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> But we also have to be carefull because actually Harikes Prabhu is

> critizing Srila Prabhupada's books, and is preaching against the four

> regs, and said that he wish to be independient of ISKCON and doesn't want

> to be under anyone, and it is out of Srila Prabhupada standart.

>

> your servant, Sridhari devi dasi

 

There is a saying in Sanskrit: yatha rajas, tatha prajas, "As the king, so

the citizens." Prabhupada may have been lenient with so many devotees, but

we cannot do everything that Prabhupada can. If we are to be lenient to

Harikesh, why not everyone else? And if everyone else, then you lower the

standard because such blanket tolerance renders the consequences of falling

down inconsequential.

 

One thing should be understood is that most devotees in our society are not

pure devotees. As such, even small discrepencies in leaders can bring out

the worst in most. I know this sounds cynical, but a unique qualification

of a cent percent pure devotee is "nindadi sunya hridam", that his heart is

completely devoid of the propensity to criticize others. The kanishta and

madhyama adhikaris do not have this qualification. We have to be realistic

about where our society is at, or where we can possibly expect it to be. If

most devotees are not completely pure, then they will necessarily have a

propensity to criticize--that is the verdict of Srila Rupa Goswami.

 

Even the citizens of Ayodhya criticized Mother Sita, inspite of her passing

the test of fire. They were also devotees too. But Lord Rama's course was

not to reprimand his citizens for criticizing his character, but to behave

so they couldn't possibly criticize. Therefore Lord Rama banished Sita.

 

Leniency, as a general policy, although at one point may have been necessary

for leaders, is nowadays the very cause of discord and confusion in our

society. Continuation of such leniency in the name of NCIP (no change in

ISKCON paradigm) will be the cause of ruin.

 

Of course, this is just my interpretation, for all it is worth.

 

ys KKdas.