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On 17 May 1999, Temple Calcutta wrote:

 

> > After years of amazing preaching, I

> > feel uncomfortable appreciating Srila Prabhupada as a devotee who found it

difficult getting his message through.

>

> The message did indeed get through, over a hundred identical orders went out

to all TP's and GBC's.

 

 

And there we have a difference of opinion -- this so-called order of eternal

ritvik intitiation. Yes the system ran for that last few months Srila

Prabhupada was on the planet -- the point of contention is that such a system

is not standard practice after his physical departure, nor a practice

described in Prabhupada books, nor clearly outlined in the very short July 9th

letter as has been suggested by the Ritvik party.

 

Curiously there are other instructions via conversations suggesting that this

concept of ongoing rtvik initiation was far from what Srila Prabhupada had in

mind after his physical departure -- but others have already relayed that

information.

 

So this new philosophy of disciplic tradition remains supported by

controversial interpretations based on a very modest amount of evidence. And

thus we debated endlessly.

 

>

> Most devotees trusted that GBC were telling the truth, anyone who questioned

the zonal acarya system was banned, bullied and even shot.

>

 

Yes, the zonal acarya system has been recognized as an inapporpriate

organizational policy with regards to the relationship between diksa gurus,

the diksa disciples, and the rest of institution. But what that unfortunate

experience has to do with understanding the eternal philosophy of KC does not

necessarily connect. There is the famous analogy often used by Srila

Prabhupada of removing the infection without removing the eye.

 

 

ys,

 

Sthita-dhi