The Uttama-adhikari as taught in Purport to NOI 5

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> However, the uttama-adhikari or the Vaisnava who is (1) "very seriously

> engaged in the service of the Lord," (2) "strictly following all the

> regulative principles," (3) "chanting the prescribed number of rounds on

> japa beads," (4) "always thinking of how to expand the Krsna consciousness

> movement," (5) "devising means by which to spread the holy name of Krsna,"

> and (6) "spreading the Krsna consciousness movement all over the world" is

> certainly sufficiently able to guide his disciples by example (acara) and

> precept (pracara). Therefore, Srila Prabhupada states herein that one

> should accept such a preacher Vaisnava as a spiritual master.

>

> Any sincere and non-envious person who comes across the above mentioned

> six symptoms of the uttama-adhikari (collected from the purport) will be

> able to [know?], (this word was missing in the original text and

substituted by Jd) that there are many such souls in Srila Prabhupada's

Krsna

> consciousness movement (ISKCON). Such souls have to [be] recognized as

"highly

> advanced devotees", "advanced devotees", "maha-bhagavatas" and

> uttama-adhikaris.

 

 

 

So, does this mean Ramesvara, Bhagavan, Harikesha, Kirtanananda, Jayatirtha,

BHAVANANDA and Hamsadutta were (are?) actually maha-bhagavata

uttama-adhikari's and we just didn't realize it? They were all at one time

perfect examples of all those symtoms you so voluminously pointed out. And

there have been many many others who showed those "symptoms" but are now

engaged "elsewise". Does this mean that we should understand that

uttama-adhikari maha-bhagavatas fall down regularly?

 

How is one to discern when it is show-bottle spiritualism or

uttama-adhikari? Srila Prabhupada said the sahajiyas also have the beads and

symptoms but certainly they are not to be accepted as uttamas? Not that we

have sahajiyas in ISKCON (or maybe we do?) but one must discern from some

other perspectives also, I would think.

 

I believe there are quite a few other references to what a maha-bhagavata

uttama adhikari is. One goes along the lines of, "he is 100% Krsna conscious

and completely free from material contamination".

 

You mention that there are many such devotees in ISKCON. How wonderful! What

are their names please? Their names should be posted on all Vaisnava

publications in order that all prospective and existing disciples can take

advantage of their association. Please provide this list as soon as

possible. Indeed, the whole world should be advised of these Prabhus and

their accomplishments should be made public in order to convince everyone of

their purity.

 

One question, Srila Prabhupada ordered his senior disciples 25 years ago to

implement varnasrama-dharma within his movement, dividing all devotees into

the four varnas in accordance with their respective guna and karma. He said

this was the most auspicious program for the movement and the world. He also

stated that the one thing he wished he had fulfilled before he "left" was

the implementation of varnasrama-dharma in ISKCON. He also said he had

completed half his mission and the other half, varnasrama-dharma

implementation, was left for us to complete.

 

Have these uttama-adhikaris in ISKCON, which you say there are many of,

fulfilled these orders of their guru maharaja significantly during this past

quarter century? Surely an uttama-adhikari maha-bhagavata would make such

preaching programs held in such priority esteem by another uttama-adhikari

and their own spiritual master, as priority number one programs, wouldn't

they?

 

yfs,

Janesvara dasa