Guest guest Posted July 17, 1999 Report Share Posted July 17, 1999 > > I plan to remain loyal to Srila Prabhupada's instructions and patiently > > expect his mercy. If others think they have a faster way to get back to > > Godhead then what can we say? We are prepared to suffer their ridicule a > > thousand times over, but won't budge an inch in our determination to > > remain fixed at the lotus feet of our most merciful deliverer. Srila > > Prabhupada ki jai! > > > > Your servant > > Trivikram Swami > > > > Nice stuff Maharaja. > > BUT.... > > As I am sure you would expect from me and, so as to not let you down, I > don't mean to harp on this subject ( Yeah right Janesvara) but when you > say, "I plan to remain loyal to Srila Prabhupada's instructions and > patiently expect his mercy.", shouldn't we really have done a hell of a > lot more regarding his clear concise instructions regarding establishing > varnasrama colleges in EVERY center of his movement and dividing the > society into four varnas for natural guna and karma training? > > You say you were there in his last days and therefore you certainly recall > his statements regarding varnasrama-dharma? It was the one thing he wished > he had completed. He said half the work was done by him and the other > half, varnasrama-dharma, was to be completed by us. Yes, we are not surprised by your response Janesvara Prabhu, but I have to say that I also have remained consistent in my position since the last time you and Hari Sauri drew me into this debate. I am all in favor of establishing varnasrama-dharma, but my contention is, in order to do that properly, we need to have a Krsna conscious executive head of state. Varnasrama-dharma is meant to operate in the whole society, and can't be properly established in a volunteer orginization like ISKCON. The executive head must be willing and able to enforce varnasrama-dharma and be willing and able to inflict punishment on those who contravene its principles. This trained up executive head of state is therefore the pivot and emblem of varnasrama-dharma, the "sine qua non". I am currently preaching in the nation state of Mauritius where the idea of such a executive head of state is not so far fetch. Please wish us well in our attempt to establish such an ideal state based on the priciples of daivi varnasrama-dharma. Your servant Trivikram Swami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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