Amongst the assembly of priya-sakhas four are outstanding and in full knowledge of all of Krishna’s secrets. However, the priya-sakhas never reveal such secrets externally for fear of causing discord in the flow of rasa.

An inordinate emphasis on the guru’s divinity can in the least eclipse the sweetness of his humanity. At worst such an emphasis can turn into religious fanaticism. In my opinion, it is the humanity of Srila Prabhupada as portrayed by Srutakirti that makes his book most relishable.

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Perennialism proposes that all major esoteric spiritual traditions ultimately culminate in and are equally capable of delivering one to a singular spiritual experience. Sounds good, but is this truly the case?