On Guru Tattva
BY: SUN EDITORS
Jul 18, 2011 — USA (SUN) — The Sampradaya Acarya
“Srila Prabhupada has given us a list of 32 Sampradaya Acaryas going back to Lord Brahma. As we all know, the advent of Lord Brahma goes back a very long time. How many bonafide diksa-gurus do you think have been on this planet during that time? There is no question that ideally, an aspiring disciple prefers to have as their diksa guru a Sampradaya Acarya -- just as any Vaisnava would give anything to participate in Lord Caitanya’s Lila 500 years ago. Let’s not forget that most of those fortunate souls who did receive diksa from Srila Prabhupada do not, to this day, appreciate that they have as their guru a Sampradaya Acarya, just as all the millions of soldiers on the Battlefield at Kuruksetra never realized that Arjuna’s chariot driver was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna.
Srila Prabhupada, the genuine Sampradaya Acarya, referred to himself when addressing his disciples and followers as the their spiritual master, their guru, and the founder-acarya of ISKCON. Out of humility and in-line with tradition, he did not publicly promote himself as a rarified nitya-siddha Sampradaya Acarya. It is the duty of the followers to make that distinction.”
From “The Church of Rtvik“ (2003)
