IF SP WAS HERE TODAY - crying out for unity

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I was just noted, by phone, by one kind devotee, of this section in CC. It

was noted in connection to another point, but it stands here just as

clearly, if not even more. I think it is Krsna's arrangement. I want to

share it with you, although I know, that you are well aware of it. But it

shines in a special way in connection to points that I just presented.

 

ys gnd

 

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The words daivera karana indicate that by dint of providence, or by God's

will, the followers of Advaita Acarya divided into two parties. Such

disagreement among the disciples of one acarya is also found among the

members of the Gaudiya Matha. In the beginning, during the presence of Om

Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Astottara-sata Sri Srimad

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, all the disciples worked in

agreement; but just after his disappearance, they disagreed. One party

strictly followed the instructions of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, but

another group created their own concoction about executing his desires.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, at the time of his departure, requested

all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities

cooperatively. He did not instruct a particular man to become the next

acarya. But just after his passing away, his leading secretaries made plans,

without authority, to occupy the post of acarya, and they split into two

factions over who the next acarya would be. Consequently, both factions were

asara, or useless, because they had no authority, having disobeyed the order

of the spiritual master. Despite the spiritual master's order to form a

governing body and execute the missionary activities of the Gaudiya Matha,

the two unauthorized factions began litigation that is still going on after

forty years with no decision.

Therefore, we do not belong to any faction. But because the two parties,

busy dividing the material assets of the Gaudiya Matha institution, stopped

the preaching work, we took up the mission of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Thakura and Bhaktivinoda Thakura to preach the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu

all over the world, under the protection of all the predecessor acaryas, and

we find that our humble attempt has been successful. We followed the

principles especially explained by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura in

his commentary on the Bhagavad-gita verse beginning vyavasayatmika buddhir

ekeha kuru-nandana [bg. 2.41]. According to this instruction of Visvanatha

Cakravarti Thakura, it is the duty of a disciple to follow strictly the

orders of his spiritual master. The secret of success in advancement in

spiritual life is the firm faith of the disciple in the orders of his

spiritual master. The Vedas confirm this:

yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau

tasyaite kathita hy arthah prakasante mahatmanah

[sU 6.23]

"To one who has staunch faith in the words of the spiritual master and the

words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the secret of success in Vedic

knowledge is revealed." The Krsna consciousness movement is being propagated

according to this principle, and therefore our preaching work is going on

successfully, in spite of the many impediments offered by antagonistic

demons, because we are getting positive help from our previous acaryas. One

must judge every action by its result. The members of the self-appointed

acarya's party who occupied the property of the Gaudiya Matha are satisfied,

but they could make no progress in preaching. Therefore by the result of

their actions one should know that they are asara, or useless, whereas the

success of the ISKCON party, the International Society for Krishna

Consciousness, which strictly follows guru and Gauranga, is increasing daily

all over the world. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura wanted to print

as many books as possible and distribute them all over the world. We have

tried our best in this connection, and we are getting results beyond our

expectations.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Adi 12.8