On the absolute platform there is no difference between Srila Prabhupad and his words. Even though the medium is paper and ink, the experience is direct. That doesn’t mean that we hear Prabhupad’s voice when we read, (for that we can listen to a tape-recording) but as we read, we are in direct association with Srila Prabhupad. It’s one on one. Prabhupad is speaking through his books, and we are hearing.