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Prabhupada: No. That we cannot take, I mean, to accept guru as unscrupulous. Therefore we say parampara. He is coming directly from God. He is perfect. Therefore this parampara system is bona fide. We cannot accept any rascal to become guru. Guru must be in the parampara system. Who is receiving the knowledge directly from God-he is perfect.    (More...)

Prabhupada: That is attachment, of course, but not for any purpose. He's simply surrendered to Krsna, and whatever Krsna will do, that's all right. Personally he has no attachment. Suppose Krsna wants to do him something which he doesn't like to do; still he has to do. Just as Arjuna. He did not like to fight, but still, because he understood, "Krsna wants," then he fought. This is neither attachment nor detachment. Actually it is... It was not liked by him. But he did it because Krsna wanted. Therefore, personally he has no attachment or detachment. If Krsna is attached to something, then he becomes attached. If Krsna is detached to something, he becomes detached. That is bhakta's principle. Personally he is neutral. [break] ...the difference between karmi and bhakta. Karmi is attached and detached for his own purpose, and bhakta is attached and detached for Krsna's purpose. Personally he has no attachment or detachment. Krsna says that sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg 18.66]. There are two kinds of principles: attachment and detachment. So mam ekam saranam vraja. So this material attachment and detachment one should give up. He should surrender to Krsna. This is bhakta's principle. [pause] So there is no cloud in the sky, eh? Completely clear. [break] ...the sea-going is not dangerous. It is very calm and quiet?    (More...)