Question: “Spiritual Masters are representatives of God”. I think this statement applies to person who is an acharya and not anyone and everyone who preaches Krishna consciousness. Am I right? Can you expand a little bit and explain.
Answer by Romapada Swami: In practical terms, is it not a fact that members of the public receive knowledge of God through all types of preachers/sankirtan devotees? E.g. book distributors, those who are asked questions by the public, lecturers, etc. all ‘represent’ God’s message. This category is sometimes called ‘one who shows the path’, or a vartma-pradarsaka guru.
