You are going against the words of Srila Prabhupada

[Guest guest]

Your accussations are false, I am only accepting disciples for the sake

of exapnding Srila Prabhpuada's movement not out of any desire for

followers.

If you don't believe me all I can see is that you should ask Srila

Prabhupada

when you go back to Godhead. Srila Prabhupada said that I am a sincere

devotee.

You say that I am not. Therefore you are going against the words of Srila

Prabhuapda.

 

YS

 

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna Priya (dasi) (Amsterdam - NL) [Krishna.Priya (AT) pamho (DOT) net]

 

Sunday, January 16, 2005 11:27 PM

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

You are making false accusations against me.- am I really?

 

 

Dear Sankarsan prabhu.

Hare Krishna.Pamho. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Re your writing:

"you are accusing me of acting out of my own personal motivation for profit,

adoration, and distinction."

 

Yes, I am accusing you of acting out of personal motivation.

You fail to understand that ISKCON is Srila Prabhupada's Institution and

that in ISKCON Srila Prabhupada only is allowed to occupy the seat of

ACHARYA.

 

"This is not a fact."

 

Proof it. If Srila Prabhupada's orders are sacred to you and if Srila

Prabhupada's Movement is sacred to you, then stop acting as Diksa Guru in

the presence of Srila Prabhupada, in his movement, using his books and his

specific standards and instructions. You may still act as Guru, but on

behalf of Srila Prabhupada, as Ritvik.

 

"My only desire is to serve the

order of my Guru Maharaja. I surrendered to Srila Prabhupada for the simple

purpose of being fully surrendered servant of Krishna."

 

I am sorry that I have to disappoint you by telling you that the if this was

really the case, you would endeavour to understand what it means to be truly

surrendered servant of Srila Prabhupada and respect his order.

 

"And to this day

34 years later this remains my only motivation.

Srila Prabhupada encouraged me that I could become a spiritual master and

even gave me pointers on how I could qualify myself to serve him in this

way."

 

Srila Prabhupada encouraged everyone to become spiritual master. If one

desires to be fully surrendered to Srila Prahupada and serve Him in his

mission,then this means: 'continue to be ritvik, and act on my behalf'.

 

"I am accepting disciples for no other purpose to serve his mission, not

because I have any desire for followers."

 

Are you really? That is the exact point of my questioning. As a friend, I

have to state the truth to you, not flatter your false ego. So, agein I am

asking you: are you really only accepting disciples to serve Srila

Prabhupada? Stop then claiming your 'socalled disciples' as your own; they

are Srila Prabhupada's disciples.

 

But if you are too attached to being Guru in your right, then do not claim

you doing so within the framework of ISKCON. Of course I understand it is

not entirely your own fault. The blame is to go for the greater part to the

GBC and the first Ritviks, who have misrepresented Srila Prabhupada,

misguided the ISKCON devotees and the world at large.

 

This is not simply my opinion, it is a fact, that already has been noticed

by the outside world, the academic world, but to which the inner core of

ISKCON members seem to be oblivious............and that is very sad!

 

yours in Srila Prabhupada's service,

Krishnapriya devi dasi

[Guest guest]

Hare Krsna,

 

It's is always too bad when one's sincerity is doubted. We are all human, so

I am sure that it is natural for every kind of thought and idea to go

through our minds, including other people's motivation. However, even though he

 

does not recall our association, I knew Sankarsana das in the early 1970's in

Gainesville, and he is one of the most sincere and dedicated Krsna devotees

that

I have ever encountered. There should be no doubt that he is qualified to

initiate new devotees. He is the only devotee I ever knew who would thank

people for reminding him to perform some austerity in Krsna's service, instead

of

saying 'mind your own business', which is what I would say. Even when I would

come to the temple at 2am or 4am, depressed and stoned he always made some

effort to be compassionate and at the same time engage me in some KC activity.

 

Jaya Prabhupada,

Joey