Apology, please disregard Very Nice Site postings

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Dear devotees,

 

I made an error in moderation a few days ago in allowing the website

link in the "Very Nice Site...." thread to be posted. When I took a

first glance at it, it did indeed appear to be devoted to our

beloved jagad-guru. The author of that posting probably submitted it

innocently, and I certainly wish him no ill-will. But upon closer

examination (after another list member pointed it out), this site is

in fact mixing politics with katha, specifically ritvik-intiation

politics.

 

As you all know, Achintya's focus is Krishna-katha, whether that be

in describing stories, discussing/debating philosophy, discussing

Vedic history as it pertains to great devotees, etc. Many other

mailing lists and "devotional" websites exist, but many of them are

tainted by a desire to push forward some political agenda. Such

institution-specific issues are not at all relevant to Achintya.

Although it is acceptable to discuss issues of philosophy that have

political ramifications for some institutions, the crucial

difference is that discussions here stick to scriptural/logical

analysis, and NOT to resolutions of this or that group, or ad

hominem attacks against any individual.

 

Our sampradaaya suffers from the fact that many neophyte devotees

want to propagate its presence on the internet, and yet they

continue to mix in politics and/or bad, unbrahminical behavior with

their devotional presentation. Such displays of "dirty laundry" are

in bad taste for those of us who are trying to cultivate gentle,

Vedic culture. They do not flatter Srila Prabhupada or our previous

aachaaryas. Achintya was formed so that devotees could get away from

all of that, and cultivate a gentle, brahminical spirit that is more

appropriate for discussion.

 

I have therefore deleted the messages of this thread from the

message archive, and am rejecting any further complaints about this

ritvik website and its politics. Achintya's focus must remain

transcendental to institutional politics. If devotees wish, they are

welcome to discuss the shaastric basis (or lack thereof) of the

ritvik idea. There are certanly many Sanskrit shlokas that discuss

guru-tattva in detail, and I highly recommend that devotees refer to

them. But Achintya is not the place to propagate institution-

specific resolutions, documents, accuse this or that party of wrong-

doing, etc.

 

Please accept my apologies for my sloppy moderation in this

instance. I will continue to try to enforce Achintya rules very

strictly, and I am sorry if this is a source of consternation for

some. Hopefully the end product will continue to be worth it.

 

your servant,

 

Krishna Susarla