Guest guest Posted April 27, 1999 Report Share Posted April 27, 1999 Thank you very much your level headed reminder of Srila Prabhupadas teachings. Although it is difficult to not respond to people who attack us, it is important to remain level headed, and humble in our response. It appears sometimes in this conference that we can get carried away. But Prabhupada warns us against such action. Why get caught up in tit for tat texts? It seems to me that much of what was written was done so out of rancor at some past dealings, and should not have been aired in an open forum. Of course if ones goal is to defame another, such a forum is ideal, but vaisnavas are supposed to be above such dealings no? Is humility in vaisinavism such a lost cause? > Vyapaka prabhu, Srila Prabhupada did not use this language in front of > ladies, and it is not appropriate for you to do so either. By attempting > to imitate Srila Prabhupada, many leaders have gotten into trouble by > sitting on high vyasasanas. > We should keep in mind also that we can also get into trouble when we try > to imitate certain things he said which he never intended for the public. > Lord Siva swallowed an ocean of poison, but Lord Siva is an empowered pure > devotee of the Lord. If we attempt to imitate such a pastime, the results > will be ruinous. Similarly, there are some aspects of Srila Prabhupada's > pastimes which are very dangerous for us to imitate. They can rip devotee > relationships to shreds. > > I've been reading Bhagavad-gita with my son and came on this verse which I > think all of us -- not just you -- are inclined to forget: > > ************************ > > Bhagavad-gita Chapter 17, Text 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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