The Uttama-adhikari as taught in Purport to NOI 5

July 14, 1999

> I plan to remain loyal to Srila Prabhupada's instructions and patiently

> expect his mercy. If others think they have a faster way to get back to

> Godhead then what can we say? We are prepared to suffer their ridicule a

> thousand times over, but won't budge an inch in our determination to

> remain fixed at the lotus feet of our most merciful deliverer. Srila

> Prabhupada ki jai!

Good one.

July 14, 1999

On Mon, 12 Jul 99 13:21 +0100, COM: Ajamila (das) ACBSP (Goloka Books - GB)

wrote:

> >

> > If NM is a truly great paramahamsa and has so much love

> > for Srila Prabhupada, as you claim, then why does he not prove

> > his love by co-operating with Srila Prabhupada's GBC? Does he

> > not have sufficient humility? The GBC would openly welcome NM

> > if he were to agree to follow Srila Prabhupada's rule of

> > co-operating with the GBC.

> >

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Your post has again raised the point of "cooperation." The dictionary gives

two very different meanings of the word.

1. To work or act together toward a common end or purpose.

2. To acquiesce willingly; be compliant.

If we're not using the same definition of a word, there will be (and has

been, for many years now) disagreement. It appears to my limited and faulty

perception that the GBC has expected the second definition from their

Godbrothers, while most Godbrothers assume the first. Which did Srila

Prabhupada have in mind when he asked his disciples to cooperate with the

GBC? Is cooperation not a two-way street? It depends on what your

definition of "cooperation" is.

"My way or the highway" is a lonely road.

A small, but, in my humble opinion, important point.

your servant,

Mamata devi dasi

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