Hare Krishna Society Newsletter:
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Why would Srila Prabhupada have to formulate a letter instructing me and 10 others to perform ritvik initiations that we all had been doing for years? The only reason would be to formalise and perfect him for his continuation after his departure. His departure was an obvious fact, his instructions by formal letter, indicating specific personalities, were clear. There is no letter in which Prabhupada points to any disciple who takes on the responsibility of being a GURU.
Prabhupada used to say, "You can say any damn thing, but don't put it in writing." "That makes it a legal document." What Prabhupada said in a conversation is just that, a conversation. The written is a legal documentation.
What is at stake here is not the rhetoric or mental speculation of the CHOSEN GURUS; rather, it is your conviction and loyalty to Prabhupada, because without that, you cannot convince anyone of Prabhupada or Krishna Consciousness. Krishna Consciousness flows from Prabhupada as a person, NOT FROM ISKCON INSTITUTION.
"It is the king who makes the kingdom," not the kingdom who makes the king. Srila Prabhupada is the former, the creator of ISKCON, not ISKCON who is the creator of Prabhupada. You must invest your whole heart and soul into Prabhupada's PERSON, then the Validity, Authenticity and Power of ISKCON will be clearly visible to you. You will not recognise or determine the MEANING and INTENTION of Prabhupada by taking ISKCON OPINION SURVEY. You and Prabhupada are alone, and you are responsible for your OWN DELIVERY. Its you and Srila Prabhupada.
The ocean leaves plenty of room for endless sailing, but true and experienced sailors always keep their course by looking at the constant NORTH STAR. This way, every experienced sailor/devotee, in any ocean in the world, knows exactly where he is and how to proceed to his destination. Why do you care so much about the "most devotees" and karmis?. You must be first and foremost concerned about your own "true directions towards Srila Prabhupada". If that's not established in your heart, YOU CANNOT do good for anyone, NOT EVEN YOURSELF.
You must remember that Krishna, after explaining in detail several philosophies, such as Karma Yoga, Tomorrow Yoga, Astanga Yoga, Sankya Yoga, the three modes of nature, divine and demonic natures, the qualities of the four orders of Varnas and Ashrams, universal form, Bhakti Yoga, etc., finally concludes this eloquent synthesis of all philosophy, thought and Vedic analysis by saying to Arjuna (his devotee and friend): "Abandon all dharma and just do what I say. Just give yourself to Me, and I will protect you.. don't worry, don't be afraid. "If there's a glitch or problem, I'll take care of it."
But after 5,000 years of reading the Bhagavad-gita, the whole world, including India, has yet to grasp this final conclusion of Krishna's instructions. Sarva dharmam parityaja: “Forget all your DHARMA, and all your formulas, traditions, rituals and procedures.”. Just give yourself to Me. I will protect you from all sinful reactions. DON'T BE AFRAID". Who has understood this conclusive order? Almost NOBODY .
So, though Srila Prabhupada spent ten years travelling, preaching, writing 60 volumes of books, building temples, farming communities, recruiting thousands of devotees, meeting dignitaries, pop stars, etc. , no one can understand, or NO ONE wants to understand his FINAL ORDER, his final prescription for his disciples and the world, because the heart is filled with ambition to be a GURU-ACHARYA like or more than Prabhupada.
So, it came out so that everyone could have their cake and eat it too. Prabhupada's instructions are really CRYSTALINE, but if the heart is not CRYSTALENE, it cannot see, hear or embrace them clearly. Therefore there is Chaos, Confusion and Ignorance. Ignorance does not mean something is unknown or misunderstood.
The ocean leaves plenty of room for endless sailing, but true and experienced sailors always keep their course by looking at the constant NORTH STAR. This way, every experienced sailor/devotee, in any ocean in the world, knows exactly where he is and how to proceed to his destination. Why do you care so much about the "most devotees" and karmis?. You must be first and foremost concerned about your own "true directions towards Srila Prabhupada". If that's not established in your heart, YOU CANNOT do good for anyone, NOT EVEN YOURSELF.
You must remember that Krishna, after explaining in detail several philosophies, such as Karma Yoga, Tomorrow Yoga, Astanga Yoga, Sankya Yoga, the three modes of nature, divine and demonic natures, the qualities of the four orders of Varnas and Ashrams, universal form, Bhakti Yoga, etc., finally concludes this eloquent synthesis of all philosophy, thought and Vedic analysis by saying to Arjuna (his devotee and friend): "Abandon all dharma and just do what I say. Just give yourself to Me, and I will protect you.. don't worry, don't be afraid. "If there's a glitch or problem, I'll take care of it."
