Varna: bit by bit

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Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

> > Should I reject them if they dont follow my requests? Should I

> > give them instructions I know they will not follow, would that benefit

> > them?

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> No, of course not but this does kind of remind me of the way many of us

> were treated by some of our godbrothers in "leadership" roles over the

> last many years. Most who are treated that way will naturally go away from

> the offender. We have seen thousands of Srila Prabhupada's dear disciples

> go away for similar reasons. Let's not make the same mistakes with our

> children. I agree.

 

I also recognize the problems of many kinds that we have today as an

reaction of this mentality, however many of the Guru's of today, which you

are speaking of in a sometimes very generalizing way were also treated that

way. The zonal system ended some ten years ago, the mentality might prevail

more or less depending on where or about whom we are speaking but things

have changed and we can make them change even more by being aware of that

mentality and try to change it.

For us granddiscipels it means that we should seriously respect the

godbrothers of our spiritual master no matter what varna/asrama they are in.

For you discipels of Srila Prabhupada it could mean that you should respect

the guru/disciple relationships we the granddisciples are having with our

spiritual master as much as we respect yours. That would make communication

a lot easier.

 

Otherwise I agree with everything you said. Thank you for your letter.

And I would like to recieve the texts about varnasrama you were speaking

about in a former letter. Are they publized in some book also?

 

Your servant Gunamani d.d.