Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 > > > > > The difference is only between sva-sukha-aisvarya pradanakari and > > > prema-seva-pradanakari, of which the first is never acceptable for > > > pure Vaishnavas, and the latter may be acceptable under certain > > > conditions. However, neither of them are accaptable for those in the > > > line of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There is not a single instance in our > > > sampradaya of an acaryas' aspiring for Vaikuntha-rasa. > > > > whilst other sampradayas cannot be considered 'wrong'; and whilst one > > may claim 'i'll be happy for a drop of any kind of devotion in any life > > time' or similar; we are serving in the Gaudiya sampradaya of Sri > > Caitanya Mahaprabhu. and again, one who dives into the ocean of the > > sankirtan movement of Caitanya Mahaprabhu emerges on the shore of Braj - > > not Vaikuntha loka. if one wishes to strive for that, it is purely their > > personal choice. there is no point 'defending' the question of which is > > 'right' or 'wrong'. it is merely a question of which sampradaya we are > > in. > > "There is not a single instance in our sampradaya of an > acaryas' aspiring for Vaikuntha-rasa." > Murari Gupta? Anupama? I guess you could argue that they're not acaryas. why argue? they're not. your point is absolutely correct, however, i do believe atul krishna was referring to our 'acaryas', which i took to mean the disciplic succession. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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