THOUGHT 8

Only an empowered personality can distribute the holy name of theLord and enjoin all fallen souls to worship Krsna. By distributing theholy name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallenpeople; therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the materialworld. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining brightness of Krsna'seffulgence throughout the world. Such an acarya, or spiritual master,should be considered nondifferent from Krsna—that is, he should beconsidered the incarnation of Lord Krsna's potency."