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[Guest guest]

Hare Krishna.

 

>· I am sorry if i have been a cause for a controversy on this issue.

>· However I believe such controversial discussions are beneficial if the

>· truth comes out. So after all this i request the devotees involved to

>· come to a consensus for the benefit of neophyte devotees like me. kindly

>· tell me clearly if possible the final conclusion on this issue.

 

I'm afraid that if you wait for concensus on this issue you may be waiting

for an age of Brahma. I would sugget a common sense approach. The minimum

standard is no grains or beans, that comes from Srila Prabhupada -- who can

argue with it? Just like 16 rounds is the minimum, but if you can do more,

then good. So for Ekadasi, no grains no beans is the minimum. If you can do

more, good -- Rama Kesava Prabhu has kindly provided a list, and I'm sure

there are many others who will be happy to help you. Only please, have some

kindness upon those of us who choose to do only the minimum standard that

Srila Prabhupada set forward.

 

Hare Krishna --

 

your servant, Balarama Dasa

[Guest guest]

> And with all due respect, this conference is not "Prabhupada" pastimes

> (that does exist too) - but *Krsna* katha. As long as Krsna's pastimes are

> not discussed in a way of which Prabhupada would disapprove - what is the

> problem? (as we saw recently, that did happen with some of Gauranga's

> texts and it was taken care of).

 

My objection is not to Rama Kesava Prabhu's innocent text, but to a comment

on a comment on the text, which seems to belittle Srila Prabhupada's

instructions on Ekadasi. While Gauranga's texts were blatant, there have

been other texts more subtly trying to show that there are higher standards

to follow and higher bhakti yoga practises than what Srila Prabhupada

taught.