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> This was exactly the point of contention in Vrndavana which led to the GBC

> Executive order, wasn't it? The order came as a result of the temple

> management's desire to facilitate a somewhat preferential treatment of

> sannyasis (spiritual masters), and reads in part: "the GBC will not

> tolerate...preferential treatment given to male devotees in any form."

> "Any form" obviously includes the form in which preferential treatment was

> being given to the sannyasis.

 

 

A "somewhat preferential treatment of sannyasis" can be very

easily ensured by the side of the temple management without

getting in war with the temple Vaisnavis. There are not

hundreds of sannyasis there, are they? Let the men side

give that "somewhat preferential treatment" to those few sannyasis,

Why don't you get on the case of men for not providing that "somewhat

preferential treatement" to sannyasis, in form of sufficient space

(whatever this "sufficient" might be, 1 squer meatar per sannyasi,

or whatever). WHY always you get on the case of *ladies* for

your own falure??

 

Isn't it a bizarre situation? Sannyasis got to be fighting

with the ladies-Vaisnavis for their fair share of the

"territory" infront of Krsna's altar!? That's the picture you

are depicting. I mean, the real renounciate preachers should

be *happy* about having no space in the temple! What for the

temples are meant actually but for attracting the people to come

and worship Radha-Krsna there?

 

 

 

It's all about prestige, the power trip, to be in control

of more square meters infront of the altar in certain 15 minutes

of the day than "matajis"! Nothing to do with love of God.

Haridas Thakur never wanted even to step in the temple, out of his

great humility. He would pay obeisances to the Deities from the

distance outside of the temple walls. Yet it didn't hamper

neither his devotion to God nor his spiritual advancement.

He was thinking that his entering the temple might be causing

some social disturbance there, so he never tried.

 

 

 

 

- Mahanidhi das