Why did You say the words on Yourself, which hurted us?

[Mr. JSR Prasad asked (on phone): Swami, yesterday in the Satsanga, You told that let people think that Datta Swami is a useless fellow, but let them read the knowledge given by Datta Swami, which is the knowledge of God Datta spoken through Datta Swami. Why did You tell like that? We are very much pained.]

Swami replied (on phone): So far, three categories of devotees are recognized:- 1) Uttamaadhikaari:- This devotee feels the Sadguru is God (Human Incarnation) and belongs to the highest, Advaita level of Shakara (Advaita means to treat the Sadguru as God and not to treat himself as God!). For this level, Jesus told that He is the truth, He is the light, and He and His father are one and the same (I am the light.).

2) Madhyamaadhikaari:- This devotee feels that the Sadguru is different from God but inseparable like the Son having the same blood of the father. Jesus always addressed God as Father (The light is in Me). This is the Vishishtaadvaita of Ramaanuja, which is the middle level.

3) Adhamaadhikaari:- This devotee feels that the Sadguru is the servant or messenger of the master-God. Jesus told that He is the messenger of God (I am in the light.). This is the low-level Dvaita of Madhva.

The three types of devotees were mentioned by the earlier human incarnations. Now, Datta Swami brings a fourth level of devotees also because day by day, the influence of Kali age is increasing rapidly.

4) Adhamaadhamaadhikari:- This devotee accepts the greatness of God, but scolds the Sadguru due to ego-based jealousy since the Sadguru appears to be an ordinary human being only. Since the Sadguru is mediated God and since God is the Divine Father of all souls, the Divine Father wishes that even the lowest soul must be uplifted even though they scold Him alone through the Sadguru. This shows the highest love of the paternal heart in Pravritti. Based on such fourth type of devotees, who are present today in this Kali Yuga, Datta Swami told like that. Of course, the Sadguru always tells any type of devotees to analyze even His knowledge and then only accept (Vimṛśyaita daśeṣeṇa – Gita) it.