But after 5,000 years of reading the Bhagavad-gita, the whole world, including India, has yet to grasp this final conclusion of Krishna's instructions. Sarva dharmam parityaja: “Forget all your DHARMA, and all your formulas, traditions, rituals and procedures.”. Just give yourself to Me. I will protect you from all sinful reactions. DON'T BE AFRAID". Who has understood this conclusive order? Almost NOBODY .
So, though Srila Prabhupada spent ten years travelling, preaching, writing 60 volumes of books, building temples, farming communities, recruiting thousands of devotees, meeting dignitaries, pop stars, etc. , no one can understand, or NO ONE wants to understand his FINAL ORDER, his final prescription for his disciples and the world, because the heart is filled with ambition to be a GURU-ACHARYA like or more than Prabhupada.
So, it came out so that everyone could have their cake and eat it too. Prabhupada's instructions are really CRYSTALINE, but if the heart is not CRYSTALENE, it cannot see, hear or embrace them clearly. Therefore there is Chaos, Confusion and Ignorance. Ignorance does not mean something is unknown or misunderstood.
Ignorance means I know the fact, but I WILLINGLY IGNORE IT. How a man knows he should stop at a red light, but thinking they don't see it, he doesn't stop and goes through the red light non-stop. This is what ambition looks like. Lust: "I must have it..". "I want to be a guru." The polluted heart will find all sorts of REASONS, LOGIC, ARGUMENTS and SUPREME AUTHORITY to complement and back up its ambitious and lustful desires.
There is no room for misunderstanding; there is only room for DEMONSTRATION. Let's see a demonstration of SPIRITUAL POWER. Lets see what someone CAN DO. There is no question of interpreting the presence of the sun; it is OBVIOUS BY ITSELF.
NO there is no room for misunderstanding. It's a matter of PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION. Prabhupada has led the example. He used to say, "Do what I DO."
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HC: Jaya Prabhupada!!!
There is no room for misunderstanding; there is only room for DEMONSTRATION. Let's see a demonstration of SPIRITUAL POWER. Lets see what someone CAN DO. There is no question of interpreting the presence of the sun; it is OBVIOUS BY ITSELF.
NO there is no room for misunderstanding. It's a matter of PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION. Prabhupada has led the example. He used to say, "Do what I DO."
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HC: Jaya Prabhupada!!!
BB: Jaya!
YS: Jai prabhupada!
PADA: Yes, we don't need any letter. The Gopis, Mother Yasoda, Arjuna, Lord Chaitanya, Jesus, Haridas, the Six goswamis and many other pure devotees never needed to write a letter "I am a pure devotee, worship me." We worship a pure devotee -- because they are pure devotees.
PADA: Yes, we don't need any letter. The Gopis, Mother Yasoda, Arjuna, Lord Chaitanya, Jesus, Haridas, the Six goswamis and many other pure devotees never needed to write a letter "I am a pure devotee, worship me." We worship a pure devotee -- because they are pure devotees.
If we need an official legal letter, we may never get to worship any of them, and we will miss out on obtaining Krishna. A pure devotee should not need to write a letter to explain why he should be worshiped. And if we need such a legal written explanation, we have no idea who is a pure devotee. I never needed a written legal document to know who should be worshiped and who should not. ys pd
GV: It is not a matter of who is to be worshiped or not. Its a matter of who is qualified to continue with the vedic tradition and wish of the pure bonafide spiritual masters. These bogus [GBC] gurus will not stand the test of time. We simply must be aware that some of these GBC gurus are actually neophyte devotees. What Srila Prabhupada and many of his disciples did to establish Krishna consciousness all over the world was unprecedented in the western world and we small remain eternally grateful for what they did. Unfortunately, many of them then fell down. But it was expected to be so. There are still many very nice vaisnava disciples of his divine grace. My humble respect to all of them. Krishna knows who they are. Haribol.
BM: So ritvik must be Brahmin, then to be priest, not Sudra.
GV: It is not a matter of who is to be worshiped or not. Its a matter of who is qualified to continue with the vedic tradition and wish of the pure bonafide spiritual masters. These bogus [GBC] gurus will not stand the test of time. We simply must be aware that some of these GBC gurus are actually neophyte devotees. What Srila Prabhupada and many of his disciples did to establish Krishna consciousness all over the world was unprecedented in the western world and we small remain eternally grateful for what they did. Unfortunately, many of them then fell down. But it was expected to be so. There are still many very nice vaisnava disciples of his divine grace. My humble respect to all of them. Krishna knows who they are. Haribol.
BM: So ritvik must be Brahmin, then to be priest, not Sudra.
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