Guest guest Posted May 23, 1999 Report Share Posted May 23, 1999 On 23 May 1999, Virender Dayal wrote: .... Here's more references which without consideration of context and person involved would pretty much rule out most congregation members from doing any offering: Hansaduta: No, no, no. They were cutting up our vegetables which are going to be cooked and served to the public. Mahamsa: No. Hansaduta: Yes, right over there by the fire. Prabhupada: No UNINITIATED person should cook. Brahmana cook. Mahamsa: What about professional cooks? Prabhupada: Real brahmana. [Conversation: 12/12/1976] On making offerings to Deities (Bhag. 7.5.23-24): "...to one's forehead in a curved way, (l) to enter the temple without having washed one's feet, (m) to offer the Deity food cooked by an UNINITIATED person, (n) to worship the Deity and offer bhoga to the Deity within the vision of an uninitiated person or non-Vaisnava, (o) to offer worship to the Deity without worshiping Vaikuntha deities like..." Sincerely, Virender http://www.krishnasoft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 1999 Report Share Posted May 24, 1999 >On 23 May 1999, Virender Dayal wrote: > > >Here's more references which without consideration of context and person >involved would pretty much rule out most congregation members from doing any >offering: Sounds like those quotes are simply referring to initiation status. These days most initiated devotees are part of the congregation and don't live in the temples. Ys, Madhusudani dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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