IF SP WAS HERE TODAY - suggested topic

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Dear Giri-nayaka Prabhu,

 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

>Basically it says "If Srila Prabhupada was here today, he would preach

>differently. He was here in 70s, and he preached like that because he was

>surrounded by hippies. We cannot follow SP literally, but we must

>understand his mood. Then we need to act according to time, place and

>circumstance to make SP words living even today, after so many years. Every

>succesful religion had to adjust to peoples needs. Those, who didn't, were

>extinct. If ISKCON wants to survive, it must adjust to people. Thats

>yukta-vairagya. And those who do not adjust, are frozen in the 70s, living

>fossils, who cannot understand the real desire of Srila Prabhupada."

>

>Please, can we blast off this rascaldom with some proper understanding?

 

I wonder if you would accept the following statement by a very senior ISKCON

devotee on the topic as satisfactory. I quote him almost verbatim:

 

"One should not attempt to surpass the previous acarya. Rather, one must

have full confidence in the previous acarya, yet at the same time he must

realize his mission and mood so nicely that he can present his teachings for

the particular circumstances, coutry, culture and nation in a suitable

manner. However, the acarya's original purpose and mood must be maintained.

One should not try to extract obscure meanings from his words and deeds, yet

his teachings should be presented in an interesting and appropriate manner

for the understanding of the particular audience, time or country. This is

called realization".

 

What do you think about this?

 

Your servant,

Madana-mohana das