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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: mbradle2
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GURU IS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF GODSo guru is the representative of God. Therefore the çästra says, the authority says, säkñäd-dharitvena samasta-çästrair. Guru is as good as God. Here, in this Vyäsa-püjä day, we are teaching or they are doing, offering respect to guru. That means they are learning how to offer respect to God. It is not personal affair; it is required. Because they are trying to be God conscious, they must learn how to offer respect to God or God's representative. That is required. Säkñäd-dharitvena samasta-çästrair. In all the çästra, Vedic literature, guru is described as good as God. But guru will never say that "I am God." The disciple's duty is to offer respect to guru as he offers respect to God. But guru will never say that "I am... Because my disciples are offering me respect as God, therefore I have become God." As soon as he thinks so, he becomes dog. He is no more God. Therefore Viçvanätha Cakravarté says... Why guru is offered respect like God? Kintu prabhor yaù priya eva tasya. Guru is offered the same respect as we offer respect to God. Just like in the morning. The other side, ärätrika was going on, offering to Kåñëa, and this side was ärätrika was going on to offer respect to the spiritual master. The same respect. But guru will never say, and he's not that. Guru will never say, "Now I have become God." No. God does not become. God is always God. So God is God and guru is guru. But, as a matter of etiquette, God is the sevya God, worshipable God, and guru is the worshiper God. Just try to understand. Worshipable God and worshiper God. This is. Sevya bhagavän-sevaka bhagavän. Just like guru is addressed: "Prabhupäda." Prabhu means "the Lord" and päda means "the position." "One who has taken the position of the Lord." The same thing: säkñäd-dharitvena, prabhupäda. These are the terms, one who is serious to study this science of God, they'll learn all these things. So one who is very serious to understand the science of God, for him a guru is required. Don't try to keep a guru as a matter of fashion, that it has become a fashion to accept somebody, some rascal as guru, and say that "I have got my guru." What kind of guru you have got? You are talking nonsense. Äcäryavän puruña veda. One who has accepted guru, he'll talk sense, where there is meaning. He'll never talk any nonsense. That is the sign that he has got guru. He has got the sacred thread. Yes, he's accepted by bona fide guru. That is the sign, sacred thread. So you are offering good respect to your spiritual master. That is very nice. You are very thankful. But at the same time we should remember that how to carry out the orders of the guru so that people may not think that you are talking nonsense. You must be very careful.Teacher is he who simply teaches what Kåñëa has said, that's all. He's teacher. That is not difficult. Everyone can do. Therefore Caitanya Mahäprabhu says, yäre dekha, täre kaha kåñëa-upadeça: [Cc. Madhya 7.128] "Whomever you meet, you simply speak to him the instruction of Kåñëa." Then you become guru. And if you don't say that, if you manufacture your own words, then you are cheater, you are not teacher. So the so-called gurus, they are cheater. They want to become Kåñëa. Therefore they are cheater. And it is very easy thing. If you cheat people that "You take this mantra, and you become God..." Is God so easy thing, to become God? But they want to be cheated. "Purchasing mantra, I shall become God." They want to be cheated. They do not think that "Whether I can actually become God?" They do not take the weight of His existence.