Initiation (?!) first step - admitting mistakes

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> In this case I see that it wasn't reaction of feeling betrayed

> and hurt, but rather a reaction of fear that the members of

> ISKCON will lose some blind faith in higher authorities.

> Admiting mistakes is vary rare thing to behold, especially

> among those, who are basing their power of authority on the

> image of "unalloyed, infalliable, all-knowledgeble person".

>

 

Seems a little passionate, eh? It might appear more brahminical to depend on

one's relationship with Krsna and let the chips fall were they may based on

that.

 

 

> >Still, it might also seem a little odd endorsing someone's past lectures

when they have made such a dramatic break in their disciplic relationship with

Srila Prabhupada.

> >

 

 

>

> Pardon me? I'm not endorsing past lectures, I think it's

> personal business of anyone to decide, if he can find some

> benefit or not in them.

 

 

I was refering to someone finding themselves in some administrative capacity.

I am not officially endorsing anyone's 'de-endorsing' propensity.

 

 

> The point is that if we find such

> lectures as full of deviating phylosophy, then we have to admit

> in total blindness over years, and first of all there should

> be some clear and free of sentiments explanation from mouths

> of our beloved higher authorities and GBC. They should exlain

> who is that only now they've found theological mistakes, and

> have to admit in their spiritual incompetence, at least till

> some extend.

 

 

I don't feel we need to make official blanket statements on such things, just

that it might be tough having these particular lectures playing in a temple

when the lecturer has since officially renounced his disciplic relationship

with Srila Prabhupada--even though at the time the lectures where given, many

found inspiration and strength listening to them.

 

It does seem odd that now suddenly deviations are found that weren't

previously noticed. Better to avoid looking foolish making such blanket

statements.

 

Since we are supposed to be training brahmanas who have the ability to

constructively think independently with discrimination, it is often better to

simply state our case and then let others come to their own conclusions.

 

On the other hand if we are training sudras, sometimes we may find ourselves

in the browbeating mode, often using our current version of the philosophy as

a stick.