Acarya is one
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There cannot be different ācāryas. Ācārya is one
Lecture on BG 4.19 -- Bombay, April 8, 1974: Krsna says something. That is not wanted. My so-called teacher or acarya... "There are different acaryas." No. There cannot be different acaryas. Acarya is one. As Krsna said in this chapter,
- evam parampara-praptam
- imam rajarsayo viduh
- sa kaleneha mahata
- yogo nastah parantapa
[Bg. 4.2] Acarya means one who is speaking exactly the same instruction as Krsna has given. That is acarya. Not acarya, everyone becomes acarya. "In my opinion it is like..." Who are you? If you have got any opinion, then you write your own book. Why do you touch Bhagavad-gita? Because Bhagavad-gita is very well-known book all over the world, these rascals take advantage of Bhagavad-gita and interpret it in their own way. That is not acarya. Acarya means, as Krsna says, that "Millions of years ago I spoke this Bhagavad-gita..." Imam vivasvate yogam proktavan aham avyayam, vivasvan [Bg. 4.1]. "I spoke to the sun-god millions and millions of years ago."
| Compiled by | Syamananda + |
| Completed sections | ALL + |
| Date of first entry | 11 January 2008 + |
| Date of last entry | 10 September 2008 + |
| Total quotes | 1 + |
| Total quotes by section | BG: 0 +, SB: 0 +, CC: 0 +, OB: 0 +, Lec: 1 +, Conv: 0 +, and Let: 0 + |
Categories: Acarya | One
