heading for cultural war?

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> Without at all dimishing the importance of the topics being discussed as

> we fight our various internal wars in ISKCON, we might want to also

> consider various statements from Srila Prabhupada about fighting amongst

> ourselves. I recently compiled the quotes I'm aware of:

 

Actually the solution is a greater knowledge of our philosophy, and that

philosophy includes Vaisnava etiquette. Although I'm not an expert at it, I

have witnessed recently some extreme deviations of this etiquette. All the

reading in the world will not benefit someone if this practice is not

perfected within our movement, and a deep understanding of our philosophy is

not imbibed. We should not be content to stay on the surface and accept

politeness and nice manners as the method of advancement in spiritual

ideals. We should also qualify ourselves properly so that detection of

deviations is simple, and not hidden behind apparent 'causes' and 'concern'

by those whose intention it is to simply destroy ISKCON and set a cat

amongst the pigeons of Srila Prabhupada's preaching movement.

 

There is no such thing as "fighting amongst ourselves" if one of those who

has engaged in the battle is not one of us. By 'us', it is meant sincere

followers of Srila Prabhupada and practitioners of the philosophy he came to

impart.

 

Your servant

Braja Sevaki dd