Official Ramakanta vs. IRM discussion thread

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Posted by Yaduraja on Mar 24, 2006:

 

Dear Ramakanta prabhu,

PAMHO AGTSP,

 

It is often quite difficult to pin down exactly what your position is, for

example whether the word ‘if’ is your proposition or somehow meant to

represent my position, especially when you twice refused to confirm whether

you accepted my summary of your three main arguments. But I must say I find

the following assertion quite remarkable:

 

> I do not accept any statement that contains any trace of intention to be

> the SOLE diksa guru. Srila Prabhupada was the sole diksa guru, but there

> is no proof that he intended to be the SOLE diksa guru.

 

The direct implication of the above assertion is that:

 

even though Srila Prabhupada acted for year after year as the sole diksa

guru for ISKCON, starting in 1966 right through till 1977, this was

completely unintentional on his part.

 

So you are back to your Robinson Crusoe philosophy it seems. It was all some

sort of accident, like a shipwreck! How do you know Srila Prabhupada did not

intend to be the sole diksa guru for ISKCON even though he was for several

years? Do you have any evidence for this astonishing assertion?

Best wishes

Ys

Yadu