Official Ramakanta vs. IRM discussion thread

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Dear Yaduraja Prabhu, PAMHO. AGTSP!

 

Currently we are discussing what Srila Prabhupada wanted to be. So let us

finish that point before we jump to other points.

 

Your claim is:

 

In 1966 Srila Prabhupada wanted to be the sole diksa guru for ISKCON.

 

As a proof you presented following argument (not literally):

 

In 1966 Srila Prabhupada made himself recognized and accepted as the sole

diksa guru for ISKCON. Therefore, in 1966 he wanted to be the sole diksa

guru for ISKCON.

 

(Please correct me if this is not your argument).

 

This is a fallacious argument. From the fact that Srila Prabhupada made

himself recognized and accepted as X you cannot conclude that he wanted to

be X. For example, from the fact that Srila Prabhupada made himself

recognized and accepted as a sannyasi you cannot conclude that he wanted to

be a sannyasi. Similarly, from the fact that Srila Prabhupada made himself

recognized and accepted as the sole diksa guru for ISKCON you cannot

conclude that he wanted to be the sole diksa guru for ISKCON.

 

So please try again to prove your claim that in 1966 Srila Prabhupada wanted

to be the sole diksa guru for ISKCON, or admit that it is unproven. (Of

course, by "try again to prove your claim" I do not mean that you should

present the same argument again.)

 

ys Ramakanta dasa