a reminder

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> Can the GBC claim that the presentation of Krishna consciousness in the

> ISKCON Society after Shrila Prabhupada's disappearance has not deviated an

> inch from Shrila Prabhupada's teachings and instructions and that no one

> outside the four walls of the present ISKCON society is following or can

> follow the instructions and teachings of Shrila Prabhupada. Shrila

> Prabhupada is jagadguru, just like a sun. A sun is never Indian, American,

> Chinese etc. Anyone can bask in the sunlight in any country. Similarly

> anyone can take the practice and preaching of Shrila Prabhupada's

> instructions and try to please him anywhere in the world in ISKCON or

> outside ISKCON.

 

 

Letter to Krsnavesa dd (1/16/75):

 

"My request to you is that you try to follow the authorities there

-- the temple president, the GBC, etc. Cooperate nicely with them. Our

movement is based on love and trust, so if we do not cooperate, then how

is that love and trust? Follow all of the rules and regulations very

strictly without deviation, chant 16 rounds, attend class and mangal

arati, and then everything will be all right."

 

 

I'd like to quote a part of the above quote once again:

 

"My request to you is that you try to follow the authorities there

-- the temple president, the GBC, etc. Cooperate nicely with them."

 

 

And once again, the part of it:

"Cooperate nicely with them."

 

 

So when the GBC says...

 

 

A suggestion for the further discussion on the subject matter: HH

Sivarama Swami published a booklet recently entitled "Siksa Outside ISKCON?"

which contains an abundance of relevant quotes regarding associating with

and taking siksa from any vaisnava sources outside ISKCON. The final

conclusion was --- Srila Prabhupada never allowed it, except to some of his

disciples under particular circumstances, and never for good.

 

Unfortunately, I don't have the book anymore but I strongly

recommend it to all the ISKCON devotees who are either taking or are

thinking about taking siksa outside ISKCON. Srila Prabhupada once said that

his books would be the law-books of mankind for the next 10,000 years. HIS,

noone else's. So why should I go outside ISKCON to be tought about

Prabhupada? Feel free to consider me an institutionalist.

 

Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada (within ISKCON)...

 

Radhe Govinda dasa