Guest guest Posted May 3, 1999 Report Share Posted May 3, 1999 I strongly agree that this is an important point that suggests connecting with Krsna goes much deeper than being a participant in a formal ritual lead by someone labeled an infallable uttama. I suspect Krsna is quite capapble of connecting or disconnecting as He pleases, but chooses to act through his devotees at His own discretion because that's plain just how He likes to do things, so it appears. On 02 May 1999, Mahanidhi das wrote:> > > Even if he was not in "good standing", it is not the formal initiation > that keeps one connected to the Parampara. So many initiated disciples > of Srila Prabhupada have disappeared, having their connection to > the Parampara broken. On the other hand, many initiated disciples from > the many ISCKON gurus that are not around anymore, are continuing > just fine with their spiritual practice anyway. You may also > find that some of your "initiated godbrothers" have been doing > excellently up to 20 years of devotional service after being formally > initiated by someone who is now gone. What do you think, what was > that connecting them to the Parampara all that time? Your reasoning > that without being initiated by an uttama-adhikari one is not > connected to the Parampara would imply that these have never been > really connected to the Parampara all these years, neither they > will ever be until they got an uttama adhikari to give them the > beads and the name. > .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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