Ritviks are trying to take the place of Srila Prabhupada

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Ramakanta Prabhu,

 

NO. They will not accept it. Their position is that

unless they authorize nobody can become guru. In this

way that are removing Srila Prabhupada as the ulitmate

authority of ISKCON and putting themselves in his position.

 

YS

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

 

 

 

 

 

Ramakanta (das) HKS (PAMHO.NET SysOp) (Zurich - CH)

[Ramakanta.HKS (AT) pamho (DOT) net]

Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:30 PM

Initiations in ISKCON

Don't Break the Disciplic Succesion

 

Sankarshan Prabhu wrote:

 

> That the knower of the Krishna science can be an initiator guru is

> confirmed by Srila Prabhupada in the Teachings of Lord Caitanya as

> follows,

>

> "Whatever position one may have, if he is fully conversant with the

> science of Krishna, Krishna consciousness, he can become a bona fide

> spiritual master, initiator or teacher of the science." TLC, Chapter

> 31

 

Madhusudana Prabhu answered:

 

> Here again the key words are *he can become*.

>

> How is the instruction that something can happen the same as

> authorising that it must?

> ...

 

What about "is permitted to make disciples" (NOD, chapter 7)?

Would the ritvik followers accept this as an authorization?

 

ys Ramakanta dasa