Were we not told that the advice, opinion, instructions, Shrimat of the SS was equal to God?
May I suggest that this is a prime example of BKs mis-interpretation of Shrimat.
Baba says that we should consider Brahma Baba's instructions as coming from Shiv Baba and that if Brahma makes a mistake Shiv Baba will get it right and then we don't have to worry. However I never heard him saying that now the same applies to the Seniors.
Of course, they have supposedly been specially chosen by God, have been trained by Baba and Mama, have many more years of experience than me, are supposed to have better Yoga, have direct access to trance messengers (some are trance messengers themselves), etc.
Of course too, Baba doesn't promote rebellion. He teaches us to have respect for the Seniors and listen to their advice, etc. He also tells us never to say no straight away. He says we should first say yes with respect and then, if something is not clear or doesn't seem right, we can add "but.."
So, I used to give careful consideration to their advice but would always consider it under the light of Gyan, the light of Shrimat. Baba says to follow Shrimat, not manmat nor parmat. So I would check out with my conscience. Because the bottom line for me is my conscience.
Baba says that it is better to die than to renounce our religion. I assume that the Hindi word he uses here is the usual Dharma which to me means my principles, that is my conscience. When I came to Baba, my conscience was foggy because I did not know the Thruth. I was under the influence of body consciousness. The education I had received and the life examples that I had been exposed to were influenced by body consciousness.
My experience has been that the practice of Yoga with God and the study of The Knowledge given by God (the ever pure one) had a purifying effect on my conscience and that I now more readily discern right from wrong. Even if I make mistakes, nothing beats using my conscience. What kind of self sovereignty is this if I follow someone else's conscience? Whose conscience will I have to deal with when I go in front of Dharamraj?
Raj = kingdom, rulership
Dharam = Dharma, conscience
And now that I have been exposed to so many instances of deception, manipulation and other forms of dishonesty from the Seniors... don't even ask!