Siksa as most important guru

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On 24 May 1999, Janesvara Dasa wrote:

 

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> Are you saying there have been no serious problems in ISKCON since the

demise of the zonal acarya system?

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Of course not, just that Krsna is so merciful that He is always sending new

varieties of problems -- not that we need to live forever in the early

eighties to feel we have problems.

 

 

> Just the one fact alone that "they", our

> eminent leaders, have failed to even come close for 25 years to establishing

varnasrama-dharma after mountains of emphasis by their guru would lead any

sane person to question the judgment of such leaders. That's besides the

continued abuse of women, cows and children over the last 10 years since the

demise of their bogus zonal acarya system.

>

 

There will always be abuse -- but I am in no way condoning that -- I am simply

stating it as a fact. As our brahminical culture within ISKCON increases, so

will also the influence of the mode of goodnes in all our dealings. The mode

of goodness cannot be leglislated.

 

Practicing Krsna consciousness doesn not gaurentee us a lifetime pass to hang

out with Ms. Jean on the Romper Room show.

 

 

 

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> Some were definitely not "saved from material life" before they were allowed

by our leaders to be put into positions which allowed them to mentally and

physically abuse their disciples. One would naturally be wary of the judgment

of such leaders. Are all those leaders gone now?

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In the case of the NY temple chicken on the altar situation, Prabhupada also

blamed the followers. At some point is becomes a cop out to simply point

fingers at 'those leaders over there'. Do not worry, 'those' leaders will all

be culpable for their actions, as so shall we too.

 

 

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> If a person dedicated his life to reading, studying, worshiping those

> Bhaktivedanta purports accepting Srila Prabhupada only as his siksa guru

would he meet with success? By success I mean Krsna consciousness.

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All the activities of our ISKCON institution are meant to be based on Srila

Prabhupada's purports. Our practice of the disciplic succession is also based

on Prabhupada's puports. Surely for a devotee to guide his personal life based

on Prabhupada's purports will bring nothing but auspiciousness. But basing

one's life on serving Srila Prabhupada does not endorse some neophyte idea

that I am okay, and everyone else who I find disagreable is simply a bogus

practitioner of Srila Prabhupada's numerous instructions.

 

ys,

 

Sthita