Guest guest Posted July 9, 1999 Report Share Posted July 9, 1999 On 8 Jul 1999, Mahanidhi das wrote: > > There is a common nominator for both proponents of rtvikvada and > the proponents of Narayana Maharaja. Besides that both parties > claim how the solution of ISCKON's problems is in their "hands", > more significantly, there is the same sad underground base > that they both build their doctrine on. That is: > > "Srila Prabhupada failed." > > I think even further underground might be the message: "Since some think I've failed, there's no way I can tolerate anyone else succeeding." As Srila has so rightly pointed out for us, not all devotees are pure hearted in their ambitions -- and I ain't just talking ISKCON gurus. ys, Sthita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 1999 Report Share Posted July 9, 1999 >> There is a common nominator for both proponents of rtvikvada and >> the proponents of Narayana Maharaja. Besides that both parties >> claim how the solution of ISCKON's problems is in their "hands", >> there is the same sad underground base >> that they both build their doctrine on. That is: >> >> "Srila Prabhupada failed." >> >I think even further underground might be the message: "Since some think I've >failed, there's no way I can tolerate anyone else succeeding." How about considering the possibility that devotees are leaving ISKCON for some very good reasons, such as maltreatment, cheating, lying, lack of support etc. ISKCON does not have a good track record of caring for devotees. Once someone has been "courted" into joining, the tone often changes from one of encouragement to one of intolerance, criticism and judging. If we took better care of each other, I don't think devotees would be so eager to look elsewhere for Vaisnava association. Most ex-ISKCON devotees with whom I've talked, were not initially attracted to either ritvik philosophy or to Narayan Maharaja. They were just escaping a painful environment and those groups were there with open arms. Because they were treated better in these other camps, the attraction developed later. If we want to lay blame, I suggest we don't just point fingers, but that we simultaneously take one hard look in the mirror. Ys, Madhusudani dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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