Acarya as the Supreme Personality of Servitor Godhead
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Scripture: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.17.27
Location: New Vrindavan, USA
Date: August 2013
Language: English
A disciple should always respect the spiritual master as a manifestation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, but at the same time one should always remember that a spiritual master is never authorized to imitate the transcendental pastimes of the Lord. False spiritual masters pose themselves as identical with Śrī Kṛṣṇa in every respect, to exploit the sentiments of their disciples, but such impersonalists can only mislead their disciples, for their ultimate aim is to become one with the Lord. This is against the principles of the devotional cult.