Guest guest Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 > HH Bhaktitirtha Swami is no doubt a nice man and an empowered preacher, > but he has been promoting some of his own ideas instead of sticking to > sastra in some instances. His rationale is that he is able to attract > conditioned souls by espousing speculative knowledge, and thus is "in > like a needle and out like a plow." In the short term, such preaching > can produce prodigious results. However, there are always reactions when > playing with maya, no matter how subtle. What Maharaja may not realize > is that such statements which may attract the conditioned souls now may > detract them later. Or those same statements may come back to haunt him > as they are beginning to do now. To be worshiped "as good as God" is no > small task, and gurus must adhere to the same standards as Srila > Prabhupada in order to earn such respect. Srila Prabhupada often said > that his only credit is that he was simply repeating the words of his > spiritual master. It is one thing to paraphrase; another to introduce > foreign ideas. > > Go on with your campaign for truth. It is the most worthy of causes. I > know that you bear no grudge against BT Swami. You are protecting the > most valuable of treasures - the philosophy. There is no loss or > diminution on that path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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