Ritvikism is motivated by a lust for power.

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My Dear Isvara Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada.

 

It was nice to hear from you through this conference.

If the July 9 letter is saying what the ritvikvadis are

claiming that it is saying, Srila Prabhupada would have had

to instruct us to change his purports and even change

the words of Lord Krishna and Lord Caitanya to match

their intrepretation of the July 9 letter. Therefore it

can easily be seen that their interpretation is indeed

just that, an interpretation. Srila Prabhupada taught us to

take Krishna consciousness as it is without interpretation.

 

Lord Caitanya has ordered that we become gurus. Srila Prabhupada

has confirmed that this means both siksa and diksa guru. Their

position is indeed that of opportunists. They are trying to take

control of a movement that was put under the hands of the GBC

by Srila Prabhupada. They want to wrest the control of ISKCON out

of the control of the GBC into their own hands. They are simply

twisting the words of Srila Prabhupada out of their lust for power.

 

When I tried to register the domain name www.ISKCONAustin.com for our

ISKCON Austin center I found it the editor of Back to Prabhupada magazine

had already registered it along with ISKCON Dallas, ISKCON Houston, and

ISKCON Texas. If they want to spread Krishna consciousness with their

own concocted philosophy that is their business, but they should not do it

in the name of ISKCON. Prabhupada gives the example, "If you want to

smoke marijuana do it with your own hand, not with my hand."

 

Hoping this meets you in good health,

Always your humble servant,

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

 

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Isvara (das) GGS (Touchstone Media - IN) [isvara.GGS (AT) pamho (DOT) net]

 

Saturday, January 01, 2005 4:53 AM

Initiations in ISKCON

Insulting our intelligence!

 

The whole idea of ritvikism is tantamounts to impersonalism; not accepting

the guidance of a physically present guru, on the premise that the previous

guru is the best guru. Lord Krishna said one should inquire into the

Absolute truth, by approaching a bona fide guru who is coming through the

parampara system. The Lord did not said to overlook the parampara and simply

goes to the first person at the beginning of the parampara, regardless if

you can actually see the person, and have personal interaction with him. We

have examples of so many perfect personalities, who though already perfect,

still accept initiation of a personally present guru. Ramanujacarya even met

Yamunacarya, when the later was in his dying bed, and even received his

instructions, but still Ramanucarya accept the initiation from a disciple of

Yamunacarya. Madhavacarya, though he actually met Srila Vyasadeva, but still

he accept initiation from an earthly physical guru. Since our process is a

personal process, where relationship is that of intimacy, initiation into

spiritual life from a physically present guru, present the dynamics of

spiritual life. Now not only must one accept the shelter of physically

present guru, still when that guru passes on, one is requires to continue

siksa from physically present guru. Krishna consciousness is such that there

is no such a time when the guidance or shelter of a physically present guru

would not be needed. Though such needs may be manifested differently

according to the maturity of the individual person.

 

My only conclusion all along is that the ritviks are opportunists, have no

philosophy; basing their arguments on July 9th letter, which was not even

written by Srila Prabhupada. Arguing with them back and forth is sheer waste

of time.

 

ys, Isvara dasa.