Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Madhava wrote: > We can see that even today, sincere followers of the six Gosvamis of Vraja are residing at Radha Kunda, Govardhana and the other holy places of Vraja>> Still, for all their sincerity, they may at any moment be vaporized into a mushroom cloud because they have failed, practically, to defuse the passion and ignorance of all those around them; in other words, to say nothing of the unprecedented religious, social, economic, political, environmental, and even biological decadence we now see all around us--the imminent threat of an instant nuclear winter is very, very real (especially in South Asia). This state arises from people's profound ignorance and consequent materialism; it does have to be addressed. Srila Prabhupada didn't change everyone in the world either, but at least he put a never-before-seen dent in the modern world's maya--better than anyone else before and since. It would only be prudent for all of us to recognize his practically superior position, and try to do as he did, with his blessings. >> The question may arise, "But how, then, will preaching be conducted outside of Vraja?" Again, we need not go further than the six Gosvamis in our search for the answer . . . In the wake of the example set by Sri Jiva, the mahatmas residing in Vraja enthusiastically instruct others in the chanting of the holy names and in the science of rasa-tattva, encouraging them to in turn deliver the message to whomsoever they meet. Thus preaching is going on here and there in various places of the world and the movement of Sri Caitanya expands.>>> That sounds pretty rhapsodic. Unfortunately, what it usually translates to at ground level is that a few ambitious upstarts who left ISKCON (usually because of their own demonstrably bad karma) now recognize their opportunity to make a new psuedo-religious career, through marketing some previously unknown babaji worldwide via the Internet--and mainly by invading ISKCON congregations whenever they feel they can pull it off. Nothing new, really; we've seen this act before. Thus, Srila Prabhupada said that after an elephant clears a path through the jungle, all the snakes take advantage of this by slithering along behind him. MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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