (Gita class October 28 1975 Nairobi.) "All will be the initiated disciples of Srila Prabhupada." Stated THREE times in different ways in SIGNED order of July 9 1977.) "Can be executive directors of the ISKCON properties, provided they are MY initiated disciples." (last will and testament.) So lets be clear. here and not forget. Those contaminated by the Dreaded Guru Disease Pandemic (DGDP,) (book changers, child abusers, drug takers and dealers and even violent killers mad men,) call us harassers for quoting Srila Prabhupada.
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. October 27, 2020 10:49

  Tamal Krsna Goswami: Actually, Prabhupada never appointed any gurus. He didn’t appoint eleven gurus. He appointed eleven ritviks. He never appointed them gurus. Myself and the other GBC have done the greatest disservice to this movement the last three years because we interpreted the appointment of ritviks as the appointment of gurus.
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. October 27, 2020 10:47

  
  Bhakti Sastri Comment by Tamohara dasa, Bh.S., MS. on May 1, 2020 at 13:48Delete Comment

  Tamal Krsna Goswami: Actually, Prabhupada never appointed any gurus. He didn’t appoint eleven gurus. He appointed eleven ritviks. He never appointed them gurus. Myself and the other GBC have done the greatest disservice to this movement the last three years because we interpreted the appointment of ritviks as the appointment of gurus.

  Topanga Canyon Pyramid House Talks,
  December 3, 1980.
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. February 20, 2020 16:57

  Devotee 2: Are we supposed to see all of our spiritual master's godbrothers as his equals?

  Gour Govinda Swami: We should see the godbrothers of our spiritual master as good as guru. We pay respect, we are not the judge.

  Devotee 3: Sometimes different gurus differ in their instructions. How can we understand that?

  Gour Govinda Swami: Yes, they may differ. Different opinions are there. Jiva Gosvāmi sometimes says one thing, and Srīdhara Svami something else, and then Viśvanātha Cakravarti again says another thing. That is always there. But the philosophy is not polluted. They never deviate with philosophy. But
  opinions are there. They are very elevated ācāryas. They have their own vision, their own realization.
  They sometimes give different opinions, but that is not harmful.
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. February 18, 2020 12:56

  Srila Prabhupada: Only Lord Chaitanya can take my place. He will take care of my movement.
  -(Conv. 2.11.77)
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. February 18, 2020 12:55

  Radhika Dasi

  15 February at 16:59

  "My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words and body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim":

  Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains in his commentary that just as a legitimate son has to simply remain alive to gain an inheritance from his father, one who simply remains alive in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, following the regulative principles of bhakti-yoga, automatically becomes eligible to receive the mercy of the Personality of Godhead. In other words, he will be promoted to the kingdom of God.

  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 10: The Summum Bonum » SB 10.14.8: Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa
  His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. March 24, 2018 13:43

  Quote from ISKCON’s Certificate of Incorporation

  “Third: It is declared that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness of the Bay Area. He shall be the supreme power with respect to all matters of the Society, and that status shall not be occupied by or shared with any other individual, either during his lifetime, OR AFTER HIS DEATH. His name and title must appear on all documents, letterheads, publications and buildings of the Society or Corporation.”
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. November 17, 2015 10:10

  According to the Vaiṣṇava regulative principles, one must be initiated as a brāhmaṇa. The Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (2.6) quotes the following injunction from the Viṣṇu-yāmala:

  adīkṣitasya vāmorukṛtaṁ sarvaṁ nirarthakam
  paśu-yonim avāpnotidīkṣā-virahito janaḥ

  
  “‘Unless one is initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, all his devotional activities are useless. A person who is not properly initiated can descend again into the animal species.’”

  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (2.10) further quotes:
  ato guruṁ praṇamyaivaṁsarva-svaṁ vinivedya ca
  gṛhṇīyād vaiṣṇavaṁ mantraṁdīkṣā-pūrvaṁ vidhānataḥ

  
  “‘It is the duty of every human being to surrender to a bona fide spiritual master. Giving him everything — body, mind and intelligence — one must take Vaiṣṇava initiation from him.’”

  "One should not proudly think that one can understand the transcendental loving service of the Lord simply by reading books... One must accept a Vaisnava guru (adau gurv-asrayam), and then by questions and answers one should gradually learn what pure devotional service to Krsna is. That is called the parampara system."

  (Cc. Antya-lila 7.53, purp.) — AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

  
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  Tamohara dasa ADMIN. March 29, 2015 12:43

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