Based on a lecture given by Banu Swami The title of this article is Respect…
Month: December 2025
based on an interview with Amogha-Lila Dasa Question 1: What does it mean that Srila…
By Caitanya Candrodaya das
A perennial temptation has been to “jump” to remote names in the acharyas list in search of authority, bypassing the current chain. Srila Prabhupada rejected this: disciples must not “jump over” him to claim authenticity. This is not a mere politesse; it is the doctrinal principle that the parampara transmits realization by submission, not a genealogical token. In Western ISKCON circles, lets be honest, has been an appeal to the “vintage” acaryas’ words.