Srila Prabhupada's letter to a dear friend

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On 16 Jun 1999, Payonidhi Dasa wrote:

 

> I think I have already made it clear on my position on Narayana Maharaja,

> actually not only am I taking Siksa from him,but diksa as well as Harikesa

> fell down,thus it is fully correct for me to do so.

> I know that the Gaudia Matha has a different position on the jiva issue...

 

I did not see you answer Vijay's two points at all except labeling him with

various bad names like you have done with ISKCON, GBC, and others who disagree

with you. While trying to avoid aparadha of Narayana Maharaja, did you think

for a moment that there may be some devotees in ISKCON or GBC that you are

offending who understand the situation better than you?

 

We are not discussing how the jiva came about but the conclusion has to be

accepted from either Srila Prabhupada or Narayana Maharaja. Since you accept

that they differ, only one personality can be accepted. A servant is 100%

surrendered so acceptance of one is rejection of the other. So who are you

surrendering to? You think it's not important for bhakti-yoga? Bhakti-yoga

means 100% surrender to your guru's instructions so where will your

bhakti-yoga come from if you hallucinate that both are acceptable authorities

simultaneously? The jiva issue does not change with time, place, and

circumstance!

 

> Prabhuji I have been told a ISKCON devotee picked up the documents in person

> from Maharaja's matha in Mathura ,they did not get lost in the mail.

 

Your point is useless. You can find 10 million letters from Prabhupada

praising various devotees and still cannot come to a conclusion that the

person is Krsna conscious today. The Krsna consciousness of a person is a

dynamic state- a person may be an aspiring devotee today and a materialist

tomorrow all depending on his independence. How many letters do you see in

the folio of Prabhupada praising people who are no longer devotees? Your

speculation that ISKCON has done harm by destroying the letters is useless.

 

Sincerely,

 

Virender

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