Discussion on Spiritual Teachers and God

Swami, between God and an Acharya, who is greater?

Between these two, Swami,

If we consider these two,

in one sense, the Acharya is greater.

In another sense, God is greater.

How is the Acharya greater? How is God greater?

That is,

the Acharya is the one who

shows us God.

Who showed us that God? It was the Acharya who showed us.

The one who gave us God is greater, so we say the Acharya is greater.

That is what we say.

But if we look at it another way,

who gave us the Acharya? It was God who gave us one.

Out of His grace, God resolved to give us

an Acharya. Therefore,

in one sense, the Acharya is greater, and in another sense, God is greater.

That is what can be said.

But in this, the one who helps us more

directly is the Acharya.

You came and had a darshan of God in Srirangam,

Has God ever spoken to you? "How are you, Raghunatha?

Are you well? How is Simhadri Nath?"

Has He ever asked you that?

No. He blesses us and showers us with

grace. But the one who gives us proper

guidance

is the Acharyas. Aren't they the ones who speak to us?

They listen to our

troubles. God may listen, but who speaks back to us?

It is the Acharyas. But does that mean we are

disrespecting God? Not at all.