In light of this, what to make of all the earthquake relief?

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> You are very right. There is ample evidence from Srila Prabhupada

> endorsing prasadam distribution away from the temples to the poor and

> needy in distressed situations. You just need to search Prabhupada's

> letters and books.

 

Prabhu, I can remember this one incident in Mayapur where Srila Prabhupada

saw the children fighting with the dogs to eat left-over prasada and then

stating that he wanted all temples to organize prasad distribution and that

no one around 10 km should go hungry. I remember reading from the Lilamrta

this. That incident clearly seems to be directed to feeding the hungry.

 

> It really ticks me off when devotees start quoting Prabhupada to support

> their totally insensitive feelings towards to needy.

 

I know Ananda Tirtha Prabhu and I know that he is not at all insensitive. I

guess his point is not that we should not distribute prasada outside of the

temple, but that prasad distribution should not be targetted towards the

needy. In other words, his point is that there should not be discriminate

prasad distribution, but that it should be indiscriminate.

 

Your servant,

Vidvan-Gauranga Das