The Basis : Guru Sadhu Shastra
Srila Narottama dasa thakur advises sadhu shastra guru vajya , cittete kariya aikya " The meaning of this instruction is that one must consider the instructions of sadhu , the revealed scriptures and the spiritual master in order to understand the real purpose of spiritual life. Neither a sadhu who is saintly person or vaishnava nor a bona fide spiritual master says anything that is beyond the scope of the sanction of the revealed scriptures. The philosophy and practice of krsna Consciousness are delineated by guru , sadhu , and shastra. Shastra (scriptures) is the word of god or that which is spoken by realized devotees of GOD. Shastra is strictly followed by sadhus, but only scriptures and commentaries accepted by vaishnavas can be considered properly authorized. The bona fide guru ones personal teacher knows the authorized vaisnva scriptures lives according to their tenets and teaches the same. In one sense , any beginning in krsna Consciousn...