Guest guest Posted May 27, 1999 Report Share Posted May 27, 1999 > I agree it wasn't tactful to openly come out and talk about expelling them > when there was no way to practically do so. But on principle, I agree that > those who are stubbornly philosophically deviant, and antagonistic to wit, > should be expelled. > > Frankly, I used to have sympathy for ritvikism (never PADA style) because > I felt it was in some ways closer to where we should be at: putting ®r…la > Prabhup€da in the center, not having overblown gurus who get blown away by > maya, etc. > > However, my experience is that, the more you know the ritviks, the less > you like them. Their teachings and tactics kill bhakti and turn devotees > into offensive monsters. Therefore I also agree with HS and BG Prabhus > about the insidiousness of the ritviks, which I don't need to further > re-iterate here. > > I agree with you that more philosophical understanding of guru-tattva is > required rather than simply propping up a diksa system. Your insights in > this regard are appreciated, at least by me. Any guru must feel himself a > representative of the parampara; therefore the debate over "diksa guru" or > "siksa ritvik" is in some ways semantical only. > > Which brings us to the point that, more than a philosophical struggle, > this is one for power--for the soul of ISKCON. > > Although as aware as anyone else of the insufficiencies, failings and > sometimes outright deviations of the GBC, I'm throwing in my lot with the > them, with the hope of ongoing reform in the right direction. If the > ritviks come in, no hope of anything auspicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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