Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 On 10 Jan 2002, Braja wrote: > > > > The difference is only between sva-sukha-aisvarya pradanakari and > > prema-seva-pradanakari, of which the first is never acceptable for pure > > Vaishnavas, and the latter may be acceptable under certain conditions. > > However, neither of them are accaptable for those in the line of Caitanya > > Mahaprabhu. There is not a single instance in our sampradaya of an > > acaryas' aspiring for Vaikuntha-rasa. > > whilst other sampradayas cannot be considered 'wrong'; and whilst one may > claim 'i'll be happy for a drop of any kind of devotion in any life time' or > similar; we are serving in the Gaudiya sampradaya of Sri Caitanya > Mahaprabhu. and again, one who dives into the ocean of the sankirtan > movement of Caitanya Mahaprabhu emerges on the shore of Braj - not Vaikuntha > loka. if one wishes to strive for that, it is purely their personal choice. > there is no point 'defending' the question of which is 'right' or 'wrong'. > it is merely a question of which sampradaya we are in. "There is not a single instance in our sampradaya of an acaryas' aspiring for Vaikuntha-rasa." Murari Gupta? Anupama? I guess you could argue that they're not acaryas. You might also say that Ayodha isn't Vaikuntha, but it certainly isn't Braja. I'm sure there's more devotees than these; these two immediately come to mind. Your servant, Urmila devi dasi Your servant, Urmila devi dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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