An elderly Indian gentleman who visited Prabhupada in his room became gradually critical of Shrila Prabhupada’s preaching.
Gentleman: Swamiji, you should not criticize so many persons. You should see everyone equally. The Bhagavad-gita says, pandita sama darshina: you should see everybody equally.
Prabhupada: That is a higher stage. I am not on that stage. I distinguish. On the higher stage you don’t distinguish between pious activity and sinful activity. But I distinguish. I say, ‘You are sinning and you should stop.
As the discussion continued, Prabhupada kept referring to the previous acaryas in order to support his viewpoint. I have my Bhagavad-gita, I have my acaryas. I stand on their authority.
Gentleman: What have you done beyond that? You are just repeating what they’ve done. What have you done?
Prabhupada: I’ve not done anything. I’m simply repeating. So my contribution is that I have made this knowledge available to people all over the world. Without discrimination, I have given Krishna consciousness to everyone. That is my contribution and that is my version of pandita sama darshina
Prabhupada concluded the interview with those words, and the man expressed gratefulness.
Later in the hall, while leaving, the man was remarking out loud to himself, “Very interesting … He sees everyone equally … ”

TWO KINDS OF SPEAKERS

There are two kinds of speakers:
Saraga-Vakta – One who has material desires. Saraga speakers are lusty and greedy and their words do not touch the heart because although they give instructions they do not give careful consideration. That instruction which is given without thorough study and careful consideration brings about the destruction of the people.

Niraga Vakta – One who has no material desires. A person whose speech brings liberation even when heard by one filled with lust, anger, and a host of other vices, or by a miser, or by a person filled with despair, is the topmost spiritual master.

- Shrila Jiva Goswamipada

Note: We should not judge others (especially seniors) on the above basis otherwise due to our immature vision we may commit offences. Instead we ourselves should try to come to the plateform of niraga vakta.

The Sadhu’s Knife

There is no doubt that the words of the sadhus possess the power of destroying the evil propensities of one’s mind. The sadhus in this way benefit everyone who associates with them. There are many things which we do not disclose to the sadhu. The real sadhu makes us speak out what we keep concealed in our hearts. He then applies the knife. The very word “sadhu” has no other meaning than this. Hestands in front of the block with the uplifted sacrificial knife in his hand. The sensuous desires of men are like the goats. The sadhu stands there to kill those desires by the merciful stroke of the keen edge of the sacrificial knife in the form of unpleasant language. If the sadhu turns into my flatterer then he does me harm; he becomes my enemy. If he gives us flattery then we are led to the road that brings enjoyment but no real well-being.

By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur

The Cheating of Great Souls !!

That great souls cheat others may be astonishing to know, but it is a fact that great souls cheat others for a great cause. It is said that Lord Krishna also advised Yudhishthir to tell a lie before Dronacarya, and it was also for a great cause. The Lord wanted it, and therefore it was a great cause. Satisfaction of the Lord is the criterion of one who is bona fide, and the highest perfection of life is to satisfy the Lord by one’s occupational duty. That is the verdict of Gita and Bhagavatam....To satisfy the Lord, anything is good, for it is in relation with the Absolute Truth. We also had the same opportunity to cheat the family members and leave home to engage in the service of Srimad Bhagavatam. Such cheating was necessary for a great cause, and there is no loss for any party in such transcendental fraud.
— Purport to Bhag. 1.13.37

BOILING THE MILK (PART II)

Now I want that we shall concentrate on making our devotees Krishna conscious and
ourselves becoming Krishna conscious, and not be so much concerned with expanding
ourselves widely but without any spiritualcontent. Just like boiling the milk, it becomes thicker and sweeter. Now do like that, boil the milk.
Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
(Letter to Rupanuga)

THE BELOW MENTIONED ARTICLE IS - BOILING THE MILK (PART I)