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Is it true, Srila Prabhupada, that sometimes the spiritual master has to suffer if his disciples act in sinful ways?

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"is it true, Srila Prabhupada, that sometimes the spiritual master has to suffer if his disciples act in sinful ways"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

The spiritual master accepts the all infection. So as the infection acts on the body, so there is little suffering. Kṛṣṇa says, "All the sinful reaction of the surrendered soul." So spiritual master is the representative of Kṛṣṇa. So he has also to accept.
Morning Walk -- December 17, 1973, Los Angeles:

Prajāpati: But is it true, Śrīla Prabhupāda, that sometimes the spiritual master has to suffer if his disciples act in sinful ways?

Prabhupāda: The same way. Bodily suffering. Infection. The spiritual master accepts the all infection. So as the infection acts on the body, so there is little suffering. Kṛṣṇa says, ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi (BG 18.66). Kṛṣṇa says, "All the sinful reaction of the surrendered soul..." So spiritual master is the representative of Kṛṣṇa. So he has also to accept. (break) ...the injunction is one should not accept many disciples. But for preaching work we have to do that. (break)

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