Ideal (BG & SB)

Expressions researched:
"ideal" |"idealism" |"idealist" |"idealistic" |"ideally" |"ideals"

BG Chapters 1 - 6

BG 3.21, Purport:

People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should behave properly before he begins teaching. One who teaches in that way is called ācārya, or the ideal teacher. Therefore, a teacher must follow the principles of śāstra (scripture) to teach the common man. The teacher cannot manufacture rules against the principles of revealed scriptures.