Official Ramakanta vs. IRM discussion thread

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Posted by Yaduraja on Mar 07, 2006:

 

Dear Ramakanta Prabhu,

PAMHO. AGTSP!

You wrote

 

> I wrote "distractions from the fact that you are unable to prove your

> claim". I did not write "distraction from the debate". I suggest you

> carefully read what I write. Okay?

 

They are not distractions from either the debate, or from being ‘unable to

prove’ anything as you will see. I had asked:

 

"Was Lord Caitanya simply using distractions when he pointed out the

contradictions in Kesava Kasmiri’s poem?"

 

To which you answer:

 

> I don't know.

 

The answer is no, they were part of the very means by which Lord Caitanya

defeated Kesava Kasmiri. Of course those were different times when people

would concede defeat when their contradictions had been exposed. So,

assuming you have decided you would like me to address your latest argument,

I shall begin:

 

You have offered three separate arguments regarding point a):

 

1)Srila Prabhupada was the sole diksa guru for ISKCON only because he was

the Founder Acarya.

 

2)Srila Prabhupada was the sole diksa guru for ISKCON only because there

were no other diksa gurus available at the time.

 

3)Srila Prabhupada was the sole diksa guru for ISKCON from the moment he

incorporated the society and so could not have later established himself

again as the sole diksa guru for ISKCON.

 

With the above you are trying to disprove or call into question the fact

that Srila Prabhupada established himself as the sole diksa guru for ISKCON

in 1966.

 

First of all, is the above still an accurate summary of your stated

position, or has it changed again in the last few hours?

Best wishes

Ys

Yadu