By Praghosa Dasa
So the question may be raised; does the guru serving in an institution mean that his authority is diminished as a result of him not being the final authority? If we consider the following then no would be the answer; the guru's authority comes from following the instructions of his guru. In the case of both Srila Prabhupada and also Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, their wish was that all members of their institutions would subordinate themselves to the authority of an administrative, managerial body. Again the question may be raised; does this compromise the principle of acarayam mam vijaniyan¬ saksat hari. Again no, in so far as there is no risk or cost of honouring the order of your guru and therefore Srila Prabhupada used very very heavy words; asara useless, in relation to the break up of his guru's institution.
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