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> Dear Krishna Priya Mataji, PAMHO. AGTSP!

>

> I don't understand why you want to force me to take initiation from Srila

> Prabhupada. I just don't want to do that. I wanted to take initiation from

> a person that I can talk to.

>

> ys Ramakanta dasa

 

Dear Ramakanta prabhu, Pamho. AGTSP!

 

I do not want to force you to do anything Prabhu. One basic right every

living entity has got is the freedom to choose whether he wants to know or

forget Krishna. Taking to real spiritual life means taking to the path which

takes us back to Krishna...and that is on a voluntary basis. So, it is

entirely upon you what you want to do and will do.

 

As far as Srila Prabhupada and Iskcon is concerned:

 

I accept that Srila Prabhupada is a bonafide spiritual master in the Brahma

Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya and He is the Founder Acharya of Iskcon, the

movement that is meant to give every living entity on this planet the

opportunity to progress in spiritual life. As we have witnessed, the

disciples who forcibly tried to take His position, imitating HDG terribly

blundered....Others are hoping of course to do better!!!!

 

Being a member of Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON, when I can understand that the

desire of His Divine Grace is not being followed, this causes me distress

and I feel helpless at not being able to explain others that Srila

Prabhupada DID establish a Ritvik Initiation System, which would ensure that

ISKCON followers would receive shelter of His lotus feet directly as the

Guru who will deliver them to Krishna.

 

It was Srila Prabhupada's desire that his faithful disciples help him in

that mission, not that they define a mission according to their own

understanding and follow that.

 

If you want to take initiation from a person you can talk to and many others

seem to have the same feeling......does that mean that it was Srila

Prabhupada's duty to leave behind "living gurus you can talk to" ? Are you

saying that was SRILA PRABHUPADA'S OBLIGATION? So yes, determined by who?

 

your servant,

 

Krishna Priya dd