Guest guest Posted August 10, 1999 Report Share Posted August 10, 1999 "COM: Mahanidhi (das) (S)" wrote: > [Text 2543695 from COM] > > > > > I was thinking overnight about this one. See again I think we are > > misunderstanding over semantics or the meaning of words. > > > > > That was NOT sankirtan. > > Yes, you are right. Sorry. I misunderstood that with "sankirtan" > you had the memories of something that was not sankirtan. No > honest person with some dignity (regardless of varna) would like > to be exploited for somebody's sense gratification in the name > of sankirtan. I understand now what you meant. The cynics in NV refered to that type of so called sankirtan as scamkirtan. Perhaps that word could be used to avoid future confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 1999 Report Share Posted August 11, 1999 > > So my point is, that I was just not suited to that kind of austerity. I > was not ready for it. Yes, I undersatand. This is also conferred in the Bhagavad-gita, that one has to act on a balanced way. > But if someone > is in maya, simply yelling at them, YOU ARE IN MAYA, will not necesarily > help the matter. You have to go deeper, and that is where our society is > terribly lacking, we think we dont have the time for that. But that is > what KC is all about! Krsna Consciousness is about reviving a persons > dormant love for Krsna. Couldn't say it better myself, prabhu! It is exactly as you said it. > > Economicaly it makes sense to engage people according to their propensity. > If people are well situated and happy, they will excell far more than if > you try to force them. ISKCON needs to completely reevaluate the way we do > things. We need systems that put people first. If we try very hard to > place individuals in situations where they are best suited, we will get > very grateful people who will go out of their way to do the needful. I agree with you, Samba prabhu. I think that this system that ISCKON is in need for, is varnasrama dharma. We also need to establish varnasrama colleges which would help to place the individuals into the situation best suited for them. your humble servant Mahanidhi das Adhikari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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