The cause is noble, the methodology wrong

[Guest guest]

Dear devotees

 

I would humbly like to chime in in agreement to some of Anantarupa's points.

 

The fact that social dharma-s are as important as and helpful to sadhana-

bhakti has been discussed well by Vidvan Gauranga in his posts and also by the

highest authority Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita. In light of this, some of the

current practices and viewpoints in ISKCON seem helpful in a transitional way

at best. (By the way, it was pointed out on a non ISKCON list that de-emphasis

of social dharma-s is a unique feature of Shankaracharya's Gita commentary and

is therefore anti-Vaishnava i.e. Mayavadi. I skimmed an English translation of

it and saw that it is so.) Therefore, there is no need for insecurity by

those who hold the former Vaishnava dharmic views. Having an

evangelical/crusader approach on this definitely seems to express insecurity

or maybe elitism to some, which delays a better understanding.

 

Gerald Surya

Also, the Malati and Guru-bashing doesn't seem to me advantageous in either a

spiritual or political sense.