(His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda)
"At the present moment it has become fashionable to disobey the unimpeachable directions given by the ācāryas and liberated souls of the past. Presently people are so fallen that they cannot distinguish between a liberated soul and a conditioned soul. A conditioned soul is hampered by four defects: he is sure to commit mistakes, he is sure to become illusioned, he has a tendency to cheat others, and his senses are imperfect. Consequently we have to take direction from liberated persons."
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.18.5, Purport)
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