Guest guest Posted April 10, 1999 Report Share Posted April 10, 1999 > > Is it possible to implement Varnasrama without having any trust in the > > above mentioned upper class??? > > > Explain yourself without just stating: > > YES SIR! > > Well for a start the 'upper' class (I presume you mean Brahmanas, as > oppposed to Ksatrias) have to be completely independant for them to > actualy be able to freely speak. You have grouped GBC's Gurus etc all > together, but in a varnsrama society they each have their respective roles > and positions. > > We understand that the fundamental basis that ensures a Brahmanas > authority is that they cannot be 'bought'. Unfortunately we find in > ISKCON that many of the 'Brahminical' members are completely dependant on > certain authorities in ISKCON, and therefore they are often afraid to > actualy speak their minds. The recent revelation that the GBC has > apologised to Pradyumna Prabhu for kicking him out of ISKCON becasue he > wrote a letter which astutely pointed out the consequences of their > actions 20 years ago, is a case in point. He was brave enough to speak up > and the result was that he was 'removed' from ISKCON. I wonder what > message this sent to other 'Brahmanas' in the society. It was a very > totalitarian thing to do. Similar things have happend over the last twenty > years, it is only now that the leaders are admitting it. How long will it > take other leaders (I presume there may be some who are in the category) > to rid themselves of the habits or instruments of totalitarian control. Samba prabhu, that was a very good text! Ys Jkd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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