God cannot be cheap, impersonal, or limited by nationality; recognize false gurus by their contradiction of Krishna's eternal words.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
[discussing a recent Blitz article favorable to Sai Baba; Prabhupāda wants the devotees to write a response] Prabhupāda: "The Baba personifies Him[?]." Hari-śauri: Yes. He said, "Baba personifies this philosophy," that's God in man and man in God is the basis of religion. "As he told me, 'God is man, and man is God. All of us have something of God, the divine spark, within us.
All men are divine like myself, with the spirit embodied in human flesh and bone. The only difference is that they are unaware of this Godhood.' " Prabhupāda: Unaware. So God, how He's unaware? Just see. Hari-śauri: They make God so cheap... Prabhupāda: The rascal. Hari-śauri: This is...
And then the next part's even worse. "For the doubting or confused minority, to which section I then belonged, Swāmījī has this message: 'Those who want to secure pearls from the sea have to dive deep to fetch them. It does not help them to dabble among the shallow waves near the shore and say that the sea has no pearls and that all stories about them are false. Likewise, if a person wants to secure the love and grace of the avatāra, he must also dive deep and get submerged in Sai Baba.
Then only will he become one with me and carry me in his innermost heart.' " Prabhupāda: Everyone can say like that. What you have done as God? "God is an Indian." Making things very complicated. Hari-śauri: Yes, and this man goes on to describe the aura.
He goes on to describe how spiritual his presence is. They chant oṁkāra.
Prabhupāda: Hmm? Hari-śauri: They chant oṁkāra.
Prabhupāda: So, anything about us? He criticized "God is an Indian," that is a criticism. Hari-śauri: No, no. This is a glorification.