Guest guest Posted May 26, 1999 Report Share Posted May 26, 1999 Here are some quotes that may be of interest to the devotees and Madhava Ghosh: Unless absolutely necessary, one should keep head shaven and not allow the hair to grow long. If absolutely necessary, one can dress like an American gentleman, with short hair, but long hair is prohibited. The reason that one with long hair is not my disciple is because he is against the principle. Unless absolutely necessary one should keep hair short, and if necessary one can dress like an American gentleman with short hair. It is not expected that everyone will join. For that reason we can't compromise. The tendency is there to be hippy. Letter to Dhrstaketu, New York, 17 July, 1976 I am accepting you as my initiated disciple. Your name can be Sukrta dasa. I am hoping that you will fulfill your promise to chant at least 16 good rounds a day and to follow all of the four regulative principles. These things are of the utmost importance. Letter to: Supriya, Bombay, 18 March, 1975 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 1999 Report Share Posted May 27, 1999 Robert Cope wrote: > [Text 2349061 from COM] > > Here are some quotes that may be of interest to the devotees and Madhava Ghosh: > > > Unless absolutely necessary, one should keep head shaven and not allow the hair > to grow long. If absolutely necessary, one can dress like an American > gentleman, with short hair, but long hair is prohibited. The reason that one > with long hair is not my disciple is because he is against the principle. > Unless absolutely necessary one should keep hair short, and if necessary one > can dress like an American gentleman with short hair. It is not expected that > everyone will join. For that reason we can't compromise. The tendency is there > to be hippy. > Letter to Dhrstaketu, New York, 17 July, 1976 > > I am accepting you as my initiated disciple. Your name can be Sukrta dasa. I am > hoping that you will fulfill your promise to chant at least 16 good rounds a > day and to follow all of the four regulative principles. These things are of > the utmost importance. Letter to: Supriya, Bombay, 18 March, 1975 > > Hey, you forgot this one. Prabhupada: About the foretelling of Bhagavatam. The other day I recited so many verses. One of them, long hairs. Now see how practical. And now this is confirmation of the foretelling. Who knew five thousand years that people will keep long hairs and think of themselves as very beautiful? It is mentioned in Bhagavata. How it is possible unless they can see actually what is going to happen? That is foretelling. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation -- June 28, 1976, New Vrindaban Of course, I could try to rationalize long hair by saying I don't live in the city. Young man (4): The sadhus in India who have long hair and wander in the woods and stuff, I guess, do they have spiritual teachers? The sadhus in India. The ones who live in the forest and places like that? You know? Wander around... Prabhupada: Of course, those who are living in the forest, there is no barber. Naturally they have got long hairs. But why the sadhus in the city imitate them? There is no meaning. If a man is living in the forest, there is no facility of the barber. So he can keep long hairs. Why in the city? >>> Ref. VedaBase => Lecture -- Seattle, October 9, 1968 But the real reason? After decades of idiocy and abuse by shaved up devotees, I, in no way shape or form, want to be associated with the devotees in the minds of intelligent people.. For instance, if you are putting yourself forward as an example of how devotees act, and you advocate short hair, then I prefer mine long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 1999 Report Share Posted May 27, 1999 Robert Cope wrote: > [Text 2349061 from COM] > > Here are some quotes that may be of interest to the devotees and Madhava Ghosh: > > > Unless absolutely necessary, one should keep head shaven and not allow the hair > to grow long. If absolutely necessary, one can dress like an American > gentleman, with short hair, but long hair is prohibited. The reason that one > with long hair is not my disciple is because he is against the principle. > Unless absolutely necessary one should keep hair short, and if necessary one > can dress like an American gentleman with short hair. It is not expected that > everyone will join. For that reason we can't compromise. The tendency is there > to be hippy. > Letter to Dhrstaketu, New York, 17 July, 1976 > > I am accepting you as my initiated disciple. Your name can be Sukrta dasa. I am > hoping that you will fulfill your promise to chant at least 16 good rounds a > day and to follow all of the four regulative principles. These things are of > the utmost importance. Letter to: Supriya, Bombay, 18 March, 1975 > > Hey, you forgot this one. Prabhupada: About the foretelling of Bhagavatam. The other day I recited so many verses. One of them, long hairs. Now see how practical. And now this is confirmation of the foretelling. Who knew five thousand years that people will keep long hairs and think of themselves as very beautiful? It is mentioned in Bhagavata. How it is possible unless they can see actually what is going to happen? That is foretelling. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation -- June 28, 1976, New Vrindaban Of course, I could try to rationalize long hair by saying I don't live in the city. Young man (4): The sadhus in India who have long hair and wander in the woods and stuff, I guess, do they have spiritual teachers? The sadhus in India. The ones who live in the forest and places like that? You know? Wander around... Prabhupada: Of course, those who are living in the forest, there is no barber. Naturally they have got long hairs. But why the sadhus in the city imitate them? There is no meaning. If a man is living in the forest, there is no facility of the barber. So he can keep long hairs. Why in the city? >>> Ref. VedaBase => Lecture -- Seattle, October 9, 1968 But the real reason? After decades of idiocy and abuse by shaved up devotees, I, in no way shape or form, want to be associated with the devotees in the minds of intelligent people.. For instance, if you are putting yourself forward as an example of how devotees act, and you advocate short hair, then I prefer mine long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